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Minor NFL Transactions: 9/24/22

September 24th, 2022 at 4:28pm CST by Ely Allen

Lots of moves leading into gameday. Remember that players promoted from the practice squad for games will revert back to the practice squad after:

Arizona Cardinals

Promoted from practice squad: WR Andre Baccellia, CB Jace Whittaker

Atlanta Falcons

Promoted from practice squad: WR Frank Darby

Baltimore Ravens

Promoted from practice squad: LB Brandon Copeland, WR Raleigh Webb

Carolina Panthers

Promoted from practice squad: DT Daviyon Nixon

Chicago Bears

Promoted from practice squad: LB Joe Thomas

Cincinnati Bengals

Promoted from practice squad: LB Keandre Jones

Denver Broncos

Promoted from practice squad: DL Jonathan Harris, WR Kendall Hinton

Detroit Lions

Promoted from practice squad: LB Anthony Pittman, T Dan Skipper

Houston Texans

Promoted from practice squad: TE Jordan Akins, CB Grayland Arnold

Indianapolis Colts

Promoted from practice squad: K Chase McLaughlin

Kansas City Chiefs

Promoted from practice squad: CB Dicaprio Bootle, K Matt Ammendola

Los Angeles Chargers

Promoted from practice squad: TE Richard Rodgers

Miami Dolphins

Promoted from practice squad: WR River Cracraft, T Larnel Coleman

Minnesota Vikings

Promoted from practice squad: S Myles Dorn, CB Duke Shelley

New England Patriots

Promoted from practice squad: LB Harvey Langi

New Orleans Saints

Promoted from practice squad: DB DaMarcus Fields

Philadelphia Eagles

Promoted from practice squad: WR Britain Covey

San Francisco 49ers

Promoted from practice squad: DT Akeem Spence

Seattle Seahawks

Promoted from practice squad: CB Xavier Crawford, LB Christian Jones

Tennessee Titans

Signed to active roster: OLB Wyatt Ray
Promoted from practice squad: WR Josh Gordon, G Jordan Roos

Washington Commanders

Promoted from practice squad: DE William Bradley-King, DE Benning Potoa’e

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 9/13/22

September 13th, 2022 at 6:17pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Tuesday’s practice squad additions and subtractions:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: OL Koda Martin

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: CB Dylan Mabin

Chicago Bears

Signed: DB Harrison Hand

Cleveland Browns

Signed: CB Herb Miller, WR Chester Rogers

Denver Broncos

Signed: TE Dominique Dafney
Released: TE Dylan Parham

Houston Texans

Signed: DB BoPete Keyes

Indianapolis Colts

Signed: CB Darrell Baker Jr., S Henry Black, K Lucas Havrisik, K Chase McLaughlin (story)
Released: G Arlington Hambright, S Will Redmond, CB Chris Wilcox

Kansas City Chiefs

Signed: CB Dicaprio Bootle, WR Corey Coleman
Released: S James Wiggins

Las Vegas Raiders

Released: DT Kyle Peko

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed: DT Breiden Fehoko

Los Angeles Rams

Signed: LS Matt Overton
Placed on practice squad injured list: DB Daniel Isom

New Orleans Saints

Released: WR Dai’Jean Dixon

New York Jets

Signed: P Ty Long

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: OLB Ryan Anderson (story), TE Rodney Williams

San Francisco 49ers

Signed: OL Keith Ismael, RB Marlon Mack (story)
Released: OL Keaton Sutherland, WR Connor Wedington

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Released: TE J.J. Howland

Tennessee Titans

Signed: DB Nate Brooks

Washington Commanders

Signed: DT Benning Potoa’e
Released: S Ferrod Gardner

Buccaneers Set 53-Man Roster

August 30th, 2022 at 7:00pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here is how the Buccaneers moved their roster down to the 53-man max Tuesday:

Released:

OLB Genard Avery
QB Ryan Griffin
S Logan Ryan (story)
DL Deadrin Senat

Waived:

OLB Andre Anthony
K Jose Borregales
T Dylan Cook
S Chris Cooper
CB Don Gardner
WR Kaylon Geiger
DL Mike Greene
TE J.J. Howland
G Sadarius Hutcherson
WR Tyler Johnson (story)
RB Patrick Laird
CB Kyler McMichael
C John Molchon
DL Benning Potoa’e
DL Willington Previlon
ILB J.J. Russell
WR Jerreth Sterns
WR Deven Thompkins
S Nolan Turner
OLB Jordan Young

Waived/injured:

OLB Elijah Ponder

Placed on IR:

CB Rashard Robinson

Ryan is expected to return soon, Greg Auman of The Athletic tweets. His release — from a contract containing no fully guaranteed money — is likely connected to Ryan Jensen‘s impending IR trip.

The Bucs should also be expected to retain Griffin on their 16-man practice squad, which can include up to six vested vets. Griffin has gone through a lengthy career without much actual usage. A 2013 Saints UDFA, Griffin has been with the Bucs since September 2015. Odds are, after he re-signed to stay in Tampa again this offseason, the veteran QB is part of the initial 2022 Bucs P-squad. Griffin, 32, has played in two career games. He would be the Bucs’ fourth passer — behind Tom Brady, Blaine Gabbert and Kyle Trask — if kept. So, the same arrangement as 2021.

The Bucs signed Avery last week. Avery spent the offseason with the Steelers but did not make their cut to 80; the Steelers have since traded for Broncos backup OLB Malik Reed. Borregales’ exit will give Ryan Succop the kicker job for a third straight year. After the Bucs went through several years of kicker instability, Succop has done well to inject reliability into the equation. Succop’s extension runs through 2023.

NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 1/24/22

January 24th, 2022 at 5:51pm CST by Ben Levine

Here are Monday’s reserve/futures deals:

Atlanta Falcons

OG Rashaad Coward

Buffalo Bills

DT Brandin Bryant, OL Jacob Capra, WR Tanner Gentry , LB Joe Giles-Harris, CB Olaijah Griffin (two-year deal), CB Tim Harris, WR Isaiah Hodgins , DE Mike Love, CB Nick McCloud, TE Quintin Morris, S Josh Thomas

New Orleans Saints

RB Josh Adams, WR Kirk Merritt

Pittsburgh Steelers

WR Anthony Miller

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

K Jose Borregales, RB Kenjon Barner, TE Codey McElroy, G John Molchon, OLB Elijah Ponder, DL Benning Potoa’e, DL Willington Previlon, DL Kobe Smith, CB Rashard Robinson, S Troy Warner

Tennessee Titans

S Jamal Carter, OL Christian DiLauro, TE Austin Fort, OL Derwin Gray, QB Kevin Hogan, WR Cody Hollister, LB Joe Jones, WR Mason Kinsey, OL Daniel Munyer, OL Jordan Roos, LB Tuzar Skipper

Wednesday NFL Transactions: NFC South

September 1st, 2021 at 6:05pm CST by Sam Robinson

Following the 53-man roster cutdown deadline Tuesday, many teams will make slight tweaks to their rosters. In addition to waiver claims, teams can begin constructing their 16-man practice squads today. These moves for the Buccaneers, Falcons, Panthers and Saints are noted below.

Here are Wednesday’s NFC South transactions, which will continue to be updated throughout the day.

Atlanta Falcons

Claimed:

G Colby Gossett (from Browns)

Signed to practice squad:

OL Willie Beavers, LB Quinton Bell, LB Emmanuel Ellerbee, RB D’Onta Foreman, WR Juwan Green, RB Caleb Huntley, S Dwayne Johnson, OL Sam Jones, OL Ryan Neuzil, LB George Obinna, TE John Raine, DL Chris Slayton, WR Austin Trammell, TE David Wells, CB Chris Williamson

Carolina Panthers

Release from IR:

RB Reggie Bonnafon

Signed to practice squad:

WR Omar Bayless, RB Spencer Brown, DL Frank Herron, CB Jalen Julius, WR Keith Kirkwood, CB Rashaan Melvin, OL Aaron Monteiro, QB James Morgan, S Kenny Robinson, WR C.J. Saunders, RB Rodney Smith, TE Stephen Sullivan, OL Sam Tecklenburg

New Orleans Saints

Released:

K Aldrick Rosas; Rosas is expected to re-sign later this week, Tom Pelissero of NFL.com tweets

Claimed:

RB Adam Prentice (from Broncos)

Signed to practice squad:

FB Alex Armah, WR Kawaan Baker, OT Caleb Benenoch, DT Josiah Bronson, DT Albert Huggins, LB Wynton McManis, DB Bryan Mills, DB KeiVarae Russell, WR Kevin White, WR Easop Winston, TE Ethan Wolf

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Signed to practice squad:

S Andrew Adams, WR Cyril Grayson, QB Ryan Griffin, WR Travis Jonsen, TE Codey McElroy, WR Jaydon Mickens, CB Herb Miller, DL Benning Potoa’e, DL Kobe Smith, RB Darwin Thompson, OL Brandon Walton, TE Deon Yelder

Buccaneers Reduce Roster To 53

August 31st, 2021 at 5:46pm CST by Ben Levine

The defending Super Bowl champs made a long list of moves today to get down to the 53-man roster limit. The Buccaneers made the following transactions:

Waived

T Jake Benzinger
WR Cyril Grayson
S Javon Hagan
OLB Ladarius Hamilton
G Jonathan Hubbard
TE Tanner Hudson
WR Travis Jonsen
TE Codey McElroy
CB Herb Miller
OLB Elijah Ponder
DL Benning Potoa’e
DL Kobe Smith
T Brandon Walton
CB Chris Wilcox

Waived/Injured

T Brad Seaton

Released

TE Jerell Adams
QB Ryan Griffin
CB Antonio Hamilton
ILB Joe Jones
DL Jeremiah Ledbetter
WR Jaydon Mickens
RB C.J. Prosise

Placed on reserve/PUP list

WR Justin Watson

Griffin had been with the Buccaneers organization since the 2015 season, but he’s only seen time in a pair of games. After winning a ring last season, the veteran re-signed with the organization this offseason. For the time being, Blaine Gabbert and rookie Kyle Trask will serve as Tom Brady‘s backups.

Mickens is another notable cut, as the 27-year-old served as one of Tampa Bay’s primary return men in 2020. Mickens finished the campaign with 16 punt returns for 99 yards and 14 kick returns for 340 yards.

Minor NFL Transactions: 1/8/21

January 8th, 2021 at 2:47pm CST by Rory Parks

We’ll keep track of today’s minor moves right here:

Buffalo Bills

Promoted: OL Jordan Devey, WR Duke Williams

Cleveland Browns

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: S Jovante Moffatt

Denver Broncos

Claimed off waivers (from Rams): LB Natrez Patrick

Indianapolis Colts

Promoted: RB Darius Anderson, T Jared Veldheer

Los Angeles Rams

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: DL Michael Brockers

New Orleans Saints

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: S Chauncey Gardner-Johnson

Seattle Seahawks

Promoted: RB Alex Collins

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Promoted: LB Deone Bucannon, G Ted Larsen, CB Herb Miller, DL Benning Potoa’e
Waived: LB Chapelle Russell

Washington Football Team

Promoted: WR Dontrelle Inman

Minor NFL Transactions: 1/2/21

January 2nd, 2021 at 5:06pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Saturday’s minor moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: WR Christian Kirk
Promoted: DL Stacy McGee, LB Terrance Smith, CB Jace Whittaker

Atlanta Falcons

Promoted: WR Chris Rowland, WR Devin Gray, TE Jared Pinkney

Baltimore Ravens

Promoted: CB Nate Brooks, QB Tyler Huntley

Buffalo Bills

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: TE Tyler Kroft; Kroft contracted the coronavirus
Promoted: TE Nate Becker, CB Dane Jackson, DE Mike Love, RB Antonio Williams

Carolina Panthers

Promoted: LB Clay Johnston, T Aaron Monteiro, QB Tommy Stevens
Placed on IR: CB Troy Pride

Chicago Bears

Promoted: DB Xavier Crawford

Cincinnati Bengals

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: DT Mike Daniels
Promoted: LB Keandre Jones, DT Kahlil McKenzie, CB Winston Rose

Cleveland Browns

Signed off Jets’ practice squad: G Blake Hance
Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: S Karl Joseph
Promoted: G Cordell Iwuagwu, LB Montrel Meander, T Alex Taylor

Dallas Cowboys

Activated from IR: DB Steven Parker
Promoted: DT Walter Palmore, T William Sweet

Denver Broncos

Placed on IR: WR K.J. Hamler
Promoted: LB Josh Watson

Detroit Lions

Activated from IR: DT Danny Shelton
Promoted: C Evan Brown, DT Albert Huggins, S Bobby Price
Waived: DL Frank Herron

Green Bay Packers

Placed on IR: David Bakhtiari (story)
Promoted: G Ben Braden, DL Brian Price

Houston Texans

Promoted: OL Greg Mancz, WR Steven Mitchell
Placed on IR: OL Brent Qvale

Indianapolis Colts

Promoted: S Ibraheim Campbell, T Jared Veldheer
Activated from IR: TE Noah Togiai
Waived: WR Marcus Johnson

Jacksonville Jaguars

Placed on IR: WR Collin Johnson
Promoted: WR Terry Godwin, OL Tre’vour Wallace-Simms

Las Vegas Raiders

Activated from IR: S Jeff Heath
Promoted: LB James Onwualu, OL Erik Magnuson

Los Angeles Chargers

Promoted: DB John Brannon

Los Angeles Rams

Promoted: QB Bryce Perkins

Miami Dolphins

Promoted: S Nate Holley, WR Marcus Kemp, QB Reid Sinnett
Waived: FB Chandler Cox

Minnesota Vikings

Promoted: CB Tae Hayes, Cordrea Tankersley, DE Eddie Yarbrough

New England Patriots

Placed on IR: RB Damien Harris
Promoted: TE/DL Rashod Berry, CB Michael Jackson, LB Cassh Maluia, OL Ross Reynolds, CB D’Angelo Ross

New Orleans Saints

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: FB Michael Burton, RB Latavius Murray, S D.J. Swearinger, RB Dwayne Washington; Murray and Washington are close contacts of COVID-positive Alvin Kamara (story)
Promoted: LB Andrew Dowell, TE Garrett Griffin, CB Grant Haley, LB Chase Hansen, WR Lil’Jordan Humphrey, RB Tony Jones Jr., WR Tommylee Lewis

New York Giants

Activated from IR: LB Kyler Fackrell, CB Madre Harper
Promoted: P Ryan Santoso
Placed on IR: FB Elijhaa Penny
Waived: QB/WR Joe Webb

New York Jets

Activated from IR: G Greg Van Roten
Waived: K Sam Ficken
Promoted: LB Noah Dawkins, LB Sharif Finch, LB Brady Sheldon, DL Tanzel Smart

Philadelphia Eagles

Promoted: S Blake Countess, DE Joe Ostman, T Prince Tega Wanogho

Pittsburgh Steelers

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: TE Eric Ebron, LB Cassius Marsh
Promoted: WR Deon Cain, T Anthony Coyle, TE Kevin Rader, K Matthew Wright

San Francisco 49ers

Activated from IR: G Tom Compton
Promoted: DT Josiah Coatney, WR Jordan Matthews, K Tristan Vizcaino, OL Isaiah Williams

Seattle Seahawks

Activated from IR: CB Tre Flowers
Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: S Damarious Randall, T Brandon Shell
Promoted: G Alex Boone, RB Alex Collins, WR Penny Hart

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Promoted: CB Herb Miller, DL Benning Potoa’e

Tennessee Titans

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: P Brett Kern
Promoted: LB Brooks Reed, K Sam Sloman

Washington Football Team

Promoted: WR Dontrelle Inman

Bucs Sign Josh Rosen To Practice Squad

September 6th, 2020 at 5:07pm CST by Andrew Ortenberg

Josh Rosen has found a new home. The highly drafted quarterback will be signing with the Buccaneers’ practice squad, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network (Twitter link).

Rosen will now get to learn from Tom Brady in the quarterbacks room. The UCLA product has had a tough time in the pros, and was just recently cut by the Dolphins after Miami failed to find a trade partner. Heavily hyped coming out of college, Rosen was drafted 10th overall by the Cardinals in 2018. His rookie season was a disaster, as Arizona went 3-13 and head coach Steve Wilks was fired after just one year.

The Cards elected to start fresh the following offseason, drafting Kyler Murray with the first pick and making Rosen expendable. He was quickly dealt to the Dolphins in exchange for a second-round pick. He started three games in Miami but didn’t play well and failed to beat out Ryan Fitzpatrick for playing time.

Obviously Rosen’s circumstances have been far from ideal, and he’s had to deal with things that are extremely rare for such a highly drafted quarterback. Now he’ll be not just learning from Brady, but reuniting with Bucs offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich as well. Leftwich was quarterbacks coach and interim offensive coordinator during Rosen’s season in Arizona, when he started 13 games.

This seems like an ideal situation for Rosen to land, and a chance to jumpstart his career. For the Bucs it’s a nice low-risk signing, as they don’t currently have anyone waiting in the wings for whenever the 43-year-old Brady decides to hang up his cleats. Through 16 career NFL starts Rosen has averaged 5.7 yards per attempt with 12 touchdowns and 19 interceptions.

Here is the Buccaneers full practice squad:

G Zack Bailey
RB Ray Calais
S D’Cota Dixon
WR Cyril Grayson
S Javon Hagan
TE Tanner Hudson
DL Jeremiah Ledbetter
G Nick Leverett
CB Herb Miller
WR Josh Pearson
DL Benning Potoa’e
ILB Chapelle Russell
C Zach Shackelford
QB Reid Sinnett
CB Mazzi Wilkins

Buccaneers Sign 13 UDFAs

May 4th, 2020 at 5:39pm CST by Ben Levine

After adding seven rookies via the 2020 NFL Draft, the Buccaneers announced the signing of nine undrafted free agents today:

Michael Divinity, OLB (LSU)
Cam Gill, OLB (Wagner College)
Javon Hagan, S (Ohio)
Travis Jonsen, WR (Montana State)
John Molchon, G (Boise State)
Nasir Player, OLB (East Tennessee State)
Benning Potoa’e, DT (Washington)
Zach Shackelford, C (Texas)
Reid Sinnett, QB (San Diego)

Sinnett is naturally one of the most notable name on the list, as the quarterback guided the University of San Diego to the FCS playoffs after tossing 3,528 yards and 32 touchdowns. While he’s unlikely to crack a roster that includes Tom Brady, Blaine Gabbert, and Ryan Griffin, it sounds like the Bucs want to hang on to a developmental QB on their practice squad.

Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle previously reported (via Twitter) that Sinnett will earn $152K in guaranteed money.

Jonsen proved to be a Swiss Army Knife during his time at Montana State, as he finished the 2019 campaign with 580 receiving yards and 527 rushing yards. He also completed six of his seven pass attempts for 64 yards and one score.

UPDATE

The Bucs announced the signing of four additional UDFAs:

John Hurst, WR (West Georgia)
Nick Leverett, G (Rice)
Parnell Motley, CB (Oklahoma)
Josh Pearson, WR (Jacksonville State)