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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.”