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Minor NFL Transactions: 10/18/23

October 18th, 2023 at 7:39pm CST by Ely Allen

Minor transactions from around the league today:

Arizona Cardinals

Waived: RB Tony Jones Jr.

Atlanta Falcons

Signed to active roster: S Micah Abernathy

Denver Broncos

Signed to active roster: WR Lil’Jordan Humphrey

Jacksonville Jaguars

Signed to active roster: QB Nathan Rourke

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed to active roster: CB Tyler Hall
Placed on IR: S Roderic Teamer

New York Giants

Signed to active roster: G Justin Pugh
Signed off Eagles’ practice squad: OL Tyre Phillips
Waived: TE Lawrence Cager

Seattle Seahawks

Signed to active roster: WR Cody Thompson

The Giants are dealing with an unprecedented epidemic at offensive tackle right now as their injury report starts to read like a phone book. Already missing starter Andrew Thomas and primary backup Matt Peart, New York went into Sunday night’s game with Evan Neal and Joshua Ezeudu bookending the line. Pugh had recently been brought in to help address the team’s depth at guard, but when Ezeudu exited the game with a toe injury, and was subsequently placed on injured reserve, Pugh kicked out and played the rest of the game at tackle with the first-team offense. Pugh will now serve as depth at tackle, as will Philips, who started his career in Baltimore as a guard before proving his versatility for the Ravens and Giants. He started five games for New York last year.

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.

Wednesday NFL Transactions: NFC South

August 30th, 2023 at 4:56pm 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 Buccaneers, Falcons, Panthers and Saints moves are noted below.

Atlanta Falcons

Signed:

T Isaiah Prince

Claimed:

Waived:

OL Josh Miles

Signed to practice squad:

DB Micah Abernathy, DB Natrone Brooks, DL Timmy Horne, RB Godwin Igwebuike, DL LaCale London, OL Justin Shaffer, WR Matthew Sexton, OL Tyler Vrabel, OL Barry Wesley, LB Andre Smith, TE Parker Hesse, TE Tucker Fisk, WR Xavier Malone, DL Kemoko Turay

Carolina Panthers

Claimed:

LB Claudin Cherelus, DB D’Shawn Jamison, T Calvin Throckmorton

Waived:

Signed to practice squad:

OL Deonte Brown, RB Spencer Brown, OL J.D. DiRenzo, OL Justin McCray, OLB Eku Leota, CB Mark Milton, DB Eric Rowe, T David Sharpe, DT Taylor Stallworth, OLB Jordan Thomas, DB Stantley Thomas-Oliver, DT Raequan Williams

New Orleans Saints

Claimed:

Waived:

Signed to practice squad:

S Jonathan Abram, WR Lynne Bowden, LB Ryan Connelly, WR Shaquan Davis, OL Mark Evans, DT Jack Heflin, CB Anthony Johnson, WR Jontre Kirklin, G Tommy Kraemer, DE Niko Lalos, RB Ellis Marriweather, T Storm Norton, LB Anfernee Orji, DE Kyle Phillips, LB Jaylon Smith (story), LB Ty Summers

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Claimed:

Waived:

Signed to practice squad:

LB Brandon Bouyer-Randle, DL C.J. Brewer, OL Silas Dzansi, OL Luke Haggard, CB Keenan Isaac, WR Cephus Johnson, S Richard LeCounte, WR Ryan Miller, WR David Moore, T Raiqwon O’Neal, OLB Jose Ramirez, LB J.J. Russell, TE Tanner Taula, QB John Wolford

Falcons Reduce Roster To 53 Players

August 29th, 2023 at 10:59pm CST by Ben Levine

The Falcons roster took shape today. While the team moved on from some notable veterans, the front office surely had a tougher time waiving a long list of promising young players:

Released:

Waived:

DB Micah Abernathy
WR Slade Bolden
DB Natrone Brooks
DB Cliff Chatman
DL Carlos Davis
DB Lukas Denis
TE Tucker Fisk
LB Frank Ginda
DB Darren Hall
DL Demone Harris
WR Keilahn Harris
TE Parker Hesse
DL Timmy Horne
RB Godwin Igwebuike
LB Mike Jones
DL LaCale London
WR Zay Malone
OL Michal Menet
DL Caeveon Patton
RB Clint Ratkovich
OL Trevor Reid
WR Mathew Sexton
OL Justin Shaffer
OL Tyler Vrabel
RB Carlos Washington Jr.
OL Barry Wesley

Placed on IR:

DB Cornell Armstrong
WR Penny Hart

One of the most surprising cuts was Darren Hall, who has started 10 of his 31 appearances for the Falcons over the past two seasons. The former fourth-round pick started nine games this past year, finishing with 45 tackles, three passes defended, and one forced fumble.

Parker Hesse spent the past two seasons in Atlanta, serving mostly as a blocking tight end. The former UDFA started seven of his 17 appearances this past season, hauling in nine catches for 89 yards.

Minor NFL Transactions: 12/31/22

December 31st, 2022 at 5:15pm CST by Ely Allen

Today’s roster moves heading into gameday:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed to active roster: WR Andre Baccellia
Promoted from practice squad: LS Hunter Bradley, S Josh Thomas

Atlanta Falcons

Signed to active roster: S Micah Abernathy
Activated from IR: OL Matt Hennessy
Promoted from practice squad: WR Josh Ali
Placed on IR: T Chuma Edoga, S Jovante Moffatt

Baltimore Ravens

Signed to active roster: QB Anthony Brown
Promoted from practice squad: WR Andy Isabella, DT Rayshad Nichols

Carolina Panthers

Activated from IR: WR Andre Roberts
Promoted from practice squad: CB Josh Norman, C Sam Tecklenburg

Chicago Bears

Promoted from practice squad: LB DeMarquis Gates, CB Greg Stroman

Detroit Lions

Promoted from practice squad: S Brady Breeze

Green Bay Packers

Promoted from practice squad: K Ramiz Ahmed, RB Tyler Goodson

Indianapolis Colts

Promoted from practice squad: WR Keke Coutee, LB Segun Olubi

Jacksonville Jaguars

Promoted from practice squad: T Coy Cronk

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed to active roster: QB Chase Garbers
Promoted from practice squad: CB Ike Brown, T Sebastian Gutierrez

Los Angeles Rams

Activated from IR: T Chandler Brewer
Promoted from practice squad: TE Jared Pinkney
Waived: G Bobby Evans

Miami Dolphins

Signed to active roster: T Kendall Lamm
Promoted from practice squad: DT Josiah Bronson, LB Brennan Scarlett
Placed on IR: DT Justin Zimmer

Minnesota Vikings

Promoted from practice squad: G Kyle Hinton, DL T.J. Smith

New England Patriots

Signed to active roster: CB Tae Hayes
Promoted from practice squad: CB Quandre Mosely, TE Matt Sokol
Placed on IR: CB Jack Jones

New Orleans Saints

Promoted from practice squad: G Josh Andrews, WR Keith Kirkwood

New York Jets

Activated from IR: T Cedric Ogbuehi
Promoted from practice squad: QB Chris Streveler
Placed on IR: WR Jeff Smith

Philadelphia Eagles

Promoted from practice squad: P Brett Kern

Pittsburgh Steelers

Promoted from practice squad: DT Renell Wren

San Francisco 49ers

Promoted from practice squad: WR Tay Martin, DL Kemoko Turay

Seattle Seahawks

Signed to active roster: LB Vi Jones
Promoted from practice squad: WR Cade Johnson, TE Tyler Mabry
Placed on IR: WR Marquise Goodwin

Washington Commanders

Signed to active roster: DT David Bada
Promoted from practice squad: CB Troy Apke, RB Jaret Patterson
Waived: DT Daniel Wise

Minor NFL Transactions: 12/3/22

December 3rd, 2022 at 7:49pm CST by Ely Allen

Here are the league’s minor transactions leading into the Sunday-slate of Week 13 games:

Atlanta Falcons

Promoted from practice squad: DE Quinton Bell, C Jonotthan Harrison

Baltimore Ravens

Signed to active roster: WR Binjimen Victor
Promoted from practice squad: WR DeSean Jackson, S Ar’Darius Washington
Placed on IR: WR Tylan Wallace

Cincinnati Bengals

Promoted from practice squad: P Drue Chrisman

Cleveland Browns

Promoted from practice squad: S Mike Brown

Dallas Cowboys

Promoted from practice squad: T Aviante Collins

Green Bay Packers

Promoted from practice squad: S Micah Abernathy, RB Patrick Taylor

Houston Texans

Promoted from practice squad: CB Jacobi Francis

Indianapolis Colts

Promoted from practice squad: LB Forrest Rhyne

Kansas City Chiefs

Promoted from practice squad: S Zayne Anderson, WR Cornell Powell

Las Vegas Raiders

Promoted from practice squad: DT Kyle Peko

Los Angeles Chargers

Promoted from practice squad: T Zack Bailey

Los Angeles Rams

Signed to active roster: OLB Keir Thomas, WR Austin Trammell
Promoted from practice squad: RB Malcolm Brown, DE T.J. Carter

Miami Dolphins

Promoted from practice squad: OL James Empey, T Kendall Lamm

Minnesota Vikings

Promoted from practice squad: LB William Kwenkeu

San Francisco 49ers

Placed on IR: RB Elijah Mitchell (story)

Seattle Seahawks

Promoted from practice squad: LB Vi Jones, WR Laquon Treadwell

Tennessee Titans

Activated from IR: OLB Olasunkanmi Adeniyi
Promoted from practice squad: RB Julius Chestnut, CB Davontae Harris
Waived: K Caleb Shudak

Washington Commanders

Promoted from practice squad: WR Alex Erickson

Minor NFL Transactions: 9/10/22

September 10th, 2022 at 7:20pm CST by Adam La Rose

Today’s minor moves around the league, as teams prepare for the first Sunday slate of regular season games:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed to 53-man roster: WR Andre Baccellia
Signed to 53-man roster (from Giants’ practice squad): OL Max Garcia
Promoted from practice squad: LB Devon Kennard, CB Jace Whittaker
Placed on IR: OL Cody Ford
Released: CB Javelin Guidry

Atlanta Falcons

Promoted from practice squad: TE Anthony Firkser
Released: DL Abdullah Anderson

Baltimore Ravens

Promoted from practice squad: OLB Steven Means

Carolina Panthers

Promoted from practice squad: LB Arron Mosby

Chicago Bears

Promoted from practice squad: DL Mike Pennel, OL Dieter Eiselen

Cleveland Browns

Promoted from practice squad: LB Jordan Kunaszyk, DE Isaac Rochell

Dallas Cowboys

Promoted from practice squad: QB Cooper Rush, K Brett Maher

Detroit Lions

Promoted from practice squad: RB Justin Jackson, LB Anthony Pittman

Green Bay Packers

Promoted from practice squad: S Micah Abernathy, WR Juwann Winfree

Houston Texans

Signed to 53-man roster: DL Demone Harris, LB Kevin Pierre-Louis
Promoted from practice squad: WR Chris Conley, QB Jeff Driskel
Placed on IR: DE Mario Addison

Indianapolis Colts

Promoted from practice squad: CB Tony Brown

Kansas City Chiefs

Promoted from practice squad: WR Daurice Fountain, LB Elijah Lee

Las Vegas Raiders

Promoted from practice squad: S Matthias Farley

Los Angeles Chargers

Promoted from practice squad: CB Kemon Hall, TE Richard Rodgers

Miami Dolphins

Promoted from practice squad: WR River Cracraft, S Verone McKinley III

Minnesota Vikings

Promoted from practice squad: S Myles Dorn

New England Patriots

Promoted from practice squad: WR Lil’Jordan Humphrey, LB Harvey Langi

New Orleans Saints

Promoted from practice squad: DT Christian Ringo
Released: C Nick Martin

New York Giants

Promoted from practice squad: S Tony Jefferson, OLB Quincy Roche

New York Jets

Promoted from practice squad: T Grant Hermanns

Philadelphia Eagles

Promoted from practice squad: WR Britain Covey, TE Noah Togiai

San Francisco 49ers

Promoted from practice squad: S Tashaun Gipson, WR Malik Turner

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Promoted from practice squad: LB Genard Avery

Tennessee Titans

Promoted from practice squad: LB Joe Jones, RB Trenton Cannon

The Cardinals’ moves come as a reaction to yesterday’s injury news. Baccellia’s roster spot was opened up in the short-term by the injury to Rondale Moore, but he won’t simply be a stop-gap. Arizona signed the 25-year-old to a two-year deal to remain on the main roster, per Aaron Wilson of Pro Football Network (Twitter link). A UDFA out of Washington, Baccellia has yet to make a regular season NFL appearance.

Likewise, the fact that Ford will miss at least the first four weeks of the season makes the re-acquisition of Garcia a logical one. The former fourth-rounder has plenty of guard experience, including his three seasons spent in Arizona. It was only in 2021 that he logged any starts, but he could provide veteran depth behind Justin Pugh at least until Ford is able to return.

Addison, 35, was one of several veteran signings the Texans made this offseason to add depth to their front seven. He had a productive season with the Bills last season, notching seven sacks despite not starting any games. In his absence, Harris and Pierre-Louis will provide depth in the edge rush department on Sunday, and likely the short-term future as well.

Quick reminder that standard game day practice squad promotions are a recent development from the new CBA and COVID-19 seasons. Essentially, each team is able to promote two players from the practice squad to the active roster for game days. The players will automatically revert back to the practice squad after the game, not needing to clear waivers before rejoining the developmental roster. A player can only be promoted three times per season. If a team would like to promote a player for a fourth game, they’ll need to go through the normal method of creating space on the 53-man roster to promote them and have them clear waivers before placing them back on the practice squad. That is the difference between “Signed to 53-man roster” from the practice squad and “Promoted from practice squad.”

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 9/2/22

September 2nd, 2022 at 7:15pm CST by Sam Robinson

Teams are still constructing their initial 16-man practice squads. Here is the latest on how those are shaping up:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: DL Andrew Brown

Chicago Bears

Signed: OL Zachary Thomas
Released: DL Micah Dew-Treadway

Denver Broncos

Signed: CB Essang Bassey

Green Bay Packers

Signed: Micah Abernathy
Released: CB Rico Gafford

Jacksonville Jaguars

Signed: DB Josh Thompson, WR Seth Williams

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed: RB Larry Rountree

Miami Dolphins

Signed: WR Freddie Swain

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: RB Jason Huntley, DL Renell Wren

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: LB Josh Onujiogu, DE Jabari Zuniga

Washington Commanders

Signed: LB De’Jon Harris

Wednesday NFL Transactions: NFC North

August 31st, 2022 at 3:35pm 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 Bears, Lions, Packers and Vikings moves are noted below.

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