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Former Browns S Jovante Moffatt claimed off of waivers by the Cardinals

The former Browns safety has found a new home.

After his release from the Atlanta Falcons, safety Jovante Moffatt has landed with the Arizona Cardinals as he was claimed off of the waiver wire. Moffatt, of course, is familiar to those in Northeast Ohio given his time with the Cleveland Browns. The 26-year-old signed with the Browns as an undrafted free agent out of Middle Tennessee State after the conclusion of the 2020 NFL Draft.

Spending two years with the team, Moffatt appeared in 14 games, totaling 10 tackles as a contributor on special teams. He now gets a fresh start in the desert after spending one season in Atlanta with the Falcons.

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Cardinals claim former Falcons S Jovante Moffatt off waivers

Moffatt has played three seasons, appeared in 17 games and has 10 career tackles.

The Arizona Cardinals have added safety depth to their roster. According to the NFL transaction list and reported by Aaron Wilson, they were awarded a waiver claim on safety Jovante Moffatt, who most recently played for the Atlanta Falcons.

The team announced the signing Monday afternoon.

Moffatt entered the league as an undrafted rookie out of Middle Tennessee State, signing originally with the Cleveland Browns. Over the last three years, he has bounced between the active roster and practice squad. He spent two years with the Browns and then last season with the Falcons.

He is six feet tall and weighs 210 pounds.

In three seasons, he has appeared in 17 games and collected 10 total tackles.

He has 55 career defensive snaps and 219 on special teams.

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Falcons release OLB Quinton Bell, two others

The #Falcons have released LB Quinton Bell and two other players, the team announced Friday afternoon

The Atlanta Falcons have signed more players than fans can keep track of this offseason. From Jessie Bates III to Calais Campbell, there will be plenty of new faces when training camp kicks off in a few months. On Friday, the team signed free-agent linebacker Bud Dupree to a one-year deal.

Once the Dupree signing became official, the team cut linebacker Quinton Bell, defensive lineman Amani Bledsoe and safety Jovante Moffatt. The three were released Friday afternoon, according to Falcons digital managing editor Scott Bair.

The Falcons have invested most of their cap space into the offensive and defensive lines, handing out big contracts to Chris Lindstrom, Kaleb McGary, and David Onyemata. Atlanta also traded for cornerback Jeff Okudah earlier in the week.

Dupree should compete for a starting role this season. Check out our updated starting lineup projection for the team in 2023.

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Falcons elevate Jovante Moffatt, Jalen Dalton from practice squad

The Falcons have elevated safety Jovante Moffatt and defensive lineman Jalen Dalton from the practice squad for Week 8.

The Atlanta Falcons made a few minor changes to their roster in preparation for Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers. After signing cornerback Cornell Armstrong to the 53-man roster, the team elevated two other members of the practice squad on Saturday.

Safety Jovante Moffatt and defensive lineman Jalen Dalton will help the Falcons as they look to stay in first place in the NFC South. However, injuries have piled up over the last two weeks and Atlanta will take the field in Week 8 missing three of four starters in the secondary.

Safety Jaylinn Hawkins (concussion) and cornerback A.J. Terrell (hamstring) have each been ruled out for Sunday’s game. As for veteran cornerback Casey Hayward, he’s still on the injured reserve list for at least three more weeks.

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Titans hosted four players for tryouts on Wednesday

The Titans hosted four players for tryouts on Wednesday.

The Tennessee Titans continue to do their due diligence with free agents ahead of the 2022 campaign.

Per the league’s transactions wire, the Titans hosted four players for tryouts on Wednesday, including linebacker Jeremiah Attaochu, defensive end Gerri Green, and defensive backs Harrison Hand and Jovante Moffatt.

The most notable name of that group is Attaochu, an eight-year veteran who can play inside and out and has spent time with the Los Angeles Chargers, New York Jets, Denver Broncos and Chicago Bears.

He has appeared in 79 games (23 starts) during his career and spent the 2021 campaign with the Bears, where his season was cut short due to a torn pectoral.

The year prior, Attaochu finished with 31 combined tackles and five sacks in 13 games (five starts) for the Broncos.

A former fifth-round pick of the Vikings, Hand spent two years in Minnesota, appearing in 23 games (one start) and tallying one interception and three passes defensed.

Like Hand, Moffatt has two years of experience in the NFL. In 14 games (no starts), he has 10 combined tackles. Moffatt, Hand and Attaochu are also experienced in playing special teams.

Green, on the other hand, has never played a snap in an NFL game.

Perhaps the Titans will do more roster shuffling in the days leading up to their Week 1 matchup against the New York Giants, which kicks off on September 11 at 4:25 p.m. ET at Nissan Stadium in Nashville.

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Browns claim former Cleveland DB Moffatt off waivers from Jets

Day 3 of training camp and Berry is already active with a waiver claim to bring back the DB that was with the team the last two years:

Not only has GM Andrew Berry been aggressive during his time in charge of the Cleveland Browns but he’s also been very active. Berry believes in churning the bottom of the roster to find the right players and fit for his team which leads to many transactions throughout the season.

The Browns practice squad is also regularly in flux under Berry’s watch.

As the team finishes up day three of training camp, they were awarded DB Jovante Moffatt off the waiver wire from the New York Jets.

In two seasons with Cleveland, Moffatt played in 14 games. During that time, Moffatt played in 164 snaps on special teams and 55 snaps on defense.

With John Johnson III, Grant Delpit and Ronnie Harrison, the top of the team’s safety depth chart is set. Second-year man Richard LeCounte III didn’t show much as a rookie.

Moffatt signed a future/reserved contract with New York this offseason. The Jets waived Moffatt on Thursday.

8 Browns practice squad players become free agents Monday

Eight players from the team’s practice squad did not come to an agreement on future/reserve deals and are now free agents:

The 2022 NFL offseason gets started quickly for some teams and some of their practice squad players. As we’ve covered, the team has added kept a number of players on future/reserve deals in the last couple of weeks.

A week ago, the team signed eight players to such deals including Alex Taylor, Johnny Stanton and Curtis Weaver. They followed that up with three others including Chris Blewitt the next day. Finally, Herb Miller was signed to his reserve/future deal.

Monday players from teams’ practice squads that had not signed a deal with their team had their contracts expire. For Cleveland, eight players became free agents:

  • DB Brian Allen
  • DB Adrian Colbert
  • DE Joe Jackson
  • RB John Kelly
  • RB Benny LeMay
  • DB Jovante Moffatt
  • RB Artavis Pierce
  • DB Tedric Thompson

Those eight are now able to sign future/reserve deals with any team in the league. Jackson and Moffatt played important snaps for the Browns down the stretch and could be looking for more than a future/reserve deal this offseason.

Browns elevate two from practice squad, re-sign Alex Taylor to practice squad

Browns have elevated two secondary players from the practice squad for this week and brought back OL Taylor after waiving him a few days ago:

With injuries and the new rules that went into place in 2020 due to COVID-19, the Cleveland Browns have stayed constantly busy with their roster. Andrew Berry and company have always looked to churn the bottom of the roster and practice squad to put the team in the best place to win week in and week out with a bit of an eye on the future as well.

The most recent roster moves in advance of Sunday’s game with the Pittsburgh Steelers include elevating two players off the practice squad and bringing back offensive lineman Alex Taylor.

Two days ago, the team waived Taylor from their active roster. After he went unclaimed, Berry added Taylor to their practice squad.

The Browns have also elevated cornerback Tim Harris and safety Jovante Moffatt to the active roster for today’s matchup. With Denzel Ward out and AJ Green questionable, Harris provides a depth option at cornerback while Moffatt can help in the secondary as well.

Both Harris and Moffatt are also likely to be useful on special teams, if they are active for the game which is likely.

Taylor is a developmental player who was signed to the active roster to protect against injury concerns on the offensive line. He has bounced between teams this season after spending training camp with Cleveland before returning recently.

Harris and Moffatt will revert back to the practice squad following the completion of Week 8’s game against the Steelers.

Browns make multiple roster moves Saturday

Walker is officially off injured reserve, Jackson is back to the practice squad and elevated for Week 5 along with Moffatt, giving the team options given all their defensive injury concerns:

Due to injuries and Andrew Berry’s desire to make the team the best he can, the Cleveland Browns have been full of roster moves throughout the early part of the season. With five brought in for workouts on Friday, we can expect more moves to come next week as well.

Saturday, the Browns made multiple moves that impact their roster for Week 5:

  • LB Anthony Walker was officially activated from the injured reserve after being designated for return earlier in the week.
  • DE Joe Jackson, who was waived earlier in the week, was added to the team’s practice squad.
  • Jackson and S Jovante Moffatt were elevated from the team’s practice squad to the active roster for Week 5.

Neither Jackson or Moffatt are certain to be active for this week’s game but the moves give the team options depending on how their multiple questionable designated players react in warmups.

Jackson and Moffatt will revert back to the team’s practice squad following the conclusion of Week 5.

Walker’s return should bump Malcolm Smith to a reserve role and give the team more speed at the linebacker spot. With Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah producing well early as a rookie, Cleveland hopes pairing the rookie with Walker will give them the best defense possible against the run and pass.

Browns practice for 1st time all week but have another positive COVID-19 test

Jovante Moffatt is the latest Browns player to test positive

Friday brought good news and bad news to the Cleveland Browns.

The good news: the Browns were able to practice for the first time in more than a week. Cleveland’s training facility was allowed to open and the team convened together for the first time since Sunday’s win over Pittsburgh at FirstEnergy Stadium. It’s the only practice the Browns get before facing the Steelers in Heinz Field this Sunday night in the wild-card round.

The bad news: the Browns had yet another player test positive for COVID-19 during Friday’s testing. Safety Jovante Moffatt tested positive and has been placed on the team’s reserve/COVID-19 list. Moffatt, an undrafted rookie, has played almost exclusively on special teams.

The Browns did activate center Javon Patterson from the practice squad reserve/COVID-19 list. Patterson goes back onto the practice squad and can be elevated for Sunday’s game, if needed.

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