NFL Transactions 12-20-23

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The following are the NFL transactions for Wednesday, December 20. 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 REQUESTS (All are NO RECALL)

LAS VEGAS
    Silvera, Nesta JadeDTArizona State   

NEW YORK JETS
    Bawden, NickRBSan Diego State   
         Vested Veteran


    CLAIMING DEADLINE: 4:00 p.m., N.Y. Time, Thursday, 12/21/23


ASSIGNMENT VIA WAIVER SYSTEM

CINCINNATI
    Bell, TravisDTKennesaw State   
         From ATLANTA


TERMINATIONS VIA WAIVER SYSTEM

CAROLINA
    Houston, JustinLBGeorgia   

DETROIT
    Patterson, RileyKMemphis   

MIAMI
    Pierre-Paul, JasonDESouth Florida   
  
ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS


ACTIVATION

NEW YORK JETS
    Rodgers, AaronQBCalifornia   
         From Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return

 FREE AGENT SIGNINGS

ARIZONA
    Maddox-Williams, TyreekLBRutgers   
         From Arizona Practice Squad
    Vokolek, TravisTENebraska   
         From Baltimore Practice Squad

ATLANTA
    Togiai, TommyDTOhio State   
         From Cleveland Practice Squad

NEW YORK JETS
    Holmes, JalynDEOhio State   
         From New York Jets Practice Squad

TENNESSEE
    Wallow, GarretLBTexas Christian   
         From Houston Practice Squad



RESERVE LIST ADDITIONS

ARIZONA
    Swaim, GeoffTETexas   
         Reserve/Injured
    Woods, JoshLBMaryland   
         Reserve/Injured

CAROLINA
    Cherelus, ClaudinLBAlcorn State   
         Status Changed to Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
         (Also see OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS)

DENVER
    Palczewski, AlexTIllinois   
         Status Changed to Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
         (Also see OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS)
 DETROIT
    Cabinda, JasonRBPenn State   
         Status Changed to Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
         (Also see OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS)
    Gardner-Johnson, ChaunceyDBFlorida   
         Status Changed to Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
         (Also see OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS)

GREEN BAY
    Tenuta, LukeTVirginia Tech   
         Status Changed to Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
         (Also see OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS)
    Wilson, EmanuelRBFort Valley State   
         Status Changed to Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
         (Also see OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS)

NEW YORK GIANTS
    Brightwell, GaryRBArizona   
         Status Changed to Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
         (Also see OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS)
    Peart, MattTConnecticut   
         Status Changed to Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
         (Also see OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS)

SAN FRANCISCO
    Davis, KaliaDTCentral Florida   
         Reserve/Injured

TAMPA BAY
    Jarrett, RakimWRMaryland   
         Status Changed to Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
         (Also see OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS)

TENNESSEE
    Westbrook-Ikhine, NickWRIndiana   
         Reserve/Injured



PRACTICE SQUAD TRANSACTIONS


ADDITIONS

ARIZONA
    Shenker, John SamuelTEAuburn   
    Taylor, DavionLBColorado   
         Exception

BALTIMORE
    Mason, BenTEMichigan   

HOUSTON
    Boyle, TimQBEastern Kentucky   
         Veteran

JACKSONVILLE
    Perry, E.J.QBBrown   

KANSAS CITY
    Gathings, IzaiahWRMiddle Tennessee   

LAS VEGAS
    McCall, MarquanNTKentucky   
         Exception

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
    Duggan, MaxQBTexas Christian   

NEW YORK JETS
    Jones, StephenDEColorado State   
    Patrick, JacquesRBFlorida State   


RESTORED TO PRACTICE SQUAD

TAMPA BAY
    Dzansi, SilasTVirginia Tech   
         From Practice Squad; Injured; Designated for Return


CONTRACTS TERMINATED BY CLUB

CAROLINA
    Luton, JakeQBOregon State   
         Injury Settlement

LAS VEGAS
    Pride, TroyDBNotre Dame   

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
    Patterson, JaretRBBuffalo   


CONTRACTS TERMINATED BY PLAYER

ARIZONA
    Maddox-Williams, TyreekLBRutgers   
         (Also see ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS)

BALTIMORE
    Vokolek, TravisTENebraska   
         (Also see ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS)

CLEVELAND
    Togiai, TommyDTOhio State   
         (Also see ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS)
 HOUSTON
    Wallow, GarretLBTexas Christian   
         (Also see ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS)

NEW YORK JETS
    Holmes, JalynDEOhio State   
         (Also see ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS)
 
 OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS


RETURNED TO PRACTICE

CAROLINA
    Cherelus, ClaudinLBAlcorn State   
         Remains on Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return

DENVER
    Palczewski, AlexTIllinois   
         Remains on Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return

DETROIT
    Cabinda, JasonRBPenn State   
         Remains on Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
    Gardner-Johnson, ChaunceyDBFlorida   
         Remains on Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return

GREEN BAY
    Tenuta, LukeTVirginia Tech   
         Remains on Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
    Wilson, EmanuelRBFort Valley State   
         Remains on Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return

NEW YORK GIANTS
    Brightwell, GaryRBArizona   
         Remains on Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
    Peart, MattTConnecticut   
         Remains on Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return

TAMPA BAY
    Jarrett, RakimWRMaryland   
         Remains on Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return

TENNESSEE
    Farley, CalebDBVirginia Tech   
         Remains on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform
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