57 NFL headlines from August 31, 2026.
The modern NFL features four clear trade windows. Early March, the draft, the late-August 53-man roster-setting date and the November deadline reside as the primary points trades occur around the league. Excluding pick-for-pick trades, here are the moves NFL teams have made thus far in 2026: February 26 Titans trade DT T’Vondre Sweat to Jets for […]
Pro Football Rumors -- Tennessee Titans
The Eagles were among the teams to keep four quarterbacks on their active roster. Here is how Philly moved down to 53: Released: LB Chance Campbell WR Britain Covey WR Danny Gray OLB Tarron Jackson G Michael Jordan RB Dameon Pierce TE Stone Smartt CB Ambry Thomas CB Shaun Wade WR Quez Watkins Waived: DT […]
Pro Football Rumors -- Chicago Bears
LSU’s embarrassing blowout loss to Texas A&M proved to be the final breaking point for Brian Kelly’s tenure in Baton Rouge, ultimately leading the Tigers to part ways with their head coach. However, former LSU defensive tackle Breiden Fehoko has now claimed that he played a major role in the decision, drawing widespread backlash from college football fans.
Yahoo Sports College Football -- Pittsburgh Steelers
The Patriots’ defense will be shorthanded to open the season. Here is how the defending AFC champions set their initial 53: Released: P Matt Haack RB JaMycal Hasty T James Hudson LB Chad Muma CB Kindle Vildor Waived: S Mike Brown S Eric Butler G Mehki Butler OL Jack Conley CB Brandon Crossley OL Darrian […]
Pro Football Rumors -- Miami Dolphins
Here is how the Chargers moved their roster to the 53-man limit Sunday: Released: RB Jaret Patterson P JK Scott Waived: S Noah Avinger LB Lander Burton LS Peter Bowden TE Jerand Bradley EDGE Andre Carter DL Jahmeer Carter WR Liam Clifford LB Junior Colson RB Gregory Derosiers S Devin Grant DL Jacobian Guillory WR […]
Pro Football Rumors -- Los Angeles Chargers
Josh Jacobs landed on the commissioner’s exempt list Sunday. That and Micah Parsons‘ reserve/PUP list shift headlined the Packers’ transactions; here are the rest of the moves Green Bay made to reach the 53-man limit: Released: LS Cal Adomitis RB Pierre Strong LB Kristian Welch Waived: CB Shemar Bartholomew OL Brant Banks OL Dylan Barnett […]
Pro Football Rumors -- Green Bay Packers
Kalen DeBoer secures a dominant future in Tuscaloosa, pairing five-star phenomenon Keelon Russell with veteran depth to create the nation's most formidable and fail-safe offensive engine.
Yahoo Sports College Football -- Atlanta Falcons
Here is how the Raiders moved down to 53 on Sunday: Released: WR Phillip Dorsett WR Brandon Johnson LB Buddy Johnson LB Cameron McGrone TE Chris Myarick RB Dare Ogunbowale TE Albert Okwuegbunam LB Segun Olibi WR Deven Thompkins Waived: QB Jacob Clark DT Brandon Cleveland OL Braeden Daniels LS Tyler Duzansky DE Jahfari Harvey […]
Pro Football Rumors -- Miami Dolphins
In order to reduce their roster down to 53 players, the Texans announced the following transactions today: Released: CB Bryce Hall LB Caleb Johnson DT Naquan Jones WR Zay Jones TE Brevin Jordan S George Odum DE Dominique Robinson QB Brett Rypien (story) WR Sterling Shepard WR Justin Watson Waived/injured: DE Solomon Byrd DT Kyonte […]
Pro Football Rumors -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Here is how the Buccaneers slashed their roster to the 53-man limit today: Waived: OLB Chris Braswell TE Devin Culp DL Josiah Green WR Garrett Greene WR Matthew Henry OLB Yasir Holmes WR Jha’Quan Jackson LB Nick Jackson DL Jayson Jones G Henry Lutovsky S Robert McDaniel CB Roman Parodie WR Dean Patterson OLB Jack […]
Pro Football Rumors -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Packers will eventually want to sign a third quarterback to their practice squad
Yahoo Sports NFL -- Green Bay Packers
Josh Jacobs was placed on the Commissioner's Exempt List and Jaydon Blue was waived by the Cowboys, shaking up the fantasy football landscape as NFL teams cut down to their 53-man rosters.
Yahoo Sports NFL -- Dallas Cowboys
The Panthers made the following moves today to reach the 53-player limit for the roster cut deadline: Released: OL Ja’Tyre Carter OL Jake Curhan DT Elijah Garcia OLB Cam Gill TE James Mitchell OLB Jeremiah Moon WR David Moore CB Robert Rochell S Isaiah Simmons QB Kyle Trask (story) Waived/injured: CB Tyrek Funderburk Waived: OL […]
Pro Football Rumors -- Minnesota Vikings
The Lions continue to see Brian Branch and Kerby Joseph‘s return timelines stalled. We heard recently both safeties would begin the season on the reserve/PUP list, and Detroit made those moves and more injury-related transactions in moving to 53 today. Released: DL Myles Adams LB Joe Bachie TE Tyler Conklin WR Greg Dortch WR Tom […]
Pro Football Rumors -- Detroit Lions
With an expected Zach Charbonnet move taking him out the equation for a while, the Seahawks trimmed their roster to 53 today. Here is how the defending Super Bowl champions moved to the regular-season limit. Released: S D’Anthony Bell CB Trevon Diggs T Bobby Hart CB Noah Igbinoghene RB Velus Jones S Rodney Thomas TE […]
Pro Football Rumors -- Seattle Seahawks
The Los Angeles Chargers made several decisions to help construct the required 53-man roster for the 2026 season. Here's who was cut.
Yahoo Sports NFL -- Los Angeles Chargers
The Cardinals saved almost all of their roster moves for the deadline, parting ways with 34 players today to get down to 53 players. Here are the moves they made to finalize their initial roster: Released: CB Sean Murphy-Bunting (story) S Isaiah Oliver OL Matt Pryor TE Teagan Quitoriano WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette OL Oli Udoh […]
Pro Football Rumors -- Arizona Cardinals
Here is how the Chiefs trimmed their roster to the 53-man limit: Released: LB Cole Christiansen CB Kader Kohou DE Emmanuel Ogbah Waived: DE Anthony Vincent LB Kam Arnold WR Andrew Armstrong DT Cole Brevard WR Jason Brownlee WR Jacob De Jesus RB Emari Demercado T Ethan Driskell WR Omari Evans T Chukwuebuka Godrick DE […]
Pro Football Rumors -- Kansas City Chiefs
Undrafted rookies Rodney Shelley and Jacob Spomer earned spots on the Chargers' initial 53-man roster, which doesn't include punter JK Scott.
Yahoo Sports NFL -- Los Angeles Chargers
Rather than retreating after losing the starting job, the backup quarterback’s immediate return to the facility proves his elite character and vital importance to Alabama's championship culture.
Yahoo Sports College Football -- Atlanta Falcons
The 49ers pared their roster to 53 players today. Yes, injured lists were a key part of the journey. Here is how San Francisco reached the regular-season limit: Released: CB Eli Apple DL Quinton Bell S Ashtyn Davis RB Khalil Herbert WR KhaDarel Hodge WR Trenton Irwin LB Deion Jones G Robert Jones OL Doug […]
Pro Football Rumors -- New York Jets
The Seahawks have their initial 53-man roster for the 2026 season, but is there anything more we can read into their roster cuts and decisions?
Yahoo Sports NFL -- Seattle Seahawks
The Cowboys are officially down to the 53-man limit after Sunday’s roster maneuverings. Here are the players who did not make the cut… Released: WR Tyler Johnson CB Derion Kendrick C Nick Leverett WR Denzel Mims LB Curtis Robinson WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling LB Sam Williams Waived: RB Israel Abanikanda LB Justin Barron RB Jaydon Blue […]
Pro Football Rumors -- Dallas Cowboys
The Ravens got a head start on paring down the roster yesterday but still needed to cut 17 players to get down to 53 today. Here are today’s moves: Released: WR Chris Moore T David Sharpe S K’Von Wallace Waived: DT Rayshaun Benny WR Cortez Braham Jr. OL Corey Bullock LB Dominic DeLuca WR Cornelius […]
Pro Football Rumors -- Pittsburgh Steelers
The Broncos learned earlier Sunday that Jonathon Cooper would land on the commissioner’s exempt list. While that became the headline development for Denver today, here is how the defending AFC West champs moved down to 53: Released: LS Mitchell Fraboni TE Lucas Krull G Calvin Throckmorton Waived: CB Brent Austin WR Michael Bandy LS Luke […]
Pro Football Rumors -- Denver Broncos
The Minnesota Vikings have cut their roster from 90 to 53 players per league requirements as they prepare for the start of the regular season. There will likely be more moves in the coming days as they navigate waivers and potential trade and free agent options. Here are some notes on who they cut and […]
Yahoo Sports NFL -- Minnesota Vikings
NFL teams had to reduce their rosters to 53 by the 6 p.m. ET deadline on Sunday. The Jets released or waived 32 players and sent six to IR or PUP, leaving them with one available roster spot. Released: OL Xavier Newman-Johnson CB Samuel Womack OL Landon Young QB Bailey Zappe (story) Waived: DB Mory Bamba […]
Pro Football Rumors -- New York Jets
A look at the Titans roster after NFL cutdown day
Yahoo Sports NFL -- Tennessee Titans
The Steelers got a head start on their roster cuts before today’s deadline, so they only needed to cut 17 to get down to 53 today. Here are the transactions the made to get it done: Released: LB Malik Harrison (story) RB Travis Homer DT Dean Lowry (story) DT Esezi Otomewo LB Elandon Roberts (story) Waived: DT Kyler […]
Pro Football Rumors -- Pittsburgh Steelers
LSU commitments Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris have reignited the SEC's fight over whether former professional players can return to college football.
Yahoo Sports College Football -- New Orleans Saints
Here are five of the biggest shocks from the Detroit Lions’ initial 53-man roster.
Yahoo Sports NFL -- Detroit Lions
Here are some winners and losers when it comes to the first version of the Bengals’ final roster.
Yahoo Sports NFL -- Cincinnati Bengals
The Dolphins have made a series of roster moves to reach the 53-man limit. Here is the full breakdown: Waived: Gottlieb Ayedze, T Miles Battle, CB Major Burns, S Jeremiah Franklin, TE Mark Gronowski, QB Jarquez Hunter, RB Donaven McCulley, WR Rodney McGraw, OLB Jai’Onte’ McMillan, CB Cam Miller, QB Fatorma Mulbah, DL Cam Riley, LB Carlos Washington Jr., RB Released: Matthew Butler, DL Tyrel Dodson, LB Cameron Goode, OLB […]
Pro Football Rumors -- Miami Dolphins
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have officially reached the NFL’s 53-man roster limit ahead of the 2026 regular season. Tampa Bay completed its final round of roster moves Sunday, trimming the preseason roster while also shifting a pair of players to injured reserve with designations to return. Among the more notable moves were the releases of […]
Yahoo Sports NFL -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Jets have revealed their initial 53 man roster for the 2026 season, sort of. The initial 2026 roster released by the team only has 52 players. The list does not include offensive lineman Jordan Meredith who was reportedly acquired in a trade with the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. If we are going to […]
Yahoo Sports NFL -- Las Vegas Raiders
The Jaguars had plenty of work to do to narrow their roster down to 53 players by Sunday’s deadline. Here are the moves the reigning AFC South champions made… Released: CB Corey Ballentine OL Geron Christian RB DeeJay Dallas OL Chuma Edoga WR Tim Jones QB Nick Mullens (story) OL Sam Mustipher LB Baylon Spector […]
Pro Football Rumors -- Denver Broncos
There’s no bigger question mark on the 49ers’ roster than the interior of the offensive line, where the competition at left guard was uninspiring and they lost the player brought...
Yahoo Sports NFL -- Houston Texans
The biggest news of cutdown day in Tampa was that rookie Jalon Daniels has won the backup quarterback job behind Baker Mayfield.
Yahoo Sports NFL -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The biggest news of cutdown day in Tampa was that rookie Jalon Daniels has won the backup quarterback job behind Baker Mayfield.
ProFootballTalk -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Falcons released 11 veterans and placed nine players on different reserve lists in their efforts to get down to 53 on the active roster: Released: RB Tyler Goodson CB Darnay Holmes DT Eric Johnson II TE Nick Muse OLB Azeez Ojulari DE Cameron Sample LB Channing Tindall DT Marlon Tuipulotu G Brandon Walton DT […]
Pro Football Rumors -- Kansas City Chiefs
The Lions will open the season with two safeties on the physically unable to perform list.
ProFootballTalk -- Detroit Lions
A look at the 2026 Detroit Lions 53-man roster as it has been initially composed.
Yahoo Sports NFL -- Detroit Lions
The Jets have named their initial 53-man roster for the 2026 NFL season and year two of the Aaron Glenn and Darren Mougey era.
Yahoo Sports NFL -- New York Jets
The Jets put two of their draft picks on injured reserve while setting their initial 53-man roster on Sunday.
Yahoo Sports NFL -- New York Jets
The Jets put two of their draft picks on injured reserve while setting their initial 53-man roster on Sunday.
ProFootballTalk -- New York Jets
The Titans are down to 53 players thanks to Sunday’s roster moves. Here is the full breakdown: Waived: Bryce Oliver, WR Hank Beatty, WR Tyren Montgomery, WR Joel Wilson, TE Rasheed Miller, T Drew Moss, G Hendon Hooker, QB Kalel Mullings, RB Timmy Horne, DT Laki Tasi, DT Mani Powell, LB Mario Goodrich, CB Jalen McMurray, CB Derrick Canteen, LB Bishop Fitzgerald, S Zachary Thomas, T Earnest Brown IV, DT Keydrain Calligan, CB […]
Pro Football Rumors -- New York Jets
A roadblock for Luke.
Yahoo Sports NFL -- Detroit Lions
Shiyazh Pete, who made history as the first Navajo player to sign an NFL contract, has been released by the Cowboys.
Yahoo Sports NFL -- Dallas Cowboys
The Bengals made some tough decisions, with many good players now becoming available on waivers.
Yahoo Sports NFL -- Cincinnati Bengals
The Panthers waived linebacker Trevin Wallace, who was a starter for them last year, on Sunday
Yahoo Sports NFL -- Carolina Panthers
The Giants released or waived 29 players in an effort to get down to the 53-man roster limit on Sunday. Here is the list… Released: QB Brandon Allen (story) WR Braxton Berrios TE Tanner Conner DL Marlon Davidson OLB Khalid Kareem S Raheem Layne OL Evan Neal OL Lucas Patrick DL Josh Tupou Waived: DL […]
Pro Football Rumors -- New York Giants
The Chiefs have three quarterbacks on their initial 53-man roster, but Chris Oladokun is not among them.
ProFootballTalk -- Kansas City Chiefs
The Chiefs have three quarterbacks on their initial 53-man roster, but Chris Oladokun is not among them.
Yahoo Sports NFL -- Kansas City Chiefs
These were my thoughts when I saw the Bills initial 53-man roster
Yahoo Sports NFL -- Buffalo Bills
Here is the first look at the 2026 Kansas City Chiefs.
Yahoo Sports NFL -- Kansas City Chiefs
The Vikings have finalized their initial 53-man roster, cutting 35 players among these transactions: Released: DT Jonathan Harris P Johnny Hekker DT Isaiahh Loudermilk S Tavierre Thomas Waived/injured: CB Marcus Allen OLB Kenny Dyson WR Dontae Fleming RB Jermar Jefferson TE Bryson Nesbit LB Jacob Roberts Waived: CB Da’Veawn Armstead WR Michael Briscoe G Henry […]
Pro Football Rumors -- Minnesota Vikings
Rams 53-man roster instant reaction: LA wins Tutu Atwell trade, Wesley Bailey makes it, and more
Yahoo Sports NFL -- Los Angeles Rams