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Minor NFL Transactions: 8/4/25

August 4th, 2025 at 9:57pm CST by Nikhil Mehta

NFL teams are continuing to adjust their rosters to weather injuries and add depth with preseason games kicking off later this week. Here are the latest minor moves from around the league:

Buffalo Bills

Signed: OL Dan Feeney
Waived: DE Kameron Cline, OL Rush Reimer

Cleveland Browns

Signed: TE Mitch Van Vooren, RB Trayveon Williams
Waived: OT Julian Pearl

Detroit Lions

Signed: CB Luq Barcoo, CB D.J. Miller
Waived/injured: RB Kye Robichaux
Placed on IR: S Dan Jackson

Green Bay Packers

Signed: CB Corey Ballentine
Released: CB Gregory Junior

Houston Texans

Activated from active/PUP list: RB Dameon Pierce

Jacksonville Jaguars

Signed: OL Tremayne Anchrum, DL Austin Johnson
Waived: WR J.J. Jones

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed: DL Nesta Jade Silvera
Waived/injured: DL Josh Fuga

Miami Dolphins

Signed: TE Chris Myarick
Placed on IR: TE Jalin Conyers

Minnesota Vikings

Signed: TE Nick Vannett
Waived: OT Marcellus Johnson

New England Patriots

Activated from active/PUP list: OL Vederian Lowe

New York Giants

Signed: LB K.J. Cloyd, RB Jonathan Ward
Waived/injured: RB Rushawn Baker
Placed on IR: LB Ty Summers

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: LB Michael Dowell, LS Zach Triner
Placed on IR: S AJ Finley
Waived: LB Seth Coleman

The Lions’ additions were likely a result of a shoulder injury to second-year cornerback Ennis Rakestraw. Head coach Dan Campbell said (via team writer Tim Twentyman) that “it’s going to be a while, at best” until Rakestraw returns to the field.

Ballentine returns to Green Bay, where he spent the last three seasons, after a brief stint in Indianapolis this offseason. He started six games and played 488 snaps for the Packers in 2023, but primarily contributed on special teams in 2022 and 2024.

The Giants are dealing with a number of injuries in their running back room, per The Athletic’s Dan Duggan. Only Tyrone Tracy, Devin Singletary, and Darius Miller are healthy, and the first two may not play much in the preseason. New York worked out a number of running backs on Monday, including Myles Gaskin and Isaiah Spiller (via KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson), but Ward impressed enough to join the squad moving forward.

Finley went down with a knee injury at training camp that is believed to be serious, pending additional tests, per ESPN’s Brady Henderson. Triner, meanwhile, will fill in for Seahawks third-year long snapper Chris Stoll, who is dealing with a back issue, according to Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times.

NFL Minor Transactions: 7/18/25

July 18th, 2025 at 8:31pm CST by Ely Allen

Here are today’s minor NFL transactions as we head into the weekend:

Detroit Lions

Signed: CB Dicaprio Bootle, CB Tyson Russell, RB Jabari Small

Green Bay Packers

Placed on active/PUP: DE Collin Oliver, CB Micah Robinson, LB Quay Walker, WR Christian Watson (story), G John Williams
Placed on active/NFI: K Alex Hale, C Elgton Jenkins, RB Amar Johnson
Waived: DT Nesta Jade Silvera, DT Cameron Young

San Francisco 49ers

Placed on active/PUP: WR Brandon Aiyuk (story), T Andre Dillard, DE Yetur Gross-Matos, S Malik Mustapha (story), WR Ricky Pearsall (story), LB Curtis Robinson
Placed on active/NFI: OL Ben Bartch, S George Odum

The Lions have added three players to the roster today after a working them out. Bootle has had a cup of coffee with a few teams in the league after going undrafted in 2021. Small didn’t see the field at all as an undrafted rookie with the Titans last year, and Russell becomes the latest undrafted rookie free agent to sign a deal this year. His tenacity has been rewarded two and a half months after the draft.

NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 1/14/25

January 14th, 2025 at 10:18pm CST by Nikhil Mehta

Once the regular season ends, teams that are eliminated from the playoffs can sign players – typically young members of their practice squads – to reserve/futures contracts. Teams that lose in the playoffs are also eligible to sign such deals. Here are the latest reserve/futures contracts from around the NFL:

Cleveland Browns

G Brady Latham, DT Ralph Holley

Green Bay Packers

CB Isaiah Dunn, WR Lediatrick Griffin, CB Kaleb Hayes, C Trey Hill, TE Johnny Lumpkin, DL Keith Randolph, DL Nesta Jade Silvera

Los Angeles Chargers

S Emany Johnson

Minnesota Vikings

CB Reddy Steward

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

S Marcus Banks, WR Marquez Callaway, CB Dallis Flowers, DL Mike Greene, OL Garret Greenfield, LB Antonio Grier Jr., LB Daniel Grzesiak, OL Luke Haggard, WR Dennis Houston, LB Deion Jones, WR Tanner Knue, OL Lorenz Metz, OL Raiqwon O’Neal, QB Michael Pratt, TE Tanner Taula, RB D.J. Williams, S Rashad Wisdom

Holley is a former Western Michigan Bronco who started his professional career with the Philadelphia Stars of the USFL in 2022. He then signed with the CFL’s Toronto Argonauts for the 2023 season and played a key role in their 2024 Grey Cup championship. Holley led all CFL interior defensive linemen with 8.0 sacks, drawing attention from multiple NFL teams before signing with the Browns, per KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson.

Steward was an undrafted rookie out of Troy in 2024 who spent the year on the Bears’ practice squad. He was pursued by multiple teams once the regular season ended, per KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson, but ultimately chose to stay within the NFC North with the Vikings.

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 10/24/24

October 24th, 2024 at 6:18pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Thursday’s practice squad moves:

Houston Texans

Signed: DE Rashad Weaver
Released: CB Troy Pride

New York Giants

Signed: OLB Boogie Basham

San Francisco 49ers

Signed: DT Nesta Jade Silvera
Released: DE Jonathan Garvin

Minor NFL Transactions: 10/21/24

October 21st, 2024 at 7:17pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s minor moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Promoted: LB Markus Bailey, DL Ben Stille

Atlanta Falcons

Released from IR: LB Milo Eifler

Baltimore Ravens

Signed to active roster: RB Chris Collier
Promoted: LB Kristian Welch

Green Bay Packers

Activated off IR: DL Jonathan Ford
Released: LS Matt Orzech

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed to active roster: DT Zach Carter
Waived: DT Nesta Jade Silvera

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed to active roster: CB Dicaprio Bootle, CB Shaun Wade
Promoted: C Sam Mustipher, WR Jalen Reagor
Placed on IR: DB Deane Leonard

Los Angeles Rams

Waived: LB Elias Neal

New York Giants

Signed to active roster: DT Armon Watts

New York Jets

Reinstated from reserve/Did Not Report: LB Haason Reddick (story)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Promoted: P Trenton Gill

According to Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, today’s moves were purely procedural. After returning to practice earlier this month, Jonathan Ford was nearing the end of his activation window. To avoid the defensive lineman landing on season-ending injured reserve, the Packers activated the former seventh-round pick to the active roster. That meant the Packers needed to carve out a spot, and long snapper Matt Orzech was the temporary casualty. However, Silverstein says Orzech will land back on the roster later this week following more roster machinations.

Meanwhile, the Giants added Armon Watts to the active roster following the lineman’s stint on the team’s practice squad. It sounds like rival teams may have forced the Giants hand. As ESPN’s Jordan Raanan notes, other teams expressed interest in the former Bears starter, forcing the Giants to secure Watts services now (vs. continuing to stash him on the taxi squad).

Elsewhere in New York, Haason Reddick was officially activated from the Did Not Report list today. Per Aaron Wilson of KPRC2 in Houston, the Jets now have a two-game roster exemption to officially add the pass-rusher to the 53-man roster.

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

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 12/22/23

December 22nd, 2023 at 5:27pm CST by Adam La Rose

Friday’s taxi squad moves:

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: P Pat O’Donnell
Released: LB Frank Ginda

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed: DT Nesta Jade Silvera

New York Jets

Signed: FB Nick Bawden
Released: CB Kalon Barnes

NFL Draft Pick Signings: 5/11/23

May 11th, 2023 at 8:38pm CST by Ben Levine

With many rookie minicamps set to start tomorrow, teams were busy today inking draft picks to contracts. We’ve compiled those signings below:

Cleveland Browns

DT Siaki Ika (third round, Baylor)

Houston Texans

C Jarrett Patterson (sixth round, Notre Dame)
WR Xavier Hutchinson (sixth round, Iowa State)

Jacksonville Jaguars

S Antonio Johnson (fifth round, Texas A&M)

Las Vegas Raiders

WR Tre Tucker (third round, Cincinnati)
QB Aidan O’Connell (fourth round, Purdue)
S Christopher Smith (fifth round, Georgia)
LB Amari Burney (sixth round, Florida)
DT Nesta Jade Silvera (seventh round, Arizona State)

Minnesota Vikings

S Jay Ward (fourth round, LSU)

New England Patriots

K Chad Ryland (fourth round, Maryland)

Pittsburgh Steelers

CB Cory Trice (seventh round, Purdue)

Seattle Seahawks

DT Cameron Young (fourth round, Mississippi State)
C Olusegun Oluwatimi (fifth round, Michigan)
S Jerrick Reed II (sixth round, New Mexico)

Tennessee Titans

TE Josh Whyle (fifth round, Cincinnati)
OT Jaelyn Duncan (sixth round, Maryland)
WR Colton Dowell (seventh round, Tennessee-Martin)