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Ravens officially make addition to practice squad on Wednesday, announce update on RB Gus Edwards

The Ravens made an addition to their practice squad on Wednesday while announcing an update on RB Gus Edwards

The Baltimore Ravens have been shuffling around their roster as they deal with injuries as well as getting players back from previous ailments. They currently sit at 2-2 through four weeks of the 2022 season, and are hoping to pick up an important divisional win against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 5.

On Wednesday, Baltimore made a couple of roster moves before their practice session. Running back Gus Edwards was designated to return from the physically unable to perform list and practiced, while they also signed wide receiver Bailey Gaither to the practice squad.

Getting Edwards back is an excellent thing for the Baltimore offense, as the running game has been struggling this season outside of what quarterback Lamar Jackson has provided them. Edwards has rushed for 2,152 yards on 414 rush attempts and 10 touchdowns throughout his career, averaging 5.2 yards per attempt.

Gaither will provide the team with additional wide receiver depth with questions surrounding wideout Rashod Bateman’s availability following Week 4.

Broncos bring in QB Carson Strong, 4 other players for tryouts

The Broncos brought in QB Carson Strong and four other players for tryouts on Monday.

The Denver Broncos brought in five players for tryouts on Monday, according to the NFL’s transaction wire.

Denver hosted quarterback Carson Strong and wide receivers Bailey Gaither, Tyshaun James, Reggie Roberson, Vyncient Smith at the team’s UCHealth Training Center. After the tryout, Smith was signed to the practice squad.

After signing Smith, the team’s 16-player practice squad is now full, so Strong does not appear to be an immediate candidate to join the team. The Broncos might view him as a potential fallback option in case anything happens to one of their three quarterbacks during the season.

Strong (6-3, 226 pounds) earned Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year honors in back-to-back seasons to close out his college career at Nevada. In three seasons (30 starts), Strong completed 68.1% of his passes for 9,379 yards and 74 touchdowns against 19 interceptions with the Wolf Pack.

After going undrafted in April, Strong signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as a college free agent, but he failed to make their 53-man roster after being barely used in preseason.

Denver is carrying Russell Wilson and Brett Rypien on the active roster at the moment with Josh Johnson filling QB3 duties on the practice squad.

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Giants release Andrew Adams, sign kicker Ryan Santoso

The New York Giants have terminated the contract of safety Andrew Adams and signed kicker Ryan Santoso, who was previously with the team.

The New York Giants are expected to release safety Andrew Adams, who only recently reunited with the team.

ESPN’s Jordan Raanan was the first to report the news.

Adams entered the league as an undrafted free agent out of UConn, signing with the Giants following the 2016 NFL draft. He spent the first two seasons of his career with Big Blue before stints with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2018, 2019-2020, 2021), Detroit Lions (2019) and Philadelphia Eagles (2021).

In 87 career games (35 starts), Adams has recorded 190 tackles, four QB hits, two forced fumbles, 23 passes defensed and seven interceptions.

Adams had a strong four-week stint with the team but as Raanan alludes, the team wants to go younger at the position. It also bodes well for Dane Belton’s impending return.

In addition to releasing Adams, the Giants have also waived wide receiver Bailey Gaither with a failed physical designation. They had claimed him off of waivers from the Baltimore Ravens earlier this week.

With two open roster spots, the Giants have signed kicker Ryan Santoso and wide receiver Travis Toivonen, each of whom have previously been with the team.

Santoso is likely a temporary addition as kicker Graham Gano has not yet cleared concussion protocol.

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Giants claim two WRs off of waivers from Ravens

The Giants claimed two wide receivers off of waivers from the Ravens

The Baltimore Ravens have stacked up plenty of depth over the course of the 2022 offseason. With how much they’ve been able to accumulate, the team has had to part with talented players as they begin to trim their roster down to 53-players.

Baltimore had to get their roster down to 80 players by Tuesday, August 23rd at 4pm EST, and two of the players they moved on from were wide receivers Jaylon Moore and Bailey Gaither. On Wednesday, the New York Giants announced that they claimed both players off of waivers from the Ravens, effectively meaning that both found a new NFL home.

Moore signed with Baltimore as an undrafted free agent out of UT-Martin He spent 2020 and 2021 on the team’s practice squad, and was fighting for a spot on the team’s 2022 roster.

Gaither signed with the Ravens at the end of July, and was also trying to win a spot in the team’s wide receiver room. He spent time with the Green Bay Packers and in the USFL before his time with Baltimore.

Giants claim WR Jaylon Moore, CB Harrison Hand off of waivers

The New York Giants have claimed WR Jaylon Moore and two others off of waivers, while placing two on injured reserve and releasing one.

With injuries mounting at the wide receiver position, the New York Giants were forced to scour the waiver wire on Wednesday and they came back with a catch.

The team has claimed Jaylon Moore off of waivers from the Baltimore Ravens. He is likely to take the roster spot of Collin Johnson, who suffered a torn Achilles on Wednesday and is out for the season.

Moore, 25, was signed by the Ravens as an undrafted free agent out of UT Martin in 2020. He spent each of the previous two seasons on their practice squad and has an obvious connection to current Giants defensive coordinator Wink Martindale.

The 5-foot-11, 191-pound Moore was named 2019 The CFB Network All-Ohio Valley first team and 2019 Phil Steele Preseason All-OVC second team as a senior.

Moore missed five games in 2021 due to injury, but managed to haul in 16 receptions for 292 yards and totaled five touchdowns.

In addition to Moore, the Giants also claimed wide receiver Bailey Gaither off of waivers from the Ravens and defensive back Harrison Hand off of waivers from the Minnesota Vikings.

Gaither, 25, was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted rookie out of San Jose State in 2021. He also made a stop with the Pittsburgh Maulers (USFL) before joining Baltimore this offseason.

Hand, 23, was a fifth-round pick of the Vikings in the 2020 NFL draft out of Temple. He’s appeared in 23 career games (one start), recording 23 tackles, three passes defensed and one interception.

In order to clear room for the trio, tight end Jordan Akins was cut, while Johnson and wide receiver Marcus Kemp were placed on injured reserve.

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Two Ravens players return to practice on Tuesday, one leaves early

Two Ravens players returned to practice on Tuesday while one left early

The Baltimore Ravens have been hard at work preparing for the 2022 season. They’ve gone through multiple weeks of training camp practices, honing in on their skillsets while also gaining chemistry with both teammates and coaches. However, injuries have also been somewhat of a storyline for the team, as multiple players have been working through minor ailments, as well as a few season-ending injuries popping up already.

On Tuesday, Baltimore got two pieces of good news as wide receiver Bailey Gaither and offensive lineman David Sharpe returned to practice. Both players had missed a decent amount of time, but their returns give the team depth at two key positions.

While Gaither and Sharpe returned, offensive tackle Daniel Faalele ended up leaving practice with an injury around an hour into the session.

It’s currently unclear why Faalele left practice or what the severity of any injury that he could have suffered is, but it is certainly something to keep an eye on. The rookie played a massive amount of snaps in Baltimore’s Week 1 preseason win against the Tennessee Titans, playing well in the contest.

Ravens make two roster moves on Wednesday

The Ravens made two roster moves on Wednesday, signing a wide receiver while placing one player on the NFI list

The Baltimore Ravens kick off their first full-team practice of 2022 training camp on Wednesday, with excitement in the air surrounding what many believe will be a bounce-back season by the team. Baltimore had their veterans report to camp on Tuesday, with all but one player showing up in rookie outside linebacker David Ojabo.

Despite training camp just getting underway, the Ravens continue to make roster moves. On Wednesday, the team signed free agent wide receiver Bailey Gaither while placing guard Ben Cleveland on the Non-Football Injury list. The news came hours before Baltimore’s first practice of training camp.

Gaither worked out for the team on Tuesday alongside two other players, and clearly impressed the organization enough to bring him in. He played for five years at San Jose State in college, then signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2021. He briefly retired from football a few months later, but then came back to the game and played for the Pittsburgh Maulers of the USFL.

Cleveland’s placement on the NFI list could mean a multitude of things. The most likely scenario is that he failed Baltimore’s conditioning test, and if that is the case he can take it daily and be removed from the list once he passes.

Ravens bring in three players for tryouts on Tuesday

The Ravens brought in three players for tryouts on Tuesday

The Baltimore Ravens are preparing for their first full-team practice of 2022 training camp, which kicks off on Wednesday. Baltimore saw their veterans report for camp on Tuesday, which was a welcome sight as football is in the air once again at the facility.

While the Ravens’ roster has plenty of depth already, Baltimore general manager Eric DeCosta leaves no stone unturned in trying to make his team the best it can possibly be. On Tuesday, the Ravens brought in three players for tryouts in wide receivers Devin Gray and Bailey Gaither, as well as running back Calvin Turner.

Packers rookie UDFA Bailey Gaither retires from football

One of the Green Bay Packers’ undrafted free agent rookies has retired from football. 

One of the Green Bay Packers’ undrafted free agent rookies has retired from football.

According to Ryan Wood of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, rookie receiver Bailey Gaither decided to retire and is no longer with the team.

The Packers didn’t wait long to re-assign his uniform number, giving the No. 80 to new tight end Daniel Crawford.

Gaither, an undrafted free agent from San Jose State, signed with the Packers in May. He participated in the entire offseason workout program and the first five practices of training camp.

Gaither, 24, was one of the most productive receivers in San Jose State history.

He caught 135 passes for 2,227 yards and 18 touchdowns over 44 games and 27 starts. He finished second in receiving touchdowns and fourth in receiving yards in school history.

The Packers will place Gaither on the reserve/retired list. He is the second player to retire during training camp, joining guard Simon Stepaniak.

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