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  • Nick Vannett TE | MIN

    Nick Vannett: Released by Vikings

    The Vikings released Vannett on Tuesday.

    Veteran tight ends Vannett and Giovanni Ricci were let go by the Vikings on cutdown day. Vannett finished the preseason with three receptions for 22 yards. The 32-year-old played all 17 games with the Titans last season and posted 17 receptions for 135 yards and three touchdowns. His experience makes him a strong practice-squad candidate if he can't latch on elsewhere.

  • Giovanni Ricci TE | MIN

    Giovanni Ricci: Dropped by Vikings

    The Vikings released Ricci on Tuesday.

    Ricci caught one pass for 11 yards during the preseason. The 28-year-old tight end hasn't played an NFL game since the 2023 season with the Panthers. He could be a practice squad candidate with the Vikings.

  • Chiefs' Jake Briningstool: Starting season on IR

    The Chiefs placed Briningstool (hamstring) on injured reserve Tuesday with a designation to return, per the NFL's transaction log.

    Briningstool has been working through a hamstring injury since the start of training camp, and the issue is severe enough for him to start the season on IR. He'll be required to miss the first four games of the regular season, making Week 5 against the Jaguars on Monday, Oct. 6 his first opportunity to make his 2025 debut. Briningstool signed with the Chiefs in late April as an undrafted free agent following a four-year college career at Clemson.

  • Thomas Yassmin TE | LAC

    Thomas Yassmin: Cut by Los Angeles

    Yassmin was waived by the Chargers on Tuesday.

    Yassmin joined the team Aug. 7 as a part of the NFL's International Player Pathway training program, failing to make an appearance in any of the team's remaining preseason games following his arrival. The tight end spent the 2024 campaign as a member of the Broncos' practice squad, and he will likely operate in the same role with the Chargers or another organization this season.

  • Erick All TE | CIN

    Bengals' Erick All: Placed on reserve/PUP list

    The Bengals placed All (knee) on the reserve/PUP list Tuesday.

    The move technically means that All would be eligible to return after missing a minimum of four regular-season games. However, the 2024 fourth-rounder is not expected to play in 2025 while recovering from a torn ACL in his right knee that he suffered in Week 9 of his rookie season. He's suffered the same injury to his right knee twice in the last two seasons dating back to his final year at Iowa, so the Bengals will take All's rehab cautiously, with the hope that he will be fully healthy for 2026.

  • Stevo Klotz TE | LAC

    Stevo Klotz: Dropped by Los Angeles

    Klotz was waived by the Chargers on Tuesday.

    Klotz inked a deal with the team as an undrafted free agent in April, reeling in three catches for nine yards in the only preseason game in which he appeared. The tight end will likely clear waivers, after which he'll potentially look for another opportunity elsewhere.

  • Brayden Willis: Waived by San Francisco

    The 49ers waived Willis on Tuesday.

    Willis played 17 games for the 49ers since being drafted in the seventh round of the 2023 NFL Draft, but he mostly worked in a special-teams role and was targeted just twice. He began the 2024 season on the practice squad but was eventually promoted, so he'll look to work his way onto the active roster again this year.

  • Joshua Simon TE | ATL

    Joshua Simon: Let go by Atlanta

    The Falcons waived Simon on Tuesday, Terrin Waack, Will McFadden and Tori McElhaney of the team's official site report.

    Simon signed with the Falcons as an undrafted free agent in late April and finished with two catches (on three targets) for nine yards across three preseason games. He was a long shot to make the Falcons' 53-man roster, but he could remain in Atlanta as a member of the team's practice squad if he clears waivers.

  • Steven Stilianos: Cut loose by Lions

    The Lions waived Stilianos on Tuesday.

    Stilianos signed with the Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2024 but failed to make the team. He was mostly a blocking tight end at Iowa and was a longshot to make the Lions this season.

  • Gunnar Oakes TE | DET

    Gunnar Oakes: Waived by Lions

    The Lions waived Oakes on Tuesday.

    Oakes graduated from Eastern Michigan in 2022, and he has played in the USFL and UFL since then. He'll hope to claim a practice-squad spot once he clears waivers.

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