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Minor NFL Transactions: 8/8/23

By Sam Robinson | at August 8, 2023 8:28 pm

Here are Tuesday’s minor moves:

Carolina Panthers

• Signed: K Matthew Wright
• Waived: OL B.J. Wilson
• Waived/failed physical: DE Jalen Redmond

Chicago Bears

• Signed: TE Lachlan Pitts, LB Barrington Wade
• Waived: K Andre Szmyt
• Waived/injured: TE Jake Tonges

Houston Texans

• Placed on IR: WR Jesse Matthews

Indianapolis Colts

• Activated from active/PUP list: DE Tyquan Lewis

Los Angeles Chargers

• Signed: T Matt Kaskey

New England Patriots

• Placed on active/PUP list: DE Trey Flowers

New Orleans Saints

• Re-signed: TE J.P. Holtz

New York Jets

• Claimed (from Buccaneers): T Grant Hermanns
• Signed: DE Pita Taumoepenu
• Released: DT Isaiah Mack
• Waived/injured: T Yodny Cajuste
• Reverted to IR: QB Chris Streveler

Philadelphia Eagles

• Signed: WR Johnny King
• Waived: T Chim Okorafor
• Activated from active/PUP list: WR Devon Allen

Pittsburgh Steelers

• Signed: S Jalen Elliott
• Waived/injured: WR Ja’Marcus Bradley

San Francisco 49ers

• Signed: RB Jeremy McNichols
• Waived: RB Ronald Awatt

Seattle Seahawks

• Waived/injured: CB Andrew Whitaker

Washington Commanders

• Signed: P Colby Wadman
• Placed on IR: DT Curtis Brooks

Flowers, who agreed to terms with the Patriots earlier today after a workout, suffered a foot injury in October of last season. That setback cut short a Dolphins run after four games. Flowers, who will turn 30 next week, last played for the Patriots in 2018.

McNichols joined Duke Johnson, Brian Hill and Jason Huntley at a recent 49ers workout. The 49ers are without Elijah Mitchell for what is expected to be a short stretch. A five-year veteran, McNichols most recently saw action for the Titans in 2021, helping the team as a pass-catching back (28 grabs for 240 yards) while Derrick Henry missed time with a foot fracture.

Allen suffered an injury while competing in the opening rounds of the 110-meter hurdles competition at the USA Track and Field Championships in July. The two-time Olympian owns the sixth-fastest hurdle time this year (13.04 seconds) but missed a key chunk of Eagles camp. This marks his second bid to make Philadelphia’s 53-man roster. Allen, 28, spent last season on the Eagles’ practice squad and stayed with the team via a reserve/futures contract in February.

The Panthers’ regular kicker, Eddy Pineiro, is battling a groin injury. Carolina gave Pineiro, their 2022 kicker, $2.25MM guaranteed earlier this offseason. The Jaguars’ primary kicker in 2021, Wright kicked in four Steelers games and two Chiefs contests last season.

A rookie UDFA, Whittaker suffered a torn patellar tendon in a recent Seahawks practice, KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson tweets. Matthews also sustained a season-ending injury — a torn ACL — during a Texans workout, Wilson adds (on Twitter).