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Jefferson, Sheppard, and Trammell all found themselves signing to the practice squads of the teams that waived them two days ago. Having cleared waivers, the free agents returned to their lockers as members of the taxi squad.

Indianapolis cut Morrissey today in order to make room for kicker Blake Grupe, whom they signed yesterday. Grupe should be in line to take over kicking duties following the waiving of Michael Badgley yesterday, while Spencer Shrader remains on injured reserve.

Minor NFL Transactions: 12/1/25

December 1st, 2025 at 6:49pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s minor moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Waived: RB Jermar Jefferson

Cincinnati Bengals

Signed to active roster: CB Jalen Davis
Placed on IR: LB Brian Asamoah

Detroit Lions

Claimed off waivers (from Dolphins): TE Hayden Rucci
Designated for return from IR: TE Shane Zylstra
Placed on reserve/retired list: C Frank Ragnow

Green Bay Packers

Waived: WR Will Sheppard

Jacksonville Jaguars

Waived: WR Austin Trammell

New England Patriots

Elevated: OL Brenden Jaimes, DT Jeremiah Pharms

New York Giants

Signed to active roster: LB Tomon Fox
Elevated: LB Swayze Bozeman, WR Dalen Cambre

The Lions continue to work through their tight end depth with Sam LaPorta done for the season. The team’s first move today was claiming Hayden Rucci, who was waived by the Dolphins on Saturday. A former UDFA out of Wisconsin, Rucci spent much of the 2024 and 2025 campaigns in Miami. He got into four games with the organization this season, with the majority of his snaps coming on special teams.

The Lions also welcomed Shane Zylstra back to practice today. The tight end has been out since Week 2, when he suffered an ankle injury while blocking on a punt return. The veteran has gotten into 31 games with the Lions since the 2021 season, hauling in 15 catches for 116 yards and four touchdowns.

Otherwise, the Lions placed center Frank Ragnow back on the reserve/retired list after the veteran failed his physical.

NFL Minor Transactions: 11/26/25

November 26th, 2025 at 7:34pm CST by Ely Allen

Here are Wednesday’s minor moves and some standard gameday practice squad elevations for the annual Thanksgiving slate of games:

Arizona Cardinals

Opened practice window: T Christian Jones

Cincinnati Bengals

Activated from IR: S Daijahn Anthony
Placed on IR: CB Marco Wilson

Dallas Cowboys

Elevated: CB Corey Ballentine

Green Bay Packers

Signed to active roster: WR Will Sheppard
Elevated: LB Jamon Johnson, S Jaylin Simpson
Waived: K Lucas Havrisik

Kansas City Chiefs

Elevated: S Mike Edwards, T Esa Pole

New England Patriots

Signed to active roster: CB Miles Battle

Philadelphia Eagles

Signed to active roster: WR Britain Covey

Seattle Seahawks

Elevated: CB Shaquill Griffin, LB Patrick O’Connell
Placed on IR: LB Chazz Surratt

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Designated to return from IR: S Rashad Wisdom

Green Bay’s regular kicker Brandon McManus was off the injury report with three full practices this week, so Havrisik will take his leave after filling in for three games this year. The team had been keeping Havrisik close even during McManus’ healthy stretches, but after the backup missed two extra point attempts at MetLife this weekend, the Packers relinquished him to the waiver wire.

Jones missed most of his rookie campaign due to a knee injury, and the same has been true for most of his sophomore season. This time, though, he’s coming back with a bit more time left in the season.

O’Connell had already been called up as a gameday elevation three times this year, so if Seattle wanted to see him on the field again, this move was necessary. In his most recent elevation, O’Connell was asked to play a much bigger role, staying in for over half the team’s defensive snaps. In his first extended opportunity, O’Connell finished second on the team with nine tackles and even logged his first career sack.

Wednesday NFL Transactions: NFC North

August 27th, 2025 at 3:17pm 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 Bears, Lions, Packers and Vikings moves are noted below.

Chicago Bears

Claimed:

LB D’Marco Jackson (from Saints), CB Jaylon Jones (from Cardinals)

Released:

LS Scott Daly, WR Devin Duvernay

Signed to practice squad:

WR Maurice Alexander, WR Miles Boykin, RB Brittain Brown, TE Stephen Carlson, DL Xavier Carlton, LB Power Echols, LS Luke Elkin, CB Tre Flowers, DL Jonathan Ford, DB Mekhi Garner, DL Tanoh Kpassagnon, DL Jamree Kromah, OL Jordan McFadden, WR JP Richardson, OL Ricky Stromberg

Detroit Lions

Signed:

S Daniel Thomas

Claimed:

DT Tyler Lacy (from Jaguars), DE Tyrus Wheat (from Cowboys)

Signed to practice squad:

DL Myles Adams, WR Ronnie Bell, C Trystan Colon, DL Keith Cooper, DB Erick Hallett, TE Zach Horton, WR Tom Kennedy, WR Jackson Meeks, OL Mason Miller, OL Michael Niese, LB Anthony Pittman, RB Jacob Saylors, S Loren Strickland, T Dan Skipper, DL Isaac Ukwu

Green Bay Packers

Signed:

LB Nick Niemann

Waived:

CB Micah Robinson

Signed to practice squad:

RB Israel Abanikanda, DL Deslin Alexandre, DB Johnathan Baldwin, T Brant Banks, DL James Ester, WR Mecole Hardman, LB Jamon Johnson, K Mark McNamee, DL Arron Mosby, WR Isaiah Neyor, WR Will Sheppard, DB Jaylin Simpson, LB Kristian Welch

Minnesota Vikings

Signed to practice squad:

G Henry Byrd, WR Dontae Fleming, S Kahlef Hailassie, DL Jonathan Harris, WR Lucky Jackson, WR Jeshuan Jones, WR Tim Jones, G Vershon Lee, CB Fabian Moreau, OLB Gabriel Murphy, TE Bryson Nesbit, T Max Pircher, DL Taki Taimani, RB Xazavian Valladay, TE Nick Vannett, CB Zemaiah Vaughn

Packers Make Cuts, Set Initial 53-Man Roster

August 26th, 2025 at 9:43pm CST by Nikhil Mehta

The Packers announced their initial 53-man roster as well as the following transactions:

Released

Waived

RB Isaiah Abanikanda
DE Deslin Alexandre
S Johnathan Baldwin
OL Brant Banks
LB Jaret Bartlett
QB Sean Clifford
OL Tyler Cooper
RB Tyrion Davis-Price
QB Taylor Elgersma
DT James Ester
CB Tyron Herring
WR Julian Hicks
OL Trey Hill
RB Amar Johnson
WR Cornelius Johnson
LB Jamon Johnson
CB Kalen King
OL JJ Lippe
LS Mark McNamee
DE Arron Mosby
WR Isaiah Neyor
DT Devonte O’Malley
WR Will Sheppard
S Jaylin Simpson
OL Lecitus Smith
OL Kadeem Telfort

Placed on IR (designation to return)

RB MarShawn Lloyd
OL Jacob Monk

Placed on IR

S Omar Brown

Placed on reserve/PUP

DE Collin Oliver
WR Christian Watson
OL John Williams

Despite his struggles to carve out a role in the NFL, Simmons made the 53-man roster in each of his first five seasons after the Cardinals selected him with the No. 8 pick in 2020. That streak has come to an end in Green Bay with his release today.

Alexandre is expected to return to the Packers’ practice squad if he clears waivers, per USA Today’s Ryan Wood, who places Banks in the same category.

Lloyd suffered a groin injury early in training camp and a hamstring injury more recently, which will land him on IR and sideline him for at least four weeks. Monk, though to be the team’s backup center, will also be out for a minimum of four weeks.

Minor NFL Transactions: 7/21/25

July 21st, 2025 at 9:32pm CST by Nikhil Mehta

Training camps are underway around the league, bringing more and more roster adjustments every day. Here are the latest minor moves:

Carolina Panthers

Placed on active/PUP list: WR Dan Chisena, TE Tommy Tremble
Placed on active/NFI list: P Sam Martin

Dallas Cowboys

Placed on active/PUP list: CB Josh Butler, CB Trevon Diggs, LB DeMarvion Overshown
Placed on active/NFI list: CB Shavon Revel

Green Bay Packers

Signed: WR Will Sheppard
Released: K Alex Hale

Kansas City Chiefs

Signed: WR Hal Presley
Placed on active/PUP list: CB Kristian Fulton, OT Jawaan Taylor, TE Tre Watson

Los Angeles Rams

Signed: QB Dresser Winn

Minnesota Vikings

Placed on active/PUP: TE Gavin Bartholomew, LB Chaz Chambliss

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: CB Kam Alexander, DT Justin Rogers
Waived/NFI: CB Zy Alexander

Martin, a 12-year veteran who signed with the Panthers this offseason, is dealing with a minor hamstring injury, per Joe Person of The Athletic.

The Cowboys’ trio of cornerbacks were all expected to be placed on their respective lists given where they are in the rehab process, according to ESPN’s Todd Archer. The same is true of Overshown, who recently shared a positive update on social media (via Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk).

An eye injury will sideline Hale for several weeks, per Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, forcing the Packers to release him. Hale was not expected to push Brandon McManus for the starting job in Green Bay, but the team will need another kicker for training camp.

The Seahawks swapped undrafted cornerbacks, adding Alexander out of Oregon and waiving Alexander with a non-football injury designation. Rogers, meanwhile, was signed after a successful tryout.