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Jaguars make four practice squad moves including OL signing

Jaguars make four practice squad moves including OL signing

The Jaguars added two players and let another two go from their practice squad Tuesday, signing offensive lineman Dennis Daley and long snapper Peter Bowden and releasing linebacker Tanner Muse and running back Jake Funk from the unit.

A 2019 sixth-round NFL draft pick by the Carolina Panthers who has since played with the Tennessee Titans and Arizona Cardinals, Daley has appeared in 55 games and made 37 starts, 28 at tackle and nine at guard, over six seasons.

Bowden signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent out of Wisconsin this offseason and was waived during the preseason. He made 39 appearances with the Badgers in college.

Muse signed with Jacksonville’s practice squad in August after spending the preseason with the team. He was elevated to the active roster for three games and recorded one assisted special teams tackle against the Indianapolis Colts.

Funk joined the Jaguars’ practice squad on Oct. 1, was released from the unit last Tuesday and ultimately brought back on Wednesday. He was promoted to Jacksonville’s active roster in Weeks 7-8 but did not appear in either game.

Jaguars bring RB back to practice squad

Jaguars bring RB back to practice squad

The Jaguars brought running back Jake Funk back to their practice squad on Wednesday after releasing him from the unit on Tuesday, Jacksonville announced.

Funk was let go in a trio of roster moves Jacksonville completed Tuesday afternoon, alongside offensive lineman Blake Hance being signed to the Jaguars’ active roster and wide receiver Velus Jones Jr. joining the practice squad.

The transactions were soon followed by Jacksonville trading former starting left tackle Cam Robinson and a conditional 2026 seventh-round NFL draft pick to the Minnesota Vikings for a conditional 2024 fifth-round pick.

Funk originally signed to Jacksonville’s practice squad on Oct. 1 and was elevated to the active roster for Week 7 against the New England Patriots and Week 8 against the Green Bay Packers. He did not appear in either game.

A seventh-round draft pick by the Los Angeles Rams in 2021, Funk has also played for New Orleans, Indianapolis, Miami, Baltimore and Detroit. He has rushed four times for 15 yards, caught one pass for 12 yards and returned four kickoffs for 22 yards on average in 20 career appearances.

Jaguars sign OL to active roster, WR to practice squad

Jaguars sign OL to active roster, WR to practice squad

This story has been updated to correct an error. 

The Jaguars made a few roster moves outside of trading offensive tackle Cam Robinson to the Vikings on Tuesday.

Jacksonville signed offensive lineman Blake Hance to its active roster off its practice squad, signed free agent wide receiver Velus Jones Jr. to the practice squad and released running back Jake Funk from the practice squad, the team announced.

Jacksonville claimed Hance off waivers during the 2022 season and kept him on the active roster through the 2023 campaign. The hybrid tackle/guard was released this preseason and signed to the Jaguars’ practice squad in late August.

Hance has appeared in 26 games with the Jaguars, including one start last season against Baltimore in Week 16. He has played in 50 regular season games in his career, making nine starts, the other eight with the Cleveland Browns.

Jones joins the Jaguars’ practice squad after beginning his career with Chicago, which selected him in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft. He caught 12 passes for 135 yards and one touchdown, rushed 19 times for 165 yards and one touchdown and returned 39 kickoffs for 26.7 yards on average over 27 appearances with the Bears.

Funk signed with Jacksonville’s practice squad on Oct. 1 and was elevated to the Jaguars’ active roster for Week 7 against the New England Patriots and Week 8 against the Green Bay Packers. He did not take the field in either contest.

Jaguars make three practice squad moves, sign RB, CB

Jaguars make three practice squad moves, sign RB, CB

The Jaguars made three practice squad moves Tuesday, signing running back Jake Funk and cornerback Tyler Hall while releasing undrafted rookie running back Jalen Jackson from the unit, the club announced.

Jacksonville had an opening on its practice squad after signing tight end Josiah Deguara to its active roster Saturday. Jackson’s release created the second necessary vacancy for the Jaguars to sign Funk and Hall.

A seventh-round NFL draft pick by Los Angeles in 2021, from Maryland, Funk appeared in 15 games over one and a half seasons with the Rams before beginning to hop around practice squads, aligning with New Orleans, Indianapolis, Miami, Baltimore and most recently Detroit. He was twice promoted to the Colts’ active roster, in 2022 and 2023.

Over 20 career appearances, Funk has rushed four times for 15 yards and caught one pass for 12 yards. He has also returned four kickoffs for 22 yards on average and recorded three special teams tackles.

Hall went undrafted out of Wyoming in 2020 and signed with Atlanta. He recorded six tackles as a rookie but was waived the next preseason. Claimed by the Rams, he eventually landed on Los Angeles’ practice squad and was elevated to the active roster for four games during the 2021 campaign.

With Las Vegas between 2022-23, Hall appeared in 18 games and made six starts, recording 40 total tackles including two for loss and one sack.

Hall signed with Philadelphia this offseason but landed on the Eagles’ injured reserve, leading to his release with an injury settlement in August. He signed with Seattle’s practice squad last week but was released Saturday.

Tom Kennedy among 11 players signed to reserve/future deals by the Lions

The Detroit Lions signed 11 players to reserve/future contracts, including WR Tom Kennedy and OT Connor Galvin

One of the first orders of business for all teams in the offseason is to sign players to reserve/future contracts. With the Lions season not ending until after the NFC Championship game, it took longer than other years.

The Lions added 11 players to reserve/future deals on Tuesday. A reserve/future contract is a commitment by the team to bring the players back with a chance to compete for spots in the coming season. Typically, they are players coming off the practice squad or unsigned street free agents who had some connection to the team.

The biggest name is wide receiver Tom Kennedy, who has been on and off the Lions roster since the 2019 season.

The full list:

  • LB Mitchell Agude
  • WR Maurice Alexander
  • OL Matt Farniok
  • RB Jake Funk
  • OT Connor Galvin
  • CB Craig James
  • S Brandon Joseph
  • WR Tom Kennedy
  • OL Michael Niese
  • DT Chris Smith

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10 former Colts on AFC, NFC Championship rosters

10 former Colts are on the AFC, NFC Championship rosters.

As the playoffs heat up with the conference championship gets set for this weekend, the Indianapolis Colts will see a handful of former players taking part in the big games.

By our count, 10 former players across three of the teams donned the horseshoe at one point regardless of whether they were an early draft pick or a player on the practice squad.

Here’s a look at 10 former Colts players who are on the AFC and NFC Championship rosters:

New Ravens’ RB Jake Funk shares what he envisions role will be with team

New Ravens running back Jake Funk described what he envisions his new role will be with the team

The Baltimore Ravens will need plenty of players to step up in the absence of running back Keaton Mitchell, who suffered a torn ACL in the team’s Week 15 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. While Baltimore signed running back Melvin Gordon to their active roster, they also brought in running back Jake Funk, who they signed to the practice squad.

“I just want to be able to come in here and be able to help in any way possible, whether that’s on the scout team, or whether that’s if they need me in a game, just be able to help this team because there’s Super Bowl talent and Super Bowl intentions on this team. And I’m somebody that has been fortunate enough to be able to have won one of those in my career and just be able to come in and help this team in any way which possible, and that’s what I’ve set myself out to do.”

When asked about his role with his new team, Funk was excited when talking about what the possibilities could be. He mentioned that he wants to help in whatever way possible, as well as help them win a Super Bowl.

Ravens sign former Maryland RB Jake Funk to practice squad

Ravens sign former Maryland RB Jake Funk to practice squad

Following the season-ending ACL injury to undrafted rookie running back Keaton Mitchell in the Week 15 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Baltimore Ravens have added another running back, signing former Maryland running back Jake Funk to the practice squad.

This move comes after the Ravens elevated veteran running Melvin Gordon from the practice squad to the 53-man roster in the wake of Mitchell going on injured reserve.

Funk was selected with the No. 233 overall pick in the seventh round of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams. Funk was waived by the Rams in October of 2022, his second season in the NFL, and was signed to the New Orleans Saints practice squad a day later.

After being released less than a month later by the Saints, Funk was signed to the practice squad of the Indianapolis Colts, where he would remain until October of 2023 before being waived again. Funk’s latest stop was the practice squad of the Miami Dolphins for a month before being rereleased in November.

In his four seasons in the NFL, Funk has carried the ball four times for 15 yards while catching one pass for 12 yards. He joins undrafted rookie running back Owen Wright as the two running backs on Baltimore’s practice squad.

 

Dolphins swap practice squad players, elevated two to the active roster

Miami makes multiple practice squad moves on Saturday.

The Miami Dolphins, prior to their Week 11 battle with the Las Vegas Raiders announced a number of moves regarding their practice squad.

Running back Jake Funk was released from the practice squad. He was signed by Miami last month, but he was never elevated to the active roster. With De’Von Achane coming back from injured reserve, they don’t necessarily need the depth at the position.

To fill his spot, the Dolphins have signed wide receiver Robbie Chosen, who they released from the 53-man roster to make room for Achane.

For the game against the Raiders, the Dolphins have elevated Chosen and offensive lineman Chasen Hines.

This is Chosen’s second elevation this season after being brought up for the Week 3 battle with the Denver Broncos. In that game, he hauled in a long touchdown from backup quarterback Mike White.

This is Hines’ first elevation since joining Miami’s practice squad after roster cuts. He was originally a sixth-round pick of the New England Patriots after a collegiate career at LSU. He hasn’t played a snap in the NFL yet, but during his time at LSU, he started 16 games at right guard and one at left guard.

With the Dolphins starting two backup guards and being without one depth guard in Robert Jones, Hines could be thrust into playing time if Liam Eichenberg or Lester Cotton were to go down.

Dolphins work out 7 players on Tuesday

Miami worked out 7 before signing 1.

After the Miami Dolphins officially lost running back Darrynton Evans from their practice squad on Monday, they had an open spot that they needed to fill.

With that knowledge, the Dolphins held workouts on Tuesday that included seven players before they signed running back Jake Funk to their practice squad.

While they’ve already made the signing, it may be worth it to get familiar with those who Miami opted not to sign on Tuesday.