Tag: injured reserve

Broncos will have to make a Josh Reynolds decision this week

The Broncos have to make a decision on WR Josh Reynolds this week.

The Denver Broncos will have to make a roster decision soon.

After activating linebacker Drew Sanders (Achilles) from the physically unable to perform list last week, the Broncos now need to make a decision on wide receiver Josh Reynolds (finger).

If Reynolds is not activated from injured reserve by Wednesday, he will remain on IR for the rest of the season.

Elsewhere on the IR front, running back Tyler Badie (back) is yet to return to practice. Once he returns to practice, Badie will have a 21-day window to return to the 53-man roster.

Here’s a look at the team’s IR/PUP players eligible to return going into Week 14.

Broncos eligible to return from IR/PUP

  1. WR Josh Reynolds: Deadline to return is Dec. 4
  2. RB Tyler Badie: Eligible to return to practice

The Broncos also have two players — linebacker Alex Singleton (ACL) and offensive lineman Quinn Bailey (ankle) — who are on season-ending IR.

Broncos on season-ending injured reserve

  1. LB Alex Singleton: Out for season
  2. OL Quinn Bailey: Out for season

If Denver activates Reynolds, the team will have to make a corresponding move to create a spot for Reynolds on the active roster.

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Kendre Miller to be ‘all gas, no brakes’ after return from injury

The move from Dennis Allen to Darren Rizzi took Kendre Miller out of the doghouse. It should lead to greater usage when he returns from injured reserve:

Kendre Miller’s New Orleans Saints career hasn’t really been able to get off the ground due to injuries. Injuries have limited the former third-round draft pick to just 10 games in two seasons.

The frustrating part about Miller is you see why the Saints selected him when he plays. He only played in two games and carried the ball nine times this year, but he looked like a great complement to Alvin Kamara.

And Miller may have the chance to truly showcase this upon his return now that Darren Rizzi is the coach. Dennis Allen was publicly critical enough to assume he and Miller had a bad relationship in private.

It was reported Miller didn’t need to be put on injured reserve, and that was a Dennis Allen decision. The change at head coach takes the running back out of the doghouse.

Per LouisianaSportsDotNet’s Ross Jackson, the plan is for Miller to be “all gas, no brakes” when he comes back from a hamstring injury. That could be as early as this week against the New York Giants.

Miller should see plenty of carries per game if this is the approach. The Saints will be without Taysom Hill for the rest of the season, and Miller should be the secondary rushing option over Jamaal Williams.

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Lions waive WR, place two defenders on I.R. and sign 3 in busy day of roster moves

Lions waive WR, place two defenders on I.R. and sign 3 in busy day of roster moves following Week 13 win over Bears

Saturday was a very active one for the Detroit Lions on the roster move front. The Lions made several moves to deal with injuries across the defense.

As expected, the Lions placed LB Malcolm Rodriguez and DL Mekhi Wingo on injured reserve. Both were lost for the season with knee injuries suffered in Thursday’s Week 13 win over the Chicago Bears.

The Lions added reinforcements to the defense, signing three players from opposing practice squads to bolster the depth. The newcomers:

DL Myles Adams (Seahawks)
LB Kwon Alexander (Broncos)
DL Jonah Williams (Rams)

The acquisitions of Alexander and Williams were previously reported. Adams played for Seattle in the Week 4 matchup with Detroit, recording three tackles. The Seahawks waived Adams last week and signed him back to their practice squad, but the Lions have now poached him for the active roster.

All three of the players signed from other practice squads must remain on the Lions’ 53-man active roster for at least three weeks.

To make room for Adams, the Lions waived wide receiver and return man Maurice Alexander. Detroit had signed Alexander for Week 13 from its own practice squad to replace injured Kalif Raymond. Alexander handled return duties in the win over the Bears and averaged over 10 yards per punt return. He is eligible to return to the Lions practice squad if unclaimed by another team on Monday.

 

#Lions announce roster moves: Waived WR Maurice Alexander. Placed LB Malcolm Rodriguez and DL Mekhi Wingo on Reserve/Injured. Signed DL Myles Adams (From SEA Practice Squad), LB Kwon Alexander (from DEN Practice Squad), and DL Jonah Williams (from LAR Practice Squad) to the Active Roster.

— Detroit Lions (@detroitlions.bsky.social) November 30, 2024 at 4:25 PM

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Rashid Shaheed takes first steps forward in his recovery process

Rahshid Shaheed shared a video of his recovery from meniscus surgery. He’s taken the first steps forwards in his return to the field in 2025:

New Orleans Saints wide receiver, Rashid Shaheed has reached a major milestone. On Friday evening, Shaheed posted a clip on Instagram of him walking. This video documents the first steps that he has taken without assistance since getting the surgery

There’s two things you’ll notice from the short clip. Shaheed is walking without any sort of brace on, and he’s walking at a pretty good pace for a guy only six weeks removed from knee surgery.

Shaheed injured his knee against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 7. Shortly after that, the wide receiver underwent meniscus surgery and was placed on season ending injured reserve.

He won’t return this season, of course, but Shaheed appears to be making a speedy recovery. He’s one of two wide receivers who my be out for the season. The jury is still out on whether Chris Olave will return from a concussion that also put him on injured reserve.

There may not be a position group more impacted by injuries than the wide receiver room.

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Broncos’ updated 53-man roster after recent moves

Here’s a look at the Broncos’ updated 53-man roster going into the Browns game.

The Denver Broncos made a series of roster moves this week ahead of their Monday Night Football clash with the Cleveland Browns.

Most notably, the Broncos cut tight end Greg Dulcich and promoted linebacker Zach Cuningham from the practice squad to the 53-man roster.

Following the team’s five transactions this week, here’s a look at the updated active roster going into Week 13.

Denver Broncos 53-man roster

Position Name Number
QB Bo Nix 10
QB Jarrett Stidham 8
QB Zach Wilson 4
RB Javonte Williams 33
RB Jaleel McLaughlin 38
RB Audric Estime 23
FB Michael Burton 20
FB/TE Nate Adkins 45
TE Adam Trautman 82
TE Lucas Krull 85
WR Courtland Sutton 14
WR Marvin Mims 19
WR Troy Franklin 16
WR Devaughn Vele 17
WR Lil’Jordan Humphrey 84
OT Garett Bolles 72
OT Mike McGlinchey 69
OT Frank Crum 73
OT Alex Palczewski 63
OL Matt Peart 79
G/C Quinn Meinerz 77
G Ben Powers 74
C/G Alex Forsyth 54
C/G Luke Wattenberg 60
DE Zach Allen 99
DE John Franklin-Myers 98
DL D.J. Jones 93
DL Malcolm Roach 97
DL Eyioma Uwazurike 96
DL Jordan Jackson 94
OLB Jonathon Cooper 0
OLB Nik Bonitto 15
OLB Jonah Elliss 52
OLB Dondrea Tillman 92
LB Drew Sanders  41
ILB Cody Barton 55
ILB Justin Strnad 40
ILB Levelle Bailey 56
ILB Zach Cunningham 42
CB Pat Surtain 2
CB Ja’Quan McMillian 29
CB Riley Moss 21
CB Levi Wallace 39
CB Kris Abrams-Draine 31
CB Tremon Smith 1
CB Damarri Mathis 27
DB Devon Key 26
S Brandon Jones 22
S P.J. Locke 6
S JL Skinner 34
K Wil Lutz 3
P Riley Dixon 9
LS Mitchell Fraboni 48

With a 53-man roster and a 17-player practice squad, Denver has 70 players under contract, plus several players on injured reserve.

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Raiders send 2 starters to injured reserve, add 4 to active roster Week 13 vs Chiefs

Raiders made several moves including sending Gardner Minshew and Jakorian Bennett to IR and adding four others to face the Chiefs Week 13.

Early Thanksgiving Day, the Raiders took care of quite a bit of business. First they sent starting quarterback Gardner Minshew along with starting cornerback Jakorian Bennett to injured reserve.

Minshew broke his collarbone late in the team loss to the Denver Broncos last week. His season is done.

Bennett suffered a shoulder injury on the second play of the team’s game in Miami in week 11 and missed the Broncos game last week. He will be out at least the next four weeks which means should he return this season, he would be eligible to play the final two games of the season.

In corresponding moves, the Raiders officially activated QB Aidan O’Connell from injured reserve and signed practice squad WR Terrace Marshall to the active roster.

O’Connell will start vs the Chiefs on Friday, He had been out the past four games with an injured thumb. While Marshall has been on the team’s practice squad since October 22, appearing in one game this season so far.

Additionally, the Raiders elevated CB Kyu Blu Kelly and RB Sincere McCormick from the practice squad. McCormick in particular played well enough last week against the Broncos to earn more snaps this week.

Kalif Raymond headed to Lions’ injured reserve, per report

The Lions are set to place WR/PR Kalif Raymond on injured reserve with his foot injury, per a report from Ian Rapoport

The foot injury suffered by Lions wide receiver and punt returner Kalif Raymond in the Week 12 win over the Colts is going to land the veteran on Detroit’s injured reserve. That’s per a report from Ian Rapoport, one which jibes with what Lions head coach Dan Campbell has talked about in regards to Raymond’s injury status.

This comes a day after Campbell noted that the team was waiting for a second opinion on Raymond and his injured foot. Raymond was carted off from the sidelines after falling awkwardly on a punt return inside Lucas Oil Field on Sunday.

Rapoport notes that Raymond could return before the end of the regular season and the injury is not considered to be season-ending.

Who replaces Raymond on punt returns?

Amon-Ra St. Brown took over as the punt returner in Raymond’s absence. After initially stating that St. Brown wasn’t going to return punts against the Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving, Campbell subsequently brought up that it could be St. Brown,

“Yeah, we are. I’m still trying to think about that because part of me says let’s just use (St. Brown) Saint again because he is the most reliable, so we may just do that. You know what, we’re going to do that. We’re going to do that.”

The Lions do have other options, including rookie RB Sione Vaki, CB Khalil Dorsey, RB Craig Reynolds and the option of using practice squad WR Maurice Alexander, who could also fill Raymond’s role as a depth wide receiver.

Chris Olave still consulting specialists to treat his concussion symptoms

Chris Olave has dealt with many concussions in his New Orleans Saints career. His most recent injury has him visiting with specialists:

Chris Olave was seen at practice on Tuesday, but that isn’t necessarily a sign of his return being imminent. By the sounds of things, the New Orleans Saints wide receiver missing the remainder of the season is still a good possibility.

Darren Rizzi shared an update on Olave’s progress: “He’s met with a bunch of people, he’s got another meeting coming up here next week. He’s met with some different specialists throughout the country.”

New Orleans is rightfully being cautious with Olave, who is currently on injured reserve.

Olave suffered a concussion against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 10. It was his second concussion of the season and fourth of his three-year professional career. The severity may have been the same, but the aftermath of this one looked the worse visually of all his concussions.

Rizzi insists Olave is in a good place. With emphasis being on the person over the player, that’s a positive sign. This upcoming meeting appears to be a big one in understanding what Olave’s immediate future looks like. The Saints will “have a lot more information on him next week.”

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Saints designate a veteran defensive lineman to return from IR

The New Orleans Saints designated veteran defensive lineman Tanoh Kpassagnon to return from injured reserve. He’s on his way back:

The New Orleans Saints designated veteran defensive lineman Tanoh Kpassagnon to return from injured reserve, and he got on the practice field Tuesday for the first time since partially tearing his Achilles tendon while preparing for training camp this offseason. He’s on his way back, and his coach couldn’t be happier.

“Since Tanoh got injured, I haven’t seen someone in this building more than him, and that’s a credit to him,” interim head coach Darren Rizzi said Tuesday. “Sometimes it’s really easy to get frustrated, especially with the rehab process. So kudos to him. He’s just been grinding through the rehab and to see him out there today in the pads with the helmet on, it’s been a big buildup for him.”

Kpassagnon has been a key piece of the defensive line through three years with New Orleans, tallying 9.5 sacks and 23 quarterback hits along with 65 tackles (10 tackles for loss). He’s got the size to move inside and rush from a defensive tackle alignment while showing the lower-body flexibility needed to guard the edges, and they’d like to add him to the rotation soon. He just needs to prove his body can handle it. He’ll have 21 days to practice and get that green light to go into a game.

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Broncos will have to make a Drew Sanders decision this week

The Broncos have to make a decision on LB Drew Sanders this week.

The Denver Broncos will have to make at least one roster decision this week.

After letting the deadline for pass for Delarrin Turner-Yell (ACL) to return from the physically unable to perform list last week, the Broncos will keep Turner-Yell on the PUP list for the rest of the season.

Denver now has to make a decision on linebacker Drew Sanders (Achilles), who has to be activated from the PUP list by Wednesday. If he’s not activated, Sanders will also be shut down for the rest of the season.

Meanwhile, Broncos wide receiver Josh Reynolds (finger) has one more week to return from injured reserve, and running back Tyler Badie (back) is yet to return to practice.

Here’s a look at the team’s IR/PUP players going into Week 13.

Broncos eligible to return from IR/PUP

  1. LB Drew Sanders: Deadline to return is Nov. 27
  2. WR Josh Reynolds: Deadline to return is Dec. 4
  3. RB Tyler Badie: Eligible to return to practice

The Broncos also have two players — linebacker Alex Singleton (ACL) and offensive lineman Quinn Bailey (ankle) — who are on season-ending IR.

Broncos on season-ending injured reserve

  1. LB Alex Singleton: Out for season
  2. OL Quinn Bailey: Out for season

Denver linebacker Kwon Alexander is also out of practice squad elevations, and he seems likely to end up on the 53-man roster at some point this season. The Broncos will have to make some tough decisions to make room for returning players in the coming weeks.

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