NFL news roundup: Latest league updates from Tuesday, Aug. 27

ROSTER CUTS

• QB Desmond Ridder was among roster cuts which got the Cardinals down to 53 players.

INJURIES

• RB Tony Jones placed on injured reserve.
• OL Christian Jones placed on short-term IR.
• DL Darius Robinson placed on short-term IR.

ROSTER CUTS

• CB Kevin King was among roster cuts which got the Falcons down to 53 players.

INJURIES

• LB DeMarcco Hellams placed on short-term injured reserve.

INJURIES

• RB Owen Wright was placed on season-ending injured reserve.
• RB Keaton Mitchell was placed on the physically unable to perform list.
• WR Isaiah Washington was placed on season-ending IR.
• ILB Deion Jennings was placed on season-ending IR.
• CB Arthur Maulet was placed on IR and designed for return.
• CB Trayvon Mullen was placed on season-ending IR.
• DB Christian Matthew was placed on season-ending IR.

ROSTER CUTS

• QB Emory Jones
• QB Devin Leary
• WR Malik Cunningham
• TE Qadir Ismail
• DB Daryl Worley

SIGNINGS

• QB Mike White is signing with the Bills' practice squad.

ROSTER CUTS

• RB Frank Gore Jr. was among roster cuts which got the Bills down to 53 players.

TRADES

• DB/KR Brandon Codrington is being acquired via trade with the Jets, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported, per sources. The deal includes a late-round pick swap in 2026.

INJURIES

• RB Darrynton Evans placed on short-term injured reserve.
• OT Travis Clayton placed on IR.
• LB Matt Milano (triceps) placed on short-term IR.

ROSTER CUTS

• QB Jack Plummer was waived but is a strong candidate to be put on the practice squad, if available, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported.
• RB Mike Boone was released but is expected to re-sign after cut-down day, per Pelissero.
• WR Terrace Marshall Jr. was among roster cuts which got the Panthers down to 53 players.

INJURIES

• RB Jonathon Brooks (knee) placed on the non-football injury list.
• LB Tae Davis placed on injured reserve.
• OLB Amaré Barno placed on physically unable to perform list.
• OLB Cam Gill placed on injured reserve.
• OLB D.J. Wonnum (quad) placed on PUP list.
• CB Dane Jackson (hamstring) placed on short-term IR.
• S Sam Franklin placed on short-term IR.

ROSTER CUTS

• QB Brett Rypien was among roster cuts which got the Bears down to 53 players.

INJURIES

• WR Dante Pettis placed on injured reserve.
• OL Larry Borom placed on short-term IR.
• OL Jake Martin placed on short-term IR.

ROSTER CUTS

• QB Logan Woodside was roster cuts which got the Bengals down to 53 players.

INJURIES

• DE Myles Murphy (knee) placed on short-term injured reserve.
• P Brad Robbins placed on short-term IR.

OTHER NEWS

• Zac Taylor told reporters Tuesday that he's confident WR Ja'Marr Chase will be ready for Week 1. Chase returned to practice for the first time this week amid a contract dispute.

ROSTER CUTS

• RB D'Onta Foreman was among roster cuts which got the Browns down to 53 players.
• DE Sam Kamara was waived but is expected to return on the practice squad if available, per Pelissero.

INJURIES

• RB Nick Chubb placed on physically unable to perform list.
• RB Nyheim Hines placed on non-football injury list.
• G Michael Dunn placed on NFI list.
• C Luke Wypler placed on injured reserve.

OTHER NEWS

• DT Michael Hall Jr. was placed on Commissioner's Exempt list following a domestic violence arrest.

ROSTER CUTS

• RB Royce Freeman was among roster cuts which got the Cowboys down to 53 players.

TRADES

• TE Peyton Hendershot is being traded to the Chiefs for a conditional 2026 seventh-round pick, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported, per a source.

ROSTER CUTS

• RB Samaje Perine was among roster cuts which got the Broncos down to 53 players.

INJURIES

• LB Drew Sanders placed on physically unable to perform list.
• CB Damarri Mathis placed on short-term injured reserve.
• S Delarrin Turner-Yell placed on PUP list.

ROSTER CUTS

• QB Nate Sudfeld was among roster cuts which got the Lions down to 53 players.

INJURIES

• OL Christian Mahogany placed on injured reserve.
• DL Brodric Martin placed on short-term IR.
• CB Emmanuel Moseley placed on short-term IR.

ROSTER CUTS

• QB Sean Clifford was among roster cuts which got the Packers down to 53 players.

INJURIES

• RB AJ Dillon (neck) placed on season-ending injured reserve.
• TE Tyler Davis placed on IR.
• DL Jonathan Ford placed on short-term IR.

ROSTER CUTS

• WR Noah Brown was among roster cuts which got the Texans down to 53 players.

INJURIES

• QB Case Keenum placed on injured reserve.
• DE Denico Autry placed on reserve/suspended list.
• DE Dylan Horton placed on non-football injury list.
• DT Kurt Hinish placed on short-term IR.
• LB Christian Harris placed on short-term IR.
• S Brandon Hill placed on IR.

ROSTER CUTS

• RB Evan Hull was among roster cuts which got the Colts down to 53 players.

INJURIES

• WR Juwann Winfree placed on injured reserve.
• TE Jelani Woods placed on IR.
• DE Samson Ebukam placed on short-term IR.
• LB Cameron McGrone placed on short-term IR.

ROSTER CUTS

• QB C.J. Beathard was among roster cuts which got the Jaguars down to 53 players.
• DB Terrell Edmunds was released, but Jacksonville hopes to bring him on back on the practice squad, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, per a source.

INJURIES

• RB Keilan Robinson (toe) placed on injured reserve.
• S Tashaun Gipson placed on the reserve/suspended list.
• S Andrew Wingard (knee) placed on short-term IR.

ROSTER CUTS

• QB Chris Oladokun
• RB Deneric Prince
• RB Louis Rees-Zammit
• WR Justyn Ross
• WR Kadarius Toney
• TE Irv Smith
• OT Lucas Niang

INJURIES

• DE BJ Thompson will begin the season on the non-football illness list and miss the first four games, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported. Thompson was hospitalized in June after suffering a seizure and going into cardiac arrest during a special teams meeting. There is optimism he will play this season, Pelissero added.
• DL Charles Omenihu (knee) will begin the season on the PUP list with hopes of a November return, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. Omenihu tore his ACL in the AFC title game.

TRADES

• TE Peyton Hendershot is being acquired via trade with the Cowboys for a conditional 2026 seventh-round pick, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported, per a source.

ROSTER CUTS

• QB Nathan Peterman was among roster cuts which got the Raiders down to 53 players.

INJURIES

• S Trey Taylor placed on short-term injured reserve.

ROSTER CUTS

• QB Luis Perez was among roster cuts which got the Chargers down to 53 players.

INJURIES

• OL Bucky Williams placed on injured reserve.
• OL Tyler McLellan placed on IR.
• LB Nick Niemann placed on short-term IR.
• OLB Chris Collins placed on IR.
• OLB Chris Rumph II placed on IR.

OTHER NEWS

• RB Kyren Williams will be the team's punt returner, head coach Sean McVay said.

ROSTER CUTS

• RB Zach Evans was among roster cuts which got the Rams down to 53 players.

INJURIES

• TE Tyler Higbee (knee) will remain on the physically unable to perform list to start the 2024 season, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.
• OL KT Leveston placed on short-term injured reserve.
• DL Larrell Murchison placed on short-term IR.
• DB Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson placed on IR.

TRADES

• LB Ernest Jones is being traded to the Titans, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.

ROSTER CUTS

• RB Chris Brooks was among roster cuts which got the Dolphins down to 53 players.

INJURIES

• WR Odell Beckham will start the season on the physically unable to perform list, sidelining him for the first four games, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported, per sources.
• WR River Cracraft placed on short-term injured reserve.
• OT Isaiah Wynn placed on PUP list.
• LB Wyatt Ray placed on IR.
• OLB Bradley Chubb placed on PUP list.
• CB Cam Smith placed on short-term IR.

ROSTER CUTS

• S Lewis Cine was among roster cuts which got the Vikings down to 53 players.

INJURIES

• TE T.J. Hockenson (knee) will start the season on the PUP list and miss at least four games, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. Hockenson suffered season-ending ACL and MCL injuries in late December.
• G Dalton Risner placed on short-term injured reserve.
• LB Jordan Kunaszyk placed on IR.
• LB Gabriel Murphy was placed on short-term IR.

ROSTER CUTS

• QB Bailey Zappe was among roster cuts which got the Patriots down to 53 players.

INJURIES

• QB Jacoby Brissett (shoulder) told WEEI that his right shoulder is "100 percent fine" after leaving the team's preseason finale.
• WR Kendrick Bourne (knee) placed on physically unable to perform list.
• G Cole Strange placed on PUP list.
• DT Christian Barmore placed on non-football injury list.
• DT Armon Watts placed on short-term injured reserve.
• LB Sione Takitaki placed on PUP list.
• S Marte Mapu placed on short-term IR.

ROSTER CUTS

• RB James Robinson was among roster cuts which got the Saints down to 53 players.

INJURIES

• RB Kendre Miller placed on short-term injured reserve.
• TE Kevin Rader placed on short-term IR.
• DL Tanoh Kpassagnon placed on physically unable to return list.
• DT Camron Peterson placed on short-term IR.
• LB Nephi Sewell placed on PUP list.
• CB Rejzohn Wright placed on short-term IR.

ROSTER CUTS

• WR Miles Boykin
• WR Allen Robinson
• TE Lawrence Cager
• CB Darnay Holmes

INJURIES

• WR Isaiah McKenzie has been placed on injured reserve and is out for the season.
• LB Matthew Adams has been placed on IR and is designated for return.

ROSTER CUTS

• QB Adrian Martinez is among roster cuts which got the Jets down to 53 players.

TRADES

• DB/KR Brandon Codrington is being traded to the Bills, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported, per sources. The deal includes a late-round pick swap in 2026.

INJURIES

• QB Jordan Travis (leg) will remain on the non-football injury list to start the season, head coach Robert Saleh announced.
• WR Mike Williams (knee) will begin working his way into team practice on Tuesday, per Saleh.
• TE Kenny Yeboah placed on NFI list.
• DL Leki Fotu placed on NFI list.

ROSTER CUTS

• WR Parris Campbell was among roster cuts which got the Eagles down to 53 players.

INJURIES

• WR Ainias Smith placed on injured reserve with a designation to return.
• TE Albert Okwuegbunam placed on IR with a designation to return.
• S Sydney Brown placed on physically unable to perform list.

ROSTER CUTS

• WR Quez Watkins was among roster cuts which got the Steelers down to 53 players.

SIGNINGS

• RB Boston Scott is expected to sign to the practice squad, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported, per a source.

INJURIES

• OL Dylan Cook placed on short-term injured reserve.
• LB Jeremiah Moon placed on short-term IR.
• LB Cole Holcomb placed on physically unable to perform list.
• LB Julius Welschof placed on IR.
• DB Ryan Watts placed on IR.

ROSTER CUTS

• WR Robbie Chosen was among roster cuts which got the 49ers down to 53 players.

INJURIES

• RB Elijah Mitchell placed on injured reserve.
• DL Kalia Davis placed on short-term IR.
• S Talanoa Hufanga (knee) activated from physically unable to perform list.

ROSTER CUTS

• QB P.J. Walker
• RB George Holani, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.
• WR D'Wayne Eskridge
• WR Easop Winston, per Pelissero.
• DT Mario Kendricks, per Pelissero.
• OLB Nelson Ceaser, per Pelissero.
• CB Artie Burns
• S Marquise Blair

INJURIES

• OT Abraham Lucas was placed on the reserve physically unable to perform list
• NT Cameron Young placed on reserve/PUP
• S Jerrick Reed II placed on reserve/PUP

ROSTER CUTS

• QB John Wolford
• WR Sterling Shepard

INJURIES

• RB Chase Edmonds has been placed on injured reserve and is out for the season.
• WR Rakim Jarrett has been placed on IR/designated for return.
• OLB YaYa Diaby (ankle) is trending toward being ready for Week 1 versus the Commanders, head coach Todd Bowles told reporters.
• S Jordan Whitehead (quad) was a full participant in practice on Tuesday, per Bowles.

ROSTER CUTS

• CB Caleb Farley was among roster cuts which got the Titans down to 53 players.

TRADES

• LB Ernest Jones is being acquired via trade with the Rams, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.

INJURIES

• WR Colton Dowell placed on physically unable to perform list.
• DT TK McLendon Jr. placed on injured reserve.
• LB Chance Campbell (knee) placed on IR.

ROSTER CUTS

• QB Sam Hartman was among roster cuts which got the Commanders down to 53 players.

INJURIES

• DE Efe Obada placed on physically unable to perform list.
• DE Norell Pollard placed on injured reserve.
• DT Taylor Stallworth placed on IR.
• LB Jordan Magee placed on IR.