Author: Roster Insider

The Raiders have made some changes to their 90-man roster after this weekend’s rookie minicamp. The team announced that they have signed six players, including the previously reported move to add veteran linebacker Jaylon Smith. They made six corresponding roster cuts, highlighted by the decision to waive defensive tackle Matthew

The Seahawks have added a pair of players to their 90-man roster on Monday. Seattle announced the club signed linebacker D’Eryk Jackson and receiver Montorie Foster Jr. Jackson and Foster are undrafted rookies who had successful tryouts at Seattle’s rookie minicamp. To make room on the roster, Seattle let go

The Browns are doubling up on veteran additions at safety. Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com reports that they are going to sign Rayshawn Jenkins. Jenkins visited the team recently. The Jenkins news comes after word earlier on Monday that they will be signing Damontae Kazee. Jenkins spent last season with

The Cowboys’ trade for wide receiver George Pickens gives the team the complement to CeeDee Lamb that they’ve been missing, but the word from the team isn’t that they see Pickens as just a running mate for No. 88. Executive vice president Stephen Jones has delivered that message multiple times

As offseason programs continue across the league, the NFL’s 2024 sack leader remains unhappy with his current team. In a statement issued to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, defensive end Trey Hendrickson said he and the Bengals remain at an impasse when it comes to his contract. “No communication has taken place

Rich Eisen, who made his name working at ESPN from 1996 to 2003, will reportedly return this fall. The Rich Eisen Show will move to ESPN this year, according to Andrew Marchand of TheAthletic.com. In addition to his daily show, Eisen appears on NFL Network. ESPN is in talks to

The Eagles have signed another member of their 2025 draft class. The team announced that offensive lineman Drew Kendall has agreed to a four-year deal with the team. The fifth-round pick is the sixth of 10 Eagles draft picks to sign with the team. Kendall was a three-year starter at

Nico Collins is still relatively early in his NFL career, but he’s taken on senior status in the Texans’ wide receiver room. The departures of Stefon Diggs and Robert Woods this offseason along with Tank Dell’s expected absence due to last season’s knee injury have left Collins as the clear

The Titans have elected to add a young receiver to their roster. Tennessee has signed TJ Sheffield after he tried out for the team at rookie minicamp over the weekend, according to agent Brett Tessler. Sheffield started his college career in 2019 at Purdue, spending five years with the program.

The Bengals have made a pair of roster moves on Monday. Cincinnati announced the club has signed safety Shaquan Loyal. An undrafted free agent out of Rutgers, Loyal started all 13 games at safety in his senior season and received honorable mention All-Big Ten recognition. As a corresponding move, Cincinnati

A Week 17 Saturday night game will stream exclusively on Peacock this season. The NFL and NBCUniversal announced that a prime time game on Saturday, December 27 will be available only on Peacock. The exact matchup will be determined at a later date, as part of the NFL’s flexible scheduling

The Cowboys will head to Philadelphia for the first game of the 2025 NFL season. Cowboys-Eagles has officially been announced as the league’s opener, with the game in Philadelphia for the traditional Thursday night kickoff at the home of the Super Bowl champions. The NFL is starting the season with

The 49ers signed Brandon Aiyuk to a big contract before the 2024 season and they had Deebo Samuel in the middle of his own sizable extension, but neither one wound up being the team’s leading receiver at the end of the year. Jauan Jennings moved into that position with Aiyuk

The Raiders are down to two unsigned draft picks. Fourth-round wide receiver Dont’e Thornton was the latest member of their 11-player class to sign his four-year rookie deal. Second-round wide receiver Jack Bech and third-round cornerback Darien Porter are the remaining unsigned picks. Thornton had 26 catches for 661 yards

Panthers running back Jonathon Brooks saw his chances of playing in 2025 come to an end last week when the team placed him on the physically unable to perform list. Making the move now means Brooks won’t be eligible to return to action until the 2026 season and head coach

At 5-foot-9 and 219 pounds, Giants rookie Cam Skattebo is far from the biggest running back in the NFL. But at Arizona State he earned a reputation for running over would-be tacklers, and he thinks he can keep that up at the next level. Skattebo said he thinks he’s capable

The Chargers could have kept their “home” game against the Chiefs at home. They decided not to. The league reportedly has picked the Chiefs to be the Week 1 Friday night opponent for the Chargers in Brazil. The Chiefs game was not one of the two home games that Chargers

Bengals defensive end Shemar Stewart took a stand. Without his rookie contract in place, the 17th overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft was unwilling to participate in the team’s rookie minicamp. Despite the criticism he has received from some, it was absolutely the right move. Given the ease with

Taulia Tagovailoa’s CFL journey has ended, for now. Via 3DownNation.com, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats released Tagovailoa in advance of the opening of training camp. After going undrafted a year ago, Tua’s younger brother landed with the Tiger-Cats. He appeared in eight games, rushing three times for 10 yards and a touchdown.

Before 2011, few rookies signed their initial NFL contracts before the Fourth of July. Now, most are signed, sealed, and delivered before Memorial Day. This year, less than two weeks after the draft ended, 58 percent of all picks had signed their rookie deals. That was the official number as

At a time when plenty of NCAA rules have fallen, another one could be going. Pat Forde of SI.com reports that “[m]omentum is building” toward the NCAA lifting its ban on gambling on professional sports. The Division I Board of Directors took initial steps in that direction last month. It’s

The Steelers are signing free agent running back Trey Sermon to a one-year deal, Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports reports. Sermon participated in the team’s rookie minicamp on a tryout basis. He joins a running backs room that includes rookie Kaleb Johnson, Jaylen Warren and Kenneth Gainwell. Sermon, 26, entered

A man who helped derail Bill Belichick’s perfect season will help revive Belichick’s imperfect book tour. Via Andrew Buchholtz of AwfulAnnouncing.com, ABC has announced that Hall of Fame defensive end Michael Strahan will interview Belichick on Friday morning. Strahan, if you didn’t know, is one of the hosts of the

Jaylon Smith’s NFL comeback will continue with Las Vegas. Smith is signing with the Raiders after the linebacker had a successful veteran tryout at the club’s rookie minicamp this weekend, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Smith, 29, last played one game with the Raiders in 2023, making this his second stint

A report last month indicated that running back James Cook will play for the Bills in 2025 despite being unlikely to get the contract extension he’s looking for ahead of the season, but Cook isn’t publicly committing to anything at this point in the calendar. Cook was at a Celebrity

The outlook for Saints quarterback Tyler Shough’s rookie season changed dramatically this weekend. Derek Carr’s retirement on Saturday led head coach Kellen Moore to declare an open competition for the starting job between the second-round pick, Spencer Rattler, and Jake Haener. Shough was taking part in the team’s rookie minicamp