NFL Practice Squad Updates: 12/24/25
Here are today’s practice squad transactions:
Arizona Cardinals
- Signed: QB Logan Woodside
- Released: S Patrick McMorris
Buffalo Bills
- Signed: OL Richard Gouraige
Chicago Bears
- Signed: TE Thomas Gordon
- Placed on practice squad/injured list: TE Qadir Ismail
Las Vegas Raiders
- Signed: LS Luke Elkin
Los Angeles Chargers
- Signed: C Josh Kaltenberger
- Released: TE Tanner McLachlan
Pittsburgh Steelers
- Signed: WR Brandon Johnson
- Released: DT Kyler Baugh
NFL Practice Squad Updates: 12/23/25
Today’s practice squad moves:
Atlanta Falcons
- Signed: LB Eugene Asante
Buffalo Bills
- Signed: CB M.J. Devonshire
Carolina Panthers
- Signed: CB Michael Reid
Chicago Bears
- Signed: TE Thomas Gordon
Denver Broncos
- Placed on practice squad/injured: S Delarrin Turner-Yell
Los Angeles Chargers
- Signed: RB Royce Freeman
Miami Dolphins
- Signed: S Jack Henderson
New England Patriots
- Signed: RB Elijah Mitchell, WR Brandon Smith
- Released: OT Sebastian Gutierrez
Seattle Seahawks
- Signed: CB Tyler Hall
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Signed: LB Nick Jackson
Bears Place CB Terell Smith On IR, Waive Six Others
As roster cuts continue the Bears get started with a placement on injured reserve and six waivings:
Waived:
- LB Swayze Bozeman
- G Chris Glaser
- TE Thomas Gordon
- S Mark Perry
- WR Samori Toure
- CB Jeremiah Walker
Placed on IR:
- CB Terell Smith (story)
The Bears lost Smith, a third-year rotation cornerback after the former fifth-rounder suffered a torn patellar tendon in the team’s second preseason game. With his placement on IR before the roster cut deadline and no designation to return, he will officially miss the entire 2025 NFL season.
Some of the players waived, like Glaser and Toure have some NFL experience here and there with other teams, but they didn’t end up sticking it out in Chicago. The Bears have a lot more work ahead of them to get the roster down to 53.
Minor NFL Transactions: 8/5/25
Here are Tuesday’s minor moves:
Buffalo Bills
- Signed: DE Justin Hollins
Chicago Bears
- Signed: TE Thomas Gordon
Cleveland Browns
- Waived (with injury designation): CB Anthony Kendall
- Waived (with injury settlement): WR Michael Woods
Dallas Cowboys
- Released (with injury settlement): WR Parris Campbell
Green Bay Packers
- Signed: G Lecitus Smith
- Waived (with injury designation): WR Sam Brown Jr.
Houston Texans
- Signed: TE Dalton Keene
- Waived (with injury designation): WR Jared Wayne
New England Patriots
- Signed: DT Bryce Ganious, RB JaMycal Hasty
- Claimed off waivers (from 49ers): CB Tre Avery
- Placed on IR: CB Marcellas Dial, DT Jaquelin Roy
- Released: TE Tyler Davis
New Orleans Saints
- Claimed off waivers (from 49ers): TE Mason Pline
- Waived: TE Seth Green
Pittsburgh Steelers
- Signed: CB Daryl Porter Jr.
- Waived: TE Kevin Foelsch
San Francisco 49ers
- Signed: WR Equanimeous St. Brown
- Released (with failure to disclose physical condition designation): WR Andy Isabella
Seattle Seahawks
- Signed: RB Anthony Tyus
- Waived: RB Donovan Kaufman
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Activated from active/PUP list: G Sua Opeta
- Waived: P Jake Julien
Dial, the Patriots second-year cornerback and special teamer, will miss his second year in the NFL after suffering a torn ACL. In cheerier news, Opeta returns to a practice field for the first time in over a year. The former Eagles backup lineman was hoping to compete for a starting left guard spot last year before tearing his ACL in the first week of camp.
Campbell makes his way off the Cowboys roster after being placed on injured reserve with a knee injury. Injuries continue to be an issue for the Ohio State alum, who has missed 51 of a possible 100 regular season games over his first six years in the league and is set to miss even more this year.
Bears Host DJ Chark; WR’s Playing Future Uncertain
The Bears hosted six free agent receivers earlier this week. With training camp getting underway, it will be interesting to see if any deals come about as a result of the visits. 
Per the transactions wire (via Patrick Finley of the Chicago Sun-Times), the Bears worked out DJ Chark, Chance Campbell, Thomas Gordon, Peyton Hendershot, Matt Landers and Gervarrius Owens. Out of that group, Chark is of course the most noteworthy. He has 76 games and 51 starts to his name in the NFL.
At this point in Chark’s career, however, it remains to be seen when (or if) he will line up his next opportunity. The 28-year-old has played for four teams to date, and he spent last season with the Chargers. Chark was limited to just 10 games and only four receptions in 2024, so to no surprise he was not linked to any suitors before the start of training camps. Specific fit will be key in determining whether or not Chark continues his career.
“It depends,” the former second-rounder said in an interview with Kyle Odegard of Sports Casting when asked if he will play in 2025. “It will have to be something that makes sense, from a family perspective and also from an Xs and Os perspective. Getting up and going to any team just for the excitement — I’ll always love the game, but at this point, putting myself and my family in a great position is what’s ideal for me.”
Chark broke out with a Pro Bowl campaign during his second season in the NFL. Then with the Jaguars, he notched 1,008 yards and eight touchdowns that year and delivered another relatively strong season as a follow-up. Since then, however, the LSU product has battled injuries and inconsistency while spending time in Detroit and Carolina after the expiration of his Jacksonville rookie deal. With a 14.4 yards per reception average, Chark could offer any number of teams a vertical threat in the passing game.
The Bears still have D.J. Moore and 2024 first-rounder Rome Odunze in place at the receiver spot. The team also added Luther Burden in the second round of the draft after signing Olamide Zaccheaus and Devin Duvernay as depth options in free agency. With over $13MM in cap space, Chicago could afford to add Chark on a one-year pact which would no doubt be worth the veteran minimum. Failing that, his time in the NFL may come to an end.