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Minor NFL Transactions: 10/9/23

October 9th, 2023 at 6:32pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Monday’s minor moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Claimed off waivers (from Saints): RB Tony Jones Jr.

Atlanta Falcons

Released from IR via injury settlement: WR Penny Hart

Green Bay Packers

Promoted: RB Patrick Taylor
Released: OLB Justin Hollins
Elevated: CB Corey Ballentine

Las Vegas Raiders

Elevated: CB Tyler Hall, CB Troy Pride Jr.

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed: DL Christopher Hinton

New Orleans Saints

Waived: G Tommy Kraemer

Jones will be headed to his third team since the preseason concluded. With James Conner going down with a knee injury, the Cardinals are better equipping themselves in the backfield. Jones, who went to camp with the Broncos and had returned to the Saints, will head to the desert. Jones scored two touchdowns in the Saints’ Week 2 win over the Panthers and played in three other Saints games this season. But the team waived him Saturday. Jones will join Keaontay Ingram and rookie UDFA Emari Demercado on Arizona’s active roster; Damien Williams resides on the Cardinals’ practice squad. Ingram has missed time with a neck injury recently.

Because the Packers have used up their practice squad elevations with Taylor, they are signing him to their 53-man roster. Taylor will come up to replace Aaron Jones, whom the Pack declared inactive. Despite Jones having returned for Week 4, the standout starter is out again with a hamstring injury.

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 9/13/23

September 13th, 2023 at 9:10pm CST by Adam La Rose

Today’s taxi squad moves around the league:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: LB Tyreek Maddox-Williams
Placed on IR: S Jovante Moffatt

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: RB Godwin Igwebuike

Carolina Panthers

Signed: WR Michael Strachan

Denver Broncos

Signed: WR Michael Bandy

Houston Texans

Signed: DT Bruce Hector

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed: T Sebastian Gutierrez, CB Troy Pride Jr.

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed: RB Jaret Patterson, OLB Ty Shelby

New England Patriots

Signed: QB Ian Book, DB William Hooper

New Orleans Saints

Signed: CB Faion Hicks, TE Michael Jacobson, OLB Terrell Lewis, LB Ty Summers
Placed on IR: LB Ryan Connelly
Released: WR Jontre Kirklin

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Signed: OL John Molchon

Saints Officially Set 53-Man Roster

August 29th, 2023 at 7:48pm CST by Ely Allen

The Saints welcomed back some old faces and said goodbye to others on their way towards setting their initial 53-man roster. Here are the moves the team made in their efforts to select the team they will open the season with:

Released:

LB Ryan Connelly
TE J.P. Holtz
TE Jesse James
T Storm Norton
CB Bradley Roby
LB Jaylon Smith
LB Ty Summers
RB Darrel Williams

Waived:

S Johnathan Abram
LB Nick Anderson
WR Kawaan Baker
FB Jake Bargas
WR Lynn Bowden
DL Jerron Cage
WR Shaq Davis
DT Prince Emili
OL Mark Evans II
G Chuck Filiaga
DB Adrian Frye
P Blake Gillikin
DT Jack Heflin
DB Anthony Johnson
OL Lewis Kidd
WR Jontrae Kirklin
G Tommy Kraemer
TE Lucas Krull
DE Niko Lalos
RB Ellis Merriweather
S Smoke Monday
LB Anfernee Orji
DE Kyle Phillips
OL Alex Pihlstrom
DB Troy Pride
OL Calvin Throckmorton

The veteran tight end James will have to continue his recent tour of the NFL. He, Holtz, and Krull fell victim to the reunion of New Orleans and former All-Pro Jimmy Graham.

On defense, Smith failed to make the roster after starting 11 games for the Giants last year. Roby is another player who was initially expected to contribute, but will have to pack up his locker.

With the emergence of rookie third-round pick Kendre Miller and the eventual return of Alvin Kamara, keeping Williams in the running backs room just wasn’t worth the roster spot.

On special teams, the third-year punter Gillikin lost the punting battle with undrafted rookie signee out of Miami (FL) Lou Hedley. The viral, jacked, tatted-up, Australian, 30-year-old rookie punter makes his first NFL roster as part of the Saints’ new-look special teams group.

NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 1/11/23

January 11th, 2023 at 6:45pm CST by Ben Levine

Teams continue to sign players to reserve/futures contracts, allowing the organization to retain (routinely) young, practice squad players throughout the offseason. Here are the latest reserve/futures contracts:

Arizona Cardinals

P Nolan Cooney, OL Julién Davenport, LS Joe Fortunato, K Elliott Fry, CB Nate Hairston, S JuJu Hughes, LB Blake Lynch, TE Chris Pierce, TE Bernhard Seikovits, OL Lachavious Simmons, WR Auden Tate, S Josh Thomas, OL Badara Traore, WR Javon Wims

Denver Broncos

DT Jordan Jackson

New Orleans Saints

G Koda Martin, CB Troy Pride

New York Giants

OL Solomon Kindley

Pittsburgh Steelers

WR Dez Fitzpatrick, DB Madre Harper, DB Kenny Robinson, DB Chris Wilcox

WR Dazz Newsome Auditions For Titans, Schedules Patriots Workout

August 27th, 2022 at 3:23pm CST by Sam Robinson

The Bears’ new regime cut the cord on wide receiver Dazz Newsome quickly, waiving the former sixth-round pick before his second season. Unclaimed on waivers, Newsome has generated interest as a free agency addition.

Newsome was part of a Titans workout Friday, Doug Kyed of Pro Football Focus tweets, and is slated to audition for the Patriots on Sunday. While the North Carolina alum would make for an interesting flier, he will soon be competing with dozens of receivers in a similar position. Teams are required to cut down from 80 to 53 by 3pm CT Tuesday.

A four-year Tar Heels contributor, Newsome joined Javonte Williams, Michael Carter and Dyami Brown in a strong nucleus surrounding Sam Howell. Despite both Newsome and Brown surpassing 1,000 yards in 2019, with Brown at 1,034 and Newsome at 1,018, Washington took the latter in Round 3 last year. Newsome fell to pick 221.

Newsome primarily worked as a punt returner for the Bears last season, one that began after he suffered a broken collarbone in the offseason, but only played in three games. Newsome also spent time on the Bears’ practice squad. With P-squads still at 16 for the 2022 season, Newsome figures to have another opportunity soon.

The Patriots are down their second-round pick, wideout Tyquan Thornton, for an extended stretch because of a collarbone injury. Even with Thornton almost certain to begin the season on IR, the Pats still have a host of veterans — Jakobi Meyers, Kendrick Bourne, Nelson Agholor and DeVante Parker — in line to be regulars.

The Titans have Robert Woods atop their depth chart and have seen nice early returns from fifth-round rookie Kyle Phillips. Treylon Burks has not been as quick to assimilate, but the first-round pick obviously remains a key part of the team’s future. Spot starter Nick Westbrook-Ikhine also remains in the picture for Tennessee, which made Jets wideout Vyncint Smith, ex-Panthers cornerback Troy Pride, 2021 Broncos fifth-round corner Jamar Johnson and quarterback Kurt Benkert part of Friday’s workout, Aaron Wilson of ProFootballNetwork.com tweets.

NFL Workouts: 7/25/22

July 25th, 2022 at 9:25pm CST by Ely Allen

As players are moved to the PUP and NFI lists and rosters are starting to take shape for the start of training camps, many players are searching for opportunities to make a team.

Here’s the list of players who have received workouts or taken visits today and this past weekend:

Atlanta Falcons

CB DeMarkus Acy, CB Cortez Davis, CB Troy Pride

Baltimore Ravens

RB Wayne Gallman, RB Corey Clement (signed), QB Vad Lee

Buffalo Bills

CB Luq Barcoo, CB Donte Deayon, TE Stephen Carlson, TE Austin Fort, TE Gene Scott, S Marqui Christian, G Jamil Demby, G Jordan Simmons (signed), T Drew Himmelman, DE Damontre Moore, C Cole Toner

Carolina Panthers

NT Danny Shelton (story)

Chicago Bears

OL Michael Schofield (signed)

Cincinnati Bengals

LB T.J. Brunson, LB Tegray Scales (signed), DT Domenique Davis (signed), DE Raymond Johnson (signed), DE Chris Odom, TE MyCole Pruitt

Green Bay Packers

QB Nate Stanley, WR Jonathan Adams, WR Osirus Mitchell (signed), WR Ryan Wisniewski, C Ty Clary, G Denzel Okafor, CB Donte Vaughn, S Dallin Leavitt (signed)

Houston Texans

RB Austin Walter, RB Artavis Pierce, RB Max Borghi, RB Cyrus Habibi-Likio

Indianapolis Colts

WR Isaiah Ford, WR John Hurst, WR Ishmael Hyman, WR Tyson Morris

Jacksonville Jaguars

QB Kyle Sloter (signed)

Kansas City Chiefs

T Evin Ksiezarczyk (signed), David Steinmetz (signed)

Las Vegas Raiders

S Steven Parker, S Jarrod Wilson, DE Abdullah Anderson, TE Ryan Becker, TE Cole Hikutini, TE Ethan Wolf

New England

WR Derrick Dillon, WR Terry Godwin, WR Andrew Jamiel, WR Cinque Sweeting, TE La’Michael Pettway

New York Giants

T Kendall Lamm, TE Eric Ebron, S Andrew Adams (signed), S Jack Koerner, T Caleb Benenoch, T Kamaal Seymour, DT Darrion Daniels, TE Kahale Warring, WR Marcus Kemp, DE Nicholas Williams

New York Jets

WR Pharoh Cooper, WR Rashard Davis, QB Chris Streveler, G Isaiah Williams (signed)

Philadelphia Eagles

RB JaQuan Hardy, TE Connor Davis, TE Jaeden Graham, TE Farrod Greene, RB Trey Ragas, WR Lance Lenoir, C Cameron Tom

San Francisco 49ers

DE T.J. Carter, DT Tomasi Laulile, DT Robert Nkemdiche

Seattle Seahawks

K Brandon Aubrey, DT Jared Brinkman, DT Antonio Valentino, TE Jake Hausmann, TE Rodell Rahmaan, DE Adam Rodriguez

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

TE Kyle Rudolph (signed)

Tennessee Titans

S Jalen Elliott, CB Joshua Kalu (signed)

NFL Workout Updates: 7/23/22

July 23rd, 2022 at 5:23pm CST by Ely Allen

This week saw two free agents in very different situations get workouts:

Former Panthers cornerback Troy Pride worked out for the Ravens on Thursday, according to Adam Caplan of Fox Sports. A fourth-round pick in 2020, Pride started eight games as a rookie before being placed on injured reserve to end the season. A torn ACL in the preseason last year forced him to miss the entire 2021 season. The Panthers waived Pride in May after he failed his physical. He’s looking to join a Ravens defense that currently rosters Marlon Humphrey, Marcus Peters, Kyle Fuller, Jalyn Armour-Davis, and others. Baltimore is likely more than willing to add depth at the position after seeing Humphrey and Peters both suffer season-ending injuries last year. The team also cut 2019 fourth-round pick Iman Marshall today, so Pride could be a potential depth addition behind the other two offseason additions of the veteran Fuller and the rookie Armour-Davis.
Another USFL story is in the works as former New Orleans Breakers quarterback Kyle Sloter was hosted by the Jaguars on a free agent visit this week, as reported by ESPN’s Field Yates. Sloter has spent time on many NFL practice squads and rosters over the years. Since going undrafted in 2017, Sloter has signed to join the Broncos, Vikings, Cardinals, Lions, Raiders, and Vikings again before his stint in the USFL. Sloter wasn’t one of the names expected to jump leagues. In his 9 weeks of play, Sloter completed 57.7% of his passes for 1,798 yards while throwing only 9 touchdowns to 11 interceptions. Perhaps the playing experience will help solidify Sloter into a backup role with a squad or maybe he’ll be slotted as a camp arm. Regardless, with this visit, he’s aiming to compete with C.J. Beathard, Jake Luton, and EJ Perry for the right to backup Trevor Lawrence in Duval.

Minor NFL Transactions: 5/16/22

May 16th, 2022 at 6:59pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Monday’s minor moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: WR Christian Blake, S Tae Daley, QB Jarrett Guarantano, OL Greg Long, RB T.J. Pledger, WR Jared Smart
Waived: LB Ron’Dell Carter, OL Marcus Henry, LB Changa Hodge, S Kekaula Kaniho, DL Will Miles, WR Stephon Robinson

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: TE Tucker Fisk
Waived: WR Chad Hansen, TE Daniel Helm, DB Luther Kirk

Baltimore Ravens

Signed: LB Vince Biegel

Buffalo Bills

Signed: DT C.J. Brewer, DT Prince Emili, CB Ja’Marcus Ingram, T Will Ulmer

Carolina Panthers

Signed: OT Wyatt Miller, TE Jared Scott
Waived: DB Drew Hartlaub (left squad), CB Troy Pride Jr. (failed physical)

Cleveland Browns

Waived: CB Junior Faulk

Denver Broncos

Signed: G Zack Johnson
Waived: CB Cortez Davis

Detroit Lions

Signed: OLB Natrez Patrick
Waived: OLB Jessie Lemonier

Houston Texans

Claimed: DB Kendall Sheffield (from Falcons), WR Connor Wedington (from 49ers)
Waived: CB Reggie Robinson
Waived/injured: S Kolby Harvell-Peel

Jacksonville Jaguars

Signed: TE Naz Bohannon, WR Marvin Hall, WR Willie Johnson, WR Ryan McDaniel
Waived: WR Terry Godwin, WR Josh Hammond, S Sean Mahone, OL Marcus Tatum

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed: CB Stanford Samuels III, T Tyrone Wheatley Jr.
Waived: C Brett Heggie, WR Tré Turner

Minnesota Vikings

Signed: LB William Kwenkeu
Waived: LB Tuf Borland

New England Patriots

Signed: LS Ross Reiter
Waived: DB Devin Hafford, QB/WR D’Eriq King

Philadelphia Eagles

Signed: WR Keric Wheatfall

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: CB Elijah Jones, T Liam Ryan

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Signed: WR Kameron Brown, DL Mike Greene, TE J.J. Howland
Waived: DL Kobe Smith, WR Austin Watkins

Tennessee Titans

Signed: CB Kenneth George
Placed on IR: S Jamal Carter

Washington Commanders

Claimed (from Broncos): T Drew Himmelman
Signed: CB Nijuel Hill, LB Bryce Notree
Waived: G Zack Bailey, LB Jordan Kunaszyk