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NFL Practice Squad Updates: 10/3/23

October 3rd, 2023 at 7:43pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s practice squad transactions:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: DT Phil Hoskins

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: WR Frank Darby
Placed on IR: TE Parker Hesse

Baltimore Ravens

Signed: DB DeAndre Houston-Carson, CB Tre Swilling, TE Eric Tomlinson
Released: WRDontay Demus Jr.

Buffalo Bills

Signed: CB Herb Miller
Released: WR Marcell Ateman

Chicago Bears

Signed: CB Christian Matthew

Cincinnati Bengals

Signed: WR Kendric Pryor

Dallas Cowboys

Signed: LB Mikel Jones

Denver Broncos

Released: WR Michael Bandy

Green Bay Packers

Signed: S Christian Young

Indianapolis Colts

Signed: CB Darren Hall

Miami Dolphins

Signed: CB Mark Milton, WR Freddie Swain

New York Giants

Released: RB Taiwan Jones

New York Jets

Signed: CB Kalon Barnes, CB Tae Hayes, DB Craig James
Released: OL Chris Glaser, OT Cedric Ogbuehi, CB Nehemiah Shelton

Philadelphia Eagles

Released: LB Kyron Johnson

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: OT Obinna Eze
Released: RB Greg Bell, WR Jalen Camp

Taiwan Jones will now look to catch on elsewhere after getting let go by the Giants. The veteran joined New York’s practice squad back in August and was elevated for the first two games of the season, with Jones returning one kick and one punt. It’s been a bit since Jones last contributed on offense, but the veteran was a reliable special teams player for the Bills for half a decade (two stints).

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 9/26/23

September 26th, 2023 at 8:28pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s practice squad moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: DL Jacob Slade, LB Davion Taylor
Released: CB Quavian White

Baltimore Ravens

Signed: WR Tarik Black, WR Dontay Demus
Released: G Kyle Fuller, FB Ben Mason

Carolina Panthers

Signed: WR Matt Landers

Cleveland Browns

Signed: RB Deon Jackson
Released: RB Hassan Hall, DT Trysten Hill

Houston Texans

Signed: OT Geron Christian

Kansas City Chiefs

Signed: WR Chase Cota

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed: S A.J. Finley

New England Patriots

Released: CB William Hooper

New Orleans Saints

Signed: WR Matt Landers
Released: OL Jake Merritt

New York Jets

Released: DB Craig James

Pittsburgh Steelers

Released: CB Kalon Barnes

San Francisco 49ers

Signed: RB Jeremy McNichols
Released: TE Troy Fumagalli

Tennessee Titans

Signed: LB Otis Reese, WR Shi Smith

Geron Christian is back in Houston for his second stint with the team, as the lineman started eight of his 14 appearances for the Texans in 2021. The former Washington third-round pick spent the 2022 campaign with the Chiefs, where he mostly played on special teams in his 10 games.

A pair of notable running backs found jobs today. Deon Jackson joined the Browns practice squad after getting cut by the Colts last week. The RB started Week 1 for Indy, and he ultimately finished his stint with the team having collected 504 yards from scrimmage and three touchdowns in 27 games. Meanwhile, Jeremy McNichols is heading to San Francisco after having spent the past two seasons as one of Derrick Henry‘s backups. The former fifth-round pick got into 30 games between 2021 and 2022, collecting 655 yards from scrimmage.

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/28/23

August 28th, 2023 at 8:27pm CST by Sam Robinson

We are less than 24 hours from the deadline for NFL teams to trim their rosters to 53 players. Here are the latest moves teams have made as they pare their squads down toward the in-season limit:

Baltimore Ravens

Released: DB DeAndre Houston-Carson
Waived: DT Trey Botts, DB Kaieem Caesar, WR Dontay Demus, OL Jake Guidone, DB Corey Mayfield, LB Kelle Sanders

Chicago Bears

Waived: LB Kuony Deng, OL Gabe Houy, LB Buddy Johnson, TE Jared Pinkney, WR Joe Reed, TE Jake Tonges

Cleveland Browns

Placed on reserve/NFI list: G Drew Forbes
Released: G Wes Martin

Dallas Cowboys

Released: DE Ben Banogu

Denver Broncos

Waived: ILB Austin Ajiake

Detroit Lions

Waived: OL Connor Galvin, CB Chase Lucas

Indianapolis Colts

Waived: LB Donavan Mutin, DT Caleb Sampson, OL Dakoda Shepley

Jacksonville Jaguars

Waived: WR Kevin Austin, FB Derek Parish, QB Nathan Rourke

Los Angeles Chargers

Waived: LB Tae Crowder, QB Max Duggan

Los Angeles Rams

Waived: LB Kelechi Anyalebechi, WR Braxton Burmeister, DB Timarcus Davis, DB Tyon Davis, DB Vincent Gray, WR Tyler Hudson, DB Tanner Ingle, DB Jordan Jones, G Sean Maginn, WR Lance McCutcheon, TE Camren McDonald, TE Christian Sims, DT Taron Vincent
Waived/injured: LB Ryan Smenda

Miami Dolphins

Released from IR via injury settlement: DB Tino Ellis

Minnesota Vikings

Released: LB Jake Gervase
Waived: DL Calvin Avery, CB Kalon Barnes, CB C.J. Coldon, T Christian DiLauro, CB Jameson Houston, WR Garett Maag, RB Abram Smith, OL Josh Sokol, QB Jordan Ta’amu, TE Colin Thompson
Waived/injured: CB Tay Gowan

New England Patriots

Waived: P Corliss Waitman

New Orleans Saints

Waived: LB Nick Anderson, WR Kawaan Baker, FB Jake Bargas, DT Prince Emili

New York Giants

Waived/injured: G Jack Anderson, G Wyatt Davis, DB Zyon Gilbert
Placed on IR: TE Chris Myarick

New York Jets

Released: CB Craig James, OL Greg Senat, LB Pita Taumoepenu
Placed on IR: CB Jimmy Moreland

Pittsburgh Steelers

Released: OL Le’Raven Clark
Waived: OL William Dunkle, S Jalen Elliott, RB Darius Hagans, CB Lavert Hill, DL Manny Jones, QB Tanner Morgan, LB Tanner Muse, LB Toby Ndukwe, S Kenny Robinson

Seattle Seahawks

Waived: CB Arquon Bush, TE Griffin Hebert, WR Tyjon Lindsey, T Jalen McKenzie, T Liam Ryan

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Waived: WR Taye Barber, LB Brandon Bouyer-Randle, RB Ronnie Brown, DB Anthony Chesley, TE Dominique Dafney, WR Kaylon Geiger, WR Cephus Johnson, WR Ryan Miller, OL John Molchon, OL Michael Niese, T Raiqwon O’Neal, DL Willington Previlon, DL Deadrin Senat, S Nolan Turner, WR Kade Warner, CB Rodarius Williams, S Aaron Young

Tennessee Titans

Waived: TE Alize Mack, DB Josh Thompson, RB Jonathan Ward
Placed on IR: RB Hassan Haskins

Ravens Unveil 18-Man UDFA Class

May 5th, 2023 at 4:06pm CST by Adam La Rose

The Ravens have become the second AFC North team to announce their class of undrafted free agents. After having a unusually low six picks in the draft, Baltimore has a large contingent of UDFAs this year. Here is the full list:

FB/DT Levi Bell (Texas State)
DT Trey Botts (Colorado State-Pueblo)
DT Kaieem Ceasar (Ohio)
WR Dontay Demus Jr. (Maryland)
G Tykeem Doss (Southern Mississippi)
QB Nolan Henderson (Delaware)
G Jake Guidone (UConn)
OLB Malik Hamm (Lafayette)
T Brandon Kipper (Oregon State)
CB Jeremy Lucien (Vanderbilt)
G Tashawn Manning (Kentucky)
CB Corey Mayfield Jr. (UTSA)
RB Keaton Mitchell (East Carolina)
WR Sean Ryan (Rutgers)
OLB Kelle Sanders (Alabama-Birmingham)
TE Travis Vokolek (Nebarska)
TE Brian Walker (Shepherd)
RB Owen Wright (Monmouth)

The last time the Ravens drafted a quarterback who played at Delaware was Joe Flacco in 2008. The latter helped lead the team to a Super Bowl title, but the same will certainly not be expected of Henderson, who had a career-best 3,231 passing yards and 32 touchdowns last season. The Ravens’ backup and third-string signal-callers (Tyler Huntley and Anthony Brown) both joined the team as UDFAs, so Henderson could have a path to at least a practice squad spot.

Mitchell – the son of former Ravens safety Anthony Mitchell – had a highly productive college career. He saw his yards per carry mark increase in each of his three seasons, and his 7.2 mark in 2022 led the AAC. The 5-9, 188-pounder recorded 1,704 scrimmage yards and 15 total touchdowns last season, but the each of the Ravens’ top three running backs from 2022 are on the books for the coming campaign. That should limit Mitchell’s opportunities to make the 53-man roster.

Demus showed potential at times during his Maryland career, but also missed action due to injuries. His best season came in 2019 (41 catches, 625 yards, six touchdowns), and he totaled 2,008 yards and 14 scores overall. The Ravens have made a number of high-profile moves at the WR position this offseason, but a back-of-the-roster spot could be available if Demus (or Ryan) stand out during the summer.