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NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 1/22/24

January 22nd, 2024 at 7:33pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s reserve/futures contracts:

Buffalo Bills

CB Kyron Brown, DE Kameron Cline, OL Richard Gouraige, CB Ja’Marcus Ingram, WR Andy Isabella, OL Kevin Jarvis, TE Tre’ McKitty, WR Tyrell Shavers, WR Bryan Thompson, S Kendall Williamson

Denver Broncos

DB Tanner McCalister

Green Bay Packers

LB Keshawn Banks, S Tyler Coyle, WR Grant DuBose, DL Jonathan Ford, CB Zyon Gilbert, CB Anthony Johnson, QB Alex McGough, RB Ellis Merriweather, LB Arron Mosby, LB Kenneth Odumegwu, FB Henry Pearson, WR Thyrick Pitts, T Kadeem Telfort, TE Joel Wilson

Houston Texans

DT McTelvin Agim, WR Alex Bachman, QB Tim Boyle, RB Gerrid Doaks, DE Ali Gaye, S Brandon Hill, WR Johnny Johnson III, TE Dalton Keene, CB Troy Pride, RB J.J. Taylor, OT Jaylon Thomas, WR Jared Wayne

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

OT Silas Dzansi, CB Keenan Isaac, RB Patrick Laird, CB Quandre Moseley, TE Tanner Taula, WR Raleigh Webb

Minor NFL Transactions: 1/6/24

January 6th, 2024 at 8:33pm CST by Ely Allen

The last week of pregame transactions and gameday callups for several teams this season:

Arizona Cardinals

Activated from IR: DL Leki Fotu
Signed to active roster: DL Ben Stille
Elevated: WR Dan Chisena, OL Jackson Barton

Buffalo Bills

Elevated: RB Leonard Fournette

Carolina Panthers

Elevated: G Deonte Brown, K Matthew Wright

Cincinnati Bengals

Elevated: CB Sidney Jones, WR Stanley Morgan

Cleveland Browns

Elevated: S Vincent Gray, K Riley Patterson

Dallas Cowboys

Elevated: LB Buddy Johnson, S Sheldrick Redwine

Denver Broncos

Placed on IR: T Mike McGlinchey
Activated from IR: T Alex Palczewski
Signed to active roster: CB Art Green
Elevated: S Devon Key

Detroit Lions

Elevated: DL Tyson Alualu, FB Jason Cabinda

Houston Texans

Elevated: WR Johnny Johnson III

Jacksonville Jaguars

Placed on IR: WR Jamal Agnew (story)

Kansas City Chiefs

Elevated: DT Matt Dickerson, QB Chris Oladokun

Las Vegas Raiders

Placed on IR: TE Michael Mayer
Signed to active roster: DT Matthew Butler
Elevated: WR Keelan Cole, S Jaydon Grant

Los Angeles Chargers

Placed on IR: OLB Justin Hollins
Signed to active roster: OLB Ty Shelby
Elevated: DT Christopher Hinton, OL Austen Pleasants

Los Angeles Rams

Elevated: LB Olakunle Fatukasi, QB Dresser Winn

Minnesota Vikings

Placed on IR: WR Jalen Nailor
Signed to active roster: WR Lucky Jackson
Elevated: CB Jaylin Williams, CB Joejuan Williams

New England Patriots

Placed on IR: TE Hunter Henry
Signed to active roster: TE La’Michael Pettway
Elevated: TE Matt Sokol, OL Andrew Stueber

New Orleans Saints

Elevated: G Tommy Kraemer, RB Jordan Mims

New York Giants

Placed on IR: S Jason Pinnock
Signed to active roster: QB Jacob Eason, TE Tyree Jackson
Elevated: T Yodny Cajuste, K Mason Crosby

Philadelphia Eagles

Elevated: S Tristin McCollum

San Francisco 49ers

Placed on IR: TE Ross Dwelley
Activated from IR: WR Ray-Ray McCloud
Elevated: S Tayler Hawkins, RB Jeremy McNichols

Seattle Seahawks

Elevated: NT Austin Faoliu, NT Matthew Gotel

Tennessee Titans

Placed on IR: WR Colton Dowell
Signed to active roster: S Matt Jackson
Elevated: LB Tae Crowder, CB Kendall Sheffield

Washington Commanders

Elevated: S Sean Chandler, CB Jace Whittaker

Several teams whose season is set to come to an end tomorrow have elected to move injured players to injured reserve in order to create roster spots for practice squad options, particularly those who have had their three gameday elevations exhausted. In the case of the Broncos, McGlinchey will see his debut campaign in the Mile High City come to a premature end. Signed to a five-year, $87.5MM deal, the 28-year-old was part of a revamped O-line which did not produce the desired rebound on offense. Manning his usual right tackle spot, McGlinchey was charged with eight sacks and 49 pressures allowed by PFF, resulting in an overall grade of 67.5.

While the Giants will have an interesting decision to make with respect to Xavier McKinney‘s future, they will have Pinnock on the books for at least one more season. The latter’s rookie contract is set to expire following the 2024 campaign, one in which he will no doubt remain a vital member of New York’s secondary. Pinnock has recorded 85 tackles, two interceptions (including a 102-yard pick-six), six pass deflections and a pair of forced fumbles while logging over 1,000 defensive snaps this season. A return to health and a continuation of his 2023 level of play will be sorely needed next fall.

Texans Set 53-Man Roster

August 29th, 2023 at 8:33pm CST by Ben Levine

The Texans are in the midst of a rebuild, but that doesn’t make their roster decisions any easier. The organization ultimately settled on 53 players today:

Released:

Waived:

OL Tyler Beach
DE Thomas Booker
WR Jalen Camp
CB Cameron Dantzler
DL Khalil Davis
OT Austin Deculus
RB Gerrid Doaks
CB Cobi Francis
DL Ali Gaye
DB Brandon Hill
WR Johnny Johnson III
DB Darius Joiner
TE Dalton Keene
OL Jimmy Morrissey
OL Jordan Murray
DE Adedayo Odeleye
QB E.J. Perry
RB Larry Rountree
LB Garret Wallow
WR Jared Wayne
P Ty Zentner

Waived/injured:

DT Roy Lopez
G Keaton Sutherland

Placed on reserve/PUP:

OL Charlie Heck

Three veteran tight ends were let go in Mason Schreck, Eric Tomlinson, and Nick Vannett. Vannett has the most epxerience of the bunch, having seen time in 86 career games. He spent the 2022 seasons with the Giants and Saints, hauling in six catches. Tomlinson has appeared in 85 career games, including 34 over the past two seasons. He started 12 of his 17 appearances for Denver in 2022, serving mostly as an extra blocker.

Adam Humphries was an 800-yard receiver with the Buccaneers in 2018, but he’s compiled only 985 yards in three years since. He didn’t get into a game during the 2022 season, but he did haul in 41 catches for Washington in 2021.

NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 1/10/23

January 10th, 2023 at 6:11pm CST by Ben Levine

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

Arizona Cardinals

CB Nate Hairston

Carolina Panthers

CB Herb Miller

Chicago Bears

WR Daurice Fountain, DT Donovan Jeter

Denver Broncos

DT Jordan Jackson

Green Bay Packers

TE Austin Allen, WR Jeff Cotton, T Jean Delance, QB Danny Etling, CB Tyrell Ford, CB Benjie Franklin, RB Tyler Goodson, TE Nick Guggemos, LB La’Darius Hamilton, DL Chris Slayton, CB Kiondre Thomas, K Parker White, S James Wiggins

Houston Texans

WR Alex Bachman, RB Gerrid Doaks, WR Drew Estrada, WR Johnny Johnson III, DL Adedayo Odeleye, DB D’Angelo Ross, TE Mason Schreck

Indianapolis Colts

K Lucas Havrisik

New England Patriots

LB Terez Hall, DB Brad Hawkins, OL Hayden Howerton, DB Quandre Mosely, LB Calvin Munson, WR Tre Nixon, DL Jeremiah Pharms Jr., DL LaBryan Ray, TE Matt Sokol, RB J.J. Taylor, TE Scotty Washington

New York Jets

DT Tanzel Smart

Pittsburgh Steelers

WR Ja’Marcus Bradley, DB Duke Dawson, G William Dunkle, LB Emeke Egbule, RB Jason Huntley, C Ryan McCollum, DB Scott Nelson, RB Master Teague, WR Cody White, TE Rodney Williams

Tennessee Titans

DT Curtis Brooks, CB Shyheim Carter, OL Zack Johnson, WR Mason Kinsey, OLB Zach McCloud, TE Thomas Odukoya, OLB Sam Okuayinonu, DL Jayden Peevy, WR Reggie Roberson, OL Andrew Rupcich, K Caleb Shudak

Washington Commanders

FB Alex Armah

Minor NFL Transactions: 1/7/23

January 7th, 2023 at 4:38pm CST by Ely Allen

Today’s minor transactions heading into the final Sunday of the regular season:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed to active roster: DL Eric Banks, RB Ty’Son Williams
Promoted from practice squad: LS Hunter Bradley, S Josh Thomas

Atlanta Falcons

Promoted from practice squad: WR Josh Ali

Baltimore Ravens

Activated from IR: WR Tylan Wallace, CB Daryl Worley
Promoted from practice squad: QB Brett Hundley, DT Rayshad Nichols
Released: TE Nick Boyle, WR DeSean Jackson

Buffalo Bills

Promoted from practice squad: WR John Brown

Carolina Panthers

Signed to active roster: C Sam Tecklenburg, WR Preston Williams
Promoted from practice squad: DT Phil Hoskins, CB Josh Norman

Chicago Bears

Promoted from practice squad: S Adrian Colbert, CB Greg Stroman

Cincinnati Bengals

Promoted from practice squad: QB Jake Browning

Cleveland Browns

Promoted from practice squad: LB Storey Jackson, LB Sam Kamara

Denver Broncos

Promoted from practice squad: OLB Wyatt Ray, LB Ray Wilborn

Detroit Lions

Promoted from practice squad: RB Jermar Jefferson, CB Jarren Williams

Houston Texans

Promoted from practice squad: WR Johnny Johnson III

Indianapolis Colts

Promoted from practice squad: WR Keke Coutee, S Trevor Denbow

Jacksonville Jaguars

Promoted from practice squad: OL Coy Cronk

Los Angeles Chargers

Promoted from practice squad: DT David Moa, RB Larry Rountree

Miami Dolphins

Promoted from practice squad: QB Mike Glennon, LB Brennan Scarlett

Minnesota Vikings

Activated from IR: DL Jonathan Bullard, TE Irv Smith (story)
Promoted from practice squad: LB Ryan Connelly, G Kyle Hinton

New England Patriots

Promoted from practice squad: LB Calvin Munson, TE Matt Sokol

New York Giants

Promoted from practice squad: DT Jack Heflin, QB Davis Webb

New York Jets

Signed to active roster: DE Bradlee Anae, WR Irvin Charles, OL Adam Pankey, S Will Parks, OL Eric Smith
Placed on IR: OL Duane Brown, CB Brandin Echols, OL George Fant, OL Nate Herbig, S Lamarcus Joyner

Pittsburgh Steelers

Promoted from practice squad: DL Renell Wren

San Francisco 49ers

Activated from IR: RB Elijah Mitchell (story)
Promoted from practice squad: DL Michael Dwumfour, CB Janoris Jenkins

Seattle Seahawks

Signed to active roster: LB Josh Onujiogu
Promoted from practice squad: LB Alexander Johnson, WR Cade Johnson
Placed on IR: RB Travis Homer

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Promoted from practice squad: OLB Ifeadi Odenigbo, T Justin Skule

Wednesday NFL Transactions: AFC South

August 31st, 2022 at 4:08pm 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 Colts, Jaguars, Texans and Titans moves are noted below.

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

Houston Texans

Claimed:

WR Tyler Johnson (from Buccaneers; story)

Released:

RB Royce Freeman

Placed on IR:

TE Teagan Quitoriano, CB Tavierre Thomas

Signed to practice squad:

TE Jordan Akins, DB Grayland Arnold, WR Jalen Camp, QB Jeff Driskel, WR Drew Estrada, DB Jacobi Francis, DL Demone Harris, WR Johnny Johnson III, RB Marlon Mack (story), DB Tristin McCollum, OL Jimmy Morrissey, DL Adedayo Odeleye, OL Cedric Ogbuehi, LB Kevin Pierre-Louis, TE Mason Schreck, OL Jordan Steckler

Indianapolis Colts

Signed:

OT Dennis Kelly

Claimed:

OL Luke Tenuta

Waived:

CB Tony Brown

Placed on IR:

S Trevor Denbow

Signed to practice squad:

DT Curtis Brooks, CB Tony Brown, DE Kameron Cline, WR Keke Coutee, S Marcel Dabo, WR Ethan Fernea, TE Nikola Kalinic, T Jordan Murray, RB D’Vonte Price, CB Will Redmond, LB Forrest Rhyne, TE Jared Scott, CB Chris Wilcox, DT Chris Williams

Jacksonville Jaguars

Claimed:

DB Tyree Gillespie (from Titans), RB JaMycal Hasty (from 49ers), K Riley Patterson (from Lions), WR Kendric Pryor (from Bengals), LB Ty Summers (from Packers) (story)

Released:

OL Will Richardson

Signed to practice squad:

QB E.J. Perry

Tennessee Titans

Signed:

WR Cody Hollister

Placed on IR:

WR Racey McMath

Signed to practice squad:

OLB David Anenih, RB Trenton Cannon, WR Dez Fitzpatrick, DB Chris Jackson, DB Theo Jackson, LB Joe Jones, WR Mason Kinsey, DL Larrell Murchison, OL Xavier Newman, TE Thomas Odukoya (international player), DL Sam Okuayinonu, DL Jayden Peevy, WR Reggie Roberson, OL Jordan Roos, OL Andrew Rupcich, TE David Wells, QB Logan Woodside

Texans Set 53-Man Roster

August 30th, 2022 at 8:27pm CST by Ben Levine

The Texans released a number of veterans today as they reduced their roster to 53 players:

Released:

Waived:

Davis Mills and Kyle Allen sit atop Houston’s QB depth chart, making Jeff Driskel expendable, but there’s a chance the veteran sticks around as a third quarterback via the practice squad. Driskel spent the 2021 campaign in Houston, getting into a single game. He’s started nine of his 16 career games, tossing 13 touchdowns vs. eight interceptions.

Chris Conley has spent seven seasons in the NFL, and he could have provided some experience to the receivers room. There’s a chance the veteran could end up back in Houston, as the Texans decided to carry only four wideouts in Nico Collins, Brandin Cooks, Phillip Dorsett, and Chris Moore.

Antony Auclair started 13 games for Houston last season, mostly serving as a blocking tight end. Terrence Brooks started three of his 11 appearances, collecting 21 tackles.

Texans Sign 12 Undrafted Free Agents

May 14th, 2022 at 9:42am CST by Ben Levine

The Texans continue to get younger. The team announced the signing of 12 undrafted free agents:

OL Myron Cunningham, Arkansas
DL Damion Daniels, Nebraska
WR Drew Estrada, Baylor
DB Jacobi Francis, Memphis
TE Seth Green, Houston
DL Troy Hairston, Central Michigan
LB Jake Hansen, Illinois
DB Kolby Harvell-Peel, Oklahoma State
DL Kurt Hinish, Notre Dame
WR Johnny Johnson III, Oregon
DB Tristin McCollum, Sam Houston State
DL Adedayo Odeleye, International Player Pathway Program (story)

Green could have a chance to contribute on a shallow tight ends depth chart. After transferring from Minnesota to Houston, Green saw a larger role on offense, hauling in 13 receptions for 157 yards and three touchdowns. He’ll likely compete with rookie fifth-round pick Teagan Quitoriano for reps alongside Brevin Jordan.

Released:

Waived:

Waived/injured:

Placed on reserve/PUP:

Houston Texans

Indianapolis Colts

Jacksonville Jaguars

Tennessee Titans

Released:

Waived:

Waived/injured:

Placed on IR:

Placed on short-term IR;