Bynes was waived by the Ravens on Friday, Field Yates of ESPN reports.
Bynes began the season as a significant part of the Ravens' linebacker corps, even recording 10 tackles in Week 3 against New England. However, he's been a healthy scratch since the team acquired Roquan Smith and became expendable as a result. Bynes will be subject to waivers and will be free to sign with any team if he goes unclaimed.
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Ravens' Josh Bynes: Sidelined Monday
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Bynes (coach's decision) is listed as inactive for Monday's game against the Saints, Jonas Shaffer of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Bynes missed the Ravens' Week 8 win over Tampa Bay with a quad injury, but he appeared ready to play again after returning to practice as a full participant Thursday. Now, the veteran will be a healthy scratch for Monday's contest, leaving recently acquired inside linebacker Roquan Smith to play a prominent role alongside Patrick Queen against the Saints. Bynes' next opportunity to play will come against the Panthers on Sunday, Nov. 20.
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Ravens' Josh Bynes: Logs full practice Thursday
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Bynes (quadriceps) was listed as a full participant on the Ravens' injury report Thursday.
Bynes was questionable with a quad injury before being ruled inactive ahead of Baltimore's win over the Buccaneers last Thursday. Now, the 33-year-old appears to be healthy again after participating without any limitations in the team's first practice of Week 9. Bynes played 260 defensive snaps alongside Patrick Queen over the first seven games of the season, though he could see a decreased role moving forward after the Ravens acquired star inside linebacker Roquan Smith via trade Monday.
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Ravens' Josh Bynes: Activated to 53-man roster
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The Ravens signed Bynes to their 53-man roster Tuesday.
Bynes joined the Ravens' active roster ahead of Sunday's matchup with the Lions as a COVID-19 replacement. The 32-year-old totaled four tackles (three solo) during the contest and likely will have a similar role Week 4.
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Ravens' Josh Bynes: Joins Baltimore's active roster
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Bynes will join the Ravens' active roster for Sunday's matchup with the Lions as a COVID-19 replacement, Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic reports.
The Ravens currently have four players dealing with COVID-19 protocols, so Bynes will join the active roster as one of four replacement players. The 32-year-old linebacker played in all 16 games for the Bengals last year and notched 99 total tackles. It's unclear how big his role will be in Sunday's contest against the Lions.
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Panthers' Josh Bynes: Signs with Carolina
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Bynes signed a one-year deal with the Panthers on Wednesday, Alaina Getzenberg of The Charlotte Observer reports.
Bynes started all 16 games for the Bengals last season, racking up 99 tackles and one sack. The 31-year old should add much needed depth to a fairly weak linebacking core.
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Bengals' Josh Bynes: Finds new team
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Bynes inked a one-year contract with the Bengals on Tuesday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
The 30-year-old spent the past season with the Ravens, producing 46 tackles (23 solo), one sack, four defended passes and two interceptions across 12 regular-season games. Although Bynes logged a rotational role with the Ravens, he's expected to compete with Hardy Nickerson for the starting middle linebacker spot in 2020 for the Bengals.
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Josh Bynes: Cut by Cards
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The Cardinals released Bynes (thumb) on Tuesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Prior to injuring his thumb Week 12, Bynes was heavily utilized during Steve Wilks' sole season as the coach in Arizona, playing every defensive snap from Week 3 through the fateful season-ending issue. Overall, he racked up 75 tackles and two sacks in 11 games, but the output wasn't enough to keep him around as the Cardinals switch back to a 3-4 alignment under new defensive coordinator Vance Joseph.
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Cardinals' Josh Bynes: Records sack in loss
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Bynes logged three tackles (two solo), one sack and one pass defended during Sunday's 26-14 loss to the Chiefs.
Bynes posted his second sack of the season during a Week 10 loss to the Chiefs and played a key role in holding Kansas City's offense to its lowest point total of the season. The starting linebacker could be in line for another strong defensive showing against the Raiders in Week 11.
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Cardinals' Josh Bynes: Limited practice Thursday
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Bynes (wrist) practiced in a limited capacity Thursday, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
One of the residual effects of the Cardinals' dismal offense is plenty of action for their top defensive players. On the season, Cards hold down spots three through seven among NFL defenders in terms of most snaps on defense. Bynes is one of them and has parlayed the usage into 43 tackles and one sack. Until the offense gets going, he's a useful IDP, primarily due to the sheer volume of snaps.
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Cardinals' Josh Bynes: Records sack in win
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Bynes posted 11 tackles (nine solo), including a sack, and a pass defensed in Sunday's win over the 49ers.
Bynes has been a quality middle linebacker for Arizona, posting double-digit tackles in three of the team's five games. He's never recorded more than a single sack in a season, but he'll have a chance to do just that if he can get one more in the remaining 11 weeks. He'll look to keep up the strong play as the Cardinals aim to string together victories in Week 6 against the Vikings.
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Cardinals' Josh Bynes: Expected to re-up with Cardinals
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Bynes (ankle) is in line to re-sign with the Cardinals when free agency opens Wednesday, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.
With starters Karlos Dansby and Deone Bucannon set to hit free agency Wednesday, Bynes is needed as a possible replacement. In his seventh season, Bynes made 36 tackles, one sack and one interception while playing more than 20 defensive snaps in a game just four times.
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Lions' Josh Bynes: Records two TFLs Sunday against Bears
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Bynes compiled six tackles, two TFLs and one deflected pass in Sunday's 20-17 victory over the Bears.
Bynes tied MLB Tahir Whitehead for the team lead in tackles Sunday and has now totaled 14 across the past two games. However, Whitehead is working his way back from a knee injury. As the team's leading tackler, Whiteheads return to full strength will likely correspond with a downturn in production for Bynes.
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Lions' Josh Bynes: Re-signs with Lions
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Bynes (knee) re-signed with the Lions on Tuesday, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Bynes rejoins the Lions after being released by the team back in September. He was initially placed on injured reserve due to a knee aliment, but his re-signing could mean he is nearing a return. Look for more information to be released this week, as the linebacker is expected to backup Thurston Armbrister.
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Lions' Josh Bynes: Reaches injury settlement
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Bynes (knee) reached an injury settlement, and was cut by the Lions on Saturday, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Bynes had been placed on the injured-reserve with a knee injury. The severity of his knee injury is still unknown. He had originally projected to provide linebacker depth for the Lions this season.
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Lions LB DeAndre Levy ruled out for Week 2; Josh Bynes to start
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Lions linebacker DeAndre Levy (hip) won't play Sunday against the Vikings, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Levy has not practiced since Aug. 24 due to a hip strain, so his Week 3 status is cloudy as well. In his absence this weekend, Josh Bynes will start in Levy's place on Sunday.
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Lions sign LB Josh Bynes
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The Lions have re-signed linebacker Josh Bynes.
The team declined to tender Bynes a restricted free-agent offer in February, but he'll be back with the team in 2015. The linebacker recorded 18 tackles and one interception in 13 games in 2014.
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Lions decline to tender LB Josh Bynes
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The Lions declined to tender a restricted free-agent offer to reserve linebacker Josh Bynes, but have indicated they want to re-sign Bynes in coming weeks, reports the Detroit Free Press. In 13 games, Bynes had 18 tackles, an interception and a pass defensed.
The team could have tendered Byce at $1.323 million but apparently hopes to retain him at a lesser price.
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Lions will have Calvin Johnson, Ndamukong Suh for Week 15
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The Lions will have wideout Calvin Johnson and defesive tackle Ndamukong Suh for Week 15.
Both players entered the game considered probable, and were always expected to play. Johnson is listed with an ankle injury. Suh is dealing with an illness.
The team will also have Josh Bynes, James Ihedigbo, Darius Slay and LaAdrian Waddle. All four players were considered probable for the contest.
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Lions unveil final injury report for Week 15
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Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley (knee) was ruled out for Sunday's clash against the Vikings, according to the team's final injury report released on Friday. Running back Reggie Bush (ankle) and linebacker Tahir Whitehead (shoulder) were deemed questionable.
Meanwhile, linebacker Josh Bynes (illness), safety James Ihedigbo (illness), defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh (illness), wide receiver Calvin Johnson (ankle), cornerback Darius Slay (shoulder) and tackle LaAdrian Waddle (concussion) were ruled probable for Week 15.
