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NFL Reserve/Futures Deals: 1/17/24

January 17th, 2024 at 9:05pm CST by Ely Allen

Wednesday’s reserve/futures contracts:

Cleveland Browns

LB Caleb Johnson

Dallas Cowboys

WR Martavis Bryant, RB Snoop Conner, RB Malik Davis

Indianapolis Colts

WR Terrell Bynum

Kansas City Chiefs

CB Kelvin Joseph

Miami Dolphins

WR Mathew Sexton

Pittsburgh Steelers

CB Luq Barcoo, T Tyler Beach, WR Marquez Callaway, FB Jack Colletto, T Kellen Diesch, S Jalen Elliott, G Joey Fisher, WR Dez Fitzpatrick, T Devery Hamilton, T Anderson Hardy, WR Keilahn Harris, DL Jonathan Marshall, C Ryan McCollum, WR Denzel Mims, RB Aaron Shampklin, DT Jacob Slade, WR Duece Watts

Bryant joined the Cowboys in November, and though he didn’t appear in any games, Bryant left a good impression in Dallas after several weeks on the practice squad. He was released late in the season as the team shuffled the roster a bit but makes his return to Dallas for the offseason.

Minor NFL Transactions: 10/7/23

October 7th, 2023 at 6:46pm CST by Ely Allen

Here are the day’s minor transactions heading into Week 5:

Arizona Cardinals

Elevated: RB Corey Clement, DL Ben Stille

Atlanta Falcons

Elevated: WR Xavier Malone

Baltimore Ravens

Elevated: RB Kenyan Drake, WR Laquon Treadwell
Placed on IR: DB Daryl Worley

Buffalo Bills

Elevated: CB Ja’Marcus Ingram, DT Kendal Vickers
Placed on IR: CB Tre’Davious White (story)

Carolina Panthers

Elevated: CB Dicaprio Bootle

Cincinnati Bengals

Elevated: WR Kwamie Lassiter

Denver Broncos

Activated from IR: S P.J. Locke

Detroit Lions

Activated from IR: OLB Julian Okwara
Activated from exempt/commissioner permission: WR Jameson Williams
Elevated: WR Dylan Drummond
Placed on IR: FB Jason Cabinda

Jacksonville Jaguars

Placed on IR: WR Parker Washington
Activated from exempt/commissioner permission: T Cam Robinson

Miami Dolphins

Elevated: DE Chase Winovich

Minnesota Vikings

Elevated: WR N’Keal Harry

New Orleans Saints

Signed to active roster: G Tommy Kraemer
Elevated: S Johnathan Abram, S Daniel Sorensen
Waived: RB Tony Jones Jr.

New York Giants

Elevated: G Jalen Mayfield, T Jaylon Thomas

New York Jets

Elevated: WR Irvin Charles, CB Craig James

Philadelphia Eagles

Elevated: P Braden Mann, CB Bradley Roby
Placed on IR: G Cam Jurgens (story)

Pittsburgh Steelers

Elevated: OL Ryan McCollum, P Brad Wing

San Francisco 49ers

Elevated: DE Austin Bryant, CB Kendall Sheffield

Tennessee Titans

Activated from IR: WR Kyle Philips
Elevated: S Dane Cruikshank, DT Jaleel Johnson

Steelers Set 53-Man Roster

August 29th, 2023 at 3:58pm CST by Sam Robinson

The Steelers have made many of their cuts already. Here are the rest of Pittsburgh’s moves to trim their roster to the 53-man limit. Some of these players are likely to end up on Pittsburgh’s practice squad. Those 16-man units will be set Wednesday, with waivers processing at 11am CT.

Released:

TE Zach Gentry
LB Nick Kwiatkoski

Waived:

CB Luq Barcoo
RB Greg Bell
WR Jordan Byrd
DL Breiden Fehoko
WR Dez Fitzpatrick
DL Jonathan Marshall
OL Ryan McCollum
S Tre Norwood
LB David Perales
LB Quincy Roche
DB Trenton Thompson
RB Xazavian Valladay
CB Chris Wilcox
TE Rodney Williams

The Steelers made several cuts in the days leading up to the deadline, while also sending Kendrick Green to the Texans and Kevin Dotson to the Rams. Kwiatkoski is the biggest name among their final-day moves.

A Pittsburgh-area native, Kwiatkoski signed with his hometown team midway through the offseason, adding him to a revamped linebacking corps. Pittsburgh shuttled out the likes of Myles Jack, Devin Bush and Robert Spillane — via releases (Jack) or free agency defections — and added Cole Holcomb and Elandon Roberts. A former part-time Bears and Raiders starter who spent last season with the Falcons, Kwiatkoski, 30, returns to free agency.

Gentry worked as a Steelers starter alongside Pat Freiermuth for the past two seasons. The former fifth-round pick caught 19 passes in each of the past two campaigns. It is possible Gentry, as a vested veteran, returns after the Steelers take care of other roster business. As of now, only two tight ends — Freiermuth and third-round pick Darnell Washington — are on the 53-man roster.

NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 1/10/23

January 10th, 2023 at 6:11pm CST by Ben Levine

Many teams started signing players to reserve/futures contracts yesterday, allowing the organization to retain (routinely) young, practice squad players throughout the offseason. Here are the latest reserve/futures contracts:

Arizona Cardinals

CB Nate Hairston

Carolina Panthers

CB Herb Miller

Chicago Bears

WR Daurice Fountain, DT Donovan Jeter

Denver Broncos

DT Jordan Jackson

Green Bay Packers

TE Austin Allen, WR Jeff Cotton, T Jean Delance, QB Danny Etling, CB Tyrell Ford, CB Benjie Franklin, RB Tyler Goodson, TE Nick Guggemos, LB La’Darius Hamilton, DL Chris Slayton, CB Kiondre Thomas, K Parker White, S James Wiggins

Houston Texans

WR Alex Bachman, RB Gerrid Doaks, WR Drew Estrada, WR Johnny Johnson III, DL Adedayo Odeleye, DB D’Angelo Ross, TE Mason Schreck

Indianapolis Colts

K Lucas Havrisik

New England Patriots

LB Terez Hall, DB Brad Hawkins, OL Hayden Howerton, DB Quandre Mosely, LB Calvin Munson, WR Tre Nixon, DL Jeremiah Pharms Jr., DL LaBryan Ray, TE Matt Sokol, RB J.J. Taylor, TE Scotty Washington

New York Jets

DT Tanzel Smart

Pittsburgh Steelers

WR Ja’Marcus Bradley, DB Duke Dawson, G William Dunkle, LB Emeke Egbule, RB Jason Huntley, C Ryan McCollum, DB Scott Nelson, RB Master Teague, WR Cody White, TE Rodney Williams

Tennessee Titans

DT Curtis Brooks, CB Shyheim Carter, OL Zack Johnson, WR Mason Kinsey, OLB Zach McCloud, TE Thomas Odukoya, OLB Sam Okuayinonu, DL Jayden Peevy, WR Reggie Roberson, OL Andrew Rupcich, K Caleb Shudak

Washington Commanders

FB Alex Armah

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 10/4/22

October 4th, 2022 at 7:34pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s practice squad moves:

Buffalo Bills

Signed: CB Jordan Miller, DT Justin Zimmer
Released DT C.J. Brewer, DT Prince Emili

Chicago Bears

Signed: DL Jalyn Holmes
Released: K Michael Badgley

Cleveland Browns

Signed: DE Sam Kamara
Released: DE Curtis Weaver

Detroit Lions

Signed: TE Shane Zylstra

Houston Texans

Signed: Davion Davis
Released: WR Chris Conley

Kansas City Chiefs

Released: WR Corey Coleman

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed: LB Blake Martinez

Minnesota Vikings

Released: WR Travis Toivonen, DL Jaylen Twyman

New England Patriots

Signed: QB Garrett Gilbert
Released: WR Laquon Treadwell

New Orleans Saints

Signed: DB Jordan Brown, RB Adam Prentice

Philadelphia Eagles

Signed: K Cameron Dicker
Released: TE Dalton Keene

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: OL Ryan McCollum, DB Scott Nelson
Released: P Jordan Berry, WR Jaquarii Roberson

Seattle Seahawks

Released: CB Quandre Mosely

Tennessee Titans

Signed: DB Shyheim Carter, RB Julius Chestnut
Released: OL Christian DiLauro

Washington Commanders

Signed: G Keaton Sutherland
Released: C Jon Toth

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 9/30/22

September 30th, 2022 at 6:31pm CST by Ely Allen

Pittsburgh was the only team to adjust their practice squad today:

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: CB Mark Gilbert
Released: C Ryan McCollum

Gilbert is returning for his third stint with the Steelers after being released from the practice squad 10 days ago. He started in the NFL when Pittsburgh signed him as an undrafted free agent last year. He ended up on the practice squad but was signed off of it by the Lions in October. He appeared in eight games for Detroit, but only had significant playing time in one game: the matchup against his former team, the Steelers, which ended in a tie. In the game, Gilbert showed his old team his worth with three tackles, a forced fumble, and a pass defensed. Perhaps the Steelers felt it was a good time to bring Gilbert back as starting cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon hasn’t practiced all week with a hamstring injury.

McCollum oddly also has ties to Detroit. After originally signing last year as an undrafted free agent with the Texans, McCollum was signed off their practice squad by the Lions after Week 4. McCollum played in every remaining game for Detroit, mostly on special teams, and even started a Week 14 contest against the Broncos.

Steelers Trim Roster To 53

August 30th, 2022 at 9:20pm CST by Ben Levine

The Steelers had a number of difficult decisions to make leading up to the 53-man roster deadline, including the status of Mason Rudolph. The team ended up holding on to the quarterback, but the front office still had to cut a number of players to get to the roster limit:

Released:

Waived:

RB Max Borghi
LB Ron’Dell Carter
DT Carlos Davis
DL Khalil Davis
OL William Dunkle
OL Adrian Ealy
DL Donovan Jeter
LB Buddy Johnson
OL John Leglue
OL Ryan McCollum
DL Henry Mondeaux
TE Kevin Rader
LB Hamilcar Rashed
DB Elijah Riley
LB Delontae Scott
WR Tyler Snead
DB Chris Steele
DB Linden Stephens
TE Jace Sternberger
WR Tyler Vaughns
LB James Vaughters
WR Cody White

Waived/injured:

DB Carlins Platel

Marcus Allen, a 2018 fifth-round pick, appeared in 33 games for Pittsburgh over the past four seasons. Justin Layne was a 2019 third-round pick by the Steelers, with the majority of his 43 appearances coming on special teams. Anthony McFarland was also a former Steelers draft pick, while Trent Scott was brought in this offseason to compete for an OL spot. Joe Haeg started two of his 12 appearances for the Steelers in 2021.

Henry Mondeaux spent the past two seasons in Pittsburgh, getting into 26 total games (two starts). After mostly seeing a special teams role during his rookie campaign, the defensive tackle saw more opportunities on defense in 2021, finishing with 16 tackles and two sacks. Buddy Johnson was a fourth-round pick in the 2021 draft. The linebacker got into four games as a rookie, collecting two tackles. Carlos Davis was a seventh-round pick by the Steelers in 2020. The defensive tackle collected 11 tackles in 11 games.

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/16/22

August 16th, 2022 at 7:04pm CST by Ben Levine

With the NFL dropping the roster limit to 85 players today, we’ve got a long list of minor moves to pass along:

Atlanta Falcons

Released: TE Tucker Fisk, LB Rashad Smith, DB Tre Webb, P Seth Vernon
Placed on IR: CB Cornell Armstrong

Baltimore Ravens

Released: QB Brett Hundley
Placed on IR: LB Trent Harris

Buffalo Bills

Released: CB Tim Harris, LB Marquel Lee

Carolina Panthers

Released from IR: DE Jacob Tuioti-Mariner

Chicago Bears

Signed: S Jon Alexander, OL Corey Dublin
Waived: LB Noah Dawkins, TE Rysen John
Waived/injured: S Michael Joseph, CB Jayson Stanley, LB Javin White
Placed on IR: C Doug Kramer

Cleveland Browns

Claimed off waivers (from Saints): WR Easop Winston
Released: DT Sheldon Day
Waived/injured: OT Elijah Nkansah
Placed on IR: C Dawson Deaton, C Nick Harris (story)
Released from IR: LB Silas Kelly

Dallas Cowboys

Activated from PUP: LB Anthony Barr
Placed on IR: FB Ryan Nall

Denver Broncos

Waived: RB Max Borghi, WR Kaden Davis, WR Travis Fulgham, S Jamar Johnson, TE Rodney Williams
Released from IR: RB Tyreik McAllister

Detroit Lions

Waived: WR Josh Johnson
Waived/injured: S Brady Breeze

Green Bay Packers

Claimed off waivers (from Panthers): TE Nate Becker
Released: RB BJ Baylor, LB Ellis Brooks, TE Dominique Dafney, G George Moore, LB Randy Ramsey

Houston Texans

Waived: DL Damion Daniels

Indianapolis Colts

Released: Isaiah Ford
Waived: OT Brandon Kemp, CB Alexander Myres, WR Michael Young

Jacksonville Jaguars

Released from IR: RB Nathan Cottrell

Kansas City Chiefs

Waived: DL Austin Edwards, WR Devin Gray
Reverted to IR: WR Gary Jennings

Los Angeles Rams

Waived: P Cameron Dicker, OT Adrian Ealy, QB Luis Perez, TE Jamal Pettigrew, DB Caesar Dancy-Williams

Las Vegas Raiders

Waived: CB Nate Brooks, DE Gerri Green, OT Tyrone Wheatley

Miami Dolphins

Waived: OL Cole Banwart, WR DeVonte Dedmon, DL Jordan Williams
Waived/injured: CB Tino Ellis
Placed on IR: TE Adam Shaheen

Minnesota Vikings

Released: CB Tye Smith
Waived: FB Jake Bargas, LB Andre Mintze
Waived/injured: WR Thomas Hennigan, DL Tyarise Stevenson

New York Giants

Waived: TE Jeremiah Hall, DB Gavin Heslop
Waived/injured: WR Austin Proehl

New York Jets

Released: DB Luq Barcoo, WR Rashard Davis, OL Derrick Kelly, DE Timmy Ward

Philadelphia Eagles

Waived/injured: WR Lance Lenoir, S Jared Mayden, CB Jimmy Moreland

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: G William Dunkle
Claimed off waivers: C Ryan McCollum
Waived: DT Doug Costin, OT Jake Dixon, C Nate Gilliam, P Cameron Nizialek, C Chris Owens
Placed on IR: S Karl Joseph
Released from IR: WR Javon McKinley

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Released: DB Ross Cockrell
Waived: TE Ben Beise, OL Curtis Blackwell, WR Kameron Brown
Waived/injured: OL Jonathan Hubbard, OLB JoJo Ozougwu

Washington Commanders

Released: CB Troy Apke, CB De’Vante Bausby, G Deion Calhoun
Placed on IR: FB Alex Armah, TE Sammis Reyes
Released from IR: WR Jequez Ezzard

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/15/22

August 15th, 2022 at 5:39pm CST by Adam La Rose

Today’s minor moves:

Baltimore Ravens

Released: RB Corey Clement
Waived: CB Robert Jackson

Carolina Panthers

Placed on IR: LB Kamal Martin
Waived (injury settlement): CB Devin Jones

Chicago Bears

Waived: DE Carson Taylor

Cincinnati Bengals

Placed on IR: C Ben Brown

Cleveland Browns

Waived: WR Derrick Dillon

Dallas Cowboys

Waived: DT Austin Faoliu
Waived (injury designation): TE Ian Bunting, FB Ryan Nall, WR Ty Fryfogle, CB Kyron Brown

Denver Broncos

Waived (injury designation): OL Ben Braden

Detroit Lions

Released: TE Garrett Griffin
Waived: TE Nolan Givan, C Ryan McCollum

Green Bay Packers

Claimed off waivers (from Panthers): TE Nate Becker
Waived: LB Randy Ramsey, C Cole Schneider, CB Donte Vaughn

Houston Texans

Waived: LS Harrison Elliott, RB B.J. Emmons
Released: WR Chad Beebe

Indianapolis Colts

Activated from PUP list: WR Mike Strachan

Jacksonville Jaguars

Waived (injury designation): K Elliott Fry
Waived: RB Matt Colburn, QB Jake Luton, WR Ryan McDaniel, DE Wyatt Ray

Los Angeles Chargers

Waived (injury designation): DT Forrest Merrill, OC Isaac Weaver
Waived: WR Maurice Ffrench, QB Brandon Peters, S Skyler Thomas

Miami Dolphins

Signed: NT Niles Scott
Placed on IR: CB Trill Williams (story)

New Orleans Saints

Signed: DE Niko Lalos, DT Jaleel Johnson
Placed on IR: OT Ethan Greenidge
Waived (injury settlement): DB Bryce Thompson
Waived (injury designation): DB Jordan Brown, S Isaiah Pryor
Waived: DE T.J. Carter, S Jack Koerner, DE Scott Patchan, K John Parker Romo, WR Easop Winston

New York Giants

Claimed off waivers (from Bills): CB Olaijah Griffin

New York Jets

Waived: WR Keshunn Abram

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: LB James Vaughters
Waived (injury designation): LB Tuzar Skipper

San Francisco 49ers

Waived: DT Tomasi Laulile, WR KeeSean Johnson, RB Josh Hokit

Seattle Seahawks

Activated from active/PUP list: OT Liam Ryan
Placed on IR: WR Cody Thompson
Waived: CB Josh Valentine-Turner, DT Antonio Valentino, OL Eric Wilson, WR Deontez Alexander

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Signed: RB Patrick Laird
Placed on IR: RB Kenjon Barner
Waived: TE Ben Beise

Washington Commanders

Activated from active/PUP list: OT Cornelius Lucas

Minor NFL Transactions: 3/10/22

March 10th, 2022 at 9:15pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s minor NFL transactions:

Buffalo Bills

Re-signed: WR Jake Kumerow

Detroit Lions

Re-signed: LB Rashod Berry, C Ryan McCollum

Jacksonville Jaguars

Signed: OL Brandon Murphy

New York Jets

Re-signed: S Will Parks

San Francisco 49ers

Re-signed: DL Kevin Givens, RB JaMycal Hasty, DL Maurice Hurst, OL Colton McKivitz

Tennessee Titans

Re-signed: LS Morgan Cox
Released: RB Darrynton Evans