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NFL Practice Squad Updates: 8/28/25

August 28th, 2025 at 9:12pm CST by Nikhil Mehta

Teams around the NFL continued to adjust their practice squads as new players came free from Wednesday’s transactions. Here are all the latest updates:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: CB Chigozie Anusiem, OL Demontrey Jacobs, QB Kedon Slovis
Released: OL Sincere Haynesworth

Arizona Falcons

Signed: OT Ryan Hayes

Buffalo Bills

Signed: CB Jalen Kimber, DE Andre Jones Jr.
Released: CB Daequan Hardy

Carolina Panthers

Signed: DT Jaden Crumedy, DB Kalen King, RB DeeJay Dallas
Released: DB Shemar Bartholomew

Chicago Bears

Signed: TE Nikola Kalinic, DB Dontae Manning, DB Gervarrius Owens
Released: LS Luke Elkin, DB Mekhi Garner

Cincinnati Bengals

Signed: OT Javon Foster, S Russ Yeast
Released: OT Devin Cochran

Cleveland Browns

Signed: CB Dom Jones, TE Brenden Bates, OT Logan Brown, G Garrett Dellinger, LB Edefuan Ulofoshio
Released: DT Ralph Holley

Dallas Cowboys

Signed: DE Isaiah Land

Denver Broncos:

Signed: TE Patrick Murtaugh (international exemptin)

Detroit Lions:

Signed: DE Andre Carter

Green Bay Packers:

Signed: OT Dalton Cooper, QB Clayton Tune, TE Josh Whyle

Houston Texans:

Signed: OT Reid Holskey, WR Josh Kelly

Indianapolis Colts:

Signed: WR Laquon Treadwell, S Ben Nikkel WR Tyler Scott
Released: WR Tyler Kahmann

Jacksonville Jaguars:

Signed: DL Matt Dickerson, WR Erik Ezukanma

Kansas City Chiefs:

Signed: S Jammie Robinson

Los Angeles Chargers:

Signed: OT Foster Sarell

Miami Dolphins:

Signed: RB JaMycal Hasty

Minnesota Vikings:

Signed: S K’Von Wallace

New England Patriots:

Signed: LB Mark Robinson, DB Corey Ballentine, DT Cory Durden, DT Fabien Lovett
Released: LB Cam Riley, TE Gee Scott Jr. and CB Brandon Crossley

New York Giants:

Signed: TE Qadir Ismail

New York Jets:

Signed: OL Marquis Hayes, DB Korie Black

Philadelphia Eagles:

Signed: WR Britain Covey, OT Luke Felix Fualalo (international exemption)

San Francisco 49ers:

Signed: QB Adrian Martinez, RB Sincere McCormick

Seattle Seahawks:

Signed: LB Chris Paul Jr., WR/KR Courtney Jackson, CB Shaquill Griffin
Released: DT Anthony Campbell, LB Jalan Gaines, RB Anthony Tyus III

Tampa Bay Buccaneers:

Signed: QB Connor Bazelak, DL C.J. Brewer, WR Garrett Greene, G Luke Haggard, CB Bryce Hall, S Jack Henderson, WR Dennis Houston, DL Nash Hutmacher, LB Nick Jackson, DL Jayson Jones, OL Michael Jordan, OLB Mohamed Kamara, T Tyler McLellan, T Lorenz Metz (international exemption), G Ben Scott, TE Tanner Taula

Tennessee Titans:

Signed: OL Corey Levin, OL Clay Webb, DB Sam Webb (exception)

Washington Commanders:

Signed: RB Donovan Edwards, CB Darius Rush

Ismail was one of 17 players to work out for the Giants on Thursday, per The Athletic’s Dan Duggan. He won the practice squad spot over more notable players like former Broncos safety Caden Sterns and former Browns quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson. Canadian quarterback Taylor Elgersma also attended the workout, per Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post, suggesting that the Giants might be looking for extra depth at the position.

Wallace worked out for the Vikings on Thursday, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. It must have gone well, as he was signed to the practice squad hours later as extra depth both in the secondary and on special teams.

Griffin returned to the Seahawks this offseason, eight years after they made him a third-round pick in the 2017 draft. He did not make Seattle’s 53-man roster, but as a vested veteran, he was able to re-sign to the practice squad without going through waivers.

Browns Make 19 Roster Cuts

August 24th, 2025 at 5:56pm CST by Nikhil Mehta

The first of the Browns’ 53-man roster moves came to light this afternoon with the release of veterans Tyler Huntley and Tony Brown. Cleveland then made the following 19 cuts, per a team announcement:

Released:

T Jackson Barton
S Nik Needham

Waived:

CB Chigozie Anusiem
TE Sal Canella
G Javion Cohen
T Sebastian Gutierrez
DE K.J. Henry
DT Ralph Holley
CB Christian Holmes
CB Keenan Isaac
T Jason Ivey
DE Titus Le
LB Marvin Moody
CB Darius Rush
LB Charlie Thomas
T Lorenzo Thompson
G Dartanyan Tinsley
TE Mitchell Van Vooren
C Bucky Williams

Barton started two games at right tackle for the Cardinals in 2024, but he couldn’t win a backup job in Cleveland this summer. Needham, who appeared in 63 games for the Dolphins over the last six years, similarly had a shot at a nickel role in the Browns defense, but the team opted to keep their younger cornerbacks instead. The two veterans are free to sign with any team, while the other 17 cuts will be subject to waivers.

Among them are Henry and Rush, two 2023 fifth-rounders who made their way to Cleveland this offseason after failing to catch on with their original clubs. Henry started three games for the Commanders as a rookie, but was waived under Washington’s new regime last August. He spent time with the Bengals and the Cowboys before landing with the Eagles in November and finishing the season as a Super Bowl champion. Rush was a fringe third-round pick in 2023 but fell to the Colts on Day 3. He didn’t make the 53-man roster as a rookie and bounced between Kansas City and Pittsburgh across his first two seasons with five regular-season appearances for the Steelers.

Minor NFL Transactions: 11/13/24

November 13th, 2024 at 9:02pm CST by Ely Allen

Today’s minor transactions from around the NFL:

Chicago Bears

Signed to active roster: T Jake Curhan

Cleveland Browns

Signed off Commanders’ practice squad: CB Chigozie Anusiem

Dallas Cowboys

Designated to return from IR: T Chuma Edoga

Denver Broncos

Signed to active roster: FB Michael Burton

Los Angeles Chargers

Designated to return from IR: CB Deane Leonard

Miami Dolphins

Claimed off waivers (from Eagles): TE Jack Stoll

Wednesday NFL Transactions: NFC East

August 28th, 2024 at 6:20pm 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 Commanders, Cowboys, Eagles and Giants moves are noted below.

Dallas Cowboys

Signed:

Claimed:

Signed to practice squad:

T Josh Ball, CB Josh Butler, WR Jalen Cropper, RB Malik Davis, DT Denzel Daxon, TE Princeton Fant, CB Kemon Hall, WR Kelvin Harmon, LB Darius Harris, S Emany Johnson, DE Carl Lawson, LB Brock Mogensen, OL Dakoda Shepley, LB Nick Vigil

New York Giants

Signed:

LB Curtis Bolton

Claimed:

S Anthony Johnson

Waived:

S Gervarrius Owens

Waived/injured:

DT Ryder Anderson, CB Mario Goodrich, EDGE Ovie Oghoufo

Placed on IR:

LB Dyontae Johnson

Signed to practice squad:

WR Miles Boykin, CB Art Green, WR Isaiah Hodgins, FB Jakob Johnson, C Jimmy Morrisey, LB Ty Summers

Philadelphia Eagles

Signed:

Claimed:

Signed to practice squad:

OL Nick Gates

Washington Commanders

Signed:

Claimed:

Signed to practice squad:

RB Kazmeir Allen, CB Chigozie Anusiem, G Julian Good-Jones, QB Sam Hartman, DE Andre Jones Jr., DT Haggai Ndubuisi, RB Chris Rodriguez, OL Max Scharping, WR Mitchell Tinsley, WR Brycen Tremayne, TE Cole Turner, DE Carlos Watkins, RB Michael Wiley

Commanders Add 11 UDFAs

May 4th, 2024 at 11:35am CST by Sam Robinson

TODAY, 11:35am: The Commanders have made a late addition to their UDFA class. According to Nicki Jhabvala, the team has signed Notre Dame linebacker Bo Bauer. The rookie is expected to compete for a spot on defense and a spot as a long snapper.

WEDNESDAY, 9:00am: The first Adam Peters-Dan Quinn UDFA group has surfaced. Here is the result of the Commanders’ post-draft signing period:

Chigozie Anusiem, CB (Colorado State)
Sam Hartman, QB (Notre Dame)
Austin Jones, RB (USC)
Ben Nikkel, S (Iowa State)
David Nwaogwugwu, OT (Toledo)
Tyler Owens, S (Texas Tech)
Norell Pollard, DT (Virginia Tech)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint, WR (Georgia)
Michael Wiley, RB (Arizona)
AJ Woods, CB (Pittsburgh)
Colson Yankoff, TE (UCLA)

Rated as the 12th-best QB prospect in this draft (per ESPN’s Scouts Inc.), Hartman will join a team that selected the No. 2 player at this position. The Commanders now have Jayden Daniels, Marcus Mariota, Jeff Driskel, Jake Fromm and Hartman on their 90-man roster. Neither Driskel nor Fromm is tied to any guaranteed money; Hartman outranks the two vets, with NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero indicating the team gave the Notre Dame alum a $225K base salary guarantee. Prior to transferring in 2023, Hartman put up big numbers at Wake Forest, producing 38- and 39-touchdown pass seasons to close out his Demon Deacons career. Piloting Notre Dame to a 10-3 record last season, Hartman threw 24 TD passes, eight INTs and averaged a career-best 8.9 yards per attempt.

Washington is going further to bring in Anusiem. The Colorado State product drew interest from around half the league, per Pelissero, who adds the Commanders are giving him a $300K base salary guarantee and a $50K signing bonus. This gives Anusiem a boost toward sticking around as a UDFA. After four years at Cal, Anusiem was a two-season regular with the Rams.

The team is allocating $245K to Owens, per KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson, in the form of a base salary guarantee and $25K signing bonus. Only working as a full-time starter in one of his five college seasons (spent at Texas and Texas Tech), Jones played both safety and in the slot last season. He joins a team that lost Kamren Curl from its safety depth chart in March.

Jones and Wiley join a team that lost Antonio Gibson this offseason. After signing Austin Ekeler, Washington did not draft a running back. Brian Robinson and 2023 draftee Chris Rodriguez remain on the roster. Neither Jones nor Wiley topped 800 yards rushing in a season during a combined 10 years in the Pac-12. A Stanford transfer, Jones rushed for 477 yards alongside MarShawn Lloyd for the Trojans last season. Jones, who gained 705 on the ground in Lincoln Riley’s USC debut, rejoins 2023 Trojans assistant Kliff Kingsbury in Washington.