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Seahawks happy to keep roster almost fully intact with cutdown day past ·

RENTON — When the Seahawks reconvened for practice Wednesday afternoon after two dizzying days of cutting down their roster and starting to build it back up, the team on the field looked almost as it had all of training camp.Of the 66 players at practice, all had been with the team at some point during camp.“Yeah, we really liked our group,” coach Pete Carroll said. “We were hoping to keep as many ...

Kurtenbach: The 49ers’ roster cuts revealed this team’s biggest secret ·

Roster cut-down day used to be stressful around Santa Clara.Making the 49ers the 53ers meant cutting NFL-caliber players. The rest of the NFL kept an eye on who was jettisoned from Santa Clara, knowing that the Niners’ roster was the league’s deepest.San Francisco’s trash has proven to be other teams’ treasure.In 2020, the Niners cut Jauan Jennings (but were able to sign him to the practice squad). ...

49ers see trio claimed off waivers before they can reach practice squad ·

SANTA CLARA — Three undrafted rookies who impressed in 49ers’ training camp and the preseason got claimed off waivers Wednesday, a day after they failed to make the Niners’ initial 53-man roster.Cornerback D’Shawn Jamison got acquired by the Carolina Panthers, and offensive linemen Keith Ismael and Ilm Manning were added to the Arizona Cardinals’ roster, according to NFL Media.The Cardinals rank third ...

A position-by-position look at what could be Howie Roseman’s best Eagles roster ·

The Eagles released six players on Tuesday who were on their 53-man roster by the end of last season, three of whom played in Super Bowl LVII. They currently don’t have a punter, an obvious punt returner, or more than four wide receivers after trimming the roster to a mandatory 53 players by the 4 p.m. deadline.They have a middle linebacker who has never played an NFL down as the starter, a starting ...

Giants' Boogie Basham thrilled to be reunited with Joe Schoen ·

Boogie Basham arrived at the Giants’ facility Tuesday afternoon following a trade from the Bills, and the first thing he did was hug general manager Joe Schoen.“He’s the reason I got drafted in Buffalo in the first place. So to come in here, he wanted me here, that’s like a little bond we got, for sure,” Basham said after participating in his first practice with the Giants on Wednesday. “Joe was one ...

Giants’ Jihad Ward: ‘Sucker s--t’ from Jets’ Randall Cobb, Aaron Rodgers prompted shove ·

Jihad Ward has no time for Hard Knocks, the Jets and cheap shots.Ward, the Giants’ edge rusher, said he shoved Aaron Rodgers last Saturday because of “some sucker s--t” that wide receiver Randall Cobb and Rodgers pulled on the Jets’ first drive.He didn’t like Cobb’s blindside block on Bobby McCain that concussed the Giants’ safety. And he didn’t like Rodgers’ reaction, either. So he did something about ...

Saints new punter Lou Hedley is an oddball: Here's 5 things you may not know about him ·

Saints new punter Lou Hedley is an oddball: Here's 5 things you may not know about himPunter from Australia Lou Hedley (39) participates in the New Orleans Saints Rookie Minicamp at the Saints Practice Facility in Metairie, Saturday, May 13, 2023.(Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune)When the New Orleans Saints made their decision Tuesday to keep Lou Hedley on their 53-man active roster ...

From rookies to veterans, meet the 19 new players on the 2023 Green Bay Packers 53-man roster ·

GREEN BAY − The Green Bay Packers set their initial 53-man roster Tuesday, and the youth movement continues for a second year along both sides of the ball.After drafting the biggest class in club history with 13 players, the Packers brought 11 on to their active roster. General manager Brian Gutekunst and coach Matt LaFleur also added three rookie undrafted free agents who impressed in training camp, ...

Packers GM addresses report that he talked to the Colts about trading for former UW running back Jonathan Taylor ·

GREEN BAY – In the midst of a calm cutdown day, the Green Bay Packers were reportedly involved behind the scenes on a trade that would have sent shockwaves through the NFL, and sent a former Wisconsin star back home.The Packers were in talks with the Indianapolis Colts and had “legitimate interest” in trading for All-Pro running back Jonathan Taylor, according to ESPN. A trade would have sent Taylor ...

Green Bay Packers practice squad tracker: Here are the 16 players they signed ·

GREEN BAY − The Green Bay Packers have signing 16 players who cleared waivers after Tuesday's cutdowns to their practice squad.Here are the players joining Green Bay's practice squad:Alex McGoughMcGough was the USFL MVP, leading the Birmingham Stallions to a championship in 2023. He came to the Packers following the conclusion of the USFL season. McGough was a sixth-round draft pick of the Seattle ...

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