NFL Transactions 12-15-23

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​​​​​​​​​The following are the NFL transactions for Friday, December 15. Transactions will be published each day after they are circulated to NFL clubs. This public version will include waiver requests, assignments via waivers, terminations, free agent signings, reserve list and practice squad additions and deletions, and trades.

WAIVER SYSTEM TRANSACTIONS


WAIVER REQUEST (NO RECALL)

TAMPA BAY
    Vaughn, Ke’ShawnRBVanderbilt   


    CLAIMING DEADLINE: 4:00 p.m., N.Y. Time, Monday, 12/18/23


TERMINATIONS VIA WAIVER SYSTEM

DENVER
    Perkins, RonnieDEOklahoma   

INDIANAPOLIS
    Hambright, ArlingtonGColorado   



ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS


ACTIVATIONS

INDIANAPOLIS
    Fernea, EthanWRUCLA   
         From Practice Squad (Standard Elevation)
    Goodson, TylerRBIowa   
         From Practice Squad (Standard Elevation)

MINNESOTA
    Gaskin, MylesRBWashington   
         From Practice Squad (Standard Elevation)
    Jackson, TrishtonWRSyracuse   
         From Practice Squad (Standard Elevation)

PITTSBURGH
    Johnson, KyronLBKansas   
         From Practice Squad (Standard Elevation)

WASHINGTON
    Charles, SaahdiqGLouisiana State   
         From Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return


FREE AGENT SIGNINGS

ARIZONA
    Smith, TyrekeLBOhio State   
         From Seattle Practice Squad

CAROLINA
    Wormley, ChrisDEMichigan   
         From Carolina Practice Squad



RESERVE LIST ADDITIONS

CAROLINA
    Hurst, HaydenTESouth Carolina   
         Reserve/Injured
    McCray, JustinCCentral Florida   
         Reserve/Injured

NEW ORLEANS
    Turner, PaytonDEHouston   
         Status Changed to Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
         (Also see OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS)

WASHINGTON
    Hodges, CurtisTEArizona State   
         Reserve/Injured



PRACTICE SQUAD TRANSACTIONS


ADDITION

SEATTLE
    Rashed, HamilcarDEOregon State   


REVERSIONS FROM ACTIVE/INACTIVE LIST

LAS VEGAS
    Grasu, HronissCOregon   
    Johnson, JakobRBTennessee   

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
    Anderson, StephenTECalifornia   
    Hinton, ChristopherDTMichigan   
 PRACTICE SQUAD; INJURED

INDIANAPOLIS
    Rivers, DerekDEYoungstown State   
         Does Not Count on Practice Squad


CONTRACTS TERMINATED BY PLAYER

CAROLINA
    Wormley, ChrisDEMichigan   
         (Also see ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS)

SEATTLE
    Smith, TyrekeLBOhio State   
         (Also see ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS)



OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS


RETURNED TO PRACTICE

NEW ORLEANS
    Turner, PaytonDEHouston   
         Remains on Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return


DE-ACTIVATIONS

LAS VEGAS
    Hoyer, BrianQBMichigan State   
         Third Quarterback
    Jacobs, JoshRBAlabama   
    James, AndreCUCLA   
    Miller, KoltonTUCLA   
    Reed, MalikLBNevada   
    Silvera, Nesta JadeDTArizona State   
    Young, ByronDTAlabama   
 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
    Allen, KeenanWRCalifornia   
    Leonard, DeaneDBMississippi   
    Ogbongbemiga, AmenLBOklahoma State   
    Ogbonnia, OtitoDTUCLA   
    Parham, DonaldTEStetson University   
    Williams, NicholasDTSamford   
    Woods, J.T.DBBaylor
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