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Minor NFL Transactions: 1/5/24

January 5th, 2024 at 4:55pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Friday’s minor moves:

Baltimore Ravens

Signed from practice squad: LB Jeremiah Moon
Placed on IR: CB Daryl Worley
Elevated: DB Andrew Adams, TE Ben Mason

New Orleans Saints

Placed on IR: LB Nephi Sewell

New York Jets

Signed from practice squad: RB Xazavian Valladay

Pittsburgh Steelers

Elevated: LB Myles Jack, S Eric Rowe

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Activated from IR: WR Rakim Jarrett
Waived: DL Deadrin Senat

Washington Commanders

Placed on IR: CB Tariq Castro-Fields, CB Kendall Fuller, CB Christian Holmes
Signed from practice squad: DT Abdullah Anderson, DT Benning Potoa’e, CB Nick Whiteside

A knee injury will send Fuller to IR, potentially wrapping the veteran cornerback’s second stint in Washington. The 2016 third-round pick, sent to Kansas City in the Alex Smith trade, returned in 2020 on a four-year, $40MM deal. With the Commanders having already fired Jack Del Rio and being set to clean house following their season finale, the 28-year-old corner could be headed elsewhere in free agency.

Worley has played 124 defensive snaps for the Ravens this season, starting two games. This will be the eighth-year corner’s second IR placement this season. If the Ravens qualify for Super Bowl LVIII, they would be eligible to activate Worley a second time. (Baltimore has four IR activations remaining, though one may need to be saved in case Mark Andrews can come back.) Worley is dealing with shoulder and ankle injuries.

Minor NFL Transactions: 11/3/23

November 3rd, 2023 at 8:24pm CST by Ely Allen

Here are today’s minor transactions from around the league:

Carolina Panthers

Placed on IR: LB Claudin Cherelus

Cincinnati Bengals

Placed on IR: S Tycen Anderson

Houston Texans

Signed to active roster: CB D’Angelo Ross

New England Patriots

Placed on IR: OL Calvin Anderson

New York Giants

Signed: WR Gunner Olszewski

Washington Commanders

Signed to active roster: CB Tariq Castro-Fields, LB Jabril Cox

Anderson, a fifth-round draft pick last year for the Bengals, missed his entire rookie season on injured reserve. After contributing in seven games this year as a core special teamer, Anderson’s sophomore season will also be cut short with head coach Zac Taylor confirming that the young safety tore his ACL, per Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic. He played through the initial injury in last week’s win but will be unable to continue the rest of the year.

The Patriots’ Anderson, on the other hand, is a more intriguing situation. After he spent most of the preseason on the non-football illness list with an undisclosed illness, the team is placing Anderson on IR with an “illness” designation. It’s not clear at this time if this is a similar issue to what held him out of the preseason, but illness has surely dealt a significant blow to Anderson’s 2023 season so far.

The Giants got ahead of the waiver rules by releasing Olszewski in a procedural move on Monday before the trade deadline. This allowed them to plainly sign Olszewski back to the active roster on a new deal without him having to clear waivers. As predicted, he returns to the roster for Week 9.

Castro-Fields and Cox will fill the roster spots vacated by the Commanders’ big trades of defensive ends Chase Young to the 49ers and Montez Sweat to the Bears.

Minor NFL Transactions: 10/28/23

October 28th, 2023 at 7:57pm CST by Adam La Rose

Here are the gameday elevations and other minor moves made around the league in advance of Week 8:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed to active roster: WR Andre Baccellia
Placed on IR: G Elijah Wilkinson
Elevated: DL Ben Stille, RB Damien Williams,

Atlanta Falcons

Elevated: LB Andre Smith

Baltimore Ravens

Activated from IR: WR Tylan Wallace
Elevated: S DeAndre Houston-Carson, RB Owen Wright

Carolina Panthers

Elevated: S Matthias Farley, OLB Eku Leota

Chicago Bears

Activated from IR: DE Khalid Kareem
Released: T Aviante Collins

Cleveland Browns

Elevated: OT Ty Nsekhe, RB Jordan Wilkins

Dallas Cowboys

Elevated: LB Rashaan Evans, TE Eric Saubert

Denver Broncos

Elevated: WR Tre’Quan Smith
Placed on IR: WR Brandon Johnson

Houston Texans

Activated from IR: DT Hassan Ridgeway
Released: LB Cory Littleton
Elevated: CB D’Angelo Ross

Indianapolis Colts

Elevated: DT McTelvin Agim, CB Chris Lammons

Jacksonville Jaguars

Elevated: CB Tevaughn Campbell

Kansas City Chiefs

Elevated: S Deon Bush
Placed on IR: LB Nick Bolton (story)

Los Angeles Chargers

Elevated: WR Alex Erickson

Los Angeles Rams

Elevated: RB Darrell Henderson

Minnesota Vikings

Signed to active roster: WR Trishton Jackson
Elevated: LB Nick Vigil

New England Patriots

Elevated: OL Conor McDermott

New York Giants

Signed to active roster: WR Gunner Olszewski (story)
Elevated: QB Tommy DeVito, OLB Oshane Ximines

New York Jets

Elevated: WR Malik Taylor, OL Xavier Newman

Philadelphia Eagles

Elevated: WR Julio Jones

San Francisco 49ers

Elevated: CB Kendall Sheffield, WR Willie Snead

Seattle Seahawks

Activated from suspension: WR Dee Eskridge
Released: C Joey Hunt
Elevated: OL Jason Peters

Tennessee Titans

Signed to active roster: CB Eric Garror, DL Jaleel Johnson
Waived: LB Chance Campbell, CB Shyheim Carter
Elevated: LB Joe Jones, RB Jonathan Ward

Washington Commanders

Signed to active roster: FB Alex Armah
Elevated: CB Tariq Castro-Fields, LB Jabril Cox

Wilkinson’s loss will be notable for the Cardinals, given his status as an entrenched starter at the left guard spot. The 28-year-old joined Arizona on a one-year deal worth the veteran’s minimum in free agency after stints in Denver, Chicago and Atlanta. Trystan Colon replaced him in the starting lineup in Week 7, and that will likely continue for the time being. Wilkinson will be out for at least four weeks as a result of the IR move.

Ridgeway has been out since Week 1, his Texans debut. The former 49er joined the Texans in a move which allowed him to continue working under head coach DeMeco Ryans. Ridgeway ended last season on IR, so he will be looking for an extended run of availability in his new home. A veteran of 78 games (and 19 starts), he will aim to carve out a rotational role up front.

Peters was brought in by the Seahawks while they were dealing with injury problems at both tackle spots. Blindside blocker Charles Cross has since returned, so Peters’ most familiar spot will not be available if he is to make his Seattle debut on Sunday. The fact the latter is healthy and in game shape does mean, however, that he will be eligible to play in a 19th NFL season.

Minor NFL Transactions: 10/21/23

October 21st, 2023 at 8:30pm CST by Adam La Rose

Here are the minor moves made around the league in advance of the Week 7 slate of Sunday games:

Arizona Cardinals

Activated from NFI list: CB Garrett Williams
Elevated: RB Damien Williams, CB Bobby Price

Atlanta Falcons

Elevated: DL Lacale London, TE Tucker Fisk

Baltimore Ravens

Elevated: S DeAndre Houston-Carson

Buffalo Bills

Elevated: DT Kendal Vickers

Chicago Bears

Activated from IR: OL Doug Kramer
Elevated: CB Joejuan Williams

Cleveland Browns

Signed to active roster: RB Deon Jackson
Elevated: QB P.J. Walker, LB Charlie Thomas

Denver Broncos

Placed on IR: TE Greg Dulcich

Detroit Lions

Activated from IR: DE Josh Paschal
Released: TE Darrell Daniels
Elevated: RBs Mohamed Ibrahim, Devine Ozigbo

Green Bay Packers

Released: OLB Justin Hollins

Jacksonville Jaguars

Waived: QB Nathan Rourke

Kansas City Chiefs

Restored to active roster (from suspension exemption): DE Charles Omenihu

Las Vegas Raiders

Elevated: CB Cornell Armstrong

Los Angeles Chargers

Elevated: WR Keelan Doss, S Mark Webb

Miami Dolphins

Elevated: TE Tanner Conner

New England Patriots

Elevated: WR Jalen Reagor, DT Trysten Hill

New York Giants

Elevated: QB Tommy DeVito, G Jalen Mayfield

Seattle Seahawks

Signed to active roster: C Joey Hunt
Waived: OL Ben Brown
Elevated: WR Easop Winston, RB SaRodorick Thompson

Washington Commanders

Elevated: DT Abdullah Anderson, CB Tariq Castro-Fields

Dulcich already had one IR stint this season due to an aggravation of last year’s hamstring injury. The 2022 third-rounder has appeared in only two contests so far this season, and in the most recent one he suffered yet another setback. As a result, he will once again be shut down for at least four weeks.

The Giants’ decision to again promote DeVito points to starter Daniel Jones missing another game. Indeed, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports Jones is considered a “longshot” to play tomorrow against the Commanders. It will in all likelihood be Tyrod Taylor under center for New York in Week 7 while Jones continues to recover from his neck injury.

Commanders Activate DL Efe Obada From IR

October 14th, 2023 at 11:53am CST by Ben Levine

The Commanders will welcome back a key member of their defensive line for tomorrow’s game against the Falcons. The team announced that they’ve activated Efe Obada from injured reserve.

Obada spent the first five weeks of the season on IR while dealing with a patella tendon injury. He was designated to return to practice earlier this week, and after being listed as questionable heading into the weekend, he’s since been removed from the injury report.

While the Commanders will surely welcome Obada back to their defensive line corps, the team isn’t in dire need of pass-rush help. The team has collected 11.5 sacks from their starting-four on the defensive line, meaning the veteran addition will be sliding into a backup role for the time being.

Obada had a breakout season with the Panthers back in 2020, finishing with 5.5 sacks and 15 QB hits despite starting just one game. He added another 3.5 sacks to his resume in 10 games with the Bills in 2021 before he joined the Commanders for the 2022 campaign. While he served as a situational backup to Montez Sweat and Chase Young, Obada still managed to finish his first season in Washington with four sacks. The Commanders re-signed him this past offseason.

The team wasn’t done making moves this morning. The Commanders also announced that they’ve released defensive tackle Abdullah Anderson and promoted cornerback Tariq Castro-Fields from the practice squad. Anderson appeared in all five games for the Commanders this season, collecting five tackles and 0.5 sacks.

Wednesday NFL Transactions: NFC East

August 30th, 2023 at 2:28pm 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 Commanders, Cowboys, Eagles and Giants moves are noted below.

Dallas Cowboys

Signed:

T Chuma Edoga, LS Trent Sieg

Claimed:

Waived:

Placed on IR:

OL Matt Waletzko, CB Nahshon Wright

Signed to practice squad:

T Earl Bostick, CB Josh Butler, WR Jalen Cropper, RB Malik Davis, TE Princeton Fant, CB C.J. Goodwin, OL Sean Harlow, C Brock Hoffman, LB Malik Jefferson, DB Durrell Johnson, WR Tyron Johnson, TE Sean McKeon, DB Sheldrick Redwine, T Alex Taylor-Prioleau, DE Tyrus Wheat

New York Giants

Claimed:

Waived:

Signed to practice squad:

DT Ryder Anderson, WR Cole Beasley (story), LB Darrian Beavers, DB Alex Cook, QB Tommy Devito, LB Tomon Fox, DB Gemon Green, LB Dyontae Johnson, TE Ryan Jones, CB Amani Oruwariye (story), OL Tyre Phillips, LB Oshane Ximines

Philadelphia Eagles

Claimed:

Waived:

Signed to practice squad:

WR Devon Allen, WR Britain Covey, CB Mekhi Garner, G Julian Good-Jones, DE Tarron Jackson, LB Kyron Johnson, S Tristin McCollum, WR Joseph Ngata, TE Brady Russell, P Arryn Siposs, T Brett Toth, LB Ben VanSumeren, WR Greg Ward

Washington Commanders

Claimed:

Waived:

Signed to practice squad:

T Alex Akingbulu, WR Kazmeir Allen, FB Alex Armah, DE William Bradley-King, G Mason Brooks, S Terrell Burgess, CB Tariq Castro-Fields, QB Jake Fromm, LB Jabril Cox, RB Derrick Gore, LB De’Jon Harris, T Jaryd Jones-Smith, C Nolan Laufenberg, DT Benning Potoa’e, WR Brycen Tremayne, CB Nick Whiteside

Commanders Set 53-Man Roster

August 29th, 2023 at 5:16pm CST by Ben Levine

The Commanders have been busy reducing their roster, with the organization cutting 12 players yesterday. The team finished off their transactions today, reducing their roster to 53 players:

Released:

DT Abdullah Anderson
TE/FB Alex Armah

Waived:

T Alex Akingbulu
WR Kazmeir Allen
DE William Bradley-King
G Mason Brooks
S Terrell Burgess
CB Tariq Castro-Fields
QB Jake Fromm
RB Derrick Gore
LB De’Jon Harris
T Jaryd Jones-Smith
C Tyler Larsen
G Nolan Laufenberg
DT Benning Potoa’e
S Kendall Smith
WR Brycen Tremayne
CB Jace Whittaker
CB Nick Whiteside II
CB Rachad Wildgoose

Placed on IR:

Despite tossing a pair of touchdowns in the preseason finale, Jake Fromm earned his walking papers from the Commanders. The quarterback was already facing an uphill battle to make the roster with Sam Howell and Jacoby Brissett ahead of him on the depth chart, and he’ll certainly be a popular target if he makes it through waivers. The former fifth-round pick started a pair of games for the Giants in 2021.

Minor NFL Transactions: 12/28/22

December 28th, 2022 at 8:50pm CST by Adam La Rose

Here are Wednesday’s minor moves around the league:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed to active roster: WR Pharoh Cooper, DL Manny Jones
Placed on IR: S Budda Baker (story), DT Trysten Hill

Atlanta Falcons

Designated for return: WR Jared Bernhardt
Placed on IR: OL Chuma Edoga

Baltimore Ravens

Designated for return: WR Tylan Wallace

Detroit Lions

Reverted to season-ending IR: WR Quintez Cephus

Indianapolis Colts

Signed to active roster: CB Darrell Baker Jr.
Placed on IR: CB Isaiah Rodgers Jr.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Signed to active roster: DT Jeremiah Ledbetter

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed to active roster: DE Isaac Rochell, LB Harvey Langi
Placed on IR: DE Chandler Jones, LB Denzel Perryman (story)

New York Giants

Claimed off waivers (from Cardinals): OL Wyatt Davis
Signed off Lions’ practice squad: LB Jarrad Davis
Placed on IR: OL Shane Lemieux
Waived: TE Chris Myarick

Pittsburgh Steelers

Designated for return: CB Ahkello Witherspoon

Seattle Seahawks

Designated for return: CB Isaiah Dunn

Tennessee Titans

Signed to active roster: RB Jonathan Ward

Washington Commanders

Designated for return: CB Tariq Castro-Fields, TE Armani Rogers

Minor NFL Transactions: 10/21/22

October 21st, 2022 at 5:36pm CST by Ely Allen

Here are today’s minor moves from around the NFL:

Denver Broncos

Placed on IR: OLB Aaron Patrick

Washington Commanders

Signed to active roster: LB Khaleke Hudson
Placed on IR: CB Tariq Castro-Fields

Patrick is being placed on injured reserve after an awkward collision on the sideline with a member of the media led to a torn ACL. He becomes the fifth Bronco to suffer the dreaded knee injury since training camp, following wide receiver Tim Patrick, running back Javonte Williams, cornerback Ronald Darby, and running back Damarea Crockett.

Wednesday NFL Transactions: NFC East

August 31st, 2022 at 2:53pm 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 Commanders, Cowboys, Eagles and Giants moves are noted below.

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

Dallas Cowboys

Signed to practice squad:

G Isaac Alarcon, T Aviante Collins, S Tyler Coyle, RB Malik Davis, WR Dontario Drummond, QB Will Grier, LB Malik Jefferson, C Alec Lindstrom, K Brett Maher, TE Sean McKeon, QB Cooper Rush, WR Brandon Smith, DE Mika Tafua, S Juanyeh Thomas, DT Carlos Watkins

New York Giants

Signed:

LB Austin Calitro, TE Tanner Hudson, DL Nick Williams

Released:

OL Max Garcia

Claimed:

G Jack Anderson (from Eagles), CB Justin Layne (from Steelers), DB Nick McCloud (from Bills), S Jason Pinnock (from Jets)

Placed on IR:

G Shane Lemieux, LB Elerson Smith, CB Rodarius Williams

Signed to practice squad:

DL Ryder Anderson, TE Austin Allen, WR C.J. Board, RB Jashaun Corbin, CB Darren Evans, OL Max Garcia, CB Zyon Gilbert, CB Harrison Hand, T Will Holden, T Roy Mbaeteka, OL Garrett McGhin, S Nate Meadors, WR Jaylon Moore, OLB Quincy Roche, S Trenton Thompson, QB Davis Webb, LB Chuck Wiley

Philadelphia Eagles

Claimed:

QB Ian Book (from Saints)

Waived:

LB Davion Taylor

Signed to practice squad:

WR Devon Allen, G/T Kayode Awosika, RB Kennedy Brooks, WR Deon Cain, S Andre Chachere, T Le’Raven Clark, WR Britain Covey, LB Christian Elliss, CB Mario Goodrich, S Anthony Harris, QB Reid Sinnett, TE Noah Togliai, OL Cameron Tom, DT Marvin Wilson

Washington Commanders

Released:

LB De’Jon Harris, LB David Mayo

Claimed:

DB Tariq Castro-Fields (from 49ers), DB Rachad Wildgoose (from Jets)

Waived:

LB De’Jon Harris

Placed on IR:

TE Curtis Hodges

Signed to practice squad:

T Alex Akingbulu, CB Troy Apke, DT David Bada, DE William Bradley-King, CB Corn Elder, WR Alex Erickson, S Ferrod Gardner, LB Khaleke Hudson, CB Danny Johnson, G Nolan Laufenberg, WR Kyric McGowan, WR Marken Michel, T Aaron Monteiro, RB Jaret Patterson, C Jon Toth