NFL Transactions for October 12, 2020; Daily Workouts, Roster Cuts and Signings

Atlanta Falcons

• Falcons name Raheem Morris their interim head coach
• Falcons fired HC Dan Quinn & Thomas Dimitroff
• Falcons promoted Jeff Ulbrich to defensive coordinator
• Falcons fire special teams coordinator Ben Kotwica
• Falcons name RBs coach Bernie Parmalee special teams coordinator

Baltimore Ravens

• Ravens placed LB Otaro Alaka on IR
• Ravens promoted OC Trystan Colon-Castillo to their active roster
• Ravens signed CB Nate Hairston to their practice squad

Buffalo Bills

• Bills placed LB Del’Shawn Phillips on IR
• Bills promoted LB Deon Lacey from their practice squad
• Bills released OL Evan Boehm from their practice squad

Carolina Panthers

• Panthers signed RB Rodney Smith to their practice squad
• Panthers hosted RB Michael Warren on a visit

Chicago Bears

• Bears DT John Jenkins statuts changed from IR to designated to return

Cincinnati Bengals

• Bengals placed DT DJ Reader on IR
• Bengals signed DT Xavier Williams

Cleveland Browns

• Browns placed CB Greedy Williams on IR

Dallas Cowboys

• Cowboys DT Trysten Hill suffered a torn ACL
• Cowboys signed OL Adam Redmond to their practice squad

Detroit Lions

• Lions wokred out K Ramiz Ahmed and LB Gabe Sewell
• Lions hosted DT Albert Huggins for a visit

Green Bay Packers

• Packers signed TE Dominique Dafney to their practice squad
• Packers designated WR Equanimeous St. Brown and LB Kamal Martin to return from IR
• Packers worked out kicker Giorgio Tavecchio

Houston Texans

• Texans poached LB Kyle Emanuel off the Raiders practice squad
• Texans terminated the contracts of QB Alex McGough and WR Dwayne Harris
• Texans signed LB Emmanuel Ellerbe to their practice squad
• Texans signed K Brett Maher to their practice squad
• Texans inside linebacker Benardrick McKinney will miss the remainder of the season with a shoulder injury
• Texans worked out WR Artavis Scott

Jacksonville Jaguars

• Jaguars released K Stephen Hauschka and DT Carl Davis
• Jaguars promoted DT Caraun Reid and K Jon Brown to their active roster
• Jaguars signed DE Jabaal Sheard to their practice squad
• Jaguars placed DB Andrew Wingard on IR

Kansas City Chiefs

• Chiefs WR Sammy Watkins will probably miss a couple weeks with hamstring injury

Los Angeles Chargers

• Chargers promoted RB Troymaine Pope and DL Joe Gaziano to their active roster
• Chargers placed DT TJ Smith on Practice Squad Injured List

Minnesota Vikings

• Vikings signed DE Jordan Brailford off Washington’s practice squad
• Vikings signed DE Eddie Yarbrough to their practice squad

New Orleans Saints

• Saints signed CB Ken Crawley to their active roster after several teams tried to poach him.
• Saints cut DL Margus Hunt
• Saints promoted TE Garrett Griffin and WR Austin Carr to their active roster

New England Patriots

• Patriots placed DT Byron Cowart on COVID–19 list

New York Giants

• Giants LB Lorenzo Carter suffered a ruptured Achilles and will miss the year

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

• Buccaneers signed TE Codey McElroy and RB Aca’Cedric Ware to their practice squad
• Buccaneers signed LB Chapelle Russel to their active roster
• Buccaneers placed LB Jack Cichy and DT Vita Vea on IR
• Buccaneers terminated the contract of OL Zach Shackelford

Tennessee Titans

• Titans signed LS Matt Overton to their practice squad
• Titans activated DT DaQuan Jones and LS Beau Brinkley from COVID-19
• Titans hosted TE Parker Hesse for a visit