Pro Football Rumors

Here are Thursday’s minor moves: Carolina Panthers Signed to active roster: OLB Tarron Jackson Cleveland Browns Waived: LB Nathaniel Watson New England Patriots Elevated: LB Joe Giles-Harris Placed on reserve/left squad: OT Chukwuma Okorafor New York Jets Placed on IR: EDGE Jermaine Johnson (story) Signed from practice squad: Jalyn Holmes The Patriots sustained a blow … [Read more...] about Minor NFL Transactions: 9/19/24

Nick Caley‘s name resurfaced on the OC radar this offseason, but only with one team. The Rams assistant took two interviews with the Patriots, his employer from 2015-22. This process ended with a job offer. In place on Bill Belichick‘s staff — primarily as tight ends coach — for nearly a decade, Caley joined the Rams once the Patriots hired Bill O’Brien as OC in 2023. The Pats … [Read more...] about Patriots Offered Rams’ Nick Caley OC Job

Not featuring a coaching search this year, the Patriots have still not conducted a true hunt for their sideline leader since agreeing to send the Jets trade compensation for Bill Belichick in 2000. Their effort to succeed the all-time coaching great proved interesting despite not contributing much to PFR’s latest HC Search Tracker. Rather than go through a full-scale interview … [Read more...] about Robert Kraft Picked Jerod Mayo As Bill Belichick’s HC Successor Five Years Ago

Here are Wednesday’s minor moves: Denver Broncos Signed from practice squad: OLB Dondrea Tillman Los Angeles Rams Signed from practice squad: OL Justin Dedich Minnesota Vikings Signed from practice squad: RB Myles Gaskin Placed on IR: TE Nick Muse New England Patriots Signed from Bears’ practice squad: DE Jamree Kromah Placed on IR: OLB Oshane Ximines A five-year Giants … [Read more...] about Minor NFL Transactions: 9/18/24

Following an ugly Week 1 cameo, Patriots offensive lineman Chukwuma Okorafor was placed on the exempt/left squad list after suddenly stepping away from the team. We heard at the time that this was “not a temporary decision,” and ESPN’s Mike Reiss echoes that sources aren’t expecting the veteran to play for the Patriots again this season. Now, the organization will have to work … [Read more...] about Latest On Chukwuma Okorafor’s Patriots Departure

Tuesday’s practice squad transactions: Arizona Cardinals Signed: S Jason Taylor II Released: G Marquis Hayes Atlanta Falcons Signed: LB Josh Woods Carolina Panthers Signed: S Russ Yeast Cincinnati Bengals Released: WR Shedrick Jackson Cleveland Browns Signed: WR Jaelon Darden, RB Royce Freeman Denver Broncos Signed: OLB Andrew Farmer Houston Texans Signed: C Scott … [Read more...] about NFL Practice Squad Updates: 9/17/24

Today’s practice squad transactions: Baltimore Ravens Signed: TE Zaire Mitchell-Paden New England Patriots Signed: CB DJ James, S Mark Perry Released: LB Yvandy Rigby, S AJ Thomas Mark Perry was cut by the Texans practice squad last week, and Aaron Wilson of KPRC2 in Houston notes that the organization wanted him back. Instead, the safety has landed in New England. Perry … [Read more...] about NFL Practice Squad Updates: 9/16/24

The Patriots made a pair of transactions today ahead of their matchup tomorrow with the Seahawks. One of those transactions was essentially an announcement as offensive tackle Chukwuma Okorafor was placed on the exempt/left squad list, per Patriots staff writer Evan Lazar. According to Doug Kyed of the Boston Herald, Okorafor informed the team that he would be leaving. As Kyed … [Read more...] about Patriots T Chukwuma Okorafor Leaves Team

During the season, members of a team’s starting offense or defense typically see all-but exclusive time with the first-team units in practice. In the case of the Patriots, though, quarterbacks Jacoby Brissett and Drake Maye are splitting work with the starting offense. “It’s not a secret, we have a quarterback in the wings that needs to continue to develop,” head coach Jerod … [Read more...] about Patriots QB Drake Maye Seeing Partial First-Team Reps