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Minor NFL Transactions: 8/13/23

By Ely Allen | at August 13, 2023 6:10 pm

Here are today’s minor transactions as we close the first week of the preseason:

Baltimore Ravens

Claimed off waivers (from Lions): CB Tae Hayes

Cleveland Browns

Signed: S Nate Meadors

Detroit Lions

Signed: CB Colby Richardson
Released with injury settlement: C Ross Pierschbacher

Jacksonville Jaguars

Signed: OL Bobby Evans
Placed on reserve/retired list: TE Sammis Reyes

Las Vegas Raiders

Reverted to IR: LB Darius Harris, WR DJ Turner
Released: DT Kyle Peko

New Orleans Saints

Waived from IR with injury settlement: G Koda Martin

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: LB Forrest Rhyne
Waived/injured: LB Chapelle Russell

Reyes retires from the sport of football after only two years in the league. A former basketball player with dreams of playing in the NBA, Reyes applied for and was admitted into the NFL’s International Player Pathway Program out of Chile. Despite spending time with three teams, Reyes only suited up for regular season action in Washington, where he played 11 games, starting one. As a tight end, Reyes mostly made an impact on special teams during his career. He retires at the age of 27.

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/9/23

By Ely Allen | at August 9, 2023 8:19 pm

Here are the minor transactions from around the league as we wrap up training camp and officially head into the preseason:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: RB Stevie Scott

Carolina Panthers

Reverted to reserve/PUP: DE Jalen Redmond
Waived from PUP: DL John Penisini

Chicago Bears

Activated from NFI: WR Dante Pettis

Denver Broncos

Signed: WR Ra’Shaun Henry, WR JJ Koski

Detroit Lions

Signed: RB Devine Ozigbo
Waived: WR Avery Davis

Las Vegas Raiders

Activated from NFI: DL Neil Farrell

Los Angeles Chargers

Waived/injured: T Nicolas Melsop

New England Patriots

Signed: LB Joe Giles-Harris

New Orleans Saints

Waived/injured: G Koda Martin

New York Jets

Reverted to IR: T Yodny Cajuste

San Francisco 49ers

Released from IR with injury settlement: CB Terrance Mitchell

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: DT Anthony Montalvo
Reverted to IR: CB Andrew Whitaker
Waived/injured: OLB Josh Onujiogu

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Saints DE Jabari Zuniga Retires

By Ely Allen | at July 30, 2023 6:23 pm

After three short seasons, Saints pass rusher Jabari Zuniga has chosen to hang up his cleats, according to Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football. It’s unclear for now as to why Zuniga is retiring, but after spending a good portion of his rookie year on injured reserve, health might have factored into the decision.

Zuniga came into the league with big expectations. After redshirting his true freshman year at Florida, Zuniga burst onto the scene, leading the Gators in sacks as a redshirt freshman. He never reached an elite level of play as a pass rusher, but over three and a half seasons in Gainesville, Zuniga racked up 18.5 sacks and 33.0 tackles for loss.

He entered his redshirt senior season as an All-SEC preseason pick and started the season on a strong note, but three games into the year, he suffered a high ankle sprain that would cause him to miss time throughout the rest of the season. The recurring ankle injury hurt his draft stock a bit, but the promise shown during a strong junior season helped him to still get drafted in the third round of the 2020 Draft by the Jets.

He started his rookie year on IR for New York as he dealt with a quadriceps injury. He finally made his NFL debut after seven weeks on IR, playing sparingly against the Chiefs. That minimal usage would continue throughout the rest of the season as he never logged more than 23 percent of the team’s defensive snaps in a game as a rookie.

In his sophomore season, he failed to make the 53-man roster and spent the year on the practice squad for New York, getting called up for three games. In two of those games, he got a bit more run, even earning his first (and what would end up being his only) career sack. He once again failed to make the 53-man roster last year but would sign with the Seahawks‘ practice squad instead. Seattle would release him about a month later, and he would sign with the Saints‘ practice squad and would make one appearance on the team.

The Saints liked enough of what they saw to sign Zuniga to a reserve/futures contract, keeping him on the roster for 2023. Instead, Zuniga made the decision to walk away from the game. It could be that the injuries he suffered lingered throughout the following seasons enough to keep him from ever reaching 100 percent. Regardless, he’s made his decision, and for now, his time in the league is over.

With the roster spot opened up by Zuniga’s departure, the Saints have signed offensive guard Koda Martin, according to Katherine Terrell of ESPN. Martin was waived earlier this week but will make his way back to camp to fill the vacancy formed by Zuniga’s retirement.

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Minor NFL Transactions: 7/25/23

By Ben Levine | at July 25, 2023 7:43 pm

With a number of teams preparing for the start of training camp, a long list of players were placed on inactive lists today. We’ve compiled all of those and today’s other minor moves below:

Atlanta Falcons

Placed on NFI: DE Calais Campbell
Waived (failed physical designation): RB Caleb Huntley
Waived from IR: RB B.J. Baylor

Baltimore Ravens

Claimed off waivers (from Giants): WR Makai Polk
Placed on NFI: LS Nick Moore
Released: WR Andy Isabella, WR Mike Thomas

Buffalo Bills

Placed on PUP: LB Tyler Matakevich, LB Von Miller, DT Jordan Phillips
Placed on NFI: RB Nyheim Hines
Released TE Nick Guggemos

Chicago Bears

Placed on NFI: WR Dante Pettis
Waived: P Ryan Anderson, LB Sterling Weatherford

Cincinnati Bengals

Activated from PUP: CB Chidobe Awuzie

Dallas Cowboys

Signed: CB Josh Butler
Placed on PUP: CB Jourdan Lewis
Placed on NFI: TE Luke Schoonmaker

Denver Broncos

Signed: WR Nick Williams
Waived: QB Jarrett Guarantano

Green Bay Packers

Signed: WR Cody Chrest
Placed on NFI: LB Tariq Carpenter, S Tarvarius Moore

Houston Texans

Placed on PUP: OL Dylan Deatherage, OT Charlie Heck, TE Teagan Quitoriano, CB Kendall Sheffield, DE Chase Winovich

Indianapolis Colts

Placed on PUP: DE Tyquan Lewis, TE Will Mallory, RB Jonathan Taylor

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed: DT Kyle Peko
Waived: CB Isiah Brown, QB Chase Garbers

Miami Dolphins

Activated from NFI: CB Ethan Bonner
Placed on PUP: OT Terron Armstead, TE Tanner Conner, OT Isaiah Wynn

Minnesota Vikings

Signed: OT Bobby Evans
Placed on NFI: WR Malik Knowles

New England Patriots

Signed: WR Jalen Hurd
Activated from PUP: DT Justus Tavai
Placed on NFI: OT Calvin Anderson, DL DaMarcus Mitchell

New Orleans Saints

Signed: OL Max Garcia
Waived: TE Miller Forristall, G Koda Martin

New York Giants

Signed: DE Tashawn Bower
Placed on PUP: DT D.J. Davidson, G Marcus McKethan , CB Aaron Robinson, WR Wan’Dale Robinson, WR Sterling Shepard
Waived: DB Trenton Thompson
Waived/injured: LB Elerson Smith
Released from IR (injury settlement): CB Leonard Johnson

Philadelphia Eagles

Signed: WR Deon Cain, OL Dennis Kelly
Placed on reserve/retired: DE Matt Leo

San Francisco 49ers

Signed: CB Terrance Mitchell
Placed on NFI: P Mitch Wishnowsky

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: DE Levi Bell, DT Roderick Perry, CB Andrew Whitaker
Released: CB James Campbell, CB Isaiah Dunn, LB Alton Robinson

Washington Commanders

Placed on IR: TE Armani Rogers
Released: QB Tim DeMorat

Free Agents

Suspended: OT Isaiah Wilson

Isaiah Wilson hasn’t had an NFL gig since he was released by the Giants in January of 2022. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero tweets that the free agent lineman was slapped with a three-game suspension, but it’s uncertain what led to the temporary ban. Wilson was a first-round pick by the Titans in 2020 but got into only one game with Tennessee before getting shipped off to Miami. He was waived by Miami after showing up late to his team physical, and his practice squad stint with New York only lasted one season.

Max Garcia is an experienced addition to the Saints OL room, with the veteran having most recently started seven of his 12 appearances with the Cardinals in 2022. The 31-year-old has 59 games of starting experience, although Pro Football Focus was iffy on his production last year (63rd among 77 qualifying offensive guards).

Following a three-year stint in Cleveland, Terrance Mitchell has spent the past two seasons bouncing around the NFL. He got into 14 games (13 starts) for the Texans in 2021, finishing with 60 tackles and 10 passes defended. He spent the 2022 season with the Titans, finishing with 39 tackles in 11 games (five starts). 49ers fifth-round pick Darrell Luter Jr. is set to miss some time with a knee injury, providing Mitchell with an opportunity during training camp.

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NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 1/11/23

By Ben Levine | at January 11, 2023 6:45 pm

Teams continue to sign players to reserve/futures contracts, allowing the organization to retain (routinely) young, practice squad players throughout the offseason. Here are the latest reserve/futures contracts:

Arizona Cardinals

P Nolan Cooney, OL Julién Davenport, LS Joe Fortunato, K Elliott Fry, CB Nate Hairston, S JuJu Hughes, LB Blake Lynch, TE Chris Pierce, TE Bernhard Seikovits, OL Lachavious Simmons, WR Auden Tate, S Josh Thomas, OL Badara Traore, WR Javon Wims