Athletic predicts J.J. McCarthy won’t make roster

Van Noy spent time with Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores in both Miami and New England, making this a reunion for the two. The 35-year-old linebacker spent the past three seasons with the Ravens, tallying 12.5 sacks during a 2024 Pro Bowl campaign. The Vikings will start Van Noy out on the practice squad, but fans shouldn’t be surprised to see him in the middle of the Minnesota defense later this season.

Miller left practice early under his own power Tuesday, an all-too-familiar picture for the oft-injured back coming off an ACL tear from last October. However, Underhill reports it is a minor issue for the 24-year-old. With Alvin Kamara (knee) missing time, Miller has seen a lot of preseason work. Miller, when healthy, can be the Saints’ RB2 and primary handcuff to Travis Etienne.

Vannett, 33, is a journeyman veteran tight end best known for his blocking skills. Starting his career with the Seahawks, he has jumped around the league with the Steelers, Broncos, Saints, Giants, Chargers, Titans, Vikings, and Rams. He signed with the Seahawks in the offseason but was let go in final cuts. The Ravens add Vannett as blocking tight end depth on the practice squad.

Hunter was notably acquired for Tutu Atwell in the preseason but was released during final cuts. The Dolphins now bring him back as depth in the running back room. Also notably on the practice squad is former first-round defensive lineman Mazi Smith. The Dolphins rounded out the practice squad with RB Carlos Washington, WR Jalen Reagor, WR Will Sheppard, CB Ethan Bonner, DE Max Llewellyn, TE Tre Watson, OT Gottlieb Ayedze, DL Jordan Miller, EDGE Clelin Ferrell, EDGE Amari Gainer, EDGE Rodney McGraw, LB Liam Anderson, CB Jaylin Simpson, and S Major Burns.

Licht said Hurst was initially slated for a learning role behind the deep Buccaneers wide receiver corps. However, he added that the rookie 22-year-old has “proven to us throughout camp, even OTAs, practice every day that he’s been very, very steady...it’s kind of evolved into okay, we can use him this year and he’s going to play a role.” Hurst has received generally positive reports out of training camp. With Emeka Egbuka and Jalen McMillan continuing to deal with injuries throughout preseason, Hurst has gotten more opportunities and proven to the front office he can be used as a rookie. When Egbuka, McMillan, and Chris Godwin are all healthy, Hurst will have a tough time putting up fantasy-relevant production. However, given various active injuries and the injury history of the Bucs’ wide receiver room, he is certainly worth a late-round pick for fantasy purposes.

Braswell is a former 2024 second-round pick that could not get it going with the Bucs. He now joins a formidable defense on the Texans’ practice squad. Houston also adds WR Mitchell Tinsley; he is a former Bengals preseason standout who has a path to contributing for the Texans’ injured wide receiver group. Also signed to the Texans’ practice squad are RB Jawhar Jordan, RB Noah Whittington, WR Lewis Bond, WR Josh Kelly, WR Daniel Sobkowicz, TE Zaire Mitchell-Paden, OT James Neal III, C Ka’ena Decambra, DT Dominic Bailey, LB Jamal Hill, CB Bryce Hall, CB Alijah Huzzie, and S George Odum.

Morris started several games for the Chiefs at left tackle over the past three seasons before the Falcons acquired him in the offseason. Atlanta chose to part ways and now the Cowboys add Morris as tackle depth heading into the season. Also signed to the Cowboys’ initial practice squad are RB Israel Abanikanda, WR Jordan Hudson, WR Anthony Smith, TE Michael Trigg, TE Mitchell Van Vooren, OT Marcellus Johnson, OL Nick Leverett, DT Tommy Dunn, DT Elijah Garcia, DT Adedayo Odeleye, LB Justin Barron, LB Isaiah Land, LB Curtis Robinson, CB Derion Kendrick, and CB Reddy Steward.

Well, yes, we will see. The Raiders haven’t really given much of an indication from the inside on when Jeanty will return, but he wasn’t placed on injured reserve on cutdown day (he can still be placed there before the start of Week 1) and so long as it the location of his ankle sprain remains low and not high, we’re generally optimistic that Jeanty can make it back in the first month of the season.

As it was last year, Uiagalelei remains in town after losing the backup gig to Trey Lance. Also signed to Los Angeles’ practice squad are: LB Lander Barton, LB Andre Carter, DL Jahmeer Carter, LB Junior Colson, RB Gregory Desrosiers, WR Gary Jennings, RB Amar Johnson, C Josh Kaltenberger, DB Nikko Reed, WR Devonte Ross, TE Evan Svoboda, LB Nadame Tucker, T Laekin Vakalahi, DB Isas Waxter, DL Terry Webb, OLB Caleb Murphy and CB Kaiir Elam.

Outside of Quinshon Judkins, Dylan Sampson and Raheim Sanders are also in front of McLaughlin. The 25-year-old back has landed in a nice enough spot though considering none of these backs outside of Judkins has proved all that much yet. Also joining the Browns practice squad are: CB Myles Bryant. DE Logan Fano. T KT Leveston. P Wes Pahl. CB D’Angelo Ross. DT Tyreak Sapp. DE Khordae Sydnor. S Zion Washington. LB Nathaniel Watson and WR Kole Wilson.