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Minor NFL Transactions: 8/29/24

August 29th, 2024 at 8:15pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Thursday’s minor moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed from practice squad: LB Krys Barnes
Placed on IR: CB Elijah Jones

Carolina Panthers

Signed from practice squad: TE Jordan Matthews
Placed on IR: DL Jaden Crumedy

Cincinnati Bengals

Re-signed: RB Trayveon Williams
Placed on IR: DT McKinnley Jackson

Dallas Cowboys

Placed on IR: T Chuma Edoga (story)

Denver Broncos

Signed: LB Kristian Welch
Waived: LB Levelle Bailey

Detroit Lions

Placed on IR: DL John Cominsky (story)

Green Bay Packers

Removed from IR via injury settlement: CB Brandon Facyson, RB Jarveon Howard

Las Vegas Raiders

Removed from IR via injury settlement: LB Elerson Smith

Los Angeles Chargers

Waived: RB Jaret Patterson

Los Angeles Rams

Placed on IR: OL Conor McDermott

Miami Dolphins

Signed: LS Blake Ferguson
Placed on IR: S Patrick McMorris

New York Giants

Signed: LB Curtis Bolton, FB Jakob Johnson
Placed on IR: OL Austin Schlottmann
Removed from IR via injury settlement: WR Dennis Houston, OL Jalen Mayfield

Philadelphia Eagles

Waived: DT Marlon Tuipulotu

Pittsburgh Steelers

Removed from IR via injury settlement: LB Julius Welschof

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Removed from IR via injury settlement: LB Kalen DeLoach

Tennessee Titans

Removed from IR via injury settlement: WR Kyle Philips

Washington Commanders

Removed from IR via injury settlement: LB Keandre Jones, S Ben Nikke

Schlottmann suffered what Brian Daboll called a long-term injury. Elaborating on the injury Schlottmann suffered in practice Wednesday, The Athletic’s Dan Duggan notes the veteran backup O-lineman will rehab a broken fibula. The injury is expected to shut down the free agency addition for at least two months. No surgery is on tap for Schlottmann. The Giants considering him for activation may depend on their injury situation, as teams only have eight regular-season IR activations. The Giants have seven presently, as they used a summer IR designation on linebacker Matthew Adams on Tuesday.

Giants Place Isaiah McKenzie On IR, Move Roster To 53

August 27th, 2024 at 8:07pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here is how the Giants moved down to the 53-man limit today:

Released:

WR Miles Boykin
TE Lawrence Cager
CB Tre Herndon (story)
WR Isaiah Hodgins
DB Darnay Holmes (story)
FB Jakob Johnson
CB David Long
T Joshua Miles
WR Allen Robinson (story)

Waived:

LB Darrian Beavers
LB K.J. Cloyd
LB Tomon Fox
DB Alex Johnson
T Marcellus Johnson
DB Raheem Layne
K Jude McAtamney
RB Dante Miller
RB Jimmy Morrissey
DT Casey Rogers
TE Jack Stoll

Waived/injured:

Placed on season-ending IR:

WR Isaiah McKenzie

Placed on IR/return:

LB Matthew Adams

Just as the NFL greenlit a full-on kickoff revamp, McKenzie is out of the picture in New York. Signing with the Giants this year and completing a reunion with ex-Bills staffers Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll, McKenzie has been a return man and slot receiver for seven seasons. This transaction, unlike the Adams designation, will knock the 5-foot-7 cog out for the year. McKenzie only received $75K guaranteed.

McKenzie joins Hodgins among the players not currently in the mix for the team. The Giants received good value from the former waiver claim, who was a Bills teammate of McKenzie’s under Daboll earlier his career. They brought him back after non-tendering him as an RFA in March, and he and Robinson were battling for back-end receiver jobs. The Giants kept Bryce Ford-Wheaton, a 2023 UDFA, over Hodgins. Considering Hodgins’ past with Daboll, it would not surprise to see New York circle back with a potential practice squad invite. Though, the fifth-year veteran might have other options.

Beavers was viewed as a potential inside linebacker starter in 2023, but Micah McFadden ended up beating out the former sixth-round pick. Beavers played in only two games last season. Cager also was considered a contender to be one of the Giants’ receiving tight ends, but the converted wideout fell short. Daniel Bellinger and fourth-round rookie Theo Johnson are leading the way post-Darren Waller.

NFL Reserve/Futures Deals: 1/8/24

January 8th, 2024 at 9:24pm CST by Ben Levine

Many teams have started signing players to reserve/futures contracts, allowing organization to retain (routinely) young, practice squad players. Here are the latest reserve/futures contracts:

Arizona Cardinals

WR Andre Baccellia, OL Jackson Barton, WR Kaden Davis, OL Marquis Hayes, RB Tony Jones, TE Bernhard Seikovits, WR Jeff Smith, CB Quavian White

Atlanta Falcons

OL Barry Wesley

Carolina Panthers

RB Mike Boone, RB Spencer Brown, WR Jalen Camp, RB Tarik Cohen, CB Lamar Jackson, TE Jordan Matthews, CB AJ Parker, TE Chris Pierce, WR Cam Sims, OT Badara Traore, DE Raequan Williams

Chicago Bears

LB Micah Baskerville, TE Stephen Carlson, OL Jerome Carvin, DB Adrian Colbert, OL Aviante Collins, DL Michael Dwumfour, DL Daniel Hardy, OL Roy Mbaeteka, OL Bill Murray, WR Nsimba Webster

Cincinnati Bengals

DT Domenique Davis, CB Allan George, C Nate Gilliam, DE Jeff Gunter, LB Shaka Heyward, WR Shedrick Jackson, G Jaxson Kirkland, WR Kwamie Lassiter II, WR Kendric Pryor

Denver Broncos

RB Tyler Badie, QB Ben DiNucci, OT Demontrey Jacobs, S Devon Key, CB Reese Taylor

Indianapolis Colts

LB Austin Ajiake, LB Liam Anderson, WR Tyrie Cleveland, S Marcel Dabo, WR Ethan Fernea, G Arlington Hambright, TE Jordan Murray, RB Zavier Scott, TE Eric Tomlinson

Las Vegas Raiders

DE David Agoha, CB Cornell Armstrong, QB Anthony Brown, OT D.J. Fluker, TE Cole Fotheringham, S Jaydon Grant, DT Marquan McCall, RB Sincere McCormick, OT Jalen McKenzie, TE John Samuel Shenker, DT Nesta Jade Silvera, DE Elerson Smith, DE Charles Snowden, CB Sam Webb, WR Kristian Wilkerson

Minnesota Vikings

LB Abraham Beauplan, G Henry Byrd, OT Coy Cronk, WR N’Keal Harry, WR Trishton Jackson, RB DeWayne McBride, G Tyrese Robinson, WR Thayer Thomas, CB Jaylin Williams, CB Joejuan Williams, G Tyrese Robinson, WR Thayer Thomas

New England Patriots

DE William Bradley-King, LB Joe Giles-Harris, DB Azizi Hearn, DT Trysten Hill, WR T.J. Luther, OT Andrew Stueber, RB Ke’Shawn Vaughn

New Orleans Saints

RB James Robinson

New York Giants

DT Ryder Anderson, OT Yodny Cajuste, DB Kaleb Hayes, WR Dennis Houston, RB Deon Jackson, LB Dyontae Johnson, LB Jeremiah Martin, G Jalen Mayfield, OL Joshua Miles, DB Stantley Thomas-Oliver

New York Jets

OL Obinna Eze, OL Vitaliy Gurman, CB Tae Hayes, DL Manny Jones, RB Jacques Patrick, K Austin Seibert, DL Marquiss Spencer, WR Malik Taylor

Seattle Seahawks

LB Levi Bell, NT Matthew Gotel, RB Bryant Koback, TE Tyler Mabry, S Jonathan Sutherland, WR Cody White, WR Easop Winston Jr.

Tennessee Titans

CB Shyheim Carter, DB Tay Gowan, WR Tre’Shaun Harrison, TE Thomas Odukoya, LB Thomas Rush, G Lachavious Simmons

Washington Commanders

LB Brandon Bouyer-Randle, WR Davion Davis, CB D’Angelo Mandell

Minor NFL Transactions: 10/21/23

October 21st, 2023 at 8:30pm CST by Adam La Rose

Here are the minor moves made around the league in advance of the Week 7 slate of Sunday games:

Arizona Cardinals

Activated from NFI list: CB Garrett Williams
Elevated: RB Damien Williams, CB Bobby Price

Atlanta Falcons

Elevated: DL Lacale London, TE Tucker Fisk

Baltimore Ravens

Elevated: S DeAndre Houston-Carson

Buffalo Bills

Elevated: DT Kendal Vickers

Chicago Bears

Activated from IR: OL Doug Kramer
Elevated: CB Joejuan Williams

Cleveland Browns

Signed to active roster: RB Deon Jackson
Elevated: QB P.J. Walker, LB Charlie Thomas

Denver Broncos

Placed on IR: TE Greg Dulcich

Detroit Lions

Activated from IR: DE Josh Paschal
Released: TE Darrell Daniels
Elevated: RBs Mohamed Ibrahim, Devine Ozigbo

Green Bay Packers

Released: OLB Justin Hollins

Jacksonville Jaguars

Waived: QB Nathan Rourke

Kansas City Chiefs

Restored to active roster (from suspension exemption): DE Charles Omenihu

Las Vegas Raiders

Elevated: CB Cornell Armstrong

Los Angeles Chargers

Elevated: WR Keelan Doss, S Mark Webb

Miami Dolphins

Elevated: TE Tanner Conner

New England Patriots

Elevated: WR Jalen Reagor, DT Trysten Hill

New York Giants

Elevated: QB Tommy DeVito, G Jalen Mayfield

Seattle Seahawks

Signed to active roster: C Joey Hunt
Waived: OL Ben Brown
Elevated: WR Easop Winston, RB SaRodorick Thompson

Washington Commanders

Elevated: DT Abdullah Anderson, CB Tariq Castro-Fields

Dulcich already had one IR stint this season due to an aggravation of last year’s hamstring injury. The 2022 third-rounder has appeared in only two contests so far this season, and in the most recent one he suffered yet another setback. As a result, he will once again be shut down for at least four weeks.

The Giants’ decision to again promote DeVito points to starter Daniel Jones missing another game. Indeed, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports Jones is considered a “longshot” to play tomorrow against the Commanders. It will in all likelihood be Tyrod Taylor under center for New York in Week 7 while Jones continues to recover from his neck injury.

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 10/18/23

October 18th, 2023 at 7:08pm CST by Ely Allen

Wednesday’s practice squad updates:

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: RB Jacob Saylors, S Arnold Tarpley III

Denver Broncos

Signed: WR Michael Bandy

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed: TE John Samuel Shenker

Minnesota Vikings

Signed: WR Trishton Jackson

New England Patriots

Signed: DE William Bradley-King, RB Patrick Taylor
Released: DL Manny Jones, WR T.J. Luther

New York Giants

Signed: G Jalen Mayfield

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: WR Cody White, T Greg Eiland
Released: QB Holton Ahlers

Minor NFL Transactions: 10/16/23

October 16th, 2023 at 7:00pm CST by Ely Allen

Here are Monday’s minor moves:

Dallas Cowboys

Activated from IR: CB Nahshon Wright
Signed to active roster: LB Tyrus Wheat
Elevated: RB Malik Davis, LB Malik Jefferson
Placed on IR: CB C.J. Goodwin (story)

Los Angeles Chargers

Elevated: WR Keelan Doss

New Orleans Saints

Activated from reserve/suspended by commissioner: QB Jake Haener
Waived: QB Jake Luton

New York Giants

Waived: G Jalen Mayfield

Washington Commanders

Released from IR: TE Kaden Smith

The Cowboys are bringing in some reinforcements after having to place linebacker Leighton Vander Esch on IR this week. The Chargers are bringing up Doss as a standard gameday elevation, as well, with Mike Williams, Simi Fehoko, and Jalen Guyton all out tonight.

Haener, the Saints’ rookie fourth-round passer, started his NFL career on a six-game suspension due to a violation of the league’s performance-enhancing substance policy. With Haener adding another arm to the bullpen, Luton became expendable but may find a spot on the team’s practice squad.

Minor NFL Transactions: 10/14/23

October 14th, 2023 at 9:51pm CST by Ely Allen

Here are today’s minor transactions heading into the Week 6 weekend:

Arizona Cardinals

Activated from IR: OL Dennis Daley
Elevated: CB Bobby Price, RB Damien Williams

Atlanta Falcons

Elevated: S Micah Abernathy, DT LaCale London

Baltimore Ravens

Activated from IR: RB Keaton Mitchell

Buffalo Bills

Activated from IR: LB Baylon Spector
Elevated: CB Ja’Marcus Ingram

Chicago Bears

Activated from IR: CB Kyler Gordon (story)

Detroit Lions

Activated from IR: CB Khalil Dorsey
Signed to active roster: T Dan Skipper
Elevated: RB Devine Ozigbo
Placed on IR: RB Zonovan Knight, CB Emmanuel Moseley (story)

Houston Texans

Activated from IR: WR Noah Brown
Elevated: CB D’Angelo Ross
Waived: CB Alex Austin

Las Vegas Raiders

Elevated: CB Tyler Hall, G Netane Muti

Los Angeles Rams

Elevated: DT Marquise Copeland, DT Cory Durden

Miami Dolphins

Activated from IR: G Robert Jones
Elevated: TE Tanner Conner

New Orleans Saints

Signed to active roster: RB Jordan Mims
Elevated: TE J.P. Holtz, S Daniel Sorensen
Placed on IR: FB Adam Prentice

New York Giants

Signed to active roster: G Jalen Mayfield
Elevated: QB Tommy DeVito, G Justin Pugh

Philadelphia Eagles

Activated from IR: LB Nakobe Dean
Elevated: WR Devon Allen, CB Mekhi Garner
Placed on IR: WR Quez Watkins

San Francisco 49ers

Elevated: CB Shemar Jean-Charles, LB Curtis Robinson

Seattle Seahawks

Elevated: WR Cody Thompson
Placed on IR: CB Coby Bryant

Dean took the starting role the Eagles had in store for him in Week 1, but a foot injury interrupted his second NFL campaign. The 22-year-old was poised to return ahead of Sunday’s game by returning to practice earlier this week, though, and a first-team role is expected to await him upon suiting up. Dean taking on a heavy workload will relegate Nicholas Morrow (who was promoted from the practice squad) to backup duty despite the latter’s strong performances so far.

Seattle has seen fellow corners Devon Witherspoon and Riq Woolen enjoy considerable success, but the team’s secondary will be shorthanded without Bryant. The latter will miss at least the next four weeks as a result of the IR move as he recovers from a toe injury. The 2022 fourth-rounder, who has seen his defensive snap share jump from 65% to 77% this year, has not played since Week 2.

Minor NFL Transactions: 10/7/23

October 7th, 2023 at 6:46pm CST by Ely Allen

Here are the day’s minor transactions heading into Week 5:

Arizona Cardinals

Elevated: RB Corey Clement, DL Ben Stille

Atlanta Falcons

Elevated: WR Xavier Malone

Baltimore Ravens

Elevated: RB Kenyan Drake, WR Laquon Treadwell
Placed on IR: DB Daryl Worley

Buffalo Bills

Elevated: CB Ja’Marcus Ingram, DT Kendal Vickers
Placed on IR: CB Tre’Davious White (story)

Carolina Panthers

Elevated: CB Dicaprio Bootle

Cincinnati Bengals

Elevated: WR Kwamie Lassiter

Denver Broncos

Activated from IR: S P.J. Locke

Detroit Lions

Activated from IR: OLB Julian Okwara
Activated from exempt/commissioner permission: WR Jameson Williams
Elevated: WR Dylan Drummond
Placed on IR: FB Jason Cabinda

Jacksonville Jaguars

Placed on IR: WR Parker Washington
Activated from exempt/commissioner permission: T Cam Robinson

Miami Dolphins

Elevated: DE Chase Winovich

Minnesota Vikings

Elevated: WR N’Keal Harry

New Orleans Saints

Signed to active roster: G Tommy Kraemer
Elevated: S Johnathan Abram, S Daniel Sorensen
Waived: RB Tony Jones Jr.

New York Giants

Elevated: G Jalen Mayfield, T Jaylon Thomas

New York Jets

Elevated: WR Irvin Charles, CB Craig James

Philadelphia Eagles

Elevated: P Braden Mann, CB Bradley Roby
Placed on IR: G Cam Jurgens (story)

Pittsburgh Steelers

Elevated: OL Ryan McCollum, P Brad Wing

San Francisco 49ers

Elevated: DE Austin Bryant, CB Kendall Sheffield

Tennessee Titans

Activated from IR: WR Kyle Philips
Elevated: S Dane Cruikshank, DT Jaleel Johnson

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

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/26/23

August 26th, 2023 at 10:33pm CST by Adam La Rose

Saturday’s minor moves:

Atlanta Falcons

Released: CB Blessuan Austin, OL Jalen Mayfield, DL Delontae Scott, DT Justin Ellis

Detroit Lions

Released: DT Christian Covington, TE Daniel Helm
Released from IR via injury settlement: RB Ibrahim Mohamed

Los Angeles Rams

Activated from PUP list: TE Hunter Long

Philadelphia Eagles

Placed on IR: T Roderick Johnson

San Francisco 49ers

Released from IR via injury settlement: DE Taco Charlton

Mayfield missed all of last season due to injury, but he started each the 16 games in his rookie campaign the year prior. The former 23-year-old struggled at guard, which prompted a change in plans for the Falcons on the interior. They tried Mayfield at tackle this offseason, but that has clearly not gone according to plan given today’s move. It will be interesting to see if Atlanta tries to keep him in the fold via the practice squad if that option presents itself next week.

Covington, 29, could have provided experienced depth along the defensive interior for the Lions had he made the 53-man roster. The former sixth-rounder has 102 games to his name, including 20 with the Chargers over the past two years. Covington has also spent time with the Texans, Cowboys and Bengals, collecting 196 tackles and 9.5 sacks. He will now have a slight head start on many other players with respect to finding a new home as teams sort through their final roster decisions.