The NFL has a 16-player limit for practice squads, but teams with an international player get an exemption for a 17th player as part of the NFL’s International Player Pathway program. Broncos rookie tight end Thomas Yassmin qualifies for the IPP program, so he does not count against the 16-player limit.
We will be tracking all of Denver’s practice squad signings on this page. Keep in mind that no signings are official until confirmed by the team.
1. RB Tyler Badie (official)
2. WR Lil’Jordan Humphrey (official)
3. WR Michael Bandy (official)
4. WR David Sills (official)
5. TE Donald Parham (official)
6. TE Thomas Yassmin (official)
7. FB Michael Burton (official)
8. OL Will Sherman (official)
9. OL Nick Gargiulo (official)
10. DT Jordan Miller (official)
11. DL Matt Henningsen (official)
12. OLB Dondrea Tillman (official)
13. CB Reese Taylor (official)
14. DB Quinton Newsome (official)
15. DB Tanner McCalister (official)
16. OL Calvin Throckmorton (official)
17. LB Levelle Bailey (source)
With a 53-man roster and a 17-player practice squad, the Broncos will have 70 players under contract going into the 2024 NFL season.
A list of kickers, long snappers, previous pre-draft visitors and former Packers who were released during final roster cuts around the NFL on Tuesday.
Hundreds of players were release during final cutdowns around the NFL on Tuesday. The Green Bay Packers released 34 players, waived two injured and placed three on injured reserve. All 31 other teams reduced their rosters to 53 players by Tuesday’s deadline.
On Wednesday, teams can start claiming players waived on Tuesday.
The Packers still have some roster needs. General manager Brian Gutekunst could add a kicker, or long snapper, or a running back, or even a tight end or offensive lineman. Last year, the Packers claimed tight end Ben Sims (a pre-draft visitor) and safety Zayne Anderson (at a need position).
Here’s a list of players cut on Tuesday that could be of interest to the Packers, plus some former Packers who were released:
Kickers
Lucas Havrisik (CLE)
Spencer Shrader (IND)
Chad Rhyland (NE)
Austin Seibert (NYJ)
Jude McAtamney (NYG)
Charlie Smyth (NO)
Matthew Wright (PIT)
Brayden Narveson (TEN)
Riley Patterson (WAS)
Long snappers
Zach Triner (TB)
Blake Ferguson (MIA)
Tucker Addington (NE)
Rex Sunahara (CLE)
Randen Plattner (KC)
Cameron Lyons (CHI)
Joe Shimko (ARI)
Scott Daly (DET)
Previous pre-draft visitors
DL Jacquelin Roy (MIN)
RB Evan Hull (IND)
OL Atonio Mafi (NE)
Notable running backs or tight ends
RB Frank Gore Jr. (BUF)
RB Xazavian Valladay (NYJ)
TE Zack Kuntz (NYJ)
RB Hassan Haskins (TEN)
RB Samaje Perine (DEN)
TE Irv Smith (KC)
TE Tommy Sweeney (CHI)
TE Shane Zylstra (DET)
RB Ke’Shawn Vaughn (SF)
TE Brayden Willis (SF)
RB Michael Wiley (WAS)
RB D’Onta Foreman (CLE)
RB J.J. Taylor (HOU)
RB Demetric Felton (IND)
TE Cameron Latu (SF)
TE Jesper Horsted (CAR)
Former Packers
LB Krys Barnes (ARI)
CB Kevin King (ATL)
S Rudy Ford (CAR)
QB Tim Boyle (HOU)
S Adrian Amos (JAX)
TE Robert Tonyan (MIN)
WR Equanimeous Brown (NO)
DL Jack Heflin (NO)
S Jonathan Abram (NO)
CB Shemar Jean-Charles (NO)
LB Oren Burks (PHI)
LB Curtis Bolton (MIA)
OL Jake Hanson (NYJ)
OL Zack Johnson (CLE)
CB Tony Brown (CLE)
RB Lew Nichols (PHI)
DL Jonathan Garvin (SF)
DB Kiondre Thomas (PIT)
TE Josiah Deguara (JAX)
DL Justin Hollins (WAS)
LB Ty Summers (DET)
DB Zyon Gilbert (PIT)
CB Parry Nickerson (PHI)
S Tarvarius Moore (CHI)
OL Chuck Filiaga (MIN)
WR Chris Blair (ATL)
OL John Leglue (ATL)
TE Sal Cannella (TB)
The Broncos rank 12th in the NFL’s waiver wire order this year. Do you think they’ll add any players today?
After sitting initial 53-man rosters on Tuesday, NFL teams will now look to add talent from the waiver wire.
Players with fewer than four years of experience who were cut this week are subject to the waiver wire. The waiver wire is ranked by reverse order of the previous season’s standings. So the Carolina Panthers (2-15) are No. 1 and the Kansas City Chiefs (11-6) are No. 32.
When a player is waived, teams can put in a waiver claim to add that player to their roster. Of the teams that put in a claim, the highest team in the waiver order will be awarded the player.
For example, if the Denver Broncos (No. 12) and Los Angeles Rams (No. 19) put in a claim for the same player, Denver would be awarded the player. Here’s a look at the NFL’s waiver wire order ahead of claims today.
NFL waiver wire order
Carolina Panthers
Washington Commanders
New England Patriots
Arizona Cardinals
Los Angeles Chargers
New York Giants
Tennessee Titans
Atlanta Falcons
Chicago Bears
New York Jets
Minnesota Vikings
Denver Broncos
Las Vegas Raiders
New Orleans Saints
Indianapolis Colts
Seattle Seahawks
Jacksonville Jaguars
Cincinnati Bengals
Los Angeles Rams
Pittsburgh Steelers
Miami Dolphins
Philadelphia Eagles
Cleveland Browns
Dallas Cowboys
Green Bay Packers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Houston Texans
Buffalo Bills
Detroit Lions
Baltimore Ravens
San Francisco 49ers
Kansas City Chiefs
After waiver claims are processed, teams can begin building 16- or 17-player practice squads for the 2024 season. We will track all of Denver’s roster moves this week on Broncos Wire.
We look at seven players the Titans should pursue.
Tuesday marked the deadline for each NFL team to cut their roster down to 53 players.
That means every team had difficult decisions to make, including the Tennessee Titans. The Titans’ final roster includes surprises and omits a few players that many fans and analysts have predicted to be on it.
For example, the team’s initial 53-man roster includes five tight ends, a whopping seven inside linebackers, and just four corners and three running backs.
Of course, this roster will change again before the regular season kicks off. With every team cutting 30+ players, the Titans will see if any of those players fit on their roster.
Now, let’s identify seven players who were released or waived who could fit on this Titans’ roster.
D’Onta Foreman, RB
D”Onta Foreman was released by the Cleveland Browns, and the veteran should interest the Titans. Foreman impressed as a member of the Titans in 2021, taking 133 carries for 566 yards.
Since that time, Foreman has spent a season with the Carolina Panthers and a season with the Chicago Bears. The veteran had hoped to latch on with the Browns but was unable to secure a spot on the final roster.
The Titans only kept three RBs on the roster after Hassan Haskins and Jabari Small failed to impress. With Julius Chestnut as the lone backup option, the team should consider bringing in Foreman to bolster the depth.
Carl Lawson, EDGE
Carl Lawson could not crack the Dallas Cowboys’ roster, and the veteran will once again hit the open market. Lawson once signed a three-year, $45 million deal with the New York Jets, but injuries have prevented the defender from being consistent.
In 2023, Lawson was limited to six games and accumulated just five tackles. However, he had a productive pass-rushing season as recently as 2022, when he racked up seven sacks.
The Titans only kept four edge rushers on the final roster, so Lawson would provide a solid depth addition. Shane Ray was not one of the edge rushers kept around, so a veteran presence would be nice.
CJ Henderson, CB
The Titans gave up on one former first-round cornerback, so why not take a gamble on another? The Jacksonville Jaguars drafted CJ Henderson in the top ten of the 2020 NFL draft, and his career has not gone according to plan thus far.
Henderson was traded to the Carolina Panthers after just one season in Jacksonville, and the corner’s play never lived up to his draft pedigree. However, the Titans only kept four corners, and a young corner like Henderson may fit in perfectly behind L’Jarius Sneed and Chidobe Awuzie.
Jackson Carman, OL
Jackson Carman is another highly-drafted player who has disappointed to this point in the NFL. Carman was a second-round selection by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2021 NFL Draft but has only started in six games.
The Bengals cut bait on Carman, but the Titans could be interested. On the initial roster, the team kept John Ojukwu and Jaelyn Duncan as backup tackles, which shouldn’t inspire much confidence.
Perhaps Brian Callahan saw enough during his time with Carman to take a chance.
Travis Bell, DT
Travis Bell is another former Bengal who should interest the Titans. The defensive lineman was a seventh-round draft pick of the Chicago Bears last year but has already played on three different rosters.
However, Bell is still an intriguing prospect. The 6’0″, 310-pound DT was the first player to be drafted out of Kennesaw State and flashed preseason ability as a run-stuffer and pass-rusher.
The Titans do not have much depth on the defensive line. Keondre Coburn is the only reserve on the roster right now, so high-upside additions would be smart.
Royce Newman, G
As mentioned above, the Titans’ backup offensive linemen don’t inspire much confidence. The team kept Daniel Brunskill and Andrew Rupcich to back up on the interior after Saahdiq Charles’s retirement threw a wrench in the team’s plans.
Currently, Dillon Radunz is slated to start at right guard, with Brunskill and Rupcich as backup options. Adding Royce Newman would give the team a capable option who could fill in at a moment’s notice.
Newman has delivered acceptable results in 24 career starts. The lineman would greatly improve the Titans’ depth.
Zach Evans, RB
Zach Evans was a surprise cut by the Los Angeles Rams. The 2023 sixth-round pick impressed in the preseason, scoring two TDs in the finale.
Evans will now hit the waiver wire after just one season in LA. As mentioned previously, the Titans could use reinforcements at RB. Even though Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears will get the bulk of the carries, having just one depth option probably isn’t wise.
Evans would be a high-upside claim by the Titans, providing insurance in case Pollard or Spears get injured.
Eight draft picks make the roster and another start the season on IR but are designated to return.
The Arizona Cardinals had a large draft class in 2024, the largest in the NFL. They selected 12 players. Naturally, it is hard for a team to have that many rookies make the team.
But with their moves to get the roster down to 53 players, they have kept 10 of their 12 player selections.
Eight players made the active roster:
WR Marvin Harrison Jr. (Round 1)
CB Max Melton (Round 2)
RB Trey Benson (Round 3)
OL Isaiah Adams (Round 3)
TE Tip Reiman (Round 3)
CB Elijah Jones (Round 3)
S Rabbit Taylor-Demerson (Round 4)
OLB Xavier Thomas (Round 5)
Undrafted rookie receiver Xavier Weaver also made the active roster.
Two others landed on injured reserve, but both were designated to return and will at some point be activated this season after missing at least the first four games of the season.
DL Darius Robinson (Round 1)
OL Christian Jones (Round 5)
The two draft picks they waived were receiver Tejhaun Palmer, a sixth-round pick, and cornerback Jaden Davis, a seventh-round pick.
If they clear waivers, they can be signed to the practice squad.
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See which 53 players made the final roster at the cutdown deadline for the Cardinals.
The dust has cleared as the Arizona Cardinals reduced their roster to 53 players Tuesday with 25 players on offense and defense plus three specialists.
What jumps out, at least for now, is that there are only eight linebackers on the roster, five on the edge and three inside players. The position breakdown for the practice squad will be intriguing as those spots begin to fill after 9 a.m. Arizona time on Wednesday.
Here’s the breakdown by position with expected starters in bold and rookies with an asterisk.
Eight of the team’s 12 draft choices this year plus one undrafted free agent (Xavier Weaver) are on the current roster plus draft picks defensive lineman Darius Robinson and tackle Christian Jones are on injured reserve/designated to return.
Seventeen of the 53, including Robinson and Jones, were selected in the last two drafts to go with undrafted free agents Weaver and Emari Demercado from 2023.
Quarterbacks (2)
Kyler Murray
Clayton Tune
Are the Cardinals happy where they are behind Murray? We’ll find out soon enough.
Running backs (4)
James Conner
*Trey Benson
Emari Demercado
DeeJay Dallas (also return specialist)
How much will Benson spell Conner in games and will there be a job-share with Conner and Demercado on third down?
Wide receivers (6)
*Marvin Harrison Jr.
Michael Wilson
Greg Dortch
Chris Moore
Zach Pascal
Xavier Weaver (also return specialist)
Moore will have the Zay Jones role until he returns, and we’ll see how many offensive snaps Weaver will get.
Tight ends (4)
Trey McBride
Elijah Higgins
*Tip Reiman
Travis Vokolek
Reiman will be on the field frequently in running situations.
Offensive linemen (9)
LT Paris Johnson Jr.
LG Evan Brown
C Hjalte Froholdt
RG Will Hernandez
RT Jonah Williams
T Kelvin Beachum
C/G Trystan Colon
C/G Jon Gaines II
*G Isaiah Adams
Defensive linemen (6)
Justin Jones
Bilal Nichols
Roy Lopez
L.J. Collier
Dante Stills
Khyiris Tonga
There will be a heavy rotation, as is usually the case, with the five likely to be active on game day.
Outside linebacker (5)
Zaven Collins
Dennis Gardeck
*Xavier Thomas
Victor Dimukeje
Jesse Luketa
Seeing how quickly Thomas will produce against first-line offenses will be fascinating to see.
Inside linebackers (3)
Kyzir White
Mack Wilson Sr.
Owen Pappoe
Expect to see Wilson utilized at times as a pass rusher.
Cornerbacks (6)
Sean Murphy-Bunting
Starling Thomas V
Garrett Williams
*Max Melton
Kei’Trel Clark
*Elijah Jones
Williams will play significant snaps in nickel, but it’s also possible he will be the outside corner when only two are on the field.
Safeties (5)
Budda Baker
Jalen Thompson
*Dadrion (Rabbit) Taylor-Demerson
Darren Hall
Joey Blount
Hall is a hybrid safety/cornerback, while Taylor-Demerson showed himself to be a playmaker. Realistically, how often will they play with one of the best safety tandems in the league ahead of them?
Specialists (3)
K Matt Prater
P Blake Gillikin
LS Aaron Brewer
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Which four cuts by the Panthers raised the most eyebrows on Tuesday?
It’s probably safe to say that the deepest collection of talent in the NFL doesn’t reside in Charlotte. But that doesn’t mean the Carolina Panthers didn’t have some tough decisions to make on Tuesday.
After a wave of moves throughout the morning and afternoon, the team has finally reached its initial 53-man roster for the 2024 campaign. And to get there, they had to cut ties with a few notable names.
Here are the four biggest surprise cuts from a busy day:
RB Mike Boone
The well-traveled 29-year-old had a handful of factors working in his favor.
For one, neither Jonathon Brooks nor Raheem Blackshear played a single snap of preseason action due to injury. With both backs on the mend, Boone could’ve conceivably snuck in as the third healthy rusher behind Chuba Hubbard and Miles Sanders.
Those absences also helped give way to a pretty productive summer showing for Boone, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries. So between that and his head coach’s hankering to establish the run, Boone seemed to be a decent enough bet to make the roster.
But now, the Panthers are reportedly hoping he makes it back to the locker room in the next wave of moves.
Sure, he had himself an impressive offseason, and perhaps a new coaching staff could’ve finally extracted all that potential we’ve been waiting on. But reports of his departure have lingered in Carolina for a few years now—and the recent additions of Jonathan Mingo, Diontae Johnson and Xavier Legette were phasing him out.
The surprise here is that Marshall Jr. wasn’t among the whopping seven wide receivers who were kept around. The former second-round pick, instead, lost out to the likes of returner Ihmir Smith-Marsette, veteran David Moore and undrafted rookie Jalen Coker.
TE Jordan Matthews
Matthews endeared himself to coaches, teammates and fans alike this summer.
The 32-year-old wideout-turned-tight end not only turned heads on the practice field, but also turned his opportunities into some real results in the preseason. After recording a team-high 48 receiving yards in the opener in New England, Matthews punctuated the offense’s beautiful opening drive with a touchdown in the finale versus Buffalo.
Carolina, however, moved ahead with just three tight ends—Tommy Tremble, fourth-round pick Ja’Tavion Sanders and franchise mainstay Ian Thomas.
DL T.J. Smith
Like Marshall Jr.’s, Smith’s departure is somewhat of a head-scratcher given the amount of players the team kept at his position.
The Panthers, who run a 3-4 base, opted for seven defensive linemen. If we had known that number prior to today, Smith would’ve seemed like a shoo-in—especially after notching a team-leading 2.0 sacks in the preseason.
Couple recent Raiders first round picks among NFL cuts
Happy Former Raiders First Rounders Getting Cut Day for all those who celebrate. Today it’s Alex Leatherwood and Johnathan Abram who are getting their walking papers by the team they were hoping to latch on with.
Leatherwood was the Raiders top pick in the 2021 draft. He lasted just one season for the Raiders before being cut. He played four games with the Bears in 2022 and hasn’t seen an NFL snap since. He signed onto the Browns’ practice squad last season and wasn’t brought back. Then signed with the Chargers this past offseason. Now he’s looking for work again.
Abram was taken at 27 overall in the 2019 draft. He was in his fourth season with the Raiders and was released midway through the season. He was claimed by the Packers and cut after two games then signed by the Seahawks where he finished the season. He appeared in nine games with the Saints last season.
The other five first round picks for the Raiders the past five years:
2023 DE Tyree Wilson — Backup for Raiders
2020 WR Henry Ruggs — Prison
2020 CB Damon Arnette — Out of the league
2019 DE Clelin Ferrell — On his third NFL team (Washington)
2019 RB Josh Jacobs — Signed with Green Bay this offseason
The Panthers are reportedly parting ways with 2021 second-round pick Terrace Marshall Jr.
The breakout never came for the Carolina Panthers and wideout Terrace Marshall Jr.
As first reported by ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler this afternoon, the team is set to waive the fourth-year receiver amidst Tuesday’s roster cuts. Joe Person of The Athletic would later add that the Panthers attempted to find a trade partner for the former second-round pick.
Carolina nabbed Marshall Jr. with the 59th overall pick of the 2021 NFL draft. The talented 6-foot-2, 200-pound Louisiana State University product, however, failed to reach his potential during his three seasons with the Panthers—amassing just 64 receptions for 767 yards and one touchdown over 36 games.
Marshall Jr. seemed to be getting closer to that potential this offseason, standing out as one of the team’s top performers of the summer.
“Fantastic. Consistent,” Canales said of Marshall Jr.’s performance last week. “Every day there’s a big play Terrace Marshall is a part of. Screaming across the field, a vertical outside—just different ways that he’s really shown us the ability, and really the growth that he’s had over the last couple of years.”
That, however, was not enough for Canales and company.
A breakdown of what will happen Tuesday and Wednesday with NFL roster cuts.
The Arizona Cardinals will convene for their first post-53 roster reduction practice Wednesday that begins at 11:05 am Arizona time (with a walkthrough before that), and it’s possible that some of the practice squad members will be on the field.
Here’s how the timing works:
All teams will have their rosters reduced to 53 by 4 p.m. ET today. At all other times of the year, the claiming deadline for players placed on waivers is usually 4 p.m. the following day. Not so for the cut to 53.
Teams know they have to peruse the personnel notice quickly because the claiming deadline Wednesday is noon ET (9 a.m. Arizona time).
As head coaches meet with some players cut today, they are informed of the plans to bring them back to the practice squad. That can only happen if players placed on waivers aren’t claimed by other teams.
Vested veterans, of which up to six can be on practice squads, have their contracts terminated immediately and are free agents.
Clubs are informed who cleared so practice squads can start being built after 9 a.m. Arizona time.
The NFL has three personnel notices on Wednesday. The first at 9 a.m. lists only players claimed on waivers. The 1 p.m. notice includes moves teams had to make to be at 53 after adding the claimed players. Two hours later the first official practice squad additions arrive.
What happens after Tuesday illustrates clearly that today’s reduction should never be referred to as the “final” cuts. There is surely nothing final about it.
Last season, the Cardinals were assigned six players on waivers the day after the cut to 53 and it’s possible they claimed others they didn’t get.
Those six were current players cornerback Starling Thomas V, tight end Elijah Higgins and center/guards Trystan Colon and Keith Ismael. Also added were safety K’Von Wallace and tackle Ilm Manning.
To make roster room, the team waived wide receiver Daniel Arias, guard Marquis Hayes Jr., safety Jovante Moffatt, defensive lineman Ben Stille and tight end Blake Whiteheart. All were added to the practice squad the following day after clearing waivers.
There was more to come. Two days after the cut to 53, the Cardinals claimed tackle/guard Carter O’Donnell, who is currently on injured reserve and placed tackle/guard Dennis Daley and linebacker Myjai Sanders on injured reserve, who both were eligible to return after missing four games. Sanders was eventually released before being activated.
The rule for Daley and Sanders is the one that was changed this year. Previously, those players had to be on the roster after the cut to 53 and teams had to wait until two days later to add them to IR if they wanted them to return at some point.
That procedure created roster juggling because teams would have to cut players they wanted to keep and potentially lose them. In many cases, vested veterans would be released while being told they would be back once the IR finagling was done. The Cardinals did that the last two years with long snapper Aaron Brewer.
Now, teams won’t have to deal with that anymore as up to two players can be placed on IR today and then brought back after missing at least four games.
As for the practice squad, it’s a pretty good gig. Players with two accrued seasons or less are paid $12,500 a week. Those that are on it for the entire season would earn $225,000.
Veterans have some negotiating room and can be paid as little as $16,800 a week ($302,400 for 18 weeks) or as much as $21,300 ($383,400 for the season). Those salaries are charged against the cap, creating the possibility of a total hit of at least $3.8 million, or more depending on the number of veterans signed.
In addition, when players are elevated to the game-day roster, they are paid the veteran minimum salary for that week:
Rookies: $795,000 ($46,756 per game)
1 credited season: $915,00 ($53,824 per game)
2 credited seasons: $985,000 ($57,941 per game)
3 credited seasons: $1.055M ($62,059 per game)
4-6 credited seasons: $1,125M ($66,176 per game)
7+ credited seasons: $1.21M ($71,176 per game)
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