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Bucs WR Travis Jonsen ‘no longer with the team’ after DUI arrest

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are moving on from wide receiver Travis Jonsen after his arrest for driving under the influence

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have moved on from wide receiver Travis Jonsen after his arrest for driving under the influence.

After Tuesday’s OTA session, Bucs head coach Todd Bowles told the media Jonsen is “no longer with the team.”

Jonsen was arrested in the early hours of Monday morning, and was released from jail after posting $500 bail, per The Athletic’s Greg Auman.

After spending the last two years on Tampa Bay’s practice squad, Jonsen once again faced long odds to make the 53-man active roster this season.

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Report: Bucs WR Travis Jonsen arrested for DUI

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Travis Jonsen was arrested Monday morning and charged with driving under the influence

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Travis Jonsen was arrested early Monday morning and charged with driving under the influence, per Greg Auman of The Athletic.

Jonsen was arrested just after 3 a.m. ET, and was booked on the misdemeanor charge just before 5 a.m., per Auman.

A 25-year-old pass-catcher out of Montana State, Jonsen spent the last two years on Tampa Bay’s practice squad, and faced long odds yet again this season to make the 53-man active roster.

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Giants host nine players for tryouts

The New York Giants hosted nine players for tryouts, including a former Pan American Wrestling Championships gold medal winner.

The New York Giants had been relatively quiet in terms of workouts, tryouts and visits in recent weeks, but that changed on Monday.

Per the NFL’s transaction wire, the Giants hosted or are slated to host nine players on a tryout basis. The list includes 2019 Pan American Wrestling Championships gold medal winner, Adam Coon.

The 6-foot-5, 265-pound Coon, who has two Greco-Roman wrestling silvers to go along with his gold, went undrafted out of Michigan in the 2018 NFL draft. After several years pursuing other dreams, he was signed by the Tennessee Titans earlier this year before being waived off of injured reserve in August.

Coon, who has never appeared in an NFL game, can play both offensive guard and linebacker.

In addition to Coon, the Giants also hosted wide receivers Tarik Black and Travis Jonsen, defensive backs John Brannon and Nate Brooks, punter Joseph Charlton, quarterback Jacob Dolegala, running back Benny LeMay, and defensive end Justus Reed.

Of that group, Charlton is the most notable and has the most NFL experience.

With punter Riley Dixon struggling this season, perhaps the Giants want to get a look at what else is out there. Charlton has appeared in 21 NFL games and punted the ball 66 times for 2,903 yards (44.0 average).

As of this writing, none of the nine has been signed.

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Geronimo Allison returns to the Lions practice squad

Allison was released earlier this week but never left Detroit

Geronimo Allison wasn’t an ex-Lion for long. The Lions brought the veteran wide receiver back to Detroit two days after releasing Allison by adding him to the practice squad on Thursday morning.

Allison was waived earlier this week after seeing little action and failing to catch a pass in three games. He was signed as a free agent from the Green Bay Packers prior to the 2020 season and was expected to help the team as a field-stretching vertical threat. But Allison opted out of the 2020 season and did not find a role in 2021.

To make room for Allison on the practice squad, the team released wide receiver Travis Jonsen. The move to bring back Allison was widely expected upon his release.

Lions sign S Jalen Elliott, add 2 players to practice squad

The Detroit Lions sign S Jalen Elliott, add 2 players to the practice squad on a busy Tuesday

The Detroit Lions worked quickly to fill the roster spot created by the release of veteran tight end Darren Fells. Detroit signed safety Jalen Elliott from the team’s practice squad to the active 53-man roster to take Fells’ place.

Elliott is in his second season with the Lions, nearly all of which has been spent on the practice squad. He played 24 snaps on defense as a practice squad elevation in the Week 8 loss to the Eagles.

In addition to signing Elliott off the practice squad, the Lions also added two players back onto the unit. Tight end Nick Eubanks and wide receiver Travis Jonsen signed to the practice squad in Detroit on Tuesday. Eubanks is an undrafted rookie from Michigan who has spent time with the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles. Jonsen is in his second NFL season and was last with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Neither has played in a regular season game.