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NFL Practice Squad Updates: 10/15/19

October 15th, 2019 at 8:13pm CST by Zachary Links

A look at the latest NFL practice squad moves:

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: TE Carson Meier

Baltimore Ravens

Signed: CB Denzel Rice
Released: S A.J. Howard

Buffalo Bills

Signed: WR Jordan Veasy

Chicago Bears

Signed: DL Fadol Brown

Kansas City Chiefs

Signed: WR Gehrig Dieter

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed: TE Stephen Anderson, C Cole Toner
Placed on practice squad IR: RB Detrez Newsome

Los Angeles Rams

Signed: WR Nsimba Webster

Minnesota Vikings

Signed: WR Davion Davis

New England Patriots

Signed: OL Tyler Gauthier, WR Devin Ross
Released: K Younghoe Koo, TE Jason Vander Laan

New York Giants

Signed: RB Jon Hilliman

Oakland Raiders

Signed: RB James Butler, WR Anthony Ratliff-Williams
Released: RB Damarea Crockett, DE Quinton Bell

Philadelphia Eagles

Signed: RB De’Angelo Henderson

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: RB Tony Brooks-James, T Christian DiLauro

San Francisco 49ers

Signed: WR Deontay Burnett

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: CB Brian Allen, S Adrian Colbert, TE Tyrone Swoopes, T Chad Wheeler
Released: LB Malik Carney, CB Parry Nickerson

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Released: LB Demone Harris, RB Darius Jackson

Tennessee Titans

Signed: LB Nigel Harris
Released: LB Ukeme Eligwe

Washington Redskins

Signed: TE Wes Saxton, DB Maurice Smith
Released: TE Drew Belcher, T Victor Salako

NFL Workout Updates: 10/1/19

October 1st, 2019 at 1:42pm CST by Zachary Links

Here’s a look at the latest workouts from around the NFL:

Arizona Cardinals

Atlanta Falcons

LB Andrew Dowell
LB Ahmad Thomas (signed with ATL p-squad)

Baltimore Ravens

Buffalo Bills

Cleveland Browns

Vikings Work Out Jordan Matthews

September 20th, 2019 at 6:55pm CST by Sam Robinson

After falling short of making the 49ers’ 53-man roster, Jordan Matthews is attempting to catch on elsewhere. The veteran wideout auditioned for two NFC teams this week, with the Vikings giving him a look Friday after a Tuesday Saints tryout, Field Yates of ESPN.com tweets.

The Vikings, who recently placed Josh Doctson on IR, also worked out receivers Deontay Burnett and Tanner Gentry, per ESPN.com’s Courtney Cronin (on Twitter).

Only four receivers reside on Minnesota’s active roster. The two backups are currently Chad Beebe and seventh-round rookie Olabisi Johnson. It would be logical for the Vikes to make a move at receiver before the Saturday afternoon transaction deadline.

Matthews, who topped 800 yards in each of his first three seasons, has not been able to replicate the production of his first Eagles stay. He failed to surpass 300 yards during his Bills season in 2017 and finished with exactly 300 in 14 Eagles games last season. Were Matthews to find a gig this season, it would only be his age-27 campaign.

NFL Workout Updates: 9/7/19

September 7th, 2019 at 9:33pm CST by Andrew Ortenberg

We’ve got another big batch of workouts, all courtesy of veteran NFL reporter Howard Balzer (on Twitter).

Cleveland Browns

DT Ricky Walker

Houston Texans

Ps Ryan Allen, Matt Wile; LB Christian Kuntz; LS Carson Tinker

Indianapolis Colts

LB Tre’ Crawford; DE Jamell Garcia-Williams; CBs Quenton Meeks, Jackson Porter; S Jonathan Owens

Jacksonville Jaguars

WRs Terry Godwin, Ishmael Hyman; RB Jeremy McNichols; P Brock Miller

Minnesota Vikings

Safeties Briean Boddy-Calhoun, C.J. Reavis; DT Anthony Zettel

New England Patriots

WRs Deontay Burnett, Amara Darboh, Anthony Johnson, Spencer Schnell; QB Mike White

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Safeties Andrew Adams, Chris Banjo; OTs Dino Boyd, Pace Murphy, Josh Wells; G Bryan Witzmann

The Texans could be looking for specialist help, as they worked out a pair of punters and a longsnapper. Boddy-Calhoun, who worked out for the Vikings, is probably the biggest name on this list. He started at least seven games for the Browns each of the past three seasons, but was released by Houston at final cuts.

Jets Reach 53-Man Max

August 31st, 2019 at 4:18pm CST by Zachary Links

The Jets did more than just cut a 2019 third-round pick on Saturday, making nearly 40 moves to reach the Week 1 roster limit. Here’s the complete rundown of cut players:

QB Luke Falk
RB Valentime Holmes
WR Quincy Adeboyejo
WR Deontay Burnett
WR Charone Peake
WR Jeff Smith
WR Tim White
WR Deonte Thompson
TE Eric Tomlinson
OL Calvin Anderson
OL Ryan Anderson
OL Ben Braden
OL Wyatt Miller
OL Jordan Morgan
OL Eric Smith
OL Jon Toth
DL Justin Alexandre
DL Trevon Sanders
DL MyQuon Stout
LB Stephone Anthony
LB James Burgess
LB Jamey Mosey
LB Anthony Wint
CB Alex Brown
CB Kyron Brown
CB Tevaughn Campbell
CB Mark Myers
CB Marcus Cooper
S Godwin Igwebuike
S Derrick Kindred
P Matt Darr

Another spot was freed up when the Jets placed corner Austin Bless on the reserve/non-football injury list.

Minor NFL Transactions: 3/28/19

March 28th, 2019 at 8:26pm CST by Micah Powell

Here are today’s minor moves:

New York Jets

Re-signed: QB Davis Webb
Re-signed: WR Deontay Burnett
Re-signed: DB Jeremy Clark

Jets Tender Robby Anderson

March 7th, 2019 at 2:18pm CST by Zachary Links

The Jets announced that they have applied the second-round tender to wide receiver Robby Anderson. The one-year tender will pay Anderson $3.095MM for the upcoming season.

As a restricted free agent, Anderson can negotiate with any club through April 19. If he signs an offer sheet with a new club, the Jets could match the offer to keep him. If the Jets do not match such an offer, they will receive a second-round draft choice. While Anderson has talent, it seems unlikely that a team will offer him substantial money and forfeit a valuable second-round pick in order to add him.

Anderson, 26 in May, made some noise in 2017 with 63 catches for 941 yards and seven touchdowns. He had a quieter year in 2018, even as his off-the-field antics made noise in the New York tabloids. He finished out last season with a 50/752/6 stat line across 14 games. With upwards of $100MM in cap room – and even more flexibility remaining – the Jets can easily afford to keep Anderson in the fold at a ~$3MM rate.

In addition to Anderson, the Jets have also retained all nine of their exclusive-rights free agents: