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Minor NFL Transactions: 8/16/22

August 16th, 2022 at 7:04pm CST by Ben Levine

With the NFL dropping the roster limit to 85 players today, we’ve got a long list of minor moves to pass along:

Atlanta Falcons

Released: TE Tucker Fisk, LB Rashad Smith, DB Tre Webb, P Seth Vernon
Placed on IR: CB Cornell Armstrong

Baltimore Ravens

Released: QB Brett Hundley
Placed on IR: LB Trent Harris

Buffalo Bills

Released: CB Tim Harris, LB Marquel Lee

Carolina Panthers

Released from IR: DE Jacob Tuioti-Mariner

Chicago Bears

Signed: S Jon Alexander, OL Corey Dublin
Waived: LB Noah Dawkins, TE Rysen John
Waived/injured: S Michael Joseph, CB Jayson Stanley, LB Javin White
Placed on IR: C Doug Kramer

Cleveland Browns

Claimed off waivers (from Saints): WR Easop Winston
Released: DT Sheldon Day
Waived/injured: OT Elijah Nkansah
Placed on IR: C Dawson Deaton, C Nick Harris (story)
Released from IR: LB Silas Kelly

Dallas Cowboys

Activated from PUP: LB Anthony Barr
Placed on IR: FB Ryan Nall

Denver Broncos

Waived: RB Max Borghi, WR Kaden Davis, WR Travis Fulgham, S Jamar Johnson, TE Rodney Williams
Released from IR: RB Tyreik McAllister

Detroit Lions

Waived: WR Josh Johnson
Waived/injured: S Brady Breeze

Green Bay Packers

Claimed off waivers (from Panthers): TE Nate Becker
Released: RB BJ Baylor, LB Ellis Brooks, TE Dominique Dafney, G George Moore, LB Randy Ramsey

Houston Texans

Waived: DL Damion Daniels

Indianapolis Colts

Released: Isaiah Ford
Waived: OT Brandon Kemp, CB Alexander Myres, WR Michael Young

Jacksonville Jaguars

Released from IR: RB Nathan Cottrell

Kansas City Chiefs

Waived: DL Austin Edwards, WR Devin Gray
Reverted to IR: WR Gary Jennings

Los Angeles Rams

Waived: P Cameron Dicker, OT Adrian Ealy, QB Luis Perez, TE Jamal Pettigrew, DB Caesar Dancy-Williams

Las Vegas Raiders

Waived: CB Nate Brooks, DE Gerri Green, OT Tyrone Wheatley

Miami Dolphins

Waived: OL Cole Banwart, WR DeVonte Dedmon, DL Jordan Williams
Waived/injured: CB Tino Ellis
Placed on IR: TE Adam Shaheen

Minnesota Vikings

Released: CB Tye Smith
Waived: FB Jake Bargas, LB Andre Mintze
Waived/injured: WR Thomas Hennigan, DL Tyarise Stevenson

New York Giants

Waived: TE Jeremiah Hall, DB Gavin Heslop
Waived/injured: WR Austin Proehl

New York Jets

Released: DB Luq Barcoo, WR Rashard Davis, OL Derrick Kelly, DE Timmy Ward

Philadelphia Eagles

Waived/injured: WR Lance Lenoir, S Jared Mayden, CB Jimmy Moreland

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: G William Dunkle
Claimed off waivers: C Ryan McCollum
Waived: DT Doug Costin, OT Jake Dixon, C Nate Gilliam, P Cameron Nizialek, C Chris Owens
Placed on IR: S Karl Joseph
Released from IR: WR Javon McKinley

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Released: DB Ross Cockrell
Waived: TE Ben Beise, OL Curtis Blackwell, WR Kameron Brown
Waived/injured: OL Jonathan Hubbard, OLB JoJo Ozougwu

Washington Commanders

Released: CB Troy Apke, CB De’Vante Bausby, G Deion Calhoun
Placed on IR: FB Alex Armah, TE Sammis Reyes
Released from IR: WR Jequez Ezzard

NFL COVID List Updates: 12/21/21

December 21st, 2021 at 10:49pm CST by Ely Allen

Once again, we’ve had a busy day of moves on and off the reserve/COVID-19 list. Here are the players who were placed on the list or activated off of it today:

Atlanta Falcons

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: Practice Squad CB Cornell Armstrong, Practice Squad OLB Quinton Bell

Baltimore Ravens

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: Practice Squad WR Binjimen Victor
Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: LB Pernell McPhee

Buffalo Bills

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: WR Cole Beasley

Chicago Bears

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: DB Artie Burns, DB Duke Shelley (remains on IR)
Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: DE Bilal Nichols

Cincinnati Bengals

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: LB Clay Johnston

Denver Broncos

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: RB Mike Boone, Practice Squad WR Seth Williams

Green Bay Packers

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling

Houston Texans

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: DT Jaleel Johnson

Kansas City Chiefs

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: TE Blake Bell, LB Nick Bolton, DB Rashad Fenton, WR Tyreek Hill, G Kyle Long, T Lucas Niang, DB Armani Watts

Los Angeles Chargers

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: QB Chase Daniel, DE Joe Gaziano

Los Angeles Rams

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: LB Von Miller, LB Christian Rozeboom

Minnesota Vikings

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: DE Danielle Hunter, WR Dede Westbrook, WR Trishton Jackson

New England Patriots

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: TE Dalton Keene (remains on IR)

New Orleans Saints

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: TE Juwan Johnson

New York Jets

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: QB Mike White
Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: DB Michael Carter, G Alijah Vera-Tucker

Washington Football Team

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: DB Troy Apke
Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: TE Sammis Reyes, DT Tim Settle

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 12/7/21

December 7th, 2021 at 8:42am CST by Zachary Links

Today’s taxi squad moves:

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: DB Cornell Armstrong
Released: CB Chris Williamson, OT Rick Leonard

Carolina Panthers

Signed: RB Jacques Patrick
Released: WR Matt Cole

Chicago Bears

Signed: FB Ben Mason
Released: LB Rashad Smith

Cleveland Browns

Signed: TE Ross Travis

Denver Broncos

Signed: WR/KR Tyrie Cleveland

Green Bay Packers

Promoted: QB Kurt Benkert

New York Giants

Signed: QB Clayton Thorson

New York Jets

Signed: K Matt Amendola, WR Tarik Black
Released: WR Keelan Doss

Seattle Seahawks

Released: DB Elijah Benton

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Signed: LS Garrison Sanborn

Texans Add K Joey Slye To Practice Squad

September 7th, 2021 at 3:45pm CST by Sam Robinson

Not long after working out Joey Slye, the Texans will bring him into the fold. The former Panthers kicker agreed to join the Texans on a practice squad deal Tuesday. To make room, Houston released defensive back Cornell Armstrong from its P-squad.

Slye operated as the Panthers’ primary kicker for the past two seasons, succeeding Graham Gano in that capacity. After Carolina added Gano’s Giants camp competitor (Ryan Santoso) via trade, Slye landed on the waiver wire. Unclaimed, the third-year specialist will end up in Houston.

Top Texans kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn is dealing with a pulled muscle, per Sports Talk 790’s Aaron Wilson (on Twitter), though he is still expected to kick in Houston’s opener. Slye, however, represents insurance and potential in-season competition for Fairbairn. He also stands to serve as an option for other teams in need. A team can poach Slye off Houston’s taxi squad at any point, if the Texans refuse to promote him to their active roster.

A Virginia Tech product, Slye made 29 of 36 field goals last season. Though, two of those misses came on fourth-quarter tries from 65 and 67 yards, respectively. The Texans also auditioned ex-Chargers kicker Michael Badgley. Fairbairn has been the Texans’ kicker since 2017. He signed an extension in 2020.

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/30/21

August 30th, 2021 at 4:52pm CST by Sam Robinson

We’ll keep track of today’s minor moves here. Teams have until 3pm CT Tuesday to pare their rosters down to 53 players.

Arizona Cardinals

Released: DB Chris Banjo, DL Josh Mauro
Waived: WR Andre Baccellia, CB Jace Whittaker, S James Wiggins
Released from IR via injury settlement: LB Terrance Smith
Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: DT Jordan Phillips

Atlanta Falcons

Waived: DT Eli Ankou, DL Zac Dawe, S Dwayne Johnson Jr., DE Kobe Jones, WR Chris Rowland, LB Tuzar Skipper

Baltimore Ravens

Waived: WR Deon Cain, WR Devin Gray, WR Siaosi Mariner
Released: TE Eric Tomlinson

Buffalo Bills

Waived: CB Tim Harris, WR Brandon Powell, RB Kerrith Whyte

Carolina Panthers

Waived: G Mike Horton, S Jalen Julius, OL Aaron Monteiro

Cleveland Browns

Released: WR JoJo Natson
Waived: CB Brian Allen, TE Jordan Franks, OL Colby Gossett, DE Porter Gustin, QB Kyle Lauletta, DE Cameron Malveaux, TE Kyle Markway, S Jovante Moffatt, S Sheldrick Redwine, CB Manny Rugamba, LB Tegray Scales, DE Curtis Weaver, DT Marvin Wilson
Placed on IR: OT Greg Senat

Chicago Bears

Released: OL Adam Redmond
Waived: TE Scooter Harrington

Dallas Cowboys

Waived: S Steven Parker

Denver Broncos

Waived: TE Shaun Beyer, WR Tyrie Cleveland, TE Austin Fort, OT Drew Himmelman, WR Kendall Hinton, DE Isaiah Mack, CB Mac McCain, FB Adam Prentice, LB Curtis Robinson, QB Brett Rypien, OL Austin Schlottmann, RB Stevie Scott, CB Saivion Smith, LB Derrek Tuszka, WR Seth Williams

Detroit Lions

Waived: WR Victor Bolden, DT Miles Brown, CB Mike Ford, OL Evan Heim, S Alijah Holder, WR Damion Ratley

Houston Texans

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: OT Laremy Tunsil
Waived/injured: CB Cornell Armstrong, LB Tae Davis
Waived: DB Shyheim Carter, OL Danny Isidora, TE Ryan Izzo, OL Carson Green, RB Buddy Howell
Released: QB Jeff Driskel

Indianapolis Colts

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: C Ryan Kelly, WR Zach Pascal, QB Carson Wentz; the trio landed on the coronavirus list due to being high-risk close contacts, Tom Pelissero of NFL.com tweets
Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: G Quenton Nelson
Waived: CB Holton Hill, LB Isaiah Kaufusi

Jacksonville Jaguars

Waived: CB Corey Straughter
Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: DE Josh Allen

Kansas City Chiefs

Waived: CB Zayne Anderson, WR Maurice Ffrench, RBDerrick Gore, DB Devon Key, RB Darwin Thompson, OL Darryl Williams
Traded: OL Yasir Durant (to Patriots for 2022 seventh-round pick, per Herbie Teope of the KC Star on Twitter)

Las Vegas Raiders

Released from IR via injury settlement: LB Darron Lee

Los Angeles Chargers

Waived: LB Jessie Lemonier

Los Angeles Rams

Waived: DB Brontae Harris, WR Jeremiah Haydel, G Jeremiah Kolone, G Jordan Meredith, DB Donovan Olumba, LB Troy Warner

Miami Dolphins

Waived: S Nate Holley, WR Khalil McClain, DE Tyshun Render, TE Carl Tucker
Released from IR via injury settlement: WR Robert Foster

New England Patriots

Waived: S Adrian Colbert, DL Bill Murray, WR Tre Nixon
Traded for: OL Yasir Durant (via Chiefs for 2022 seventh-round pick, per Herbie Teope of the KC Star on Twitter)

New Orleans Saints

Waived: S Eric Burrell, OG Derrick Kelly, CB Natrell Jamerson, DL R.J. McIntosh, OL Christian Montano, LB Shaq Smith

New York Jets

Waived: WR Lawrence Cager, S J.T. Hassell, CB Lamar Jackson, OL Corey Levin, Jeremiah Valoaga

Philadelphia Eagles

Waived: OL Ross Pierschbacher

Pittsburgh Steelers

Waived: WR Rico Bussey, LS Kameron Canaday, LB Jamar Watson

Seattle Seahawks

Waived: TE Ian Bunting, WR Darece Roberson

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Waived: LB Joseph Jones, DT Kobe Smith

Tennessee Titans

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: G Nate Davis
Waived/injured: OL Chandon Herring
Released from IR via injury settlement: OL Brent Qvale (story)

Washington Football Team

Waived: WR Tony Brown, S Cole Luke, CB Linden Stephens, WR Isaiah Wright
Released: DT Devaroe Lawrence, LB Joe Walker

Texans Re-Sign Two RFAs, Dismiss C.J. Leak

February 23rd, 2021 at 8:48pm CST by Rory Parks

The Texans have re-signed two players that were eligible for restricted free agency. As Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports, Houston is bringing back RB Buddy Howell and CB Cornell Armstrong (Twitter links).

Howell’s one-year pact is worth less than the $2.133MM RFA tender, but it does come with some guaranteed money, so it makes sense from his vantage point. The former Dolphins UDFA was claimed by the Texans after Miami released him during final cutdowns in 2018, and he has been with Houston ever since. Though he has amassed just 21 carries over his three pro seasons, he has been a key member of the Texans’ special teams unit.

Armstrong is another former Dolphins castoff. The Southern Miss product was selected by Miami in the sixth round of the 2018 draft, and while he made it through his rookie season with the ‘Fins, he was jettisoned just before the 2019 regular season started. He saw just one defensive snap for the Texans last season after 53 the year before, but like Howell, he has managed to carve out a role on special teams. Also like Howell, Armstrong settled for less than the $2.133MM RFA value. As Wilson writes, Armstrong inked a one-year, $1.25MM pact that includes a $100K signing bonus.

In related news, the Texans have undergone more front office shakeups, dismissing assistant pro personnel director C.J. Leak as well as area scout Ryan Cavanaugh and pro scout Steven Price, per Wilson. While any news like this is going to get attention given the perception of Houston’s ownership and front office at the moment, these moves do not seem out of the ordinary for a team that has just hired a new GM and head coach.

Leak, who was hired by former GM Brian Gaine in 2018, is expected to draw interest from other clubs.

Minor NFL Transactions: 10/26/19

October 26th, 2019 at 7:39pm CST by Andrew Ortenberg

Today’s minor moves:

Detroit Lions

Promoted from practice squad: LB Steve Longa
Released: S Marcus Gilchrist

Houston Texans

Promoted from practice squad: CB Cornell Armstrong
Waived: CB Xavier Crawford

New Orleans Saints

Promoted from practice squad: WR Krishawn Hogan
Waived: WR Lil’Jordan Humphrey

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 9/12/19

September 12th, 2019 at 5:28pm CST by Dallas Robinson

Today’s practice squad updates:

Buffalo Bills

Signed: TE Nate Becker
Released: LB Nate Hall

Chicago Bears

Signed: DL Abdullah Anderson
Released: LB James Vaughters

Cleveland Browns

Signed: G Colby Gossett
Released: CB Donnie Lewis

Green Bay Packers

Signed: G Ben Braden

Houston Texans

Signed: CB Cornell Armstrong

Jacksonville Jaguars

Signed: WR Terry Godwin

Minnesota Vikings

Signed: TE Brandon Dillon, WR Alexander Hollins

New England Patriots

Signed: S Obi Melifonwu

New Orleans Saints

Signed: DT Mitchell Loewen

Philadelphia Eagles

Signed: CB Ajene Harris

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: CB Parry Nickerson

Tennessee Titans

Signed: RB Dalyn Dawkins
Placed on injured list: QB Logan Woodside

Washington Redskins

Signed: TE Donald Parham

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 9/11/19

September 11th, 2019 at 6:37pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Wednesday’s practice squad decisions:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: CB Andre Chachere, TE Darrell Daniels

Dallas Cowboys

Signed: RB Darius Jackson

Houston Texans

Signed: DB Cornell Armstrong

Indianapolis Colts

Signed: RB Bruce Anderson

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed: TE Stephen Anderson, DB Tevaughn Campbell, WR Anthony Johnson
Cut: LB Curtis Akins, DB Kemon Hall
Placed on practice squad IR: WR Artavis Scott

Miami Dolphins

Signed: WR T.J. Rahming
Cut: LB Christian Sam

New England Patriots

Signed: CB Nate Brooks
Cut: OL Colby Gossett

Philadelphia Eagles

Signed: TE Alex Ellis

Minor NFL Transactions: 9/10/19

September 10th, 2019 at 9:28pm CST by Andrew Ortenberg

Baltimore Ravens

Waived from IR: LB Alvin Jones

Houston Texans

Promoted from practice squad: QB Alex McGough
Waived: CB Cornell Armstrong

Kansas City Chiefs

Waived: WR Byron Pringle

Los Angeles Rams

Waived/injured: DB Dominique Hatfield, C Aaron Neary, LB Trevon Young

Minnesota Vikings

Waived: TE Brandon Dillon

New Orleans Saints

Waived: DL Mitchell Loewen

Philadelphia Eagles

Waived: TE Alex Ellis

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: OLB Jayrone Elliott

Seattle Seahawks

Waived: CB Parry Nickerson

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Signed: S Andrew Adams

Tennessee Titans

Signed: OL Hroniss Grasu
Waived: RB Dalyn Dawkins

Washington Redskins

Signed: DL T.Y. McGill, CB Simeon Thomas
Waived: TE J.P. Holtz
Waived/injured: CB Greg Stroman