NFL Player News
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Nay'Quan Wright RB | IND
Nay'Quan Wright: Fails to make 53-man squad
The Colts waived Wright on Tuesday, Amanda Foster of the team's official site reports.
Wright signed with the Colts on Aug. 8 to replace the injured Salvon Ahmed (knee). Wright played in Indianapolis' preseason finale against Cincinnati on Saturday and finished with six carries for 27 yards. The South Florida product will likely clear waivers, at which point he'll look to sign with a team's practice squad as a depth running back.
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Frank Gore Jr. RB | BUF
Frank Gore: Cut by Buffalo
Gore was waived by the Bills on Tuesday.
Gore was cut by the Bills for the second straight season after entering the league as an undrafted free agent in 2024. The Southern Miss product will be a candidate for the practice squad once again.
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Brittain Brown RB | CHI
Brittain Brown: Hits waivers Tuesday
The Bears waived Brown on Tuesday.
Brown spent roughly the last two weeks with Chicago, providing the team depth during the preseason and training camp, but he never seemed to have a real shot at making the 53-man roster. The last time Brown suited up for regular-season action was as a rookie with the Raiders in 2022, when he appeared in six games and handled 61 total snaps on special teams.
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Kevin Harris RB | JAC
Kevin Harris: Let go on cutdown day
The Jaguars waived Harris on Tuesday.
Harris signed with Jacksonville on Aug. 19 and played in the team's final preseason game, recording 25 yards on seven carries along with 17 yards on three catches. His most recent regular-season action came in 2023, when he played in four contests with the Patriots and logged 16 carries for 65 yards and a touchdown along with three catches on three targets for 58 yards.
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Travis Homer RB | CHI
Bears' Travis Homer: Out minimum of four games
The Bears placed Homer (calf) on IR on Tuesday, ruling him out for at least the first four games of the regular season.
Homer will miss the first four games of the regular season, at a minimum, due to a calf injury sustained during Chicago's preseason opener against Miami. Once fully recovered, Homer will figure to return as a depth option behind D'Andre Swift and Roschon Johnson (foot).
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Ulysses Bentley IV RB | IND
Ulysses Bentley: Doesn't make 53-man roster
The Colts waived Bentley on Tuesday, Amanda Foster of the team's official site reports.
The undrafted rookie out of Mississippi finished the preseason with 22 carries for 94 yards and two touchdowns, along with two catches (on four targets) for 13 yards and a 20-yard kickoff return across three games. Bentley wasn't able to crack the Colts' 53-man roster, but he's a candidate to remain in Indianapolis as a member of the team's practice squad if he clears waivers.
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Joe Mixon RB | HOU
Texans' Joe Mixon: Officially out for first four games
The Texans placed Mixon (foot/ankle) on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury list Tuesday, ruling him out for the first four games of the season.
The move has been expected for at least a few days, with Mixon's recovery timeline still very uncertain. Nick Chubb is the favorite to start in Mixon's place against the Rams in Week 1, although Dameon Pierce and Woody Marks are also in the mix for touches.
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Malik Davis RB | DAL
Malik Davis: Hits waivers
The Cowboys waived Davis on Tuesday.
Davis began the offseason signing a reserve/future deal with the Cowboys, then after being cut by the team late April, he got a chance to re-sign early August and provide preseason depth. He spent time on the team's practice squad last season and could be a candidate to re-sign there again.
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Damien Martinez RB | SEA
Damien Martinez: Waived by Seahawks
Seattle waived Martinez on Tuesday, Curtis Crabtree of Fox 13 Seattle reports.
Martinez won't stick around on the 53-man roster, in part due to the Seahawks' crowded backfield. The rookie seventh-round pick seems a solid candidate to resurface on the practice squad and continue his development with the team, should he go unclaimed on waivers.
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Khalil Herbert RB | IND
Khalil Herbert: Fails to make Colts' 53-man roster
The Colts released Herbert on Tuesday, Amanda Foster of the team's official site reports.
Herbert signed with the Colts in March after playing 14 regular-season games between the Bengals (eight) and Bears (six) in 2024. The 2021 sixth-rounder logged seven carries for 29 yards and a touchdown in the Colts' preseason opener against the Ravens, but he suffered an undisclosed injury during that game that forced him to miss Indianapolis' final two exhibition contests. The fact that Herbert wasn't waived with an injury designation indicates he's healthy, so he should garner plenty of interest from a team looking to solidify its backfield depth.