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Practice squads fill after the waiver awards
Practice-squad signings, elevations, pay bands and roster moves after the waiver awards. The September 5 update includes Minnesota waiving Kenny Dyson from injured reserve, the Rams releasing Zech McPhearson from injured reserve, and Seattle waiving Power Echols from injured reserve with a settlement, as reported by NFL Trade Rumors.
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Sporting NewsSporting News is tracking practice-squad signings for all 32 teamsThis is the live fill board after Monday's waiver awards, not a second 53-man recap. Standard practice squads are 16 players. Lists were still updating Tuesday and Wednesday.Read original Carolina PanthersClubs can elevate two practice-squad players a week, and a fourth appearance requires a 53 signingNFL Football Operations and club FAQs set the math. Six unlimited-experience veterans. Ten players with two accrued seasons or fewer. One IPP player can sit as a non-counting 17th. No lateral practice-squad-to-practice-squad signing.Read original Sporting NewsPractice-squad weekly pay is $13,750 for standard players and $18,350 to $22,850 for veteransSporting News republished the 2026 CBA bands. Players with two or fewer accrued seasons earn a fixed $13,750 a week. Veterans with more than two seasons negotiate inside $18,350-$22,850 a week. Those are league bands, not individual contracts.Read original Big Blue ViewAnother club can sign a practice-squad player only to its 53, and must keep him three weeksPoaching still works only onto a 53-man roster, with a three-week keep. COVID-era weekly four-player shields are gone. Fantasy Nerds flags the same rule against older explainers that still reprint the protection.Read original NBC SportsThe Eagles signed Dameon Pierce to the practice squadESPN's Jeremy Fowler, via NBC, reported Dameon Pierce is back on the Eagles practice squad. Eagles Wire listed him among the club's initial 13 practice-squad signings on the vested-veteran path after Sunday's release.Read original NBC SportsDallas claimed running back Emari Demercado onto the 53Emari Demercado is a Cowboys 53-man claim off Chiefs waivers, not a practice-squad signing. NBC PFT and the Rapoport waiver list had the award. The corresponding Dallas move was waiving Joe Milton.Read original NBC SportsMiami claimed seven players, including quarterback Brady Cook and tight end Justin JolyMiami announced seven awards: quarterback Brady Cook, cornerback Marcellas Dial Jr., tackle Chukwuebuka Godrick, tight end Justin Joly, tackle Jarrett Kingston, cornerback Reese Taylor, and safety Julius Wood, plus free-agent edge Malik Herring.Read original Minnesota VikingsMinnesota signed QB Max Brosmer to the practice squadMinnesota signed quarterback Max Brosmer to the practice squad Wednesday with WR Dillon Bell and RB DeeJay Dallas.Read original Minnesota VikingsMinnesota signed WR Dillon Bell to the practice squadMinnesota signed wide receiver Dillon Bell to the practice squad Wednesday.Read original Minnesota VikingsMinnesota signed RB DeeJay Dallas to the practice squadMinnesota signed running back DeeJay Dallas to the practice squad Wednesday.Read original NFLTradeRumorsCleveland signed WR Bryce Oliver to the practice squadCleveland signed wide receiver Bryce Oliver to the practice squad Wednesday, per Justin Melo and Chris Easterling.Read original Tampa Bay BuccaneersTampa Bay signed TE CJ Dippre to the practice squadTampa Bay signed tight end CJ Dippre to the practice squad Wednesday after he agreed Tuesday, per the club and Jenna Laine.Read original NFLTradeRumorsTennessee signed WR Xavier Restrepo to the practice squadTennessee made wide receiver Xavier Restrepo official on the practice squad Wednesday in a seven-move announce.Read original NFLTradeRumorsGreen Bay signed K Lenny Krieg to the practice squad as an IPPGreen Bay signed kicker Lenny Krieg to the practice squad as an International Player Pathway exemption Wednesday, per Packers on SI.Read original NFLTradeRumorsNew Orleans signed WR Kevin Austin Jr to the practice squadNew Orleans re-signed wide receiver Kevin Austin to the practice squad Wednesday with TE Treyton Welch, per Nick Underhill.Read original NFLTradeRumorsNew Orleans signed TE Treyton Welch to the practice squadNew Orleans re-signed tight end Treyton Welch to the practice squad Wednesday, per Nick Underhill.Read original NFLTradeRumorsChicago signed TE Qadir Ismail to the practice squadChicago signed tight end Qadir Ismail to the practice squad Wednesday, per Bears Communications.Read original Patriots.comNew England signed TE Shane Zylstra to the practice squadNew England signed tight end Shane Zylstra to the practice squad Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET, per club announcement.Read original DallasCowboys.comDallas signed QB Joe Milton to the practice squadDallas signed quarterback Joe Milton to the practice squad Wednesday after he cleared waivers, per the club transactions log.Read original NFLTradeRumorsThe Chargers signed WR Theo Wease to the practice squadThe Chargers signed wide receiver Theo Wease to the practice squad Wednesday and released WR Devonte Ross in a corresponding move, per the club.Read original Tennessee TitansTennessee signed S Jerrick Reed II to the practice squadThe Titans announced Wednesday they signed safety Jerrick Reed II to the practice squad with WR Xavier Restrepo, CB Erick Hallett II, and LB Mohamoud Diabate. Restrepo was already on this board.Read original Tennessee TitansTennessee signed CB Erick Hallett II to the practice squadThe Titans signed cornerback Erick Hallett II to the practice squad Wednesday. He had cleared after Monday's 53 churn, per the club and Titans Wire.Read original Titans WireTennessee signed LB Mohamoud Diabate to the practice squadThe Titans signed linebacker Mohamoud Diabate to the practice squad Wednesday. Titans Wire listed him with Restrepo, Reed II, and Hallett II among the four adds after Monday waivers.Read original Tennessee TitansTennessee waived Beatty, Canteen, and Powell from the practice squadCorresponding Wednesday moves: the Titans waived WR Hank Beatty, DB Derrick Canteen, and LB Mani Powell from the practice squad. Club transactions log the four adds and three waives the same day.Read original CBS SportsThe Saints reached IR settlements with OT Barry Wesley and CB Dalys BeanumCBS/RotoWire reported Wednesday night that New Orleans waived OT Barry Wesley and CB Dalys Beanum from injured reserve with injury settlements. Both are free to sign elsewhere. WR Kevin Austin Jr. and TE Treyton Welch were already on this practice-squad board.Read original Houston TexansHouston signed OT Max Pircher to the practice squad as an International/Exempt IPPClub transactions 9-3-2026 (11:44 a.m. CT): Texans signed T Max Pircher (International/Exempt) to the practice squad. That is Houston's non-counting IPP 17th.Read original NFL Trade RumorsNFLTR: The Texans added OT Max Pircher to the PS with an international designationNFLTR: Texans add OT Max Pircher to the practice squad with an international designation, filling the IPP non-counting slot.Read original Las Vegas RaidersLas Vegas signed G Evan Neal, DE Azeez Ojulari, and WR Ronnie Bell to the practice squadRaiders.com transactions 09/03: signed G Evan Neal, DE Azeez Ojulari, and WR Ronnie Bell to the practice squad; released DE Jahfari Harvey, T Kamar Missouri, and TE Albert Okwuegbunam Jr. Schefter clocked the signings ~7:22pm ET. Standard PS is 16 plus an optional IPP 17th; clubs can elevate two per week, and a third elevation means the next appearance requires a 53 signing. Poach only onto another club's 53 with a three-week keep. Published CBA bands: $13,750 standard; $18,350-$22,850 veteran. Do not invent weeklys.Read original New York GiantsThe Giants signed LB Malik Harrison to the practice squadGiants.com Week 1 Tracker 5:02pm ET Thu Sep 3: signed LB Malik Harrison to the practice squad and released DL Ben Barten. Harrison (6-3, 255, Ohio State) reunites with John Harbaugh after Ravens 2020-24 and Steelers 2025. 16 PS + optional IPP 17th; elevate 2/week; three elevations then 53; poach only to 53 with a three-week keep. Published CBA bands $13,750 / $18,350-$22,850 — no invented Harrison weekly.Read original NFL Trade RumorsNFLTR: Raiders made six roster moves including signing G Evan Neal to the practice squadNFLTR: Raiders signed G Evan Neal, DE Azeez Ojulari, and WR Ronnie Bell to the practice squad and released Harvey, Missouri, and Okwuegbunam Jr.Read original patriots.comPatriots signed S Elliott Davison to the practice squad and released DT Jalen HuntNew England signed first-year S Elliott Davison (UTSA; 2025 Saints PS) to the practice squad and released DT Jalen Hunt from the PS on Sep 3, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET. Club PR; CBA bands only.Read original NFL Trade RumorsAtlanta signed DE Bralen Trice to the practice squadAtlanta signed DE Bralen Trice to its practice squad on Friday. The former third-round pick tore his ACL before his rookie year and has not appeared in a game; he was cut after the preseason.Read original NFL Trade RumorsKansas City waived Hanson, Oladokun, and E.J. Smith from injured reserveThe Chiefs waived G C.J. Hanson, QB Chris Oladokun, and RB E.J. Smith from injured reserve with injury settlements on Friday, per the NFL transactions wire.Read original NFL Trade RumorsSan Francisco signed OLB Khalid Kareem off Atlanta's practice squadThe 49ers signed OLB Khalid Kareem off the Falcons' practice squad to the active roster on Friday, per Greg Auman. Kareem, 28, spent 2024–25 mostly on Atlanta's PS and appeared in four games for the Falcons in 2025.Read original NFL Trade RumorsChicago cut WR Ray-Ray McCloud from injured reserve with a settlementThe Bears cut veteran WR Ray-Ray McCloud from injured reserve with an injury settlement on Friday, per the NFL transactions wire. McCloud had been placed on IR at final cuts.Read original NFL Trade RumorsBuffalo waived LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles from injured reserveThe Bills waived LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles from injured reserve with a settlement on Friday, per the NFL transactions wire. He had been on IR since August after signing in May.Read original NFL Trade RumorsMinnesota waived LB Kenny Dyson from injured reserveThe Minnesota Vikings waived LB Kenny Dyson from injured reserve with an injury settlement on Saturday, per NFL Trade Rumors.Read original NFL Trade RumorsLos Angeles Rams cut DB Zech McPhearson from injured reserveThe Los Angeles Rams released DB Zech McPhearson from injured reserve with an injury settlement on Saturday, per NFL Trade Rumors.Read original NFL Trade RumorsSeattle waived LB Power Echols from injured reserve with a settlementThe Seattle Seahawks waived LB Power Echols from injured reserve with an injury settlement on Saturday, per NFL Trade Rumors.Read original
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