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Minor NFL Transactions: 8/4/25

August 4th, 2025 at 9:57pm CST by Nikhil Mehta

NFL teams are continuing to adjust their rosters to weather injuries and add depth with preseason games kicking off later this week. Here are the latest minor moves from around the league:

Buffalo Bills

Signed: OL Dan Feeney
Waived: DE Kameron Cline, OL Rush Reimer

Cleveland Browns

Signed: TE Mitch Van Vooren, RB Trayveon Williams
Waived: OT Julian Pearl

Detroit Lions

Signed: CB Luq Barcoo, CB D.J. Miller
Waived/injured: RB Kye Robichaux
Placed on IR: S Dan Jackson

Green Bay Packers

Signed: CB Corey Ballentine
Released: CB Gregory Junior

Houston Texans

Activated from active/PUP list: RB Dameon Pierce

Jacksonville Jaguars

Signed: OL Tremayne Anchrum, DL Austin Johnson
Waived: WR J.J. Jones

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed: DL Nesta Jade Silvera
Waived/injured: DL Josh Fuga

Miami Dolphins

Signed: TE Chris Myarick
Placed on IR: TE Jalin Conyers

Minnesota Vikings

Signed: TE Nick Vannett
Waived: OT Marcellus Johnson

New England Patriots

Activated from active/PUP list: OL Vederian Lowe

New York Giants

Signed: LB K.J. Cloyd, RB Jonathan Ward
Waived/injured: RB Rushawn Baker
Placed on IR: LB Ty Summers

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: LB Michael Dowell, LS Zach Triner
Placed on IR: S AJ Finley
Waived: LB Seth Coleman

The Lions’ additions were likely a result of a shoulder injury to second-year cornerback Ennis Rakestraw. Head coach Dan Campbell said (via team writer Tim Twentyman) that “it’s going to be a while, at best” until Rakestraw returns to the field.

Ballentine returns to Green Bay, where he spent the last three seasons, after a brief stint in Indianapolis this offseason. He started six games and played 488 snaps for the Packers in 2023, but primarily contributed on special teams in 2022 and 2024.

The Giants are dealing with a number of injuries in their running back room, per The Athletic’s Dan Duggan. Only Tyrone Tracy, Devin Singletary, and Darius Miller are healthy, and the first two may not play much in the preseason. New York worked out a number of running backs on Monday, including Myles Gaskin and Isaiah Spiller (via KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson), but Ward impressed enough to join the squad moving forward.

Finley went down with a knee injury at training camp that is believed to be serious, pending additional tests, per ESPN’s Brady Henderson. Triner, meanwhile, will fill in for Seahawks third-year long snapper Chris Stoll, who is dealing with a back issue, according to Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times.

NFL Minor Transactions: 8/1/25

August 1st, 2025 at 6:56pm CST by Ely Allen

Here are the first minor NFL moves in August:

Arizona Cardinals

Waived (with injury settlement): CB Jaden Davis

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: CB Grayland Arnold

Buffalo Bills

Reverted to IR: DE Hayden Harris

Cleveland Browns

Signed: CB Keenan Isaac
Claimed off waivers (from 49ers): T Sebastian Gutierrez

Denver Broncos

Signed: LB Garret Wallow
Waived: CB Mario Goodrich

Indianapolis Colts

Signed: CB Chris Lammons
Released: CB Corey Ballentine

Jacksonville Jaguars

Signed: T Ricky Lee
Waived: WR Louis Rees-Zammit (story)

Kansas City Chiefs

Signed: CB Ajani Carter, CB Azizi Hearn, WR Key’Shawn Smith
Waived (with injury designation): CB Darius Rush, CB Eric Scott Jr.

Miami Dolphins

Signed: QB Brett Gabbert
Placed on IR: CB Kader Kohou (story)

Minnesota Vikings

Reverted to IR: DE Alex Williams

Philadelphia Eagles

Waived (with injury settlement): OL Marcus Tate

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: DT Kyler Baugh
Waived (with injury designation): DT Jacob Slade
Waived (with injury settlement): OLB Jeremiah Moon

San Francisco 49ers

Activated from active/PUP list: LB Curtis Robinson

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Reverted to IR: S Marcus Banks, RB D.J. Williams

Washington Commanders

Signed: Braylon Sanders

Minor NFL Transactions: 3/14/25

March 14th, 2025 at 10:25pm CST by Ely Allen

Friday’s minor NFL moves after a busy week of transactions:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: WR Simi Fehoko

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: CB Keith Taylor

Buffalo Bills

Signed: G Kendrick Green

Detroit Lions

Signed: TE Kenny Yeboah

Houston Texans

Re-signed: S M.J. Stewart, T Zachary Thomas

Indianapolis Colts

Signed: CB Corey Ballentine

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed: LB Del’Shawn Phillips

Los Angeles Rams

Re-signed: DT Larrell Murchison

Miami Dolphins

Re-signed: WR Dee Eskridge

New York Giants

Signed: DT Jeremiah Ledbetter

New York Jets

Signed: P Austin McNamara

Philadelphia Eagles

Signed: TE Kylen Granson, LS Charley Hughlett, LB Patrick Johnson, RB Avery Williams

Seattle Seahawks

Re-signed: WR Cody White

Tennessee Titans

Re-signed: C Corey Levin

Washington Commanders

Signed ERFA tender: RB Chris Rodriguez Jr.

Minor NFL Transactions: 7/26/24

July 26th, 2024 at 6:46pm CST by Ely Allen

Today’s minor moves to wrap up the week:

Carolina Panthers

Signed: WR Devin Carter, TE Feleipe Franks, CB Kiondre Thomas
Placed on reserve/PUP list: WR Cam Sims
Reverted to IR: DT Popo Aumavae
Waived: T Christian Duffie, S Clayton Isbell, WR Sam Pinckney

Cincinnati Bengals

Signed: CB Nate Brooks, WR Hakeem Butler, P Ryan Rehkow

Green Bay Packers

Activated from active/NFI list: CB Corey Ballentine, T Caleb Jones
Activated from active/PUP list: OL Donovan Jennings

Kansas City Chiefs

Signed: OLB Owen Carney
Waived: LB Luquay Washington

Los Angeles Rams

Placed on IR: CB Derion Kendrick (story)
Placed on reserve/retired list: DT Aaron Donald (story)

New England Patriots

Waived: CB Kaleb Ford-Dement

Philadelphia Eagles

Activated from active/NFI list: WR Shaquan Davis

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: S Marquise Blair
Waived: S Jonathan Sutherland

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Signed: TE Salvatore Cannella

Blair reunites with the Seahawks after two years away. A former second-round pick for Seattle, Blair spent parts of 2022 with the Panthers and Eagles before spending last year out with an Achilles tear.

Cannella, who formerly went by Sal, played for the Arlington Renegades of the UFL earlier this year, leading the league with six receiving touchdowns and finishing first among tight ends with 53 catches and 497 yards. He’s been in an out of the NFL with stints in the USFL and XFL before; the Bucs are hoping this time will stick.

Minor NFL Transactions: 7/21/24

July 21st, 2024 at 8:52pm CST by Ely Allen

Today’s minor transactions to wrap up this final weekend before training camps begin:

Baltimore Ravens

Waived: S Jordan Toles

Chicago Bears

Signed: LB Javin White
Activated from active/NFI list: TE Gerald Everett

Denver Broncos

Placed on active/PUP list: LB Drew Sanders, S Caden Sterns, S Delarrin Turner-Yell

Detroit Lions

Placed on active/NFI list: T Giovanni Manu
Placed on active/PUP list: S Brian Branch, DE Marcus Davenport, DT D.J. Reader

Green Bay Packers

Placed on active/NFI list: CB Corey Ballentine, T Caleb Jones, WR Jayden Reed

Kansas City Chiefs

Signed: TE Izaiah Gathings
Activated from active/NFI list: RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire
Waived (with injury designation): TE Gerrit Prince

Minor NFL Transactions: 3/12/24

March 12th, 2024 at 9:31pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s minor moves:

Carolina Panthers

Re-signed: WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette

Cleveland Browns

Signed: OT Hakeem Adeniji
Re-signed: OL Michael Dunn

Dallas Cowboys

Re-signed: LS Trent Sieg

Denver Broncos

Re-signed: FB Mike Burton

Detroit Lions

Re-signed: OL Dan Skipper

Green Bay Packers

Re-signed: CB Corey Ballentine, TE Tyler Davis

Houston Texans

Signed: LB Del’Shawn Phillips

Kansas City Chiefs

Re-signed: S Deon Bush

Minnesota Vikings

Waived: LB William Kwenkeu

New England Patriots

Re-signed: LB Christian Elliss, OL Tyrone Wheatley Jr.

Philadelphia Eagles

Re-signed: LS Rick Lovato, P Braden Mann

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: P Cameron Johnston

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: TE Pharaoh Brown

Tennessee Titans

Signed: OL Saahdiq Charles

Washington Commanders

Signed: LS Tyler Ott

Packers Place Darnell Savage, Eric Stokes On IR

October 25th, 2023 at 9:29pm CST by Ely Allen

The Packers announced a flurry of roster moves today to take care of some injury business. Green Bay had to send safety Darnell Savage and cornerback Eric Stokes to injured reserve, requiring the signing of two practice squad defensive backs to come up and fill their place.

Savage, the Packers starting free safety of the past five years, is playing in a contract year after having his fifth-year option picked up. Unfortunately, this last season before hitting the open market will include a stint on IR after the Maryland alum suffered a calf injury, according to ESPN’s Rob Demovsky. With Savage expected to need a month or so to heal, former Houston starter Jonathan Owens will likely take his place in the starting lineup next to Rudy Ford.

Stokes is returning to IR after a heart-breaking four days. The young cornerback out of Georgia missed the back half of last season with an ankle injury then underwent both foot and knee surgeries in the offseason. Not fully healed at the start of this year, Stokes has been on Green Bay’s reserve/PUP list all season, up until four days ago.

Green Bay partially activated Stokes out of necessity in order to ensure he would be able to avoid spending the full season on the PUP list, after being designated to return. After only four special teams snaps in Week 7, though, Stokes will land on IR for a second straight season. The injury sending him back to IR is being designated as a hamstring malady.

The Packers decided to fill the two vacant roster spots by signing practice squad players to the active roster, one of whom came from another team’s practice squad. The team decided to add cornerback Robert Rochell off the Panthers’ practice squad and promote cornerback Corey Ballentine from their own. Cornerback Zyon Gilbert will join the Packers’ practice squad, filling the spot vacated by Ballentine.

With Stokes on IR and Jaire Alexander continuing to battle the injury bug, the focus on cornerbacks is completely understandable. With a three-game upcoming stretch that includes games against the Chargers, Lions, and Chiefs, Green Bay will be working hard to get their secondary right.

Minor NFL Transactions: 10/9/23

October 9th, 2023 at 6:32pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Monday’s minor moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Claimed off waivers (from Saints): RB Tony Jones Jr.

Atlanta Falcons

Released from IR via injury settlement: WR Penny Hart

Green Bay Packers

Promoted: RB Patrick Taylor
Released: OLB Justin Hollins
Elevated: CB Corey Ballentine

Las Vegas Raiders

Elevated: CB Tyler Hall, CB Troy Pride Jr.

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed: DL Christopher Hinton

New Orleans Saints

Waived: G Tommy Kraemer

Jones will be headed to his third team since the preseason concluded. With James Conner going down with a knee injury, the Cardinals are better equipping themselves in the backfield. Jones, who went to camp with the Broncos and had returned to the Saints, will head to the desert. Jones scored two touchdowns in the Saints’ Week 2 win over the Panthers and played in three other Saints games this season. But the team waived him Saturday. Jones will join Keaontay Ingram and rookie UDFA Emari Demercado on Arizona’s active roster; Damien Williams resides on the Cardinals’ practice squad. Ingram has missed time with a neck injury recently.

Because the Packers have used up their practice squad elevations with Taylor, they are signing him to their 53-man roster. Taylor will come up to replace Aaron Jones, whom the Pack declared inactive. Despite Jones having returned for Week 4, the standout starter is out again with a hamstring injury.

Minor NFL Transactions: 9/28/23

September 28th, 2023 at 6:44pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s minor moves:

Dallas Cowboys

Waived: LB Devin Harper

Detroit Lions

Signed to active roster: TE Darrell Daniels
Promoted: OT Connor Galvin, S Brandon Joseph
Placed on IR: OT Matt Nelson (story)

Green Bay Packers

Signed to active roster: LB Kristian Welch
Promoted: CB Corey Ballentine, CB Kiondre Thomas

Seattle Seahawks

Signed to active roster: LB Jon Rhattigan
Waived: WR Cody Thompson

The Cowboys are moving on from Devin Harper after two seasons. The 2022 sixth-round pick out of Oklahoma State ultimately got into six games during his time in Dallas, collecting three tackles while mostly playing on special teams.

The Seahawks are down to four wide receivers on their active roster after they moved on from Cody Thompson today. The Toledo product spent much of the past three seasons in Seattle, with the majority of his snaps coming on special teams.