Here are Wednesday’s minor moves:
Chicago Bears
- Released: QB Nathan Peterman
Detroit Lions
- Signed to active roster: RB Bam Knight
New Orleans Saints
- Signed to active roster: RB Tony Jones Jr.
Philadelphia Eagles
- Signed to active roster: WR Britain Covey
- Placed on IR: CB Avonte Maddox (story)
Pittsburgh Steelers
- Signed off Falcons’ practice squad: RB Godwin Igwebuike
- Signed to active roster: DT Breiden Fehoko
San Francisco
- Signed to active roster: CB Tre Swilling
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Placed on IR: RB Chase Edmonds (story)
- Signed to active roster: OL Pat O’Connor
The Steelers placing Anthony McFarland on IR left them with two active-roster running backs. Igwebuike will step in as Pittsburgh’s third-stringer behind Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren. Because the Steelers signed Igwebuike off another team’s practice squad, they must keep him on their active roster for at least three weeks.
Coming back to the Saints after spending the offseason and training camp with the Broncos, Jones scored two touchdowns in New Orleans’ Monday-night win over Carolina. But the Saints had used a gameday elevation transaction to bump the veteran backup to the active roster. Wednesday’s move makes Jones an official part of the Saints’ 53-man unit.
Knight caught on with the Lions’ practice squad shortly after the Jets waived him. With David Montgomery likely to miss time, Knight will join Jahmyr Gibbs and Craig Reynolds as the backs on Detroit’s 53-man roster. A 2022 UDFA, Knight saw time following Breece Hall‘s ACL tear last season but could not stick on the Jets’ roster after the AFC East team’s Dalvin Cook addition.