Sunday’s NFL transaction wire featured a veteran kicker change in Los Angeles, a major season-ending injury in Washington and a long list of practice-squad adjustments across the league.
The Rams are bringing in kicker Brandon McManus after placing Blake Grupe on injured reserve and moving on from Harrison Mevis last week. McManus, who also worked out for the club alongside Matt Prater on Tuesday, is entering his 13th NFL season. He previously spent nine seasons with Denver, one with Jacksonville and the past two years with Green Bay.
Atlanta added edge rusher Charles Snowden to its 53-man roster from Washington’s practice squad. Elsewhere, the Cowboys placed former first-round defensive tackle Mazi Smith on their practice squad after releasing quarterback Mark Gronowski, defensive tackle Aaron Graves and linebacker Jamal Hill.
Roster moves
- Linebacker Bradyn Swinson signed to a practice squad.
- Safety Mark Perry was released from a practice squad.
- Linebacker Bralen Trice was cut from a practice squad.
- Edge rusher Charles Snowden joined the Falcons’ active roster from the Commanders’ practice squad.
- Kicker Jake Moody signed to a practice squad.
- Linebacker Carl Jones was released from a practice squad.
- Offensive lineman Albert Reese was waived.
- Defensive back Russ Yeast signed to an active roster.
- Offensive tackle Andrew Coker, safety John Saunders Jr. and punter Wes Pahl joined practice squads.
- Tight end Devin Culp and defensive tackle Chris Williams were released from practice squads.
- Defensive back Caelen Carson was cut from a practice squad.
- Quarterback Kyle Trask joined a practice squad, while defensive back Juanyeh Thomas signed to an active roster.
- Defensive lineman Aidan Keanaaina signed to a practice squad, and defensive lineman Chris Smith was released from one.
- Running back Damon Bankston was released from a practice squad.
- Defensive tackle Mazi Smith signed to a practice squad.
- Quarterback Mark Gronowski and defensive tackle Aaron Graves were released, while linebacker Jamal Hill was waived.
- Defensive tackle Kyonte Hamilton and cornerback Collin Wright joined practice squads.
- Wide receiver Mecole Hardman and punter Thomas Morstead signed to practice squads.
- Wide receiver Eli Pancol was released from a practice squad.
- Edge rusher Rodney McGraw moved from a practice squad to an active roster, and kicker Zane Gonzalez signed to a practice squad.
- The Giants released running back Najee Harris and linebacker Jihad Ward. Harris played five games, including one start, and produced 99 rushing yards on 33 attempts. He started the Week 6 loss to New Orleans but had four carries for six yards.
- Linebacker Trace Ford signed to an active roster.
- Running back Elijah Mitchell joined a practice squad.
- Running backs Jaydon Blue and Carson Steele were waived, with Steele receiving a waived/injured designation. Running back Ian Wheeler and center James Brockermeyer were released from practice squads.
- Defensive lineman Naquan Jones was released.
- Defensive lineman Jordan Elliott was released following a team review of an Oct. 15 incident at the facility. Elliott had recorded 11 tackles in five games this season. Linebacker Chase Wilson was also released from the practice squad.
- Defensive back Erick Hallett signed to a practice squad.
Injury report
- Running back Kyle Monangai: thumb and toe injuries; estimated as a non-participant for the second straight day.
- Linebacker T.J. Edwards: hamstring; did not participate.
- Linebacker Jack Sanborn: concussion; did not participate.
- Offensive lineman Jonah Jackson: hip and quadriceps injuries; upgraded to limited participation.
- Wide receiver Bub Means: knee; placed on practice-squad injured reserve.
- Wide receiver Davante Adams: placed on injured reserve.
- Nose tackle Poona Ford: placed on injured reserve.
- Quarterback Drake Maye: right shoulder; full participant.
- Running back TreVeyon Henderson: ankle; full participant.
- Wide receiver A.J. Brown: ankle; limited participant.
- Offensive lineman Ben Brown: knee; did not participate.
- Offensive tackle Will Campbell: knee; full participant.
- Offensive tackle Morgan Moses: foot; limited participant.
- Guard Alijah Vera-Tucker: hamstring; did not participate.
- Defensive tackle Joshua Farmer: personal matter; did not participate.
- Cornerback Carlton Davis: neck; limited participant.
- Kicker Andres Borregales: personal matter; full participant.
- Guard Anthony Bradford: designated to return.
- Wide receiver Terry McLaurin: torn patellar tendon; out for the remainder of the 2026 season.
Week ahead
Washington will have to move forward without McLaurin after he suffered the patellar tendon injury during Monday’s loss to San Francisco. The listed practice report also bears watching, particularly Monangai’s second consecutive estimated absence and the limited workloads for Brown, Moses, Davis and Jackson. Maye, Henderson, Campbell and Borregales were all listed as full participants.
