Today’s only practice squad moves:
Philadelphia Eagles
- Signed: LB Ochaun Mathis
- Released: LB David Anenih
Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald announced that Rayshawn Jenkins would be activated from injured reserve, per Michael-Shawn Dugar of The Athletic. Seattle is expecting their veteran safety to take the field on Sunday against the Cardinals for his first appearance in Week 6.
Jenkins started the Seahawks’ first six games, racking up 38 tackles and a 102-yard fumble return touchdown, the longest in the NFL this season. He played with a cast over his left hand in Weeks 5 and 6, but landed on injured reserve on October 16 to allow his injury to fully recover. The 2017 fourth-round pick returned to practice this week and quickly got back up to speed in the defense.
Jenkins arrived in Seattle this past offseason on a two-year, $12MM contract to pair with Julian Love as starting safeties in Macdonald’s new defense. In Jenkins’ absence, third-year defensive back Coby Bryant has stepped up at safety, ranking fifth on the team with a 73.2 overall defensive grade from Pro Football Focus (subscription required).
While Jenkins is expected to return to a starting role this weekend, Bryant’s emergence will give Macdonald more options in a defense that prioritizes interchangeability between versatile defensive backs. All three players are capable of playing deep safety or sliding into the slot. Jenkins also saw plenty of time in the box in dime packages, so Macdonald could also call more three-safety formations.
The Seahawks currently have 52 players on their active roster, so they will not need to make a corresponding move to accommodate Jenkins’ activation.
The Titans’ revamped cornerback group has sustained heavy losses this season. Chidobe Awuzie has not played since Week 3, and L’Jarius Sneed will join the free agent signing on IR.
Sneed is moving to the injured list, per NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero, due to a quad issue. Sneed has not played since Week 6; this will tack on four more absences to the highly paid cornerback’s ledger in what has been another tough season for the Titans’ CB corps on the injury front.
Tennessee rarely saw 2021 first-round pick Caleb Farley healthy, helping to lead to this overhaul. The Titans let Kristian Fulton and Sean Murphy-Bunting walk in free agency, adding Awuzie on a $12MM-per-year contract and then extending Sneed upon acquiring him from the Chiefs. Even with Patrick Surtain signing an extension and Jalen Ramsey being paid again, Sneed’s $44MM guaranteed at signing (on a four-year, $76.4MM deal) outflanks both and sits third among corners. The Titans have not seen the formerly reliable Chiefs cog justify the payday yet.
The Chiefs tagged Sneed but did so, as Chris Jones was the team’s priority in free agency, with the understanding he would be traded. Kansas City allowed the young starter to find a trade partner. After several teams checked in, the price did not dazzle. Although it only cost the Titans a 2025 third-round pick to acquire a tagged performer, the team needed to reward the player with an extension. Sneed, 27, certainly commanded a lucrative payday thanks to becoming a dependable boundary starter during the Chiefs’ past two Super Bowl-winning seasons; he just has not stayed healthy for his new team yet.
Though snubbed for the Pro Bowl, Sneed allowed just a 51% completion rate as the closest defender (at 4.8 yards per target) and a 56.2 passer rating. The Louisiana Tech alum did not yield a touchdown last season, playing an elite level for a Chiefs team suddenly unable to rely on its star-studded offense. Kansas City, however, has passed on paying cornerbacks over the past several years. The team also traded Marcus Peters and let the likes of Charvarius Ward, Kendall Fuller and Steven Nelson walk as free agents. The Chiefs have continued to churn out CBs, though Jaylen Watson‘s injury this season has exposed this plan a bit. The reigning champs are still in better shape than the Titans at this position.
Awuzie has been down with a groin injury, though he is expected to be designated for return next week. The Titans gave the ex-Cowboys and Bengals starter a three-year, $36MM deal that came with $19MM at signing. Sneed did not practice this week, and slot cog Roger McCreary has also missed both Tennessee practices leading up to its Week 12 game. Sneed had not played well before being shelved; Pro Football Focus rated the former Steve Spagnuolo lockdown option as the worst corner among qualified options this season.
As the Titans take a long-term approach during a season that has produced a 2-8 record, they will hope to see Sneed and Awuzie team up to at least establish some momentum for the future. Sneed cannot return until Week 16. The Titans have primarily used waiver claim Darrell Baker and fifth-round rookie Jarvis Brownlee on the perimeter this season.
Just one minor move to pass along:
Cleveland Browns
- Promoted: TE Blake Whiteheart
As the Browns prepare for tonight’s matchup with the Steelers, they’ve added some tight end depth to the active roster. Blake Whiteheart is positioned to make his fifth appearance for the Browns this season, with the former UDFA having hauled in three receptions for 13 yards and one touchdown. With fellow TE Geoff Swaim sidelined with a concussion, Whiteheart will likely slide in as the team’s third tight end behind David Njoku and Jordan Akins.
Mark Glowinski has returned to the Colts. The veteran offensive lineman signed to Indianapolis’ practice squad on Thursday, per a team announcement. 
Glowinski has 124 starts to his name in the NFL; 59 of those (including 55 starts) came during his first stint with the Colts. The former fourth-rounder was with Indianapolis from 2018-21, handling right guard duties during that time. He landed a three-year, $20MM Giants deal in free agency based on his Colts success.
The 32-year-old played a pair of seasons in New York, operating as a full-time starter in 2022 but seeing his usage drop last campaign. Glowinski was let go in a cost-shedding move in March, leaving him on the open market. That remained the case deep into the season, but he will now return to a familiar environment for the second half of the year. The West Virginia product could be used as a gameday elevation up to three times before the Colts would need to sign him to the active roster.
Will Fries began the season as Indianapolis’ starting right guard, but a leg injury which required surgery landed him on injured reserve last month. Undrafted rookie Dalton Tucker has stepped into a first-team role since Fries went down, but his PFF evaluation has left plenty of room for improvement. Glowinski could reprise his role as a starter opposite left guard Quenton Nelson, or at a minimum provide the Colts with experienced depth along the interior.
In a corresponding move, cornerback Tre Flowers was released from Indianapolis’ taxi squad. The 29-year-old has made four appearances for the Colts this season, and late October marked the most recent point at which he signed to the team’s practice squad. Flowers has yet to see any playing time since, and he will now seek out an opportunity elsewhere.
Today’s minor NFL moves:
Chicago Bears
- Signed to active roster: WR Collin Johnson
Denver Broncos
- Reverted to season-ending IR: S Delarrin Turner-Yell
Los Angeles Rams
- Practice window opened: G KT Leveston
Minnesota Vikings
- Designated to return from IR: TE Nick Muse
Philadelphia Eagles
- Designated to return from IR: WR Britain Covey
Seattle Seahawks
- Placed on IR: OLB Jamie Sheriff
Washington Commanders
- Designted to return from IR: DE Javontae Jean-Baptiste
Unfortunately for Turner-Yell, head coach Sean Payton told the media that it “became too much of a challenge to active” the young safety off the physically unable to perform list, per Chris Tomasson of the Denver Gazette.
Wednesday’s practice squad moves:
Chicago Bears
- Signed: S Adrian Colbert
Detroit Lions
- Signed: S Kaevon Merriweather
- Released: CB Erick Hallett
Green Bay Packers
- Signed: WR Alex McGough
Houston Texans
- Signed: CB Myles Bryant, RB J.J. Taylor
- Released: T Cameron Erving, DE Rashad Weaver
Las Vegas Raiders
- Signed: RB Chris Collier, CB Keenan Isaac
Los Angeles Chargers
- Signed: S Emany Johnson
- Released: TE McCallan Castles
New York Giants
- Signed: TE Jordan Murray
New York Jets
- Signed: DT Bruce Hector
Philadelphia Eagles
- Signed: DT Siaki Ika
- Released: WR Kyle Philips
San Francisco 49ers
- Signed: DE Jonathan Garvin
Seattle Seahawks
- Signed: TE Tyler Mabry, QB John Rhys Plumlee
The Colts have opened the practice window for defensive end Tyquan Lewis to return from injured reserve, per ESPN’s Stephen Holder.
The Colts only held a walkthrough on Wednesday, but Lewis is expected to practice for the first time since September on Thursday.
Lewis landed on injured reserve on October 1 after dealing with wrist, calf, and elbow injuries over the first month of the season. He started the Colts’ first four games on the right side of the defensive line with 17 total tackles, including two for loss and 1.5 sacks.
Lewis’ injury offered more opportunities for 2021 second-rounder Dayo Odeyingbo and 2024 first-rounder Laitu Latu, both of whom have registered 3.0 sacks this season. The Colts’ depth at defensive end – which also includes 2021 first-round pick Kwity Paye – will allow Lewis to ramp up his participation upon his return to practice without too much pressure to appear in games right away.
Lewis signed a two-year extension worth $12MM to remain in Indianapolis during the offseason. He has spent his entire career with the Colts since being selected as the last pick of the second round in 2018.
Lewis will have 21 days to practice with the team before he must be activated or revert to injured reserve for the rest of the season.
5:15pm: McCarthy confirmed that Bell will undergo surgery on his left shoulder, per Archer.
4:27pm: The Cowboys have designated wide receiver Brandin Cooks and defensive end Marshawn Kneeland to return from injured reserve, per a team announcement.
Cooks landed on IR in early October with an infection resulting from a procedure on his injured knee, while Kneeland required surgery for a partially-torn lateral meniscus around the same time. Both players are now eligible to return to practice. Once they do, they have three weeks before they must be activated to the 53-man roster or revert to season-ending IR.
Cooks disappointed to start his second year in Dallas, catching just nine of 19 targets for 91 yards in four games. Jalen Tolbert and Kavontae Turpin have since surpassed the veteran in yards-per-game, so he may see a reduced role when he returns.
Kneeland, the 56th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, played in just five regular season games with 10 tackles and zero sacks before he injured his knee. Micah Parsons and DeMarcus Lawrence went down around the same time, severely handicapping Dallas’ edge rotation over the last month. Parsons played in Weeks 10 and 11, but Lawrence remains on injured reserve, so Kneeland could be in line for expanded opportunities if he beats his veteran teammate back to the field.
Head coach Mike McCarthy also mentioned offensive lineman Chuma Edoga as a candidate to practice this week, per WFAA’s Ed Werner. Edoga was designated for return on November 13, but has yet to practice since injuring his toe in the preseason. McCarthy added that tight end Jake Ferguson is still progressing through concussion protocol.
The Cowboys will be without safety and core special teams contributor Markquese Bell for the rest of the season, per ESPN’s Todd Archer. Bell dislocated his shoulder in Week 11 and could need surgery, which will land him on injured reserve in the coming days.
The Packers have placed rookie running back Marshawn Lloyd on the Non-Football Injury list, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
Lloyd had just returned to practice last week after spending several weeks on injured reserve due to an ankle injury suffered in Week 2. The third-round pick then fell ill with appendicitis, making it unlikely that he would be able to play when his 21-day practice window expired.
To avoid a reversion to season-ending injured reserve, the Packers activated Lloyd on Monday before moving him to the NFI list on Wednesday, where he can recover from his appendicitis and remain eligible to return this season without counting against the 53-man roster limit.
“You can’t make this stuff up,” said Packers head coach Matt LaFleur last week when announcing Lloyd’s diagnosis, per The Athletic’s Matt Schneidman. LaFleur had been encouraged by Lloyd’s progress since returning to practice, but will now have to wait before getting any contributions from the rookie this season.
Lloyd sat out of Week 1 with a hamstring injury, and his ankle and appendix have now combined to turn his rookie season into essentially a medical redshirt year. He managed just 15 yards on six rushing attempts in his NFL debut in Week 2, and will not play again until at least Week 16.
The Packers are 7-3 and locked in a pitched battle for the NFC North title. Josh Jacobs has excelled as Green Bay’s workhorse, ranking third in the NFL with 838 yards on 176 carries (4.8 yards per attempt), and second-year back Emanuel Wilson has also averaged 4.8 yards per carry in backup and change-of-pace duties. The success of that duo will be a clear obstacle to Lloyd earning rookie playing time upon his return.