Author: Roster Insider

The Saints pared down their quarterback group on Thursday. Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports that the team waived Hunter Dekkers. They signed punter Kai Kroeger in a corresponding move. Dekkers signed with the Saints in May after working out for the team at their rookie minicamp. His departure leaves Spencer

Safety Henry Black is taking another shot at making the Falcons. Black spent the 2022 preseason with the team, but got waived as part of their final cuts. On Thursday, the Falcons announced that they have signed Black and waived wide receiver Makai Polk. Black signed with the Packers after

Patriots wide receiver Mack Hollins is cleared to practice. Hollins is being activated off the physically unable to perform list, according to NFL Network. The Patriots have not disclosed the nature of the injury that put Hollins on PUP, but he can now fully participate in training camp. Hollins signed

Noah Fant has found a new home. According to multiple reports, the free-agent tight end is expected to sign with the Bengals. Terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed. Fant, a Broncos first-round pick in 2019, had spent the last three seasons with the Seahawks. Last year, Fant caught

Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy isn’t technically a rookie because he was drafted in 2024, but he’s effectively one after missing his rookie season with a knee injury. McCarthy had surgery on his knee last August and he was competing with Sam Darnold prior to his injury, so this camp is

Rookie offensive lineman Tim McKay is set to start practicing with the Commanders. The Commanders announced on Thursday morning that McKay has been activated from the non-football injury list. McKay was on the list because he tore his pectoral while working out at North Carolina’s Pro Day ahead of the

Michael Phelps is both the owner of 23 Olympic swimming gold medals and a Baltimore native and big Ravens fan, so he’s the man some Ravens players appealed to when they wanted to learn to swim. The Ravens have installed a new pool in their team facility, but several Ravens

Cincinnati’s Trey Hendrickson has ended his holdout and is back practicing with the club, despite the Bengals holding firm in their contract talks with the defensive end. Quarterback Joe Burrow told reporters in his Wednesday press conference that he’s glad to have Hendrickson back, but not just for what he

Giants outside linebacker Brian Burns believes the talent on the roster this season is good enough for a big turnaround. It’s on the players to make that happen. “Everybody feels encouraged and excited and hyped up at the beginning of the season,” Burns said. “At the same time, we look

The Browns have made a pair of roster moves with injured players on Wednesday. Cleveland has placed cornerback Martin Emerson on injured reserve and waived receiver Michael Woods with an injury designation. Emerson suffered a torn Achilles during practice this week. He started 27 games for Cleveland over the last

Titans rookie quarterback Cam Ward’s first two padded practices in the NFL didn’t go as he would have hoped. The team’s website had rookie quarterback Cam Ward at 11-of-23 with an interception in Wednesday’s practice and he was picked off three times while going 11-of-26 in Tuesday’s session, so it’s

The Vikings signed safety Gervarrius Owens on Wednesday, the team announced. Owens, 25, was a seventh-round pick of the Giants in 2023, the 254th overall selection. He joins Minnesota after spending time with the Giants and Titans. He has appeared in five games the past two seasons, including three his

The Patriots used a second-round draft pick on wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk last year, and they didn’t get much for their investment in his rookie year, as he caught just 12 passes for 87 yards. But he says he’s not discouraged. Polk said at Patriots training camp today that he’s

The Commanders announced an addition to their offensive line group on Wednesday. They have signed tackle Lucas Niang to their 90-man roster. He takes the spot that opened when guard Nate Herbig retired earlier this week. Niang was a 2020 third-round pick by the Chiefs, but opted out of playing

The Ravens will be without one of their key offensive contributors for a bit, but it does not sound like a major issue. Head coach John Harbaugh told reporters in his Wednesday press conference that receiver Zay Flowers will miss a few days with a “camp thing.” With teams not

The Patriots announced a number of roster moves on Wednesday afternoon, including one that ended running back Trayveon Williams’s time with the team. Williams signed with the Patriots in May after spending the last six seasons with the Bengals. The 2019 sixth-round pick ran 62 times for 307 yards with

Rookie running back Jaydon Blue heard the criticism of him, and he vehemently disagrees. Two days before training camp began, former Cowboys offensive assistant Glenn Smith called Blue “borderline lazy” in an interview and said the team wasn’t pleased with Blue’s work habits. “All that did was add a little

The Raiders signed left tackle Kolton Miller to a contract extension Wednesday night, the team announced. The deal is three years and $66 million, with $42.5 million guaranteed, per multiple reports. Miller did not attend the start of voluntary work this offseason while seeking an extension. He didn’t stay away,

The Dolphins didn’t make a move at corner in the wake of Kader Kohou’s season-ending knee injury, but they did make a move involving offensive linemen. They announced that they have signed Jalen McKenzie. They placed Obinna Eze on injured reserve in a corresponding move. Eze signed with the Dolphins

Mike Evans is the only receiver in NFL history to begin a career with 11 consecutive 1,000-yard seasons. Jerry Rice had 927 as a rookie before putting together 11 seasons in a row with at least 1,000 yards. No one else in NFL history has ever had 11 consecutive seasons

When John Schneider’s extension with the Seahawks was reported earlier on Wednesday, one detail was that the new deal ran through 2030. In fact, there’s a little more to it. Seattle announced the extension runs through 2031 on Wednesday afternoon. “The extension of General Manager John Schneider’s contract is a

The man who killed four and seriously injured another at the building that houses the NFL’s offices bought the gun from a coworker at a Las Vegas casino. Via the Associated Press, the New York Police Department has said that 27-year-old Shane Tamura purchased the AR-15-style rifle from his supervisor

Vikings left tackle Christian Darrisaw took an important step toward his return to action on Wednesday. Via Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com, Darrisaw participated in team drills for the first time since Minnesota training camp opened. He had previously been taking part in individual drills only, following a torn ACL and

One of the grievance rulings hidden by the NFL and the NFL Players Association (and discovered via the PFT/PTFO collaboration) related to the non-suggestion suggestion made by former NFLPA president JC Tretter that disgruntled players should fake injuries to avoid practicing or playing. Beyond the fact that it was idiotic

Cowboys left tackle Tyler Guyton escaped serious injury in practice Tuesday when the MRI of Guyton’s right knee revealed a bone fracture and a sprain. The 4-6-week timeline could amount to only “a couple weeks,” coach Brian Schottenheimer said Wednesday. Guyton started 11 games last season, and the Cowboys expect

Saints tight end Juwan Johnson left practice with an injury Wednesday, but the news is good. Jordan Schultz reports Johnson has a groin injury that isn’t serious and that will keep Johnson out only a few days, at most. Johnson, 28, signed a three-year, $30.75 million deal with the Saints