NFL Player News

New York waived Wells on Tuesday, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports.

Wells is among players caught up in roster cuts as the Giants move toward a 53-man group. The undrafted rookie spent his final collegiate season at Ole Miss, where he connected with Jaxson Dart to the tune of 28 catches for 553 yards and six touchdowns across 13 games. That rapport with Dart could assist Wells' chances of resurfacing on the Giants' practice squad.

The Saints placed Moreau (knee) on the reserve/PUP list Tuesday, Ross Jackson of WWL Louisiana reports.

Moreau will have to miss at least the first four games of the regular season as he works his way back from an offseason knee procedure. He also missed all of team activities during the spring and summer. The same is true of Taysom Hill (knee), who the Saints also placed on the reserve/PUP list Tuesday, leaving Juwan Johnson with little competition for targets at tight end.

The Patriots informed Chism (foot/ankle) on Tuesday that he's made the initial 53-man roster, Mark Daniels of MassLive.com reports.

Chism has successfully defied the odds after going undrafted out of Eastern Washington back in April, as he'll begin his NFL career on New England's active roster with a chance to contribute both as a depth wideout and on special teams. He missed the Patriots' preseason finale due to what appears to be a minor ankle or foot injury, which he sustained during the team's second preseason game against Minnesota. Chism will work to get fully healthy in time to face the Raiders in Week 1.

McMillan (hamstring) returned to practice Tuesday, Joe Person of The Athletic reports.

McMillan was sidelined a little more than a week due to a minor hamstring injury, but getting back on the field more than a week before Week 1 prep begins bodes well for the eighth overall pick in this year's draft. It remains to be seen if he'll avoid the injury report entirely once Carolina is required to post one ahead of their season opener against Jacksonville.

The Browns placed Watson (Achilles) on the reserve/PUP list Tuesday, Kelsey Russo of the team's official site reports.

Watson will have to miss at least the first four games of the regular season as a result of the transaction, although it wouldn't be a surprise if he stayed on the PUP list as long as possible so the team can avoid further crowding its QB room. He spent all of training camp and the preseason sidelined after undergoing a second Achilles surgery in January. The Browns will open the 2025 campaign with Joe Flacco starting under center and rookies Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders behind him on the depth chart.

The Falcons acquired Jerrell from the Seahawks on Tuesday, Marc Raimondi of ESPN.com reports.

A sixth-round pick out of Findlay last year, Jerrell appeared in one regular-season games as a rookie, making a trio of starts at right tackle. With both Kaleb McGary (leg) and Storm Norton (ankle) injured for Atlanta, Jerrell gives the Falcons some experienced depth.

Szmyt is positioned as the Browns' starting placekicker after the team waived Dustin Hopkins on Tuesday, per Kelsey Russo of the team's official site.

Hopkins converted just 67 percent of his field-goal attempts across 16 regular-season appearances last season, prompting Cleveland to move on. Szmyt impressed for the St. Louis Battlehawks in the UFL this spring, converting 19 of 21 field-goal attempts (90.5 percent), and he'll now get an opportunity to prove he can maintain similar accuracy in the NFL.

The Browns released Hopkins on Tuesday, Kelsey Russo of the team's official site reports.

Hopkins logged the worst season of his NFL career with Cleveland in 2024, converting just 18 of 27 field-goal attempts (67 percent) and 17 of 20 extra-point tries across 16 regular-season appearances. The team will instead opt to keep Andre Szmyt while potentially adding further competition at the kicker spot. Hopkins will search for an opportunity elsewhere as he enters his age-35 season.

Baltimore cut Leary on Tuesday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

Leary spent all of last season on the Ravens' practice squad, so he could resurface in a similar role for the 2025 campaign. The 2024 sixth-round pick is still looking for a chance to make his regular-season debut.

The Seahawks released Valdes-Scantling on Tuesday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

Valdes-Scantling was fighting for the Seahawks' WR3 gig behind Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Cooper Kupp, but it appears as though rookie Tory Horton (ankle) has won the job. It's also possible the Seahawks are cutting MVS with the intention of bringing him back once the team's initial 53-man roster is set.