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Lions sign another OL for the offseason

Lions sign OL Netane Muti to a reserve/future contract

The Detroit Lions added another free agent offensive lineman to the offseason player list. On Tuesday, the Lions announced they have signed OL Netane Muti to a reserve/future contract.

Muti, 24, played in two games for the Las Vegas Raiders in 2023 but only on special teams. He was a guard for three seasons with the Denver Broncos after being selected in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL draft by Denver. He’s got NFL experience playing both guard spots.

During his early career in Denver, he played alongside and often backed up Graham Glasgow, who is now a free agent after being the starting RG for the Lions in 2023.

Muti comes with a rugby background and scant college football experience. He tore his Achilles twice while at Fresno State but has remained healthy in his NFL career.

5 big questions on offense as Raiders wrap up minicamp

Raiders have a lot of pretty big questions facing them as they enter the heart of the offseason. Here are 5 facing the offense.

Every offseason brings questions that need answers. For this Raiders team, they may have more questions than answers. Some of these questions are no small thing.

Last week the Raiders wrapped up their offseason practices with their three-day mandatory minicamp. That means they have now entered the longest and final portion of the offseason. The next time these players convene will be training camp at the end of July.

They enter this six weeks with many things unsettled. Most of which will still be unsettled when camp begins, giving them a lot to think about over the next six weeks.

Raiders bring back G Netane Muti

Netane Muti re-signed by Raiders who nabbed him off Broncos practice squad late last season.

These days the Raiders can’t afford to be losing interior offensive linemen. They need all the competition and insurance they can get. In the interest of that, they have re-signed fourth-year guard Netane Muti.

Muti was signed late last season off the Broncos’ practice squad. The Raiders have suffered several injuries at guard and instead of starting John Simpson, they cut Simpson and signed Muti.

Though Muti didn’t see the field, it was clear the team has plans for the former sixth round pick that was more than just chilling on the bench for a month.

Muti appeared in 20 games with four starts over three seasons in Denver. The Raiders must have seen something from him they liked last season, because days after his only appearance, they nabbed him off the practice squad.

The 6-3, 315-pounder attended Fresno State for college and was drafted despite just five college games due to several season-ending injuries.

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Broncos made several roster moves on Tuesday

After placing RB Mike Boone on IR, the Broncos are adding WR Freddie Swain.

The Denver Broncos made several changes to their roster on Tuesday.

First, the Broncos placed running back Mike Boone on injured reserve with an ankle injury. Because there are only four games left this year, Boone’s season is now over.

To fill Boone’s former spot on the 53-man roster, Denver signed wide receiver Freddie Swain off the Miami Dolphins’ practice squad, according to KUSA-TV’s Mike Klis.

Swain played with Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson from 2020-2021, catching 38 passes for 502 yards and six touchdowns in 33 games with the Seattle Seahawks.

Additionally, Denver released defensive lineman McTelvin Agim from the practice squad. A former third-round pick in 2020, Agim never lived up to his high draft status with the Broncos.

Denver also lost backup guard Netane Muti on Tuesday — he left the team’s practice squad to join the Las Vegas Raiders’ active roster.

After cutting Agim and losing Muti, the Broncos have two open spots on the practice squad. Denver might save those two spots for players cut this week to make room for other players returning from injured reserve.

Broncos outside linebacker Randy Gregory (knee) and safety Caden Sterns (hip) are both eligible to return from IR, but the Broncos will have to make room for them on the 53-man roster.

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Raiders sign G Netane Muti off Broncos practice squad after cutting G John Simpson

Raiders making moves at guard this week including signing Netane Muti off Broncos practice squad and cutting John Simpson

For the past couple months, the Raiders had been set on the offensive line. This after starting the season without the same starting five for the first month. But Sunday, the injury to Alex Bars has caused them to make several moves at the position.

The first move was cutting John Simpson.

It may seem odd that the first move upon losing your starter is to cut your backup, but when Simpson came in for Bars, he proved not up to the task. When presented with going with Simpson moving forward and whatever is behind door number two, they went with door number two.

The corresponding move with Simpson out was to sign Hroniss Grasu off the practice squad. But Grasu is a backup center/guard. Dylan Parham can also step in as the backup center, but it wouldn’t be ideal should Andre James go down to move Parham from the left guard spot he’s held down much of the season. That would mean two spots change, instead of just one.

So, today the team has signed Netane Muti off the Broncos practice squad.

Muti was a sixth round pick by the Broncos in the 2020 draft out of Fresno State. He has appeared in 20 games with the team in three seasons, starting four games. He was elevated last week for the Broncos and played 28 snaps.

So, there will be a couple new faces on the Raiders sideline Sunday in Grasu and Muti. And it’s even possible Muti could be stepping right into a starting role.

The Raiders currently have one guard on the practice squad. It’s Jordan Meredith who was with the team throughout the offseason and training camp. He is an option as well.

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Broncos lose backup guard Netane Muti to a division rival

Netane Muti left the Broncos’ practice squad to join the Raiders’ active roster.

The Denver Broncos have lost one of their top backup offensive linemen to a division rival.

The Las Vegas Raiders are signing guard Netane Muti off Denver’s practice squad to their active roster, according to a report from KUSA-TV’s Mike Klis.

It’s a surprising development because Denver does not have much depth on the offensive line and the Broncos could have promoted Muti to their own 53-man roster to prevent the Raiders from signing him.

After Graham Glasgow moved from guard to center as an injury fill-in, Muti was left as one of the team’s top remaining reserve guards behind regular starters Dalton Risner and Quinn Meinerz.

Muti played 28 snaps against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in the place of an injured Risner, and he started four games during his Bronco career.

Muti (6-3, 315 pounds) fell to Denver in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL draft out of Fresno State. Muti’s college film was extremely impressive, but he missed extensive time in college due to injuries, which hurt his stock. Before the draft, Muti turned heads when he bench-pressed 225 pounds 44 times.

Muti did not make the Broncos’ initial 53-man roster in September, which perhaps was an early sign that Denver’s front office does not rate the guard quite as highly as some Broncos fans.

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2 Broncos players elevated for Sunday; 1 player fined by NFL

The Broncos promoted OL Quinn Bailey to the 53-man roster and elevated OL Netane Muti and LB Harvey Langi to the game-day roster.

The Denver Broncos made several practice squad moves ahead of Sunday’s showdown with the Kansas City Chiefs.

First, the Broncos promoted offensive lineman Quinn Bailey from the practice squad to the 53-man roster. Denver then elevated fellow offensive lineman Netane Muti and inside linebacker Harvey Langi to the game-day roster from the practice squad.

Bailey is now on the active roster while Muti and Langi are set to revert back to the practice squad on Monday.

Bailey and Muti can provide more depth on the offensive line this week if guard Dalton Risner (shoulder/back) is not cleared to play. Risner is listed as questionable on the team’s injury report.

Elsewhere on the injury front, the Broncos announced Saturday that defensive lineman Eyioma Uwazurike has been added to the injury report due to an illness. Uwazurike is now listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Chiefs.

Broncos buzz: Denver linebacker Alex Singleton was fined $6,194 for an unnecessary roughness penalty against the Baltimore Ravens, according to KUSA-TV’s Mike Klis. Singleton totaled 16 tackles in Baltimore.

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Broncos elevate 2 players from practice squad for Week 4

The Broncos elevated WR Kendall Hinton and G Netane Muti from the practice squad to the game-day roster for Week 4.

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The Denver Broncos have elevated two players from the practice squad to the game-day roster for their showdown with the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 4.

Denver elevated wide receiver Kendall Hinton and guard Netane Muti, the team announced on Saturday evening.

This marks the third and final time Hinton can be elevated to the game-day roster without having to clear waivers to revert to the practice squad on Monday. If Hinton is called up to the active roster again this season, the receiver would have to be waived to be eligible to return to the practice squad.

For Muti, Sunday will mark the second time he’s been elevated from the practice squad this year. He can do so one more time this season.

Hinton was elevated this week with fellow receiver Tyrie Cleveland (hamstring) ruled out for the Raiders game. Muti was elevated after fellow guard Quinn Meinerz (hamstring) was ruled out for Week 4.

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Broncos elevate 2 players from practice squad for Texans game

The Broncos elevated WR Kendall Hinton and OL Netane Muti from the practice squad for Sunday’s game against the Texans.

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The Denver Broncos have elevated two players from the practice squad to the game-day roster ahead of Sunday’s showdown with the Houston Texans.

With KJ Hamler (knee/hip) ruled out for Week 2, Denver called up Kendall Hinton from the practice squad. This is the first time Hinton has been elevated this year.

Additionally, with Quinn Meinerz (hamstring) also ruled out, the Broncos elevated guard Netane Muti to the game day roster. This is also Muti’s first elevation this season.

Players on the practice squad can be elevated to the game-day roster up to three times per season without having to clear waivers in order to return to the practice squad after the game.

Graham Glasgow is expected to start at guard in the place of Meinerz this week — Muti was called up to provide more depth.

Hinton’s competition for snaps on offense will include Montrell Washington, who might be the favorite to step up in Hamler’s absence.

Sunday’s game will begin at 2:25 p.m. MT on CBS (how to watch).

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Broncos feel ‘so lucky’ about players they got back on practice squad

Netane Muti and McTelvin Agim are among the cut players who re-signed with the Broncos on the practice squad.

The Denver Broncos made 27 roster moves earlier this week to trim the roster from 80 players down to 53 players ahead of the 2022 season.

Fortunately for the Broncos, nearly all of the cut players they hoped would return on the practice squad have returned to the team.

“You never know how that’s going to work and everything is a gamble,” coach Nathaniel Hackett said Wednesday. “There is always that [risk]. I think this was the first time there were so many different people that we wanted on our team. I wish I could have kept them all.

“I was nervous that a lot of those guys would get claimed because they did do a very good job, but they didn’t [get claimed]. So we are so lucky to have them back here, and we’re very [grateful] for that.”

At the time of this writing, Denver has re-signed 13 cut players to the practice squad, including quarterback Josh Johnson, guard Netane Muti, defensive lineman McTelvin Agim and wide receiver Kendall Hinton.

One notable absence is receiver Seth Williams. The Broncos want to re-sign him, but Williams has also drawn interest from other teams.

So Denver might not get all the players back they were hoping for, but overall, Hackett is pleased with how many returned after roster cuts.

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