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Minor NFL Transactions: 1/1/21

January 1st, 2021 at 5:18pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are the minor moves from New Year’s Day:

Baltimore Ravens

Waived: DB Terrell Bonds

Buffalo Bills

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: WR John Brown

Dallas Cowboys

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: DT Justin Hamilton, S Darian Thompson; Thompson tested positive for the coronavirus, according to Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News

Las Vegas Raiders

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: S Erik Harris

Los Angeles Chargers

Placed on IR: CB Casey Hayward, LB Malik Jefferson
Promoted: LB Cole Christiansen, DE Joe Gaziano, TE Matt Sokol, S Jaylen Watkins

New England Patriots

Promoted: CB Dee Virgin

Philadelphia Eagles

Promoted: TE Jason Croom, LB Rashad Smith
Placed on IR: LB Shaun Bradley, LB Duke Riley

San Francisco 49ers

Placed on IR: T Trent Williams, DL Jordan Willis; Williams suffered an elbow injury that was set to keep him out of Week 17
Promoted: DE Alex Barrett

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Signed off Patriots’ practice squad: LB Jack Cichy
Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: DT Steve McLendon

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 9/14/20

September 14th, 2020 at 5:50pm CST by Zachary Links

Today’s minor moves:

Denver Broncos

Promoted: DB P.J. Locke, LB Derrek Tuszka

Tennessee Titans

Signed: LB Daren Bates
Released: LB Malik Jefferson, DB Chris Miller

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 9/9/20

September 9th, 2020 at 2:31pm CST by Zachary Links

We’ll keep track of today’s practice squad updates here:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: DL Michael Dogbe

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: LB Deone Bucannon

Buffalo Bills

Signed: OL Jordan Devey, DE Chris Slayton
Released: RB Antonio Williams

Cincinnati Bengals

Signed: LB Keandre Jones, G Keaton Sutherland

Cleveland Browns

Signed: T Greg Senat

Dallas Cowboys

Signed: RB Elijah McGuire, T Eric Smith

Detroit Lions

Signed: RB Kerrith Whyte
Released: WR Victor Bolden

Green Bay Packers

Signed: WR Robert Foster, LB De’Jon Harris

Indianapolis Colts

Signed: S Ibraheim Campbell

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed: OT Jaryd Jones-Smith

New England Patriots

Signed: G Corey Levin
Released: FB Paul Quessenberry

New Orleans Saints

Signed: DE Marcus Willoughby

Philadelphia Eagles

Signed: DT T.Y. McGill

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: DT Anthony Rush, WR John Ursua

Tennessee Titans

Signed: LB Cameron Batson, LB Malik Jefferson

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 11/25/19

November 25th, 2019 at 7:55pm CST by Ben Levine

A handful of practice squad moves to pass along:

Carolina Panthers

Signed: K Greg Joseph

Indianapolis Colts

Signed: CB Picasso Nelson Jr.

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed: LB Malik Jefferson

The signing of Joseph is somewhat notable, as Panthers kicker Joey Slye missed three field goals during his team’s three-point loss to the Saints yesterday. Joseph appeared in 10 games for the Browns last year, converting 17 of his 20 field goal attempts and 25 of his 29 extra point tries. Elsewhere, Nelson Jr. is in contention for one of the best first names in the league.

NFL Workout Updates: 11/18/19

November 18th, 2019 at 9:28pm CST by Rory Parks

Today’s updates from the workout circuit:

Cleveland Browns

LB B.J. Blunt, Tank Carradine, WR Jawill Davis, S A.J. Howard, WR Damion Jeanpiere, WR Tyron Johnson, WR J’Mon Moore, S Jacob Thieneman, RB Roc Thomas, OL Leonard Wester

Houston Texans

OL John Wetzel

Jacksonville Jaguars

FB George Aston, TE Drew Belcher, TE Matt Flanagan, FB Ryan Yurachek

New York Jets

C Russell Bodine, G Bryan Witzmann

Oakland Raiders

LB Malik Jefferson, RB Rod Smith, RB Mark Thompson

Minor NFL Transactions: 11/13/19

November 13th, 2019 at 8:30pm CST by Dallas Robinson

Today’s minor moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Promoted from practice squad: DT Miles Brown
Placed on injured reserve: DE Zach Allen

Cleveland Browns

Signed: DE Bryan Cox Jr.
Waived: LB Malik Jefferson

Detroit Lions

Claimed off waivers (Texans): T Dan Skipper
Placed on injured reserve: DT Kevin Strong

Houston Texans

Waived: DB Briean Boddy-Calhoun

Los Angeles Rams

Promoted from practice squad: T Chandler Brewer, DB Donte Deayon

New York Jets

Placed on injured reserve: TE Chris Herndon, G Brian Winters (story)
Signed: LB B.J. Bello, CB Kyron Brown

San Francisco 49ers

Signed: DE Damontre Moore

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Promoted from practice squad: CB Mazzi Wilkins

Tennessee Titans

Signed off Vikings’ practice squad: FB Khari Blasingame

Sunday NFL Transactions: AFC North

September 1st, 2019 at 4:39pm CST by Rory Parks

Listed below are the Sunday roster moves for the four AFC North teams. Following the 53-man roster cutdown deadline yesterday, many teams will make slight tweaks to their rosters, claiming players off waivers or signing guys who clear waivers. Those transactions for the Ravens, Bengals, Browns, and Steelers are noted below.

Additionally, as of today, teams can begin constructing their 10-man practice squads. You can check out our glossary entry on practice squads to brush up on those changes, as well as all the other guidelines that govern the 10-man units, whose players practice with the team but aren’t eligible to suit up on Sundays.

Here are Sunday’s AFC North transactions, which will continue to be updated throughout the day:

Baltimore Ravens

Signed to practice squad:
- DE Aaron Adeoye
- OL Marcus Applefield
- CB Maurice Canady
- FB Christopher Ezeala
- WR Sean Modster
- LB Donald Payne
- OL R.J. Prince
- TE Charles Scarff
- DE Zach Sieler
- RB De’Lance Turner
- WR Antoine Wesley

Cincinnati Bengals

Claimed:
- WR Pharoh Cooper
- RB Samaje Perine
Waived:
- RB Josh Malone
- LB Hardy Nickerson
Signed to practice squad:
- TE Moritz Böhringer
- CB Anthony Chesley
- LB Noah Dawkins
- HB Jordan Ellis
- TE Jordan Franks
- S Trayvon Henderson
- WR Stanley Morgan
- TE Mason Schreck
- G Keaton Sutherland

Cleveland Browns

Claimed:
- WR KhaDarel Hodge
- LB Malik Jefferson
- TE Ricky Seals-Jones
Waived:
- S Juston Burris
- DT Trevon Coley
Placed on IR:
- OL Drew Forbes
Signed to practice squad:
- DT Brandin Bryant
- TE Stephen Carlson
- WR Shelton Gibson
- LB Willie Harvey
- S J.T. Hassell
- CB Robert Jackson
- DB Tigie Sankoh*
- WR Derrick Willies
- C Willie Wright

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed to practice squad:
- S Marcus Allen
- RB Trey Edmunds
- OL Derwin Gray
- WR Tevin Jones
- S Trevon Mathis
- DL Henry Mondeaux
- OL Patrick Morris
- TE Kevin Rader
- TE Christian Scotland-Williamson
- LB Robert Spillane

* = International Pathway Program player

Bengals Trim Roster To 53

August 31st, 2019 at 2:47pm CST by Sam Robinson

The Bengals announced their final 53-man roster. One of the moves will be, as expected, placing Darqueze Dennard on their reserve/PUP list. Dennard now must miss at least the first six games of the season. This comes after the Bengals re-signed their former first-round pick on a one-year, $5MM deal. The team knew Dennard needed a post-signing knee surgery, but the arthroscopic procedure was performed several months ago.

Cincinnati is also placing Jonah Williams on its PUP list instead of season-ending IR. While the first-round tackle was believed to be set to miss the season, this move is a way of retaining a chance he can recover. Williams would revert to IR if he cannot recover from the shoulder injury he sustained this offseason.

Here’s the full list of the Bengals’ moves to meet the 53-man limit:

Placed on Reserve/Injured list:

RB Rodney Anderson (rookie, Oklahoma; knee injury)
QB Jeff Driskel (fourth-year player, Louisiana Tech; hamstring injury)

Placed on the Reserve/PUP list:

CB Darqueze Dennard (sixth-year player, Michigan State; knee injury)
OT Jonah Williams (rookie, Alabama; shoulder injury)

Released:

G John Jerry (ninth-year player, Mississippi)

Waived:

TE Moritz Böhringer (first-year player, Aalen [Germany])
CB Jordan Brown (rookie, South Dakota State)
WR Ventell Bryant (rookie, Temple)
CB Anthony Chesley (rookie, Coastal Carolina)
WR Cody Core (fourth-year player, Mississippi)
LB Deshaun Davis (rookie, Auburn)
LB Noah Dawkins (rookie, The Citadel)
HB Jordan Ellis (rookie, Virginia)
OT Justin Evans (first-year player, South Carolina State)
HB Quinton Flowers (first-year player, South Florida)
TE Jordan Franks (second-year player, Central Florida)
CB Davontae Harris (second-year player, Illinois State)
S Trayvon Henderson (second-year player, Hawaii)
LB Malik Jefferson (second-year player, Texas)
S Tyree Kinnel (rookie, Michigan)
C Brad Lundblade (first-year player, Oklahoma State)
WR Stanley Morgan (rookie, Nebraska)
CB KeiVarae Russell (fourth-year player, Notre Dame)
TE Mason Schreck (third-year player, Buffalo)
WR Hunter Sharp (first-year player, Utah State; injury settlement)
G Keaton Sutherland (rookie, Texas A&M)

Suspended:

G Alex Redmond (third-year player, UCLA, suspended for four games)

All of the waived players, except for Core, will be practice squad eligible if they clear waivers.

Minor NFL Transactions: 12/18/18

December 18th, 2018 at 8:48pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Tuesday’s minor moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Promoted from practice squad: CB Chris Jones, CB Deatrick Nichols
Waived: CB Dontae Johnson, CB Quinten Rollins

Atlanta Falcons

Promoted from practice squad: RB Jeremy Langford

Buffalo Bills

Signed off 49ers’ practice squad: WR Victor Bolden
Placed on IR: RB Marcus Murphy

Cincinnati Bengals

Promoted from practice squad: LB Chris Worley
Placed on IR: LB Malik Jefferson

Detroit Lions

Promoted from practice squad: DT John Atkins
Placed on IR: DL Da’Shawn Hand

Green Bay Packers

Signed off Jaguars’ practice squad: WR Allen Lazard

Miami Dolphins

Signed off Panthers’ practice squad: DT Kendrick Norton

New York Giants

Placed on IR: CB Antonio Hamilton

New York Jets

Signed off Patriots’ practice squad: T Eric Smith

Oakland Raiders

Promoted from practice squad: DB Rico Gafford, DT Gabe Wright
Waived: LB Emmanuel Lamur

San Francisco 49ers

Signed: DB Tyvis Powell

Seattle Seahawks

Signed off Jaguars’ practice squad: RB Bo Scarbrough
Placed on IR: G Jordan Simmons

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Promoted from practice squad: TE Donnie Ernsberger, DL Jeremiah Ledbetter
Placed on IR: TE Alan Cross, S Justin Evans

Washington Redskins

Signed: DB Harlan Miller
Placed on IR: CB Joshua Holsey

Bengals Sign Rookie Malik Jefferson

June 21st, 2018 at 3:54pm CST by Zachary Links

Linebacker Malik Jefferson has signed his rookie deal with the Bengals, according to a tweet from his agency. Jefferson, the No. 78 overall pick in the draft, will earn $3.83MM over the course of his four-year deal.

Jefferson opted to leave Texas after his junior season and was probably expecting to go late in the first round or somewhere in the second round. He ignored the College Advisory Committee’s recommendation that he stay in school and wound up as a third-round pick. For what it’s worth, he claims he does not regret the decision.

“It’s not really good feedback,” Jefferson said. “If a guy wants to come out early, they have to make a decision on their own. Really, if you’re not like a top-10 guy coming out early, it’s just up in the air from there. You just don’t know. Anything can happen…So you can be making money for the university, struggling, trying to eat dining hall food, waking up early, having to go through extreme pressures and not getting paid for none of that. Or you can not go to school, just play football all day, study film and get better and work out all day and max yourself out.”

Instead of continuing his education without being compensated for playing, Jefferson will now back up Nick Vigil and Vontaze Burfict. After racking up 233 tackles, 25.5 tackles for loss, and six pass breakups over the course of his collegiate career, Jefferson feels like he’s prepared to play at the pro level.

Jefferson’s signing leaves Ohio State defensive end Sam Hubbard as the Bengals’ only unsigned draft pick. Hubbard went No. 77 overall, one pick before Jefferson.