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Minor NFL Transactions: 9/30/23

September 30th, 2023 at 8:58pm CST by Adam La Rose

Saturday’s gameday elevations and other minor moves ahead of tomorrow’s slate of Week 4 games:

Arizona Cardinals

Elevated: RB Corey Clement, DL Eric Banks

Atlanta Falcons

Elevated: DL Timmy Horne

Baltimore Ravens

Elevated: RB Melvin Gordon, WR Laquon Treadwell

Carolina Panthers

Elevated: CB Dicaprio Bootle, S Matthias Farley

Chicago Bears

Elevated: DB A.J. Thomas

Cincinnati Bengals

Elevated: TE Tanner Hudson

Cleveland Browns

Elevated: TE Zaire Mitchell-Paden, QB P.J. Walker

Dallas Cowboys

Signed to active roster: C Brock Hoffman
Elevated: LB Malik Jefferson, TE Sean McKeon

Denver Broncos

Elevated: LB Ben Niemann, RB Dwayne Washington

Houston Texans

Signed to active roster: DT Khalil Davis, T Austin Deculus
Released: S DeAndre Houston-Carson
Elevated: T Geron Christian, OL Jimmy Morrissey

Indianapolis Colts

Elevated: G Ike Boettger, WR Amari Rodgers

Jacksonville Jaguars

Elevated: TE Jacob Harris

Kansas City Chiefs

Elevated: LB Cole Christiansen

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed to active roster: LB Kana’i Mauga
Placed on IR: LB Curtis Bolton
Elevated: CB Tyler Hall, OLB Malik Reed

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed to active roster: S Dean Marlowe, S A.J. Finley
Placed on NFI list: C Corey Linsley (story), S JT Woods
Elevated: WR Keelan Doss, DE Andrew Former

Los Angeles Rams

Elevated: RB Royce Freeman, WR Austin Trammell

Miami Dolphins

Signed to active roster: WR Robbie Chosen, LB Cameron Goode
Elevated: DE Chase Winovich

Minnesota Vikings

Elevated: WR N’Keal Harry

New England Patriots

Elevated: DT Jeremiah Pharms Jr.

New Orleans Saints

Elevated: S Johnathan Abram, CB Cameron Dantzler

New York Jets

Elevated: OL Chris Glaser

Philadelphia Eagles

Elevated: S Tristin McCollum, P Braden Mann

Pittsburgh Steelers

Elevated: P Brad Wing

San Francisco 49ers

Elevated: CB Kendall Sheffield, WR Willie Snead

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Elevated: CB Keenan Isaac, LB J.J. Russell

Tennessee Titans

Elevated: CB Shyheim Carter, TE Kevin Rader

Washington Commanders

Elevated: RB Derrick Gore

Walker’s elevation comes amidst a degree of uncertainty regarding Deshaun Watson‘s Sunday availability. The latter is dealing with a shoulder injury, but he has expressed confidence he will be able to suit up. In the event he is unable to play, though, Walker will provide insurance under center. NFL Network’s James Palmer reports Watson will be a game-time decision.

Chosen, formerly Robbie Anderson, made his Dolphins debut in Week 3, scoring a 68-yard touchdown on his only catch. His performance – along with other depth wideouts currently being sidelined for Miami – will give the 30-year-old a longer look with his new team.

Gore’s elevation will give him the chance to see regular season game action for the first time since 2021. The former UDFA recorded 361 scrimmage yards with the Chiefs that season, but a subsequent IR stint marked the end of his time in Kansas City. Gore has since spent time on the Saints’, and now Commanders’, taxi squads. Nicki Jhabvala of the Washington Post notes that fellow depth back Chris Rodriguez has bee ruled out with an illness, opening the door to Gore seeing limited snaps.

Minor NFL Transactions: 9/23/23

September 23rd, 2023 at 7:55pm CST by Adam La Rose

Here are the various practice squad elevations and other minor moves from around the league:

Arizona Cardinals

Elevated: DL Ben Stille
Placed on IR: DL Carlos Watkins

Atlanta Falcons

Elevated: DL Timmy Horne, OL Tyler Vrabel

Baltimore Ravens

Signed to active roster: OLB Jeremiah Moon
Elevated: RB Melvin Gordon, RB Kenyan Drake

Carolina Panthers

Elevated: CB Dicaprio Bootle, QB Jake Luton

Chicago Bears

Elevated: DL Daniel Hardy, S A.J. Thomas
Placed on IR: LB Khalid Kareem

Cleveland Browns

Elevated: T Ty Nsekhe

Dallas Cowboys

Signed to active roster: CB C.J. Goodwin
Elevated: C Sean Harlow, C Brock Hoffman
Placed on IR: CB Trevon Diggs (story)

Denver Broncos

Elevated: RB Dwayne Washington

Detroit Lions

Elevated: S Brandon Joseph, OL Dan Skipper

Green Bay Packers

Elevated: CB Corey Ballentine, RB Patrick Taylor

Houston Texans

Elevated: DT Khalil Davis, T Austin Deculus
Placed on IR: CB Derek Stingley Jr. (story)

Indianapolis Colts

Elevated: G Ike Boettger, WR Juwann Winfree

Jacksonville Jaguars

Elevated: WR Jacob Harris

Kansas City Chiefs

Elevated: LB Cole Christiansen, WR Montrell Washington

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed to active roster: DE Isaac Rochell

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed to active roster: OL Zack Bailey
Elevated: S Dean Marlowe
Waived: S A.J. Finley

Miami Dolphins

Elevated: WR Robbie Chosen, LB Cameron Goode

Minnesota Vikings

Elevated: WR Trishton Jackson

New Orleans Saints

Elevated: S Jonathan Abram, CB Cameron Dantzler

New York Jets

Signed to active roster: LB Sam Eguaveon
Elevated: OL Chris Glaser

Pittsburgh Steelers

Elevated: RB Qadree Ollison

Seattle Seahawks

Elevated: LB Jon Rhattigan, S Teez Tabor

Tennessee Titans

Elevated: DL Jaleel Johnson, OL Justin Murray

Washington Commanders

Elevated: FB Alex Armah

Broncos Place Baron Browning On Reserve/PUP List, Trim Roster To 53

August 29th, 2023 at 10:00pm CST by Sam Robinson

The Broncos will join other teams in using short-term IR to create roster spots for veterans they cut Tuesday. The team also needed to use its reserve/PUP list. Here is how Denver moved down to the 53-man limit:

Released:

Waived:

RB Tyler Badie
WR Michael Bandy
ILB Seth Benson
G Henry Byrd
WR Marquez Callaway
QB Ben DiNucci
CB Art Green
WR Taylor Grimes
WR Josh Hammond
OLB Marcus Haynes
CB Faion Hicks
TE Tommy Hudson
DE Jordan Jackson
T Demontrey Jacobs
RB Tony Jones Jr.
CB Devon Key
DT Tomasi Laulile
DT PJ Mustipher
DT Haggai Chisom Ndubusi
OLB Aaron Patrick
G Will Sherman
WR Montrell Washington

Waived/injured:

OLB Chris Allen

Placed on reserve/PUP list:

OLB Baron Browning

Browning suffered a meniscus injury this offseason and underwent surgery in June. This obviously deals a blow to Browning’s development, seeing as the converted off-ball linebacker has yet to play a full season at his second NFL position, and Denver’s edge depth. Randy Gregory and Frank Clark lead the way at the position; both are going into their age-30 seasons. The Broncos have seen Gregory, Von Miller and Bradley Chubb miss substantial time in recent years. They will hope Browning, who showed promise opposite Chubb at points last year, can return when eligible.

The Broncos did not place Jerry Jeudy on IR, keeping their No. 1 receiver available once his hamstring heals. This points to the team viewing Jeudy as likely to come back during the season’s first four weeks. Jeudy suffered a hamstring injury late last week; the malady is expected to sideline him for “several weeks.” The team is expected to re-sign Humphrey once it reorganizes its roster, 9News’ Mike Klis notes.

Although Purcell joined Humphrey as a cut, Klis adds the veteran nose tackle is set to come back. Ditto Moreau, as K’Waun Williams is set to head to IR — a designation that will cost the veteran slot cornerback at least four games — upon undergoing ankle surgery. The Broncos kept UDFAs Elijah Garcia, a defensive lineman, and Jaleel McLaughlin, a running back, after strong preseason outings. McLaughlin is the NCAA all-levels rushing kingpin, having amassed 8,161 yards while at Notre Dame College and Youngstown State — Division II and Division I-FCS programs, respectively, in Ohio. He will be the team’s third-string running back — behind Javonte Williams and Samaje Perine.

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/16/23

August 16th, 2023 at 8:11pm CST by Ely Allen

Here are today’s minor transactions from around the NFL:

Carolina Panthers

Waived from IR with injury settlement: DE Jalen Redmond

Denver Broncos

Signed: RB Dwayne Washington
Reverted to IR: K Elliott Fry
Waived: DT Forrest Merrill

Detroit Lions

Waived from IR with injury settlement: WR Trey Quinn

Green Bay Packers

Waived from IR with injury settlement: WR Jeff Cotton

Kansas City Chiefs

Reverted to IR: CB Anthony Witherstone

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed: CB Matt Hankins
Waived/injured: CB Kemon Hall

New York Giants

Reverted to IR: T Devery Hamilton
Waived/injured: LB Troy Brown

New York Jets

Waived/injured: CB Javelin Guidry
Waived from IR with injury settlement: QB Chris Streveler

San Francisco 49ers

Released from IR with injury settlement: DE Darryl Johnson

Tennessee Titans

Signed: DT Michael Dwumfour
Waived: OLB Zach McCloud

Fry goes unclaimed on the waiver wire after being waived with an injury designation yesterday by the Broncos. This could mean that Brett Maher won’t be able to run away with the job to replace longtime kicker Brandon McManus this year. With Fry remaining on the roster, Maher will need to stay sharp in order to stay the only active kicker on the team’s depth chart.

Guidry is expected to undergo surgery after injuring his knee in a joint practice with the Buccaneers today, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. The Jets will hope he lasts through waivers as he has impressed so far in camp. If he does, New York will likely revert him to injured reserve in order to keep him on the roster.

Minor NFL Transactions: 1/4/23

January 4th, 2023 at 5:27pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s minor NFL transactions:

Baltimore Ravens

Designated for return: CB Daryl Worley

Buffalo Bills

Signed off Jets practice squad: S Jared Mayden
Waived: CB Xavier Rhodes

Chicago Bears

Placed on IR: CB Josh Blackwell, G Teven Jenkins, OT Michael Schofield III
Signed to active roster: LB DeMarquis Gates, DE Jalyn Holmes, LB Terrell Lewis

Dallas Cowboys

Designated for return: G Matt Farniok

Detroit Lions

Designated for return: CB Chase Lucas

Indianapolis Colts

Placed on IR: CB Kenny Moore II
Signed off Jaguars practice squad: DE Rashod Berry

Minnesota Vikings

Designated for return: DL Jonathan Bullard

New Orleans Saints

Placed on NFI: RB Dwayne Washington
Signed to active roster: WR Keith Kirkwood

Seattle Seahawks

Signed to active roster: TE Tyler Mabry

Washington Commanders

Placed on IR: LB De’Jon Harris

Minor NFL Transactions: 9/1/22

September 1st, 2022 at 6:08pm CST by Ben Levine

Teams continue to tinker with their rosters after hundreds of players were cut earlier this week. We’ve tracked all of today’s minor moves below:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: TE Stephen Anderson, LS Aaron Brewer, CB Mike Ford, G Colby Gossett, LB Nick Kwiatkoski, S Dean Marlowe
Placed on IR: S Charles Washington, WR Antoine Wesley
Waived from IR: OL Greg Long

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: DT Abdullah Anderson,
Placed on IR: DL Marlon Davidson, TE John Fitzpatrick, LB Deion Jones, OL Jalen Mayfield, CB Isaiah Oliver

Baltimore Ravens

Waived from IR: DT Aaron Crawford

Chicago Bears

Claimed off waivers (from Vikings): WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette
Placed on IR: WR N’Keal Harry

Cincinnati Bengals

Signed: WR Mike Thomas
Placed on IR: DE Khalid Kareem

Dallas Cowboys

Signed: DB C.J. Goodwin, LS Jake McQuaide
Placed on IR: OT Tyron Smith, WR James Washington

Denver Broncos

Signed: CB Darius Phillips, DT Mike Purcell, TE Eric Tomlinson
Released: DB Essang Bassey
Placed on IR: TE Greg Dulcich, CB Michael Ojemudia
Released from IR: CB Donnie Lewis

Green Bay Packers

Released from IR: WR Danny Davis

Indianapolis Colts

Placed on IR: LB Trevor Denbow

Jacksonville Jaguars

Claimed off waivers (from Bears): LB Caleb Johnson
Released: DL Adam Gotsis
Reverted to IR: K Jake Verity

Los Angeles Rams

Placed on IR: LB Daniel Hardy

Miami Dolphins

Placed on IR: S Clayton Fejedelem
Released from IR: CB Mackensie Alexander, DB D’Angelo Ross

New England Patriots

Placed on IR: WR Tyquan Thornton

New Orleans Saints

Signed: RB Dwayne Washington
Placed on IR: OT Trevor Penning, DL Malcolm Roach

New York Giants

Signed: LB Austin Calitro, TE Tanner Hudson, DL Nick Williams
Claimed off waivers (from Ravens): G Tyre Phillips
Placed on IR: OL Shane Lemieux, DE Elerson Smith, CB Rodarius Williams
Released from IR: TE Dre Miller, TE Ricky Seals-Jones

New York Jets

Signed: S Marcell Harris

Pittsburgh Steelers

Claimed off waivers (from Jaguars): LB Jamir Jones
Released: LB Derrek Tuszka

San Francisco 49ers

Signed: TE Tyler Kroft, DE Jordan Willis
Placed on IR: LB Curtis Robinson, S Jimmie Ward

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: CB Justin Coleman
Placed on IR: DL LJ Collier

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Placed on IR: C Ryan Jensen
Waived/injured: WR Cyril Grayson Jr.

Tennessee Titans

Signed: WR Cody Hollister
Placed on IR: WR Racey McMath

Wednesday NFL Transactions: NFC South

August 31st, 2022 at 4:16pm 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 Buccaneers, Falcons, Panthers and Saints moves are noted below.

Here are Wednesday’s NFC South transactions, which will continue to be updated throughout the day.

Atlanta Falcons

Claimed:

DT Matt Dickerson (from Chiefs), T Chuma Edoga (from Jets; story)

Released:

CB Mike Ford, S Dean Marlowe

Signed to practice squad:

WR Josh Ali, WR Cameron Batson, RB Caleb Huntley, TE MyCole Pruitt, S Teez Tabor, OL Tyler Vrabel

Carolina Panthers

Signed to practice squad:

TE Josh Babicz, OL Deonte Brown, S Juston Burris, QB Jacob Eason, CB Madre Harper, CB Tae Hayes, WR Ra’Shaun Henry, DE Drew Jordan, RB John Lovett, LB Arron Mosby, S Kenny Robinson, C Sam Tecklenburg, TE Colin Thompson, WR Derek Wright

New Orleans Saints

Claimed:

T Tanner Owen (from Bills)

Released:

RB Dwayne Washington

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Signed to practice squad:

CB Don Gardner, WR Kaylon Geiger, QB Ryan Griffin, DL Willington Previlon

Saints Re-Sign Dwayne Washington

April 18th, 2022 at 8:01pm CST by Ben Levine

Dwayne Washington is staying in New Orleans. The team announced today that they’ve re-signed the veteran running back and special teamer. It’s a one-year deal for the six-year veteran.

A 2016 seventh-round pick, Washington spent the first two seasons of his career with the Lions, including a rookie season where he collected 327 yards from scrimmage. Washington hasn’t come close to replicating those offensive numbers since, but he’s still established an NFL career thanks to his special teams prowess.

Since joining the Saints organization in 2018, Washington has appeared in more than half of his team’s special teams snaps. He’s collected 15 tackles in his four years with New Orleans, and he’s returned six kickoffs for 99 yards. He’s also had a small role on offense, collecting 50 touches for 263 yards from scrimmage.

It’ll probably be more of the same next season for the 27-year-old. Washington will likely be buried on the depth chart behind Alvin Kamara, Mark Ingram, and Tony Jones Jr., but he’ll continue to be relied on for special teams.

Saints’ COVID Surge

December 24th, 2021 at 9:27pm CST by Ely Allen

Yesterday, the Saints saw 9 players hit the reserve/COVID-19 list including quarterbacks Taysom Hill and Trevor Siemian who were expected to handle the duties behind center for the rest of the year with Jameis Winston on IR with a torn ACL. In addition to those two, guard James Carpenter, linebacker Kaden Elliss, defensive back Jeff Heath, defensive end Jalyn Holmes, defensive back Malcolm Jenkins, defensive tackle Christian Ringo, and tackle Jordan Mills all found themselves on the COVID list. Besides the quarterbacks and full-time starter Jenkins, the other six players have a combined 8 starts between them.

With three quarterbacks currently unavailable for Monday Night’s matchup with the Dolphins, the Saints are expected to start the rookie fourth-round pick out of Notre Dame, Ian Book. As we reported earlier this morning, New Orleans also made the move of signing Blake Bortles as a contingency plan behind Book.

Well, despite the addition, the Saints didn’t fair any better today, losing full-time starters Ryan Ramczyk at tackle and Demario Davis at linebacker to the reserve/COVID-19 list, as well as reserves running back Dwayne Washington and safety J.T. Gray.

With the losses, the Saints will continue to operate with a depleted roster, like every other NFL team this year. The Saints’ lineup now lacks the likes of regular starters like Winston, Hill, Jenkins, Ramczyk, Davis, kicker Wil Lutz, tackle Andrus Peat, tight end Adam Trautman, and wide receiver Michael Thomas. Although they look like a shell of the team they could be at full strength, the Saints, along with the rest of the NFL, will continue to work to make the most of a bad situation as they currently sit only two spots outside of the final Wild Card spot with a 7-7 record, losing the tiebreakers to current 7-seed Minnesota and 8-seed Philadelphia.

NFL COVID List Updates: 12/24/21

December 24th, 2021 at 6:14pm CST by Ely Allen

We’ve compiled a list of players who were placed on or activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list today. In some instances, players activated from the list remain on IR:

Baltimore Ravens

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: S Chuck Clark, C Trystan Colon
Activated from practice squad/COVID-19 list: RB Nate McCrary
Placed on practice squad/COVID-19 list: QB Chris Streveler

Buffalo Bills

Activated from practice squad/COVID-19 list: T Bobby Hart
Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: WR Gabriel Davis, G Cody Ford

Chicago Bears

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: DT Bilal Nichols

Cincinnati Bengals

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: WR Mike Thomas

Cleveland Browns

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: CB A.J. Green, QB Case Keenum, WR Jarvis Landry, QB Baker Mayfield, DE Ifeadi Odenigbo
Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: K Chase McLaughlin, DT Jordan Elliott
Placed on practice squad/COVID-19 list: S Tedric Thompson

Dallas Cowboys

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: CB Jourdan Lewis, WR Simi Fehoko

Denver Broncos

Placed on practice squad/COVID-19 list: LB Barrington Wade

Green Bay Packers

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: DL Kenny Clark
Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: LB Chauncey Rivers

Indianapolis Colts

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: G Quenton Nelson

Jacksonville Jaguars

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: DE Josh Allen, WR Laviska Shenault, OL Ben Bartch

Kansas City Chiefs

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: TE Blake Bell
Placed on reserve/COVID-19: P Tommy Townsend

Los Angeles Chargers

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: DT Justin Jones

Los Angeles Rams

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: DB Jordan Fuller, TE Tyler Higbee
Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: OL Cole Williamson

Miami Dolphins

Activated from practice squad/COVID-19 list: RB Gerrid Doaks

New England Patriots

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: RB Rhamondre Stevenson

New Orleans Saints

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: LB Demario Davis, DB J.T. Gray, T Ryan Ramczyk, RB Dwayne Washington

New York Giants

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: S J.R. Reed, OLB Oshane Ximines
Activated from practice squad/COVID-19 list: C Jonotthan Harrison

New York Jets

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: WR Jeff Smith, CB Justin Hardee
Placed from reserve/COVID-19 list: TE Ryan Griffin

Philadelphia Eagles

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: OL Landon Dickerson

Pittsburgh Steelers

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: DT Montravius Adams
Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: DE Isaiah Buggs

Seattle Seahawks

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: RB Travis Homer
Activated from practice squad/COVID-19 list: OL Pier-Olivier Lestage

Tennessee Titans

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: WR Dez Fitzpatrick
Activated from practice squad/COVID-19 list: DB Jamal Carter
Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: T Taylor Lewan

Washington Football Team

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: QB Kyle Allen, S Kamren Curl, LB Milo Eifler, CB Kendall Fuller
Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: DE Nate Orchard