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Bills sign 13 players to reserve/future contracts

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(Update 1/24, 6:30 p.m.): The Bills have also signed QB Shane Buechele to a reserve/future contract:

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The Buffalo Bills had inked 11 players to reserve/future contracts earlier this week. Then on Tuesday, two more were added to the bunch.

A reserve/future contract guarantees that a player cannot be signed by another team. The deal goes into effect once the new league year begins and will count towards the next season’s salary cap and 90-man roster for the offseason and training camp.

Of the 13, 11 were on the team’s practice squad during the 2023 season. Two of them, wide receiver KJ Hamler and safety Kendall Williamson, were not.

Here’s the full list of the 13 players the Bills have signed to reserve/future deals:

Bills waive Cameron Dantzler, sign Kyron Brown

#Bills waive Cameron Dantzler, sign Kyron Brown:

The Buffalo Bills exchanged one cornerback for another.

The team announced on Friday that Cameron Dantzler was waived with an injury designation. In a corresponding move, Kyron Brown was signed.

Dantzler, 24, signed in Buffalo on June 7. It’s unclear his exact injury but he was not practicing on Thursday, according to multiple reports.

Brown, 27, entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 NFL draft with the New York Jets. He has mostly featured on the practice squad in his career. Along with the Jets, Brown has spent time on the Dallas Cowboys (2021) and Tennessee Titans (2022) practice squads.

In total, Brown has appeared in four games in his career.

With the three-way battle the Bills have going on at the starting cornerback position between Kaiir Elam, Dane Jackson and Christian Benford, it will be an uphill climb for Brown to make Buffalo’s final roster.

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Titans part ways with 3 practice squad players

The Titans parted ways with three of their practice squad players on Tuesday.

The Tennessee Titans were busy making moves on Tuesday, with the team announcing the signing of 11 players to futures contracts that will put them on the 90-man roster this offseason.

In addition to those 11 signings, all of whom were on the final version of the team’s practice squad this season, the Titans parted ways with three other members of their final practice squad.

Per the league’s transactions wire, the team cut defensive back Kyron Brown, quarterback Kevin Hogan, and offensive lineman Danny Isidora.

While all three spent time on the team’s practice squad, none of the three were elevated on gameday this season.

There are still two more practice squad players unaccounted for in 2021 fourth-round pick and wide receiver, Dez Fitzpatrick, and defensive back Nate Meadors.

Fitzpatrick is obviously the notable name there, and it looks like he isn’t coming back to Nashville for the moment, which wouldn’t be a surprise.

In case you missed the 11 signed to futures deals, you can check them out below.

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Cowboys make 5 cuts, including spring FA signing, to get down to 85 players

UDFA WR Ty Fryfogle was among the Cowboys’ Monday cuts with an injury designation; he could revert to IR if he goes unclaimed. | From @ToddBrock24f7

The Cowboys had until Tuesday afternoon to trim down their roster by five players.

They apparently made up their minds early.

The club has already informed the five cuts of their fate, according to Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News.

Cornerback Kyron Brown, fullback Ryan Nall, tight end Ian Bunting, undrafted rookie wide receiver Ty Fryfogle, and defensive tackle Austin Faoliu will reportedly be cleaning out their lockers.

Only Faoliu was waived outright. Brown, Nall, Bunting, and Fryfogle are being let go, though, with injury designations. If they go unclaimed by another team, they will revert to injured reserve.

The Cowboys technically stand at 86 total players, as offensive lineman Isaac Alarcón does not count toward the official roster due to his international exemption.

The team must get down to 81 players by Aug. 23.

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Roster Moves: Cowboys release 3 players, move 2 to injured list

The first preseason roster cut came for Dallas on Tuesday, with the Cowboys making some strategic moves to IR to keep some talent in-house. | From @CDBurnett7

Entering the second full week of preseason football, all NFL teams have to move their active roster from 90 players down to 85. In Dallas, a multitude of players were performing well in both training camp and preseason playing time, earning a chance to compete for a spot on the 53-man roster come August 31.

On Tuesday, the Cowboys announced the five moves, with three players being released and a pair moving to the injured reserve so Dallas can keep a hold of them.

Reggie Robinson and Sewo Olonilua will stay in the house with the Cowboys using the injured reserve as a way to hold onto them this season and potentially give them a spot on the roster in 2022. Robinson has been a project in Dallas since being drafted last year in the fourth round and the staff hopes he can become a serviceable player before his rookie deal is up. Olonilua spent time on the active roster last year but only played on special teams.

After this move, Dallas continues to trim down their roster with some surprises making it past the first cut. The next roster cut comes on August 24, where the Cowboys will have to cut another five players who are currently on the active roster.

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Cowboys News: Randy Gregory ‘unstoppable” in camp, Dalton Schultz impresses

The Cowboys offense says of Gregory, “We can’t stop him;” Dalton Schultz, Ben DiNucci, and Maurice Canady are among other camp notables. | From @ToddBrock24f7

Several Cowboys players aren’t waiting around to make moves. Tight end Dalton Schultz may be pressing to keep the starting job as Blake Jarwin continues to work his way back from an ACL injury, and Randy Gregory appears to be putting on a clinic at defensive end, prompting a former player and coach to predict an All-Pro campaign for the veteran still on the comeback trail. Maurice Canady is finally getting his Cowboys career started after opting out of 2020, Ben DiNucci is gunning for the primary backup quarterback job, Connor Williams is taking snaps at center, and a new cornerback has been welcomed into the fold.

Plenty more tidbits from camp to start a new week, too. Fans in Oxnard hoping to catch a glimpse of Amari Cooper and DeMarcus Lawrence may have to wait, Troy Aikman stopped by practice to share his expectations for the 2021 offense, Noah Brown and Sean McKeon get the player-profile treatment, slick grass during morning practices may become an issue, and Dan Quinn could become a breakout star when the Cowboys hit HBO. All that, plus a look at the remarkable Hall of Fame journey of Cowboys safety Cliff Harris, and Dez Bryant may not be done quite yet. Here’s your News and Notes.

Cowboys add cornerback depth, still have ‘interest’ in Malik Hooker

Kyron Brown played in three games in 2019 for the Jets, but spent 2020 on the PUP list; his signing does not preclude adding another safety.

The Cowboys have added pass coverage depth with the Sunday signing of a defensive back from the AFC…. but it’s not the one most were expecting.

Dallas is signing cornerback Kyron Brown to a two-year deal, as first reported by ESPN insider Adam Schefter. Brown came into the league in 2019 as an undrafted free agent out of Akron. He spent two years in the New York Jets’ organization, but was released in May.

The Cowboys had an apparently-successful visit last week with free agent safety Malik Hooker, most recently of the Indianapolis Colts. It was Hooker’s second meeting with the club; the signing of Brown does not preclude the team coming to terms with Hooker as well, although it would necessitate someone else getting cut to make room on the roster.

“There’s definitely interest,” Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy said of Hooker, as per the team website. “I think he gives us another excellent football player. We just feel he’d be a really good fit for us.”

The 6-foot-1-inch Brown saw action in three games for the Jets in 2019. After appearing in two contests on special teams, he got his first start versus Miami in December of that year, recording five tackles before leaving the game with a quad injury. He was placed on injured reserve the next day and then spent all of 2020 on the PUP list.

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Jets’ Kyron Brown, Jalin Moore clear waivers, placed on PUP list

The Jets have placed Kyron Brown and Jalin Moore on the PUP list after clearing waivers.

Two more Jets are out for the season before it even begins.

According to the Houston Chronicle’s Aaron Wilson, both Kyron Brown (quadriceps) and Jalin Moore (ankle) cleared waivers and landed on the Jets’ physically unable to perform-reserve list, thus ending their seasons.

Brown was signed by the Jets as an undrafted free agent out of Akron last May. He made the Jets practice squad after being initially cut by the team at the end of training camp. Brown was promoted to the active roster in November and made his debut against the Redskins. His first career start came against the Dolphins in December, in which he recorded five tackles. Brown was placed on injured reserve after that game.

As for Moore, he spent the entire 2019 season on the NFI list with an ankle injury. He originally went undrafted out of Appalachian State in 2019 before signing with the Jets.

Signing Logan Ryan would do wonders for Jets secondary

Jets Wire breaks down why signing free agent cornerback Logan Ryan would be a big-time move to upgrade the secondary.

Joe Douglas has done a nice job addressing the Jets secondary this offseason by signing Pierre Desir and bringing back Brian Poole, but there is still plenty of work to be done for the unit to become a solid one before Week 1 of the 2020 season rolls around.

Beyond Desir and Poole, there is not much on New York’s cornerback depth chart. Bless Austin is penciled in as the No. 2 cornerback opposite Desir, but his inexperience makes him a less than ideal option for the job. Arthur Maulet is a nice backup, but should not be in the running for a starting job. The same goes for Kyron Brown and Nate Hairston.

Fortunately for the Jets, there is a New Jersey native and former AFC East division rival still available for the taking in free agency who could come in and alleviate any cornerback concerns.

The Daily News’ Manish Mehta reported that the Jets are looking into signing former Patriots and Titans cornerback Logan Ryan. The 29-year-old is coming off arguably the best season of his career, setting new highs in tackles (113), pass deflections (18), sacks (4.5) and forced fumbles (four). Ryan also added four interceptions as a member of one of the better defenses in the NFL last season.

Ryan is not an elite corner, but he is exactly what the Jets need at this point in time. A duo of Desir and Ryan would be an immediate upgrade over what New York had at cornerback last season and would give defensive coordinator Gregg Williams two established defensive backs to insert into his scheme.

Before the Jets can realistically entertain any pursuit of the Rutgers product, there are financial hurdles that need to be cleared with only $18.8 million remaining in salary cap space. That could spell the end for Brian Winters’ tenure with the team, as releasing him would free up $7.28 million — likely enough to sign Ryan. It could also mean Avery Williamson’s time with the Jets is up, as New York would clear $6.5 million in cap space by releasing him.

Considering the depth the Jets have on the offensive line and at linebacker, they can absorb the loss of Winters or Williamson in order to improve their secondary. New York needs to do what it can in order to take advantage of a player of Ryan’s caliber lingering in free agency.

If all financial hurdles are cleared and Ryan is interested in a homecoming, adding him to the mix would do wonders for a Jets secondary in desperate need of some experienced talent.