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Minor NFL Transactions: 12/1/25

December 1st, 2025 at 6:49pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s minor moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Waived: RB Jermar Jefferson

Cincinnati Bengals

Signed to active roster: CB Jalen Davis
Placed on IR: LB Brian Asamoah

Detroit Lions

Claimed off waivers (from Dolphins): TE Hayden Rucci
Designated for return from IR: TE Shane Zylstra
Placed on reserve/retired list: C Frank Ragnow

Green Bay Packers

Waived: WR Will Sheppard

Jacksonville Jaguars

Waived: WR Austin Trammell

New England Patriots

Elevated: OL Brenden Jaimes, DT Jeremiah Pharms

New York Giants

Signed to active roster: LB Tomon Fox
Elevated: LB Swayze Bozeman, WR Dalen Cambre

The Lions continue to work through their tight end depth with Sam LaPorta done for the season. The team’s first move today was claiming Hayden Rucci, who was waived by the Dolphins on Saturday. A former UDFA out of Wisconsin, Rucci spent much of the 2024 and 2025 campaigns in Miami. He got into four games with the organization this season, with the majority of his snaps coming on special teams.

The Lions also welcomed Shane Zylstra back to practice today. The tight end has been out since Week 2, when he suffered an ankle injury while blocking on a punt return. The veteran has gotten into 31 games with the Lions since the 2021 season, hauling in 15 catches for 116 yards and four touchdowns.

Otherwise, the Lions placed center Frank Ragnow back on the reserve/retired list after the veteran failed his physical.

NFL Minor Transactions: 11/27/25

November 27th, 2025 at 7:23pm CST by Ely Allen

Happy Thanksgiving! Here are the holiday’s minor NFL transactions and some standard gameday elevations for today’s night game and tomorrow’s Black Friday game:

Atlanta Falcons

Waived: OLB Khalid Kareem

Baltimore Ravens

Elevated: DE Carl Lawson, LB Chandler Martin

Chicago Bears

Elevated: OL Jordan McFadden, LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin
Placed on IR: G Luke Newman
Waived: RB Brittain Brown

Cincinnati Bengals

Elevated: RB Gary Brightwell, CB Jalen Davis

Philadelphia Eagles

Elevated: OLB Patrick Johnson, S Andre’ Sam
Reverted to season-ending IR: G Willie Lampkin

Newman and Brown were removed from the Bears’ 53-man roster as corresponding moves to make room for their two activations off injured reserve today.

Martin is being called up as a standard gameday practice squad elevation for the third time this year. If the Ravens would like him to play in any more games after this week, they’ll need to sign him to the 53-man roster.

Lampkin was designated to return from IR back on November 6, and his 21-day practice squad window has come and gone without an activation by the Eagles. The undrafted rookie out of North Carolina will spend the rest of his rookie season on IR, as a result of not being activated.

Minor NFL Transactions: 11/22/25

November 22nd, 2025 at 6:43pm CST by Ely Allen

Here are Week 12’s minor moves and standard gameday practice squad elevations for the Sunday slate tomorrow:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed to active roster: CB Darren Hall
Elevated: TE Pharaoh Brown, LB Channing Tindall

Baltimore Ravens

Elevated: LB Chandler Martin, CB Amani Oruwariye

Cincinnati Bengals

Elevated: RB Gary Brightwell, CB Jalen Davis

Cleveland Browns

Elevated: QB Bailey Zappe

Green Bay Packers

Elevated: LB Jamon Johnson, RB Pierre Strong

Kansas City Chiefs

Elevated: RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire

Los Angeles Rams

Signed to active roster: S Tanner Ingle
Elevated: LB Elias Neal, WR Brennan Presley

New England Patriots

Elevated: DT Jeremiah Pharms

New Orleans Saints

Elevated: WR Dante Pettis, G William Sherman

New York Giants

Activated from reserve/PUP: RB Eric Gray
Elevated: LB Swayze Bozeman, WR Dalen Cambre
Placed on IR: TE Thomas Fidone II

New York Jets

Activated from IR: LB Marcelino McCrary-Ball
Waived: LB Ja’Markis Weston

Seattle Seahawks

Elevated: LB Patrick O’Connell, LB Jamie Sheriff
Placed on IR: WR Tory Horton (story)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Elevated: S Marcus Banks

Tennessee Titans

Activated from IR: RB Kalel Mullings
Elevated: WR Xavier Restrepo

There hasn’t been much of an update since it was reported that rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel was going through the league’s concussion protocol. He was able to get some limited practice time in yesterday, but he hasn’t yet been cleared. With Gabriel’s status up in the air, Zappe is getting called up in case he’s needed to back up the new starting rookie, Shedeur Sanders.

O’Connell and Sheriff are getting called up with linebackers Tyrice Knight out with a concussion and Ernest Jones questionable with a knee injury. This will be O’Connell’s third and final practice squad elevation, so if the Seahawks wants to see him play again this year, they will need to sign him to the active roster.

Wednesday NFL Transactions: AFC North

August 27th, 2025 at 5:36pm 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 Bengals, Browns, Ravens and Steelers moves are noted below.

Baltimore Ravens

Signed to practice squad:

T Gerad Christian-Lichtenhan, DB Thomas Graham, OLB Malik Hamm, QB Tyler Huntley, DB Keondre Jackson, RB D’Ernest Johnson, WR Keith Kirkwood, ILB Chandler Martin, WR Anthony Miller, TE Zaire Mitchell-Paden, DT C.J. Okoye, G Jared Penning, DB Marquise Robinson, DE Kaimon Rucker, C Nick Samac, RB Lucas Scott, DL Brent Urban

Cincinnati Bengals

Signed to practice squad:

RB Gary Brightwell, T Devin Cochran, T Andrew Coker, CB Jalen Davis, LB Joe Giles-Harris, G Jaxson Kirkland, CB Bralyn Lux, C Seth McLaughlin, RB Kendall Milton, WR Jordan Moore, LB Maema Njongmeta, DE Isaiah Thomas, WR Isaiah Williams, S Russ Yeast

Reverted to IR:

T Caleb Etienne, TE Tanner McLachlan, G Cordell Volson

Cleveland Browns

Claimed:

CB Jarrick Bernard-Converse (from Jets), RB Raheim Sanders (from Chargers)

Waived:

TE Brenden Bates, CB Dom Jones

Signed to practice squad:

TE Sal Cannella, WR Kaden Davis, S Christopher Edmonds, DT Ralph Holley, CB LaMareon James, DT Sam Kamara, RB Ahmani Marshall, DE Julian Okwara, RB Trayveon Williams, QB Bailey Zappe

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed to practice squad:

DL Kyler Baugh, CB Beanie Bishop, DB Sebastian Castro, OL Dylan Cook, TE JJ Galbreath, WR Max Hurleman, DB D’Shawn Jamison, OL Steven Jones, DL DeMarvin Leal, RB Lew Nichols, CB James Pierre, DB Daryl Porter, RB Trey Sermon, LB Julius Welschof, WR Ke’Shawn Williams, WR Robert Woods

Bengals Trim Roster To 53 Players

August 26th, 2025 at 6:31pm CST by Nikhil Mehta

The Bengals have finalized their 53-man roster with the following 27 roster moves, per a team announcement:

Placed on IR (designated for return)

S Daijahn Anthony
DE Cedric Johnson

Placed on reserve/PUP:

TE Erick All

Released:

Waived:

LS Cal Domitis
OT Devin Cochran
OT Andre Coker
DE Raymond Johnson
S Jaylen Key
G Jaxson Kirkland
CB Bralyn Lux
WR Jamoi Mayes
C Seth McLaughlin
RB Kendall Milton
WR Jordan Moore
LB Maema Njongmeta
WR Kendric Pryor
QB Desmond Ridder
DE Isaiah Thomas
WR Isaiah Williams

Waived/injured:

OT Caleb Etienne
TE Tanner McLachlan
G Cordell Volson

Anthony (hamstring) and Johnson (calf) are a pair of 2024 Day 3 picks who will be sidelined for at least four games after picking up injuries in training camp. Anthony is not expected to miss much time, per Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.

Complications from a college knee surgery are expected to sidelined All for the entire season, but keeping him on the PUP list keeps the Bengals’ options open. Even getting All back on the practice field late in the season could go a long way towards a 2026 comeback.

Adomitis was the Bengals’ long snapper for the last three years, but undrafted rookie Will Wagner beat him out for the starting job in training camp, according to Kelsey Conway of the Cincinnati Enquirer.

If Ridder ever had a legitimate chance at beating out Jake Browning for Cincinnati’s backup quarterback job, he was unable to capitalize on it. With 18 starts under his belt in the last three years – albeit with uninspiring production – Ridder could draw interest on waivers for a team looking to upgrade their quarterback depth.

Volson is expected to be out for the year after undergoing shoulder surgery. He will revert to the Bengals’ season-ending injured reserve if he is not claimed on waivers. The Bengals may pursue an injury settlement to save cap space with almost $2.5MM of non-guaranteed money on Volson’s contract, per OverTheCap.

NFL Reserve/Futures Deals: 2/5/25

February 5th, 2025 at 6:23pm CST by Ely Allen

Wednesday’s only reserve/futures deal around the NFL:

Cincinnati Bengals

CB Jalen Davis

The veteran undrafted cornerback has spent the last five years in Cincinnati after originally signing with the Dolphins and spending a year with the Cardinals, as well. He’s served mostly as a depth corner and special teamer in the past, and spent last year on the practice squad, getting elevated twice for game action.

Minor NFL Transactions: 10/12/24

October 12th, 2024 at 8:38pm CST by Ely Allen

Today’s minor transactions, including practice squad callups for Week 6:

Arizona Cardinals

Elevated: K Chad Ryland

Atlanta Falcons

Elevated: G Matt Hennessy, CB Kevin King

Baltimore Ravens

Activated from IR: RB Rasheen Ali
Elevated: OLB Yannick Ngakoue

Carolina Panthers

Activated from IR: TE Ian Thomas
Placed on IR: C Austin Corbett (story)
Elevated: OLB Marquis Haynes

Chicago Bears

Elevated: S Tarvarius Moore, CB Ameer Speed

Cincinnati Bengals

Elevated: CB Jalen Davis, C Trey Hill

Dallas Cowboys

Elevated: LB Darius Harris, CB Amani Oruwariye

Denver Broncos

Signed to active roster: DB Tanner McCalister
Elevated: T Cameron Fleming, G Calvin Throckmorton

Detroit Lions

Elevated: DE Isaac Ukwu

Green Bay Packers

Elevated: FB Andrew Beck

Indianapolis Colts

Signed to active roster: RB Evan Hull

Jacksonville Jaguars

Elevated: LB Tanner Muse

Las Vegas Raiders

Activated from IR: S Trey Taylor
Elevated: WR Alex Bachman, WR Kristian Wilkerson

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed to active roster: S Tony Jefferson
Elevated: CB Dicaprio Bootle

New York Giants

Elevated: WR Isaiah Hodgins, RB Dante Miller

Philadelphia Eagles

Signed to active roster: WR Parris Campbell
Elevated: OL Jack Driscoll

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Elevated: WR Ryan Miller, RB D.J. Williams

Tennessee Titans

Elevated: DT Abdullah Anderson, CB Tre Avery

Washington Commanders

Activated from reserve/PUP: DE Efe Obada
Elevated: RB Chris Rodriguez Jr., CB Kevon Seymour

Minor NFL Transactions: 10/5/24

October 5th, 2024 at 7:29pm CST by Adam La Rose

Saturday’s gameday elevations and other minor moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Elevated: OL Charlie Heck, K Chad Ryland

Baltimore Ravens

Elevated: RB Chris Collier, OLB Yannick Ngakoue

Buffalo Bills

Elevated: WR Tyrell Shavers, DT Branson Deen

Carolina Panthers

Elevated: LB Thomas Incoom, DT T.J. Smith
Placed on IR: LB Shaq Thompson (story)

Cincinnati Bengals

Elevated: CB Jalen Davis

Dallas Cowboys

Signed to active roster: LB Nick Vigil
Elevated: DE Carl Lawson, CB Amani Oruwariye

Denver Broncos

LB Levelle Bailey

Green Bay Packers

Signed to active roster: CB Robert Rochell
Elevated: FB Andrew Beck

Houston Texans

Elevated: RB J.J. Taylor

Indianapolis Colts

Elevated: RB Evan Hull, CB David Long

Jacksonville Jaguars

Elevated: LB Tanner Muse, S Matthew Jackson

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed to active roster: DE K’Lavon Chaisson
Placed on IR: LB Luke Masterson
Elevated: RB Sincere McCormick, WR Alex Bachman

Los Angeles Rams

Elevated: WR Xavier Smith, CB Ahkello Witherspoon

Miami Dolphins

Elevated: CB Nik Needham

Minnesota Vikings

Elevated: RB Myles Gaskin, S Bobby McCain

New England Patriots

Signed to active roster: DT Jaquelin Roy
Elevated: OL Bryan Hudson, LB Ochaun Mathis

New York Giants

Activated from IR: LB Matt Adams
Waived: LB Benton Whitley
Elevated: WR Isaiah Hodgins, RB Dante Miller

New York Jets

LB Marcelino McCrary-Ball, QB Adrian Martinez

Pittsburgh Steelers

Activated from IR: OLB Jeremiah Moon
Elevated: WR Brandon Johnson, RB Jonathan Ward

San Francisco 49ers

Activated from IR: DT Kalia Davis
Elevated: DL T.Y. McGill, WR Trent Taylor

Washington Commanders

Activated from IR: QB Marcus Mariota
Elevated: CB Kevon Seymour, WR Brycen Tremayne

Mariota returned to practice on Wednesday, which was the earliest point at which he could be designated for return. As a result, it comes as little surprise he has been brought back onto Washington’s active roster. The 30-year-old is in his first season with the Commanders, and today’s move paves the way for him to handle backup duties moving forward.

Ngakoue remained on the free agent market into the start of the regular season. He was not connected to a Ravens reunion, but one took place last week. The journeyman sack artist had a brief spell with Baltimore in 2020, and he posted three sacks in 11 games. Ngakoue, 29, had one-and done campaigns in Vegas, Indianapolis and Chicago before taking a Ravens practice squad deal. He will make his debut tomorrow and aim to provide depth along the edge.

Wednesday NFL Transactions: AFC North

August 28th, 2024 at 7:40pm 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 Bengals, Browns, Ravens and Steelers moves are noted below.

Baltimore Ravens

Signed:

Claimed:

Signed to practice squad:

OT Corey Bullock, RB Chris Collier, CB Bump Cooper Jr., WR Malik Cunningham, G Darrian Dalcourt, OLB Joe Evans, CB Ka’dar Hollman, TE Qadir Ismail, RB John Kelly, WR Keith Kirkwood, QB Devin Leary, WR Anthony Miller, DE C.J. Ravenell, ILB Josh Ross, WR Dayton Wade

Cincinnati Bengals

Signed:

Claimed:

DE K.J. Henry

Released:

RB Trayveon Williams

Signed to practice squad:

CB Nate Brooks, WR Cole Burgess, T Devin Cochran, DT Domenique Davis, CB Jalen Davis, TE Cam Grandy, LB Shaka Heyward, C Trey Hill, WR Shedrick Jackson, S PJ Jules, WR Kendric Pryor, QB Logan Woodside

Cleveland Browns

Signed:

Claimed:

Signed to practice squad:

DT Jowon Briggs, CB Tony Brown, WR Jaelon Darden, S Christopher Edmonds, CB Mike Ford, CB Justin Hardee, T Germain Ifedi, T Sam Kamara, T Roy Mbaeteka, WR James Proche, LB Winston Reid, LS Rex Sunahara, T Lorenzo Thompson, WR Michael Woods

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed:

Claimed:

Signed to practice squad:

CB Anthony Averett, RB Boston Scott

Bengals Cut Roster Down To 53 Players

August 27th, 2024 at 8:16pm CST by Ely Allen

The Bengals utilized the following roster moves to get down to the required 53-man roster:

Released:

CB Jalen Davis
QB Logan Woodside

Waived:

DT Travis Bell
CB Nate Brooks
WR Cole Burgess
T Devin Cochran
RB Elijah Collins
DT Carlos Davis
DT Domenique Davis
C Nate Gilliam
TE Cam Grandy
LB Devin Harper
LB Shaka Heyward
C Trey Hill
WR Shedrick Jackson
S PJ Jules
WR Kendric Pryor

Waived/injured:

CB Lance Robinson

Placed on IR (designated for return):

DE Myles Murphy
P Brad Robbins

Placed on reserve/PUP list:

CB DJ Ivey

No surprises in Cincinnati this evening. Ivey will start the year on PUP after he tore his ACL late last year. Murphy and Robbins will be forced to miss the first four games of the season, as well, but since they’ve been designated for return, they will have the option to return at some point in the season.

Woodside was unable to beat out Jake Browning for the honor of backing up Joe Burrow, who has missed a decent amount of time since getting drafted.

The Bengals retained all of their draft picks from this past April with all 10 making the initial roster. The undrafted group had a bit less luck, but Wisconsin linebacker Maema Njongmeta will enter the year on the active roster. Robinson was waived with an injury designation and may make a return via the IR.