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NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 1/15/24

January 15th, 2024 at 7:41pm CST by Ben Levine

With a handful of teams getting eliminated from the playoffs this weekend, those front offices are starting to prepare for the offseason. Here are today’s reserve/futures deals, with the majority coming from recently eliminated squads:

Cleveland Browns

WR Jaelon Darden, CB Vincent Gray, RB John Kelly, TE Zaire Mitchell-Paden, OT Justin Murray, DE Lonnie Phelps, LB Charlie Thomas III, DE Isaiah Thomas, DT Chris Williams

Dallas Cowboys

OT Earl Bostick, CB Josh Butler, WR Jalen Cropper, TE Princeton Fant, LB Buddy Johnson, DE Durrell Johnson, WR Racey McMath, DB Sheldrick Redwine

Los Angeles Rams

OT A.J. Arcuri, G Logan Bruss, DT Cory Durden, LB Olakunle Fatukasi, DB Tanner Ingle, C Mike McAllister, DB Cameron McCutcheon, OT Zachary Thomas, LB Zach VanValkenburg, QB Dresser Winn

Miami Dolphins

LB Quinton Bell, CB Ethan Bonner, TE Tanner Conner, OT Ryan Hayes, OL Chasen Hines, DT Brandon Pili, WR Braylon Sanders, WR Anthony Schwartz

Minnesota Vikings

WR Daylen Baldwin

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 11/16/23

November 16th, 2023 at 6:58pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Thursday’s practice squad moves:

Dallas Cowboys

Signed: DT Carl Davis

Denver Broncos

Signed: DB Reese Taylor

Kansas City Chiefs

Signed: DT Keondre Coburn

Los Angeles Rams

Signed: LB Zach VanValkenburg

New Orleans Saints

Signed: FB Adam Prentice

The Cowboys are Davis’ third team this year. Going to camp with the Patriots, Davis did not make the team. The veteran nose tackle had seen action with New England over the past three seasons. The Seahawks added Davis, 31, to their practice squad in September but released him five weeks later. The former Ravens starter and Colts, Browns and Jaguars contributor has 19 career starts. Davis played 216 defensive snaps last season.

Minor NFL Transactions: 11/14/23

November 14th, 2023 at 8:12pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s minor moves:

Carolina Panthers

Signed: LB Tae Davis
Signed to active roster: OT David Sharpe
Waived: G Calvin Throckmorton

Denver Broncos

Activated from reserve/suspended: S Kareem Jackson
Waived: DT Keondre Coburn

Detroit Lions

Placed on IR: G Halapoulivaati Vaitai

Las Vegas Raiders

Waived: DE Isaac Rochell

Los Angeles Rams

Activated from IR: TE Hunter Long
Signed to active roster: LB Keir Thomas
Waived: LB Zach VanValkenburg

New Orleans Saints

Signed: WR Keith Kirkwood
Waived: FB Adam Prentice

Philadelphia Eagles

Designated for return from IR: S Justin Evans

Pittsburgh Steelers

Placed on IR: LB Kwon Alexander (story)

Following a spree of illegal hits, Kareem Jackson was hit with a four-game ban back in October. That suspension ended up getting knocked down to two games, and following that absence, the defensive back has returned to the active roster. While Justin Simmons has long resided as the Broncos’ top safety, Pro Football Focus has graded Jackson as a top-20 player at the position this season.

Halapoulivaati Vaitai suffered a back injury that will require a stint on injured reserve, although there’s a chance the veteran lineman ends up having to miss the rest of the season. After starting all 25 of his appearances for the Lions between 2020 and 2021, Vaitai has started three of his six games in 2022.

Hunter Long was a third-round pick by the Dolphins in 2021 but only lasted two seasons in Miami, hauling in a single eight-yard catch. He was part of the Rams’ offseason trade return for Jalen Ramsey but hasn’t appeared in a game this season. The tight end landed on IR in early September with a thigh injury.

NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 1/9/23

January 9th, 2023 at 6:45pm CST by Ely Allen

18 teams had their seasons come to an end yesterday, and their front offices have already turned the page to the 2023 NFL seaon. This started today, as a number of players were signed to reserve/futures contracts, which allows organizations to retain (routinely) young, practice squad players throughout the offseason. Here are today’s reserve/futures contracts:

Arizona Cardinals

T Julien Davenport, S Juju Hughes, LB Blake Lynch, TE Chris Pierce, TE Bernhard Seikovits, G Lachavious Simmons, WR Auden Tate, S Josh Thomas, T Badara Traore, WR Javon Wims

Atlanta Falcons

WR Josh Ali, RB BJ Baylor, OLB Quinton Bell, DL Amani Bledsoe, LB Dorian Etheridge, TE Tucker Fisk, CB Javelin Guidry, CB Matt Hankins, OL Jonotthan Harrison, WR Ra’Shaun Henry, LB Nathan Landman, DB Dylan Mabin, CB Jamal Peters, TE John Raine, FB Clint Ratkovich, CB John Reid, OL Justin Shaffer, OL Tyler Vrabel

Buffalo Bills

WR Isaiah Coulter, DE Kendal Vickers

Carolina Panthers

G Deonte Brown, RB Spencer Brown, DE Kobe Jones, LB Arron Mosby, TE Giovanni Ricci, WR C.J. Saunders, TE Stephen Sullivan, DT Raequan Williams, WR Derek Wright

Chicago Bears

TE Chase Allen, S Adrian Colbert, LB Kuony Deng, T Kellen Diesch, DE Gerri Green, TE Jake Tonges, WR Nsimba Webster

Cleveland Browns

WR Daylen Baldwin, S Bubba Bolden, WR Mike Harley, LB Storey Jackson, DE Sam Kamara, RB John Kelly, TE Zaire Mitchell-Paden, DT Roderick Perry, WR Marquez Stevenson, T Tyrone Wheatley

Denver Broncos

WR Victor Bolden, G Parker Ferguson, CB Faion Hicks, CB Delonte Hood, S Devon Key, RB Tyreik McAllister, OLB Wyatt Ray, OL Hunter Thedford, LB Ray Wilborn

Detroit Lions

WR Maurice Alexander, WR Stanley Berryhill, T Obinna Eze, S Brady Breeze, CB Khalil Dorsey, RB Jermar Jefferson, WR Tom Kennedy, T Darrin Paulo, DT Demetrius Taylor, CB Jarren Williams

Indianapolis Colts

DT McTelvin Agim, S Henry Black, S Marcel Dabo, S Trevor Denbow, G Arlington Hambright, T Jordan Murray, LB Segun Olubi, LB Forrest Rhyne, RB Aaron Shampklin, WR Vyncint Smith, CB David Vereen, TE Jalen Wydermyer

Kansas City Chiefs

WR Ty Fryfogle

Las Vegas Raiders

CB Isiah Brown, CB Bryce Cosby, P Julian Diaz, S Jalen Elliott, TE Cole Fotheringham, G Vitaliy Gurman, T Sebastian Gutierrez, WR Chris Lacy, LB Kana’i Mauga, G Jordan Meredith, WR DJ Turner, RB Austin Walter, WR Isaiah Zuber

Los Angeles Rams

TE Roger Carter, DL T.J. Carter, CB T.J. Carter, S Richard LeCounte, T Max Pircher, WR Jaquarii Roberson, WR Jerreth Sterns, DE Brayden Thomas, DE Zach VanValkenburg

New Orleans Saints

G Yasir Durant, DT Prince Emili, RB Derrick Gore, CB Vincent Gray, TE Lucas Krull, QB Jake Luton, LB Nephi Sewell, DE Jabari Zuniga

New York Jets

OL Chris Glaser, CB Craig James, CB Jimmy Moreland, DL Marquiss Spencer, QB Chris Streveler, LB Chazz Surratt, WR Malik Taylor

Washington Commanders

CB Troy Apke, DE William Bradley-King, WR Alex Erickson, CB DaMarcus Fields, QB Jake Fromm, G Nolan Laufenberg, WR Kyric McGowan, T Aaron Monteiro, G Keaton Sutherland

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 9/20/22

September 20th, 2022 at 8:07pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s practice squad moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: G Lachavious Simmons
Released: CB Corey Ballentine, WR Jeff Cotton, DB Steven Parker
Released from PS IR: WR Victor Bolden Jr.

Cleveland Browns

Signed: OT Tyrone Wheatley Jr.
Released: OT Alex Taylor

Green Bay Packers

Signed: LB DQ Thomas
Released: WR Travis Fulgham

Indianapolis Colts

Signed: TE Nakia Griffin-Stewart, G Arlington Hambright
Released: K Lucas Havrisik, TE Jared Scott

Los Angeles Rams

Signed: DE Zach VanValkenburg
Released: LS Matt Overton

New England Patriots

Signed: TE Scotty Washington
Released: TE Jalen Wydermyer

New Orleans Saints

Signed: G Yasir Durant
Released: G Drew Desjarlais

New York Giants

Signed: LB Jaylon Smith (story)
Released: OL KC McDermott

New York Jets

Signed: WR/KR Diontae Spencer
Released: P/K Ty Long

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: WR Jaquarii Roberson
Released: CB Mark Gilbert

San Francisco 49ers

Released: DB Kary Vincent

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 9/6/22

September 6th, 2022 at 6:26pm CST by Ely Allen

Here are today’s practice squad moves from around the NFL:

Arizona Cardinals

Released: WR Jontre Kirklin

Baltimore Ravens

Signed: LB Kyler Fackrell

Carolina Panthers

Signed: DT Daviyon Nixon
Released: DE Drew Jordan

Cincinnati Bengals

Signed: CB Allan George

Cleveland Browns

Signed: LB Jordan Kunaszyk

Detroit Lions

Released: TE Derrick Deese

Houston Texans

Signed: RB Gerrid Doaks

Kansas City Chiefs

Signed: S James Wiggins
Released: LB Azur Kamara

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed: WR Keelan Cole, G Alex Bars
Released: DE Zach VanValkenburg
Placed on practice squad/injured list: OL Vitaliy Gurman

Minnesota Vikings

Signed: CB Duke Shelley

New Orleans Saints

Signed: QB Jake Luton

New York Giants

Signed: WR Marcus Johnson
Released: WR C.J. Board

New York Jets

Signed: RB Zonovan Knight, WR Diontae Spencer, T Eric Smith
Released: WR Calvin Jackson Jr., LB DQ Thomas

Wednesday NFL Transactions: AFC West

August 31st, 2022 at 3:48pm 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 Broncos, Chargers, Chiefs and Raiders moves are noted below.

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

Denver Broncos

Re-signed:

NT Mike Purcell, TE Eric Tomlinson

Signed to practice squad:

DL McTelvin Agim, OL Quinn Bailey, CB Faion Hicks, WR Kendall Hinton, QB Josh Johnson, OLB Jonathan Kongbo, LB Kana’i Mauga, CB Ja’Quan McMillian, G Netane Muti, RB Devine Ozigbo, TE Dylan Parham, WR Darrius Shepherd

Kansas City Chiefs

Signed to practice squad:

DB Zayne Anderson, G Mike Caliendo, LB Jack Cochrane, RB Jerrion Ealy, WR Daurice Fountain, TE Jordan Franks, S Nazeeh Johnson, DE Azur Kamara, LB Elijah Lee, QB Chris Oladokun, WR Cornell Powell, C Austin Reiter, DT Danny Shelton, DT Taylor Stallworth

Las Vegas Raiders

Released from IR:

LB Kyler Fackrell

Signed to practice squad:

LB Curtis Bolton, CB Isiah Brown, CB Bryce Cosby, S Matthias Farley, TE Cole Fotheringham, QB Chase Garbers, C Hroniss Grasu, G Jordan Meredith, OT Bamidele Olaseni, WR Dillon Stoner, DE Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa, DE Zach VanValkenburg, RB Austin Walter, WR Isaiah Zuber

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed:

RB Sony Michel (story)

Waived:

RB Larry Rountree

Signed to practice squad:

T Zack Bailey, WR Michael Bandy, DL Christian Covington, DL Joe Gaziano, CB Kemon Hall, CB Michael Jacquet, TE Hunter Kampoyer, OLB Carlo Kemp, S Raheem Layne, LB Tyreek Maddox-Williams, WR Jason Moore Jr., WR Joe Reed, T Foster Sarell, DB Mark Webb Jr.

Raiders Sign 15 Undrafted Free Agents

May 16th, 2022 at 7:50pm CST by Ben Levine

The Raiders rookie class grew significantly today, as the organization announced the signing of 15 undrafted free agents:

LB Darien Butler, Arizona State
S Qwynnterrio Cole, Louisville
CB Bryce Cosby, Ball State
TE Cole Fotheringham, Utah
QB Chase Garbers, California
WR Justin Hall, Ball State
LB Luke Masterson, Wake Forest
RB Sincere McCormick, UTSA
CB Malkelm Morrison, Army
OT Bamidele Olaseni, Utah
S Isaiah Pola-Mao, USC
DE Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa, Notre Dame
WR Tré Turner, Virginia Tech
DE Zach VanValkenburg, Iowa
CB Sam Webb, Missouri Western State

Tagovailoa-Amosa got a significant chunk of money from the Raiders, earning $207K in guaranteed money (including a $197K base salary guarantee), per ProFootballFocus.com’s Doug Kyed on Twitter. The cousin of Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa, the Notre Dame defensive end had a standout season in 2021, collecting six tackles for loss and a pair of sacks. Another notable NFL-family connection is Pola-Mao, who is the nephew of Hall of Famer Troy Polamalu. During his time at USC, Pola-Mao collected 178 tackles, five interceptions, and four fumble recoveries.

Olaseni grew up in London, England and didn’t start playing football until the age of 17 thanks to the British American Football Association. He played collegiate ball at Utah, where he earned All-Pac-12 Second Team honors.