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Jashaun Corbin RB | DAL
Jashaun Corbin: Waived by Giants
Corbin was waived by the Giants on Tuesday, Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News reports.
Corbin turned 21 carries into 73 yards and two touchdowns while also turning 14 catches into 76 yards, but he will ultimately fail to make the final roster. The dynamic running back will likely find a new suitor for his talents in the near future.
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Qadree Ollison RB | PIT
Qadree Ollison: Waived by Atlanta
The Falcons waived Ollison on Tuesday, Aaron Wilson of ProFootballNetwork.com reports.
Ollison was always a long shot to make the initial 53-man roster after the team added Damien Williams in free agency, drafted Tyler Allgeier in the third round and converted return specialist Avery Williams to running back. All three of those ball carriers are expected to compete for touches behind Cordarrelle Patterson, who burst onto the scene last year with a strong start to the campaign. Ollison has been with Atlanta's organization since he was drafted in the fifth round of the 2019 Draft, so it's possible the Falcons bring him back on a practice squad deal if he clears waivers.
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D'vonte Price RB | IND
D'Vonte Price: Waived by Indy
The Colts waived Price on Tuesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Price signed with the Colts in May as an undrafted free agent out of Florida International, where he ran 129 times for 682 touchdowns during his final collegiate campaign. However, he failed to make a major impact during preseason and now finds himself among a wave of cuts ahead of Tuesday's 53-man roster deadline.
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Raheem Blackshear RB | DET
Raheem Blackshear: Waived by Buffalo
The Bills are waiving Blackshear, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
The undrafted rookie out of Virginia Tech could get a look elsewhere or on Buffalo's practice squad after piling up 209 scrimmage yards and two TDs in three preseason games. The Bills don't have room on their roster with Devin Singletary, James Cook and Zack Moss all making it through the preseason healthy.
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Ronald Jones RB | DAL
Chiefs' Ronald Jones: Earns spot on initial 53-man roster
Jones has a spot on Kansas City's initial 53-man roster, Herbie Teope of The Kansas City Star reports.
The team will likely start off with four running backs, also rostering Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Jerick McKinnon and Isiah Pacheco. They could still cut that down to three before Week 1, but it appears Jones has a spot for the time being, even if it's possibly at the bottom of the depth chart. The former Buccaneer reportedly was on the bubble but won Kansas City's coaching staff over with a strong showing in the final preseason game.
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Kenyan Drake RB | GB
Kenyan Drake: Expected to join Ravens
The Ravens are hosting Drake for a visit, after which he's expected to sign with the team, Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com reports.
Given the degree of uncertainty as to whether J.K. Dobbins (knee) will be ready for Week 1 and the fact Gus Edwards (knee) is out for at least first four games of the season, adding Drake would provide the Ravens with another capable backfield option. Also currently in the team's depth RB mix are Mike Davis, Justice Hill and Tyler Badie.
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Patrick Laird RB | TB
Buccaneers' Patrick Laird: Heavily featured in finale
Laird rushed 12 times for 35 yards and secured all three targets for 19 yards in the Buccaneers' 27-10 preseason loss to the Colts on Saturday night.
Laird was thought to be a borderline camp body when he signed Aug. 15, but the combination of his extended look Saturday and the lingering absence of Giovani Bernard (ankle) arguably leaves open the possibility the Buccaneers are at least contemplating the former as a possible No. 4 back. Greg Auman of The Athletic notes Bernard is guaranteed $895,000 if he's still with the team Week 1, and Laird is also three years younger than his 30-year-old veteran teammate while boasting solid pass-catching skills in his own right. The immediate fate of both players will be known soon enough considering Tuesday's 4pm ET 53-man roster deadline, and Laird is still probably a much likelier candidate for the practice squad than the active roster.
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Nate McCrary RB | GB
Ravens' Nate McCrary: Comes back for preseason finale
McCrary (knee) netted minus-3 yards on two carries in Baltimore's preseason game Saturday.
McCrary appears to be healthy after leaving the Ravens' previous preseason outing against the Cardinals with a knee injury. However, the undrafted back ultimately saw action on just one drive Saturday, with his second rushing attempt stopped behind the line of scrimmage for a four-yard loss. McCrary's mere 14 offensive snaps don't spell well for his chances to make Baltimore's 53-man roster heading into final cuts Tuesday.
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Dameon Pierce RB | PHI
Texans' Dameon Pierce: RB starter not named by coach
As Week 1 approaches, Jonathan M. Alexander of the Houston Chronicle notes that coach Lovie Smith declined Monday to name a starting running back in a Texans backfield that includes Pierce, Marlon Mack and Rex Burkhead.
When asked whether Pierce, who has been impressive during the preseason, had done enough to earn the team's starting job, Smith elected not to provide clarity on that front, quite possibly to keep early-season opponents guessing. "Dameon Pierce has played good ball pretty much since he got in the facility," Smith said. "He's a good football player, right amount of power. He'll make you miss in the open field. He can catch the ball. He can do a lot of things that NFL running backs do." Despite Smith's reluctance at this time to share his team's backfield plans, things appear to be trending in Pierce's favor, with DJ Bien-Aime of ESPN.com suggesting even in the context of a potential committee approach, he'd expect Pierce to get the most touches. With that in mind, the 2022 fourth-rounder out of Florida remains the upside play in fantasy over Mack and Burkhead, a notion that is clearly reflected in his current ADP.
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Brian Robinson Jr. RB | ATL
Commanders' Brian Robinson: Recovery timetable TBD
Coach Ron Rivera indicated Monday that there is currently no timeline for Robinson's recovery from gunshot wounds that he sustained Sunday, but he noted that the running back is "doing well" at this stage.
Zach Selby of the Commanders' official site relays that law enforcement reports indicate that Robinson was shot in the leg and glute during an attempted robbery Sunday evening in Washington D.C. Since then, the 2022 third-rounder posted a message on his Instagram account, announcing that his surgery went well. Per John Keim of ESPN.com, a determination on whether to place Robinson on the non-football injury list is expected after the team talks to doctors later Monday. If that occurs, the running back would miss at least the first four games of the upcoming season.