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Minor NFL Transactions: 9/23/25

September 23rd, 2025 at 8:24pm CST by Nikhil Mehta

Here are the latest minor moves around the NFL coming out of Week 3:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed from practice squad: OL Demontrey Jacobs
Placed on injured reserve: RB James Conner (story)

Green Bay Packers

Signed from practice squad: OT Brant Banks

Minnesota Vikings

Released: WR Tim Jones
Waived from IR: DE Alex Williams

New Orleans Saints

Signed: TE Moliki Matavao

Seattle Seahawks

Waived: S Jerrick Reed II
Signed: WR Cody White

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Signed from practice squad: DT C.J. Brewer
Placed on IR: TE Ko Kieft

Kieft’s leg injury is likely to end his season, per Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times. The 27-year-old had just started his fourth season as a core special teams contributor for the Bucs and will now spend the year rehabbing before he hits free agency in the spring.

Minor NFL Transactions: 9/11/25

September 11th, 2025 at 7:57pm CST by Nikhil Mehta

Here are Thursday’s minor moves from around the league:

Green Bay Packers

Elevated from practice squad: OT Brant Banks, CB Micah Robinson
Placed on injured reserve: DL Brenton Cox

Minnesota Vikings

Signed from practice squad: WR Tim Jones, TE Nick Vannett

New York Giants

Claimed off waivers (from Jets): WR/KR Xavier Gipson
Placed on IR: LB Micah McFadden (story)

Seattle Seahawks

Signed from practice squad: CB Shaquill Griffin
Released: WR Cody White

Washington Commanders

Elevated from practice squad: C Michael Deiter, P Mitch Wishnowsky

Gipson was waived by the Jets after a costly fumble in Week 1, but will not need to switch states (or even home stadiums) when joining the Giants. The 24-year-old will serve as a depth receiver for his new team and could also contribute as a returner.

The NFL also issued a three-game suspension for free agency safety Qwuantrezz Knight, per KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson. Knight appeared in six games for the Cardinals in 2023.

Wednesday NFL Transactions: NFC North

August 27th, 2025 at 3:17pm 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 Bears, Lions, Packers and Vikings moves are noted below.

Chicago Bears

Claimed:

LB D’Marco Jackson (from Saints), CB Jaylon Jones (from Cardinals)

Released:

LS Scott Daly, WR Devin Duvernay

Signed to practice squad:

WR Maurice Alexander, WR Miles Boykin, RB Brittain Brown, TE Stephen Carlson, DL Xavier Carlton, LB Power Echols, LS Luke Elkin, CB Tre Flowers, DL Jonathan Ford, DB Mekhi Garner, DL Tanoh Kpassagnon, DL Jamree Kromah, OL Jordan McFadden, WR JP Richardson, OL Ricky Stromberg

Detroit Lions

Signed:

S Daniel Thomas

Claimed:

DT Tyler Lacy (from Jaguars), DE Tyrus Wheat (from Cowboys)

Signed to practice squad:

DL Myles Adams, WR Ronnie Bell, C Trystan Colon, DL Keith Cooper, DB Erick Hallett, TE Zach Horton, WR Tom Kennedy, WR Jackson Meeks, OL Mason Miller, OL Michael Niese, LB Anthony Pittman, RB Jacob Saylors, S Loren Strickland, T Dan Skipper, DL Isaac Ukwu

Green Bay Packers

Signed:

LB Nick Niemann

Waived:

CB Micah Robinson

Signed to practice squad:

RB Israel Abanikanda, DL Deslin Alexandre, DB Johnathan Baldwin, T Brant Banks, DL James Ester, WR Mecole Hardman, LB Jamon Johnson, K Mark McNamee, DL Arron Mosby, WR Isaiah Neyor, WR Will Sheppard, DB Jaylin Simpson, LB Kristian Welch

Minnesota Vikings

Signed to practice squad:

G Henry Byrd, WR Dontae Fleming, S Kahlef Hailassie, DL Jonathan Harris, WR Lucky Jackson, WR Jeshuan Jones, WR Tim Jones, G Vershon Lee, CB Fabian Moreau, OLB Gabriel Murphy, TE Bryson Nesbit, T Max Pircher, DL Taki Taimani, RB Xazavian Valladay, TE Nick Vannett, CB Zemaiah Vaughn

Packers Make Cuts, Set Initial 53-Man Roster

August 26th, 2025 at 9:43pm CST by Nikhil Mehta

The Packers announced their initial 53-man roster as well as the following transactions:

Released

Waived

RB Isaiah Abanikanda
DE Deslin Alexandre
S Johnathan Baldwin
OL Brant Banks
LB Jaret Bartlett
QB Sean Clifford
OL Tyler Cooper
RB Tyrion Davis-Price
QB Taylor Elgersma
DT James Ester
CB Tyron Herring
WR Julian Hicks
OL Trey Hill
RB Amar Johnson
WR Cornelius Johnson
LB Jamon Johnson
CB Kalen King
OL JJ Lippe
LS Mark McNamee
DE Arron Mosby
WR Isaiah Neyor
DT Devonte O’Malley
WR Will Sheppard
S Jaylin Simpson
OL Lecitus Smith
OL Kadeem Telfort

Placed on IR (designation to return)

RB MarShawn Lloyd
OL Jacob Monk

Placed on IR

S Omar Brown

Placed on reserve/PUP

DE Collin Oliver
WR Christian Watson
OL John Williams

Despite his struggles to carve out a role in the NFL, Simmons made the 53-man roster in each of his first five seasons after the Cardinals selected him with the No. 8 pick in 2020. That streak has come to an end in Green Bay with his release today.

Alexandre is expected to return to the Packers’ practice squad if he clears waivers, per USA Today’s Ryan Wood, who places Banks in the same category.

Lloyd suffered a groin injury early in training camp and a hamstring injury more recently, which will land him on IR and sideline him for at least four weeks. Monk, though to be the team’s backup center, will also be out for a minimum of four weeks.

Packers Sign 10 UDFAs

May 5th, 2025 at 1:32pm CST by Adam La Rose

While serving as the host of the 2025 draft, the Packers selected eight rookies over the course of the three-day event. Green Bay has since added to its rookie class with the following UDFA signings:

Johnathan Baldwin, CB (UNLV)
Brant Banks, T (Rice)
Kahzir Brown, S (FAU)
Tyler Cooper, G (Minnesota)
Tyron Herring, CB (Delaware)
Amar Johnson, RB (South Dakota State)
Jamon Johnson, LB (Kentucky)
J.J. Lipe, G (Northern Illinois)
Nazir Stackhouse, DT (Georgia)
Jalen White, RB (Georgia Southern)

The Packers do not have a track record of making major commitments in term of base salaries for undrafted free agents. Baldwin represents an exception, however. ESPN’s Rob Demovsky reports he received $100K locked in for his base salary along with a $15K signing bonus. That is a strong indication he will receive a long look during the summer.

Brown measured 6-1 and 223 pounds at FAU’s Pro Day, during which he posted a 4.53 40-yard dash time. That combination of size and speed could help him land a roster spot in a special teams capacity. Brown posted a pair of interceptions, along with eight pass deflections and a forced fumble in 2024.

Stackhouse won a pair of championships with the Bulldogs during his five-year run with the team. With only three sacks to his name, he will look to carve out a role based on his play against the run. The 6-3, 320-pounder totaled 96 tackles (including nine for a loss) in college.