NFL news roundup: Niners signing WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling; Patriots release WR Kendrick Bourne

SIGNINGS

• QB Easton Stick was among 13 players signed to the practice squad, the team announced.
• K Lenny Krieg was signed to the practice squad as an international player and does not count toward the team's practice squad limit, the team announced.

SIGNINGS

• WR Simi Fehoko was among 13 players signed to the practice squad, the team announced.

INJURIES

• TE Isaiah Likely (foot) is expected to return in the early part of the 2025 season, general manager Eric DeCosta told reporters Wednesday. Likely, who has undergone surgery on a broken bone in his foot, was given an initial recovery timeline of six weeks when suffering the injury in the last week of July.

SIGNINGS

• QB Tyler Huntley was among 17 players signed to the practice squad, the team announced.
• S Kyle Hamilton is signing a four-year contract extension that's worth more than $100 million and will make him the highest-paid safety in the league, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported on Wednesday.

UNIFORM NEWS

• The Ravens announced they will wear their all-black alternate uniform versus the Lions in Week 3 on Monday night and will don their all-purple threads in a Thursday night home game versus the Bengals in Week 13.

INJURIES

• CB Tre'Davious White's lower leg injury is not season-ending and he's not being ruled out for Week 1, general manager Brandon Beane told reporters.

SIGNINGS

• RB Frank Gore Jr. and safety Jordan Poyer are among 16 players signed to the practice squad, the team announced.

ROSTER CUTS

• RB Darrynton Evans
• WR Grant DuBose waived/injured

VISITS

• WR Sam Franklin

INJURIES

• LT Ikem Ekwonu had his appendix removed on Sunday and is considered day to day up until the season opener versus Jacksonville, head coach Dave Canales told reporters.

SIGNINGS

• QB Hendon Hooker is being signed to the practice squad, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.
• WR Dalevon Campbell claimed off waivers from Chargers
• LB Krys Barnes is among 13 players signed to the practice squad, the team announced.
• DB Damarri Mathis claimed off waivers from Broncos

TRADES

• WR Adam Thielen is being traded to the Vikings, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Pelissero reported. The Vikings have since announced the trade. Carolina will receive a 2026 fifth-round pick and a 2027 fourth-rounder, while Minnesota receives Thielen, a 2026 conditional seventh-rounder and a 2027 fifth-round pick, per Rapoport and Pelissero.

ROSTER CUTS

• DT Jaden Crumedy waived

SIGNINGS

• LB D'Marco Jackson claimed off waivers, from New Orleans
• DL Tanoh Kpassagnon is among 15 players signed to the practice squad, the team announced.
• DB Jaylon Jones claimed off waivers, from Arizona

ROSTER CUTS

• WR Devin Duvernay
• LS Scott Daly

SIGNINGS

• QB Brett Rypien is among 14 players signed to the practice squad, the team announced.

INJURIES

• CB Denzel Ward is progressing nicely from his shoulder injury and has participated in the last two practices, head coach Kevin Stefanski told reporters.

SIGNINGS

• QB Bailey Zappe is being signed to the practice squad, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.
• RB Raheim Sanders claimed off waivers from Chargers
• WR Malachi Corley is signing with the practice squad, Pelissero and NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported.
• WR Trayveon Williams is among nine players signed to the practice squad, the team announced.
• OL Cole Strange, a former first-round pick of the Patriots, is being signed to the practice squad, per Pelissero.
• DB Jarrick Bernard-Converse claimed off waivers from Jets

ROSTER CUTS

• TE Brenden Bates
• CB Dom Jones

INJURIES

• LB Micah Parsons is getting a second opinion on his back injury, NFL Network's Jane Slater reported. Parsons had an MRI on his back this past weekend and the results were clean, according to head coach Brian Schottenheimer.

SIGNINGS

• WR Jalen Brooks is among 15 players signed to the practice squad, the team announced.
• DB Trikweze Bridges claimed off waivers from Chargers
• DB Reddy Steward claimed off waivers from Vikings

ROSTER CUTS

• CB Andrew Booth
• CB Zion Childress

SIGNINGS

• QB Sam Ehlinger was one of 16 players signed to the practice squad.

SIGNINGS

• OL Dan Skipper is among 15 players signed to the practice squad, the team announced.
• DE Tyrus Wheat claimed off waivers from Cowboys
• DT Tyler Lacy claimed off waivers from Jaguars
• S Daniel Thomas signed to active roster

TRADES

• WR Tim Patrick is being traded to the Jaguars in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round pick, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported Wednesday. Jacksonville has since announced the news.

SUSPENSIONS

• DB John Johnson has been suspended for the first three weeks of the 2025 season.

INJURIES

• QB Jordan Love (thumb) will be a full practice participant and should be able to take every snap, head coach Matt LaFleur said.
• WR Jayden Reed (foot) is trending toward being ready for the season opener versus the Lions, general manager Brian Gutekunst told reporters.
• CB Nate Hobbs (knee) is also trending toward being ready Week 1, per Gutekunst.

SIGNINGS

• WR Mecole Hardman is among 13 players signed to the practice squad, the team announced.
• LB Nick Niemann

ROSTER CUTS

• CB Micah Robinson

INJURIES

• RB Joe Mixon (foot) will be evaluated following Week 4 when he's eligible to come off the non-football injury list, but there are no guarantees he'll be ready to return then, general manager Nick Caserio said. "We'll see, we'll take it one day at a time," Caserio said.

SIGNINGS

• TE Harrison Bryant and OT Trent Brown were among the Texans' practice squad signees on Wednesday.

SIGNINGS

• RB Khalil Herbert is among 14 players signed to the practice squad, the team announced.
• LB Chad Muma claimed off waivers from Jaguars

ROSTER CUTS

• DT Tim Smith

OTHER NEWS

• QB Anthony Richardson, who lost a starting competition to Daniel Jones, is not being traded and the team isn't giving up on the 23-year-old, general manager Chris Ballard told reporters Wednesday.

INJURIES

• WR/CB Travis Hunter (upper-body injury) practiced Wednesday and is expected to play in the season opener, general manager James Gladstone told reporters.

SIGNINGS

• QB Seth Henigan is among 14 players signed to the practice squad, the team announced.
• WR Erik Ezukanma is being signed to the practice squad, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported.

TRADES

• WR Tim Patrick is being acquired in a trade with the Lions in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round pick Rapoport and Pelissero reported Wednesday. Jacksonville has since announced the news.

ROSTER CUTS

• WR Austin Trammell

SIGNINGS

• S Mike Edwards is among 14 players signed to the practice squad, the team announced.

SUSPENSIONS

• WR Rashee Rice is accepting and will serve a six-game suspension to start the 2025 regular season, Pelissero reported Wednesday.

INJURIES

• QB Aidan O'Connell (wrist) underwent surgery, general manager John Spytek announced, and has been placed on injured reserve.

SIGNINGS

• QB Cam Miller is among 17 players signed to the practice squad, the team announced.
• OL Stone Forsythe
• LB Brennan Jackson claimed off waivers from Rams

ROSTER CUTS

• OT Thayer Munford Jr. waived

INJURIES

• RB Najee Harris (eye) will practice this week on a limited basis and it's possible he will be ready for the season opener versus the Chiefs in Brazil, head coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters. NFL Network's Omar Ruiz reported from practice that Harris was participating with a non-contract jersey on.
• LB Junior Colson had shoulder surgery which led him to landing on season-ending injured reserve, per Harbaugh.
• CB Eric Rogers placed on injured reserve

SIGNINGS

• QB DJ Uiagalelei and S Tony Jefferson are among 17 players signed to the practice squad, the team announced.
• LB Del'Shawn Phillips

TRYOUTS

• LS Rick Lovato
• LS Brent Matiscik
• LS Jake McQuaide
• LS Taybor Pepper

SIGNINGS

• S Tanner Ingle is among 15 players signed to the practice squad, the team announced.

INJURIES

• RB De'Von Achane (calf) is expected to be ready for Week 1 versus Indianapolis, GM Chris Grier told reporters.

SIGNINGS

• OL Kendall Lamm is being signed to the active roster, per Grier.
• TE Greg Dulcich is being signed to the practice squad, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.
• LB Matt Judon's one-year, $6 million contract includes a $1.5 million base salary, a $500K roster bonus, $1 million in per game bonuses ($58,823 per game) and $3 million in total incentives, NFL Network's Cameron Wolfe reported.
• CB Julius Brents claimed off waivers, from Indianapolis
• CB Cam Smith is going on the non-football injury list, per Grier.
• K Riley Patterson is being among 13 players signed to the practice squad, the team announced.

ROSTER CUTS

• CB Isaiah Johnson
• S Jordan Colbert

SIGNINGS

• RB Xazavian Valladay is among 16 players signed to the practice squad, the team announced.

TRADES

• WR Adam Thielen is being acquired from the Panthers via trade, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported. The Vikings have since announced the trade. Carolina receives a 2026 fifth-round pick and a 2027 fourth-rounder, while Minnesota receives Thielen, a 2026 conditional seventh-rounder and a 2027 fifth-round pick, per Rapoport and Pelissero.

ROSTER CUTS

• WR Tim Jones

SIGNINGS

• QB Tommy DeVito claimed off waivers, from New England
• LB Bradyn Swinson is among 16 players signed to the practice squad, the team announced.
• DB Charles Woods claimed off waivers, from Los Angeles Rams

ROSTER CUTS

• WR Javon Baker
• WR Kendrick Bourne is being released after four seasons in New England, Pelissero reported. Bourne missed most of training camp with a foot injury, but the eight-year veteran is healthy and wanted a fresh start, per Pelissero.

SIGNINGS

• QB Jake Haener is among 15 players signed to the practice squad, the team announced.
• WR Trey Palmer claimed off waivers, from Tampa Bay
• G Xavier Truss claimed off waivers, from Denver

ROSTER CUTS

• WR Ced Wilson
• TE Jack Stoll

SIGNINGS

• WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette is among 13 players signed to the practice squad, the team announced.
• DB Beau Brade claimed off waivers, from Baltimore
• DB Rico Payton claimed off waivers, from New Orleans

ROSTER CUTS

• WR Gunner Olszewski
• CB Korie Black

SIGNINGS

• QB Brady Cook was among 14 practice squad signings announced Wednesday by the team.
• TE Jelani Woods claimed off waivers, from Indianapolis
• OT Esa Pole claimed off waivers, from Kansas City
• LB Cam Jones claimed off waivers, from Kansas City

ROSTER CUTS

• WR Tyler Johnson
• G Marquis Hayes
• LB Zaire Barnes

SIGNINGS

• QB Kyle McCord and WR Terrace Marshall Jr. are among 15 players singed to the practice squad, the team announced.
• C Willie Lampkin claimed off waivers, from Los Angeles Rams
• S Marcus Epps is signing with Philadelphia, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported. Epps played for the Eagles from 2019-2022 and started in Super Bowl LVII for the team.
• LS Charley Hughlett signed to active roster

ROSTER CUTS

• OL Trevor Keegan waived
• S Tristin McCollum waived

SIGNINGS

• WR Robert Woods and DB Beanie Bishop Jr. are among 16 players signed to the practice squad, the team announced.

INJURIES

• WR Jacob Cowing (hamstring) placed on short-term injured reserve

SIGNINGS

• WR Robbie Chosen is among 13 players signed to the practice squad, the team announced.
• WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling is signing with San Francisco, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported. Valdes-Scantling, a seven-year veteran, was released by the Seahawks on cutdown day.
• DT Jordan Jefferson claimed off waivers, from Jacksonville
• P Thomas Morstead signed to a one-year deal, the team announced.

ROSTER CUTS

• RB Corey Kiner
• DL Evan Anderson

OTHER NEWS

• WR Jauan Jennings, who is seeking a new contract and requested a trade earlier this year, will not be moved, general manager John Lynch said. "We're not doing that," the GM said.

SIGNINGS

• RB Damien Martinez is among 17 players signed to the practice squad, the team announced.
• LB Chazz Surratt is being signed to the active roster, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported.
• DB Derion Kendrick claimed off waivers, from Los Angeles Rams

ROSTER CUTS

• WR Steven Sims
• DB Shaquill Griffin

INJURIES

• TE Cade Otton has a leg injury that's different than the hamstring ailment that kept him out for a couple weeks during training camp and it could keep him out of the season opener versus Atlanta, head coach Todd Bowles told reporters Wednesday.

SIGNINGS

• QB Trevor Siemian is among 14 players signed to the practice squad, the team announced.
• DE C.J. Ravenell claimed off waivers, from Baltimore
• DT Shy Tuttle signed to active roster
• LB Dorian Mausi claimed off waivers, from Minnesota
• DB Jalyn Armour-Davis claimed off waivers, from Baltimore
• DB Samuel Womack claimed off waivers, from Indianapolis

ROSTER CUTS

• OL John Ojukwu waived
• C Corey Levin
• DT Timmy Horne waived
• LB Curtis Jacobs waived
• CB Gabe Jeudy-Lally waived

VISITS

• DB Ambry Thomas

SIGNINGS

• QB Sam Hartman is among 14 players signed to the practice squad, the team announced.
• WR Terry McLaurin's three-year extension includes $87 million base salary, $44 million fully guaranteed, a $30 million signing bonus and reachable incentives, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday.