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Lions Place DE Marcus Davenport On IR

September 22nd, 2025 at 3:35pm CST by Adam La Rose

Marcus Davenport was limited to just two games during his debut Lions campaign. The veteran edge rusher is once again in store for a notable absence.

Davenport was placed on injured reserve on Monday, per a team announcement. The move ensures he will miss at least the next four games, beginning with tonight’s contest against the Ravens. It was already known Detroit would be without Davenport for Week 3, but it is now clear a longer absence will be in store.

With that said, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports Davenport is dealing with a pectoral strain. As a result, he is viewed as a candidate to return later this season. Per Rapoport, the 29-year-old should be back in the fold shortly after the four-week timeframe guaranteed by the IR stint.

Today’s news means the worst-case scenario has been avoided, but it adds further to Davenport’s history of missed time. The former Saints first-rounder did not manage to log a full campaign during his five years with New Orleans. That span was followed by a single campaign with the Vikings, during which Davenport played only four games. As expected, he was forced to take another one-year deal on the open market upon arrival in Detroit.

During his debut Lions season, Davenport went down with an elbow injury which limited him to just 89 snaps. His absence was one of many endured on defense in 2024 and was acutely felt once Aidan Hutchinson was lost for the year. Davenport remained in the Motor City by re-signing in March. He did so on another one-year pact, one which checked in at a lower value than his first Detroit deal ($2.5MM compared to $6.5MM).

Hutchinson is healthy, so losing Davenport may not deal a massive blow to the Lions’ defensive front. The latter has nevertheless started both of the team’s opening two games, logging a 48% snap share along the way and recording one sack. Losing Davenport will thus lead to changes along the edge for the time being. Detroit sits at 1-1 entering today’s game, but the team’s defense will be shorthanded for weeks to come.

Commanders Sign DB Darnell Savage

September 22nd, 2025 at 12:50pm CST by Adam La Rose

12:50pm: Savage’s visit has indeed produced a deal, as confirmed by his agent (via Fowler). Nicki Jhabvala of The Athletic reports this is, to no surprise, a one-year pact. Savage will look to take on a regular defensive role with his latest team and rebuild his market value to an extent in the process.

10:28am: Darnell Savage‘s tenure with the Jaguars came to an abrupt end last week. The veteran defensive back finds himself on the open market, but that could change relatively soon.

Savage has lined up a visit with the Commanders, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports. Today’s news comes in the wake of safety Will Harris suffering a fractured fibula in Week 3. That injury will presumably lead to a stint on injured reserve and create a vacancy in Washington’s secondary.

There is also a degree of familiarity in today’s Washington visit. The Commanders’ current defensive pass game coordinator is Jason Simmons; he and Savage worked together with the Packers in 2019. That represented Savage’s rookie campaign and the first of five years operating as a starter for Green Bay. The former first-rounder had a strong statistical showing during his first two seasons, but afterwards he struggled in coverage.

Upon reaching the open market for the first time in his career, Savage took a three-year, $21.75MM pact to join the Jaguars. The Trent Baalke-Doug Pederson regime was in place at the time, and the 2025 offseason saw their replacements move on from a number of notable contracts. Savage remained in place through the start of the campaign, but in short order the Jags’ new decision makers (general manager James Gladstone and head coach Liam Coen) elected to proceed with a release despite incurring a notable dead money charge in the process.

Savage allowed five touchdowns in coverage during the 2024 campaign, and after recording eight interceptions in his first three seasons he has been held to two since then. Another lucrative pact will not be in store with the Commanders or any other suitors which emerge in the near future, but Savage could carve out a depth role with a new team. Washington entered Monday with over $28MM in cap space, so an in-season signing will not be challenging from a financial perspective.

Colts, CB Mike Hilton Agree To Deal; CB Kenny Moore To Miss Time

September 22nd, 2025 at 11:45am CST by Adam La Rose

11:45am: Moore’s calf injury is expected to leave him sidelined for multiple weeks, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. Given that update, the Hilton signing comes as no surprise. Per Rapoport, his addition has come about via a practice squad deal, but Hilton could land on the active roster in short order.

11:02am: Shortly after Miami release, Mike Hilton met with the Colts. No deal was worked out with the veteran corner, but that has now changed.

Hilton is signing with Indianapolis, as first reported by NFL insider Jordan Schultz. The pact represents a reunion between the veteran slot corner and defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo. The latter led Cincinnati’s defense from 2019-24, overlapping with Hilton over that span.

As such, it came as little surprise when a Colts visit took place shortly before the start of the season. After no agreement was reached, Hilton also met with the Eagles. Upon seeing the first three weeks (with tonight’s contest pending) of the campaign go by without a contract in hand, though, Hilton now has his next NFL gig lined up. He could see notable playing time right away.

Kenny Moore suffered a calf injury yesterday, meaning the Colts’ regular slot starter could be unavailable for a period. ESPN’s Stephen Holder reports there is initial optimism with respect to a serious injury having been avoided in this case. Further testing will nevertheless take place on Monday, and more clarity will presumably emerge once that takes place.

In any event, Hilton will be counted on to play a role on a Colts secondary which dealt with a number of ailments even before the Moore injury. Having amassed 56 starts and 123 appearances in the regular season, Hilton represents a highly experienced option to be brought in during the season (and his familiarity with Anarumo’s scheme should make his acclimation process a relatively seamless one). The 31-year-old’s production has been consistent over the course of his career, and the same has generally been true in coverage.

Details on the pact are not known at this point, but it would come as no surprise if this were to be a deal near the veteran minimum covering the remainder of the campaign. Indianapolis entered Monday with roughly $4.8MM in cap space, and that figure will be lowered to an extent once the Hilton agreement become official. He will look to chip in defensively as the 3-0 Colts aim to maintain their strong start.

Broncos LB Dre Greenlaw Lands On IR

September 20th, 2025 at 10:56pm CST by Ely Allen

Broncos veteran linebacker Dre Greenlaw was a known scratch to open up the season as he dealt with a quad issue, but with Week 3 about to be played out, Greenlaw is still nowhere close to coming back. Denver had been hoping to avoid placing Greenlaw on any injured lists, but it was forced to bite the bullet today and make the decision to land Greenlaw on injured reserve.

The quad issue came about five months ago and has continued to limit the team’s offseason addition. Per Mike Klis of 9NEWS, the new target date for Greenlaw’s return is a Week 7 matchup against the Giants in mid-October.

It’s hard to say if he would’ve had to sit out that long regardless of when he was placed on an injured list, but by not placing him on IR sooner, the Broncos have ensured that Greenlaw will now miss almost half of the regular season. This comes after Greenlaw missed almost all of the 2024 season — an absence stemming from the Achilles tear he sustained in Super Bowl LVIII.

Denver gave Greenlaw a three-year, $31.5MM deal on Day 1 of the legal tampering period. The veteran linebacker kept his Broncos pledge despite a last-ditch 49ers push, but largely due to his 2024 absences, the longtime Fred Warner sidekick only received $11.5MM guaranteed at signing. The Broncos can get out of this deal for just $4.33MM in 2026 dead money by releasing Greenlaw before a $2MM roster bonus is due on Day 5 of the 2026 league year. As it stands, Greenlaw looks likely to need a strong second half to remain on this contract next season.

The Broncos returned a top-five defense but were counting on two starting ILBs coming back from injury. While Alex Singleton has returned to regular duty following his September 2024 ACL tear, Greenlaw remains sidelined. Denver has not made any linebacker additions in-season, relaying on 2024 Singleton fill-in Justin Strnad — re-signed in March — to take Greenlaw’s place. That combination did not fare especially well against the Colts in Week 2, and Greenlaw’s absence will likely continue to be felt moving forward.

The team could have some help by Week 5, with ILB Drew Sanders on short-term IR, but the oft-injured defender is not certain to be ready to return from foot surgery by then. Practice squad linebacker Garret Wallow will help provide some depth at the position as a standard gameday practice squad elevation for the second week in a row. Fullback Adam Prentice will also be elevated from the practice squad again.

This is actually Prentice’s third time getting called up as an elevation. Because of the three-game limit for practice squad elevations, if Denver would like to see Prentice in any more games after this, they’ll need to sign him to the active roster. After doing so, they can cut him after the game and re-sign him back to the practice squad, at which point he would be eligible for three new elevations.

Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs Could Miss Week 3

September 20th, 2025 at 7:29pm CST by Adam La Rose

The Cowboys have been ravaged by injuries in the secondary early this season. Trevon Diggs has managed to play both games in 2025, but he too could be unavailable tomorrow.

Diggs was added to Dallas’ injury report on Saturday with a knee ailment (h/t Sirius XM’s Adam Caplan). He is currently listed as questionable for tomorrow’s game against the Bears. Being unavailable would leave the Cowboys without another key cornerback figure.

DaRon Bland is in the middle of recovering from a foot sprain. He is not seen as a candidate for injured reserve, meaning a return in the near future should be expected. Still, Bland will be out tomorrow, so Diggs being sidelined as well would leave the Cowboys without both of their perimeter starters. It is already known depth will be an issue, with third-round rookie Shavon Revel on the reserve/NFI list through at least Week 4. He could return when first eligible, something which would provide Dallas with at least one healthy contributor on the boundary.

Diggs was limited to just two games last season, and following knee surgery it was unclear through training camp whether or not he would be available for the start of the campaign. With Revel out of the picture and Caelen Carson injured as well, Diggs (27 today) has managed to play a key role early on. If that continues, he will help a Cowboys secondary which struggled mightily last week and boost his chances of remaining in place beyond the current season – after which his contract no longer contains guaranteed salaries.

It was reported last week the Cowboys were not eyeing a cornerback addition through free agency or trade in spite of their injury woes at the position. More recently, owner Jerry Jones has confirmed he is willing to part with at least some of the draft capital acquired in the Micah Parsons deal to pull off an an-season acquisition. Such a move would likely be aimed at the defensive side of the ball, although a return to health in the secondary could lessen the need for additions during the campaign.

With the likes of Bland, Revel and Carson out and Diggs’ status in question, it comes as little surprise both of Dallas’ gameday elevations for Week 3 are cornerbacks. Zion Childress and Robert Rochell are once again receiving the temporary call-up from the practice squad for tomorrow. That was also the case last week, so they will each have one elevation remaining after Sunday’s contest.

Minor NFL Transactions: 9/20/25

September 20th, 2025 at 6:45pm CST by Ely Allen

Here are today’s minor moves and Week 3’s standard gameday practice squad elevations:

Arizona Cardinals

Carolina Panthers

Chicago Bears

Cleveland Browns

Green Bay Packers

Houston Texans

Jacksonville Jaguars

Kansas City Chiefs

Las Vegas Raiders

Los Angeles Chargers

Minnesota Vikings

New England Patriots

New Orleans Saints

New York Giants

New York Jets

Philadelphia Eagles

Pittsburgh Steelers

San Francisco 49ers

Seattle Seahawks

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

  • Elevated: T Tyler McLellan

Washington Commanders

There were some eyes on whether or not the Browns would add a kicker for the weekend after Andre Szmyt needed to undergo some MRI testing, but no such moves were made and Szmyt heads into the weekend without an injury designation. The team did report a workout with veteran kicker Matthew Wright, though, per Howard Balzer of CardsWire.

The 49ers will lose some additional offensive line depth as they place their intended swing tackle, Burford, on injured reserve. Additionally, with Martinez not getting signed to the active roster, it appears that injured starter Brock Purdy will not be active as an emergency option, as was rumored a bit yesterday. Purdy should be inactive as a result.

Herbig announced his retirement at the end of July after spending a good portion of the offseason with the Commanders. The 27-year-old was coming off a 2024 season in which he missed the entirety of the year with a shoulder injury. Washington’s release of Herbig from the reserve/retired list gives him an opportunity to sign with a new team as a free agent. There’s no guarantee that he’s headed anywhere specific, but he likely initiated the transaction in order to explore his options.

Titans Place DT T’Vondre Sweat On IR

September 20th, 2025 at 5:09pm CST by Ely Allen

The Titans defensive line took a larger hit than expected today when it was announced that the team was placing second-year nose tackle T’Vondre Sweat on injured reserve. He’ll now be forced to miss Tennessee’s next four games, at least.

A second-round pick out of Texas last year, Sweat was an impressive rookie, stepping in to start every game but one in his first year of NFL play. Among full-time starters on the defense, Sweat graded out as the team’s second-best defender, according to Pro Football Focus (subscription required), behind only his neighbor on the line, Jeffery Simmons.

Sweat had missed the Titans’ Week 2 matchup with an ankle injury but had been working his way back onto the field this week. Per NFL writer Paul Kuharsky, Sweat reinjured his ankle on Thursday, throwing his recovery progress off track. The severity of his ankle injury is unclear at the moment, but Tennessee placing him on IR indicates that it will take at least four weeks for Sweat to recover.

To help fill out the defensive line a bit, the Titans are calling up defensive tackle Carlos Watkins as a standard gameday practice squad elevation. Joining Watkins in that regard will be linebacker Kyzir White.

Practice squad offensive tackle John Ojukwu will also be active for Sunday’s game but as a member of the 53-man roster. With right tackle JC Latham set to miss his second straight game with a hip injury, Ojukwu will continue to fill in as the starter on that side. While Latham not being placed on IR indicates he may not be out for four weeks, signing Ojukwu to the active roster helps the Titans avoid the three-time elevation limit on a single practice squad contract, meaning they likely intend to utilize Ojukwu for more than just three games.

Falcons Promote John Parker Romo, Release Younghoe Koo

September 19th, 2025 at 10:41pm CST by Nikhil Mehta

The Falcons have made their Week 2 kicking change permanent by signing John Parker Romo to the active roster and releasing Younghoe Koo, per Mike Garafolo and Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.

Koo missed a game-tying field goal as time expired in Week 1, leading Atlanta to explore other kicking options last week. Romo earned a spot on the practice squad with a tryout and was elevated to start in Week 2. He delivered with a perfect 5-for-5 performance on field goals with a long of 54 yards. Along with an extra point, Romo scored 16 of Atlanta’s 22 points in their victory over the Vikings.

It seemed clear after the game that Romo had earned another start, but the Falcons seem to believe they’ve found a long-term starter. Not only did they replace Koo with Romo on the active roster – solidifying his starting status for the rest of the season – they also handed him a two-year contract to prevent another kicker-needy team from scooping him up next offseason.

Romo is now up to 16 makes on 17 attempts in his career after going 11-for-12 in four games for the Vikings last season. Koo, meanwhile, will leave Atlanta after six seasons and 93 appearances for the Falcons. Despite a down year in 2024, which included a 73.5% field goal conversion rate and six misses inside 50 yards, the team did not bring in any veteran competition for training camp.

That changed quickly after Koo faltered in Week 1, and he will now hit free agency with the hopes of catching onto with another team that is looking for a new kicker, either due to injury or poor performance. Koo still owns a solid 85.8% conversion rate in his career, though he will have to convince a new suitor that his last year-and-a-half was an aberration.

This release will create more than $2MM in Falcons dead money, stemming from the four-year, $24.25MM extension Koo had signed. That contract ran through 2026. Koo, who caught on with the Falcons after washing out quickly with the Chargers, will look for a third chance in his age-31 season.

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 9/19/25

September 19th, 2025 at 6:54pm CST by Ely Allen

Here are today’s practice squad transactions in the NFL:

Chicago Bears

  • Released from practice squad/injured list (with injury settlement): DE Xavier Carlton

Seattle Seahawks

With White getting released from the 53-man roster today and brought back to the practice squad, the rookie out of Miami becomes a free agent. Martinez himself has been dropped and brought back to the practice squad in Seattle before, so he may be a candidate to return if things open up again.

NFL Minor Transactions: 9/19/25

September 19th, 2025 at 6:28pm CST by Ely Allen

Here is today’s only minor NFL transaction:

Seattle Seahawks

White appears to be a frequent flier back and forth on the Seahawks’ roster and practice squad. Shortly after working as a return man on kickoffs in Week 1, White was released and immediately signed to the practice squad to make room for another player on the 53-man roster. That player was released on Wednesday, allowing White to move back up to the active roster, but now White appears to be headed back to the practice squad, opening up a spot on Seattle’s roster for this weekend.

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