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NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 2/13/24

February 13th, 2024 at 7:31pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s reserve/futures deals:

Jacksonville Jaguars

OL Chandler Brewer, DB Tevaughn Campbell, DL D.J. Coleman, OLB De’Shaan Dixon, DB Erick Hallett II, LB Dequan Jackson, DB Amani Oruwariye, DL Esezi Otomewo, DB Ayo Oyelola, TE Josh Pederson, OL Keaton Sutherland, OL Darryl Williams, WR Seth Williams

Kansas City Chiefs

DT Isaiah Buggs

San Francisco 49ers

OL Sebastian Gutierrez, DB Kemon Hall, S Erik Harris, S Tayler Hawkins, WR Tay Martin, DL Sam Okuayinonu, LB Curtis Robinson, TE Jake Tonges, DL Spencer Waege

Oruwariye spent much of the 2023 season on the Jaguars practice squad, with the defensive back getting into just one game. The former fifth-round pick has more experience than your standard reserve/futures contract, as Oruwariye started 29 games for the Lions between 2020 and 2021. That latter season was one of his strongest, as he finished with 57 tackles, 11 passes defended, and six interceptions.

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 8/31/23

August 31st, 2023 at 9:21pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s practice squad moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: WR Kaden Davis, OL Marquis Hayes

Baltimore Ravens

Signed: NT Bravvion Roy

Buffalo Bills

Signed: QB Shane Buechele

Chicago Bears

Signed: DL Deslin Alexandre, DL Daniel Hardy, OL Bill Murray, K John Parker Romo

Denver Broncos

Signed: TE Lucas Krull

Detroit Lions

Signed: QB David Blough, DL Quinton Bohanna, WR Daurice Fountain, DE Raymond Johnson, RB Zonovan Knight, G Michael Niese

Green Bay Packers

Signed: LB Kristian Welch

Indianapolis Colts

Signed: DT McTelvin Agim, WR Racey McMath
Released: DT Caleb Sampson, CB Kevin Toliver

Jacksonville Jaguars

Signed: DL Esezi Otomewo

Kansas City Chiefs

Signed: CB Keith Taylor, WR Montrell Washington
Released: DB Reese Taylor

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed: WR Marquez Callaway, LB Isaac Darkangelo, G Vitaliy Gurman, DE Janarius Robinson

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed: WR Alex Erickson, S Dean Marlowe, TE Nick Vannett

Miami Dolphins

Signed: TE Nick Bowers, RB Darrynton Evans, OL Chasen Hines, S Joshua Kalu, DT Rashard Lawrence, OT James Tunstall, WR Raleigh Webb, DE Chase Winovich

New England Patriots

Signed: WR Jalen Reagor

New Orleans Saints

Released: RB Tony Jones, RB Ellis Merriweather, RB Jordan Mims, LB Ty Summers

New York Giants

Signed: CB Caleb Hayes, WR Dennis Houston, TE Tyree Jackson, RB Taiwan Jones, G Jalen Mayfield, OT Jaylon Thomas
Released: CB Gemon Green, OL Tyre Phillips

New York Jets

Signed: LB Marcelino McCrary-Ball, DL Jalyn Holmes, S Tyreque Jones, OL Jason Poe, OL Ryan Swoboda, RB Xazavian Valladay

Philadelphia Eagles

Signed: DT Thomas Booker, OT Le’Raven Clark, CB Tiawan Mullen

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: LB Tariq Carpenter, OT Kellen Diesch, WR Simi Fehoko, G Joey Fisher, DB Josiah Scott

San Francisco 49ers

Signed: CB CB Shemar Jean-Charles, K Matthew Wright

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: OL Ben Brown, CB Artie Burns, LB Jon Rhattigan, CB Robert Rochell
Released: QB Holton Ahlers, OL Greg Eiland

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Signed: LB Brandon Bouyer-Randle, DE C.J. Brewer, OL Silas Dzansi, OT Luke Haggard, DB Keenan Isaac, WR Cephus Johnson, RB Patrick Laird, S Richard LeCounte, WR Ryan Miller, WR David Moore, DL Pat O’Connor, OL Raiqwon O’Neal, LB Jose Ramirez, LB J.J. Russell, TE Tanner Taula, QB John Wolford

Vikings Make Cuts To Reach 53-Man Roster

August 29th, 2023 at 8:25pm CST by Ely Allen

Most of the Vikings’ roster moves were done ahead of the deadline, but today they did the rest of the work to get down to the 53-man roster. Here are the moves made today to reach the deadline:

Waived:

OL Alan Adi
WR Jacob Copeland
RB Aaron Dykes
WR Lucky Jackson
WR Trishton Jackson
RB DeWayne McBride
DL Esezi Otomewo
WR Blake Proehl
TE Ben Sims
DL T.J. Smith
OL Jack Snyder
WR Thayer Thomas
OLB Luiji Vilain
OLB Benton Whitley
CB Jaylin Williams

Waived/injured:

LB Abraham Beauplan

Released:

LB Troy Reeder
CB Joejuan Williams

A strong preseason performance by backup running back Ty Chandler and the returning prowess of Kene Nwangwu led to the disappointing cut of the seventh-round pick McBride. Besides that, there weren’t many surprises on the offensive side of the ball as the Vikings continually value consistency on the offensive line.

Minnesota needed to work out how to replace the production lost in the departure of pass rusher Za’Darius Smith. The opportunity led to a nice surprise as undrafted rookie Andre Carter II makes the initial 53. Carter is joined on the defensive side by undrafted linebacker Ivan Pace, who got plenty of run in camp as Brian Asamoah recovered from injury. Safety NaJee Thompson is the last undrafted rookie to find his way onto the roster thanks to his contributions on special teams.

NFL Draft Pick Signings: 5/12/22

May 12th, 2022 at 6:18pm CST by Sam Robinson

Thursday has featured several rookie deals finalized. Here are the mid- and late-round draftees to sign their four-year contracts today:

Arizona Cardinals

RB Keaontay Ingram (sixth round, USC)
OL Lecitus Smith (sixth round, Virginia Tech)
LB Jesse Luketa (seventh round, Penn State)

Atlanta Falcons

RB Tyler Allgeier (fifth round, BYU)
G Justin Shaffer (sixth round, Georgia)
TE John FitzPatrick (sixth round, Georgia)

Buffalo Bills

LB Terrel Bernard (third round, Baylor)

Cleveland Browns

CB Martin Emerson (third round, Mississippi State)
DE Alex Wright (third round, UAB)
WR David Bell (third round, Purdue)
RB Jerome Ford (fifth round, Cincinnati)
WR Mike Woods (sixth round, Oklahoma)
DE Isaiah Thomas (seventh round, Oklahoma)
C Dawson Deaton (seventh round, Texas Tech)

Dallas Cowboys

DT John Ridgeway (fifth round, Arkansas)

Denver Broncos

WR Montrell Washington (fifth round, Samford)

Detroit Lions

TE James Mitchell (fifth round, Virginia Tech)

Houston Texans

RB Dameon Pierce (fourth round, Florida)
DT Thomas Booker (fifth round, Stanford)

Jacksonville Jaguars

RB Snoop Conner (fifth round, Ole Miss)
CB Gregory Junior (sixth round, Ouachita Baptist)
CB Montaric Brown (seventh round, Arkansas)

Las Vegas Raiders

G Dylan Parham (third round, Memphis)
DT Matthew Butler (fifth round, Tennessee)
T Thayer Munford (seventh round, Ohio State)
RB Brittain Brown (seventh round, UCLA)

Miami Dolphins

DE Cameron Goode (seventh round, California)

Minnesota Vikings

DE Esezi Otomewo (fifth round, Minnesota)
RB Ty Chandler (sixth round, North Carolina)
T Vederian Lowe (sixth round, Illinois)
WR Jalen Nailor (sixth round, Michigan State)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

RB Rachaad White (third round, Arizona State)
CB Zyon McCollum (fifth round, Sam Houston State)
TE Ko Kieft (sixth round, Minnesota)
OLB Andre Anthony (seventh round, LSU)

Tennessee Titans

RB Hassan Haskins (fourth round, Michigan)
WR Kyle Phillips (fifth round, UCLA)
CB Theo Jackson (sixth round, Tennessee)
LB Chance Campbell (sixth round, Ole Miss)