NFL Player News

The Giants waived Jiles on Sunday, Art Stapleton of The Bergen Record reports.

Jiles caught one pass on five targets for 21 yards in the Giants' preseason finale against the Jets on Saturday. Should he go unclaimed off waivers, Jiles will look to sign with a team in need of wide receiver depth.

The Colts released Ward on Sunday.

Ward was a late addition to the Colts' training camp roster, and across his two preseason outings he recorded two catches for 16 yards. Should he clear waivers, Ward will look to link up with another team, likely on the practice squad in a depth wide receiver role. He last saw NFL action in 2021 with the Eagles.

The Colts released Cleveland on Sunday.

Cleveland signed a reserve/future contract with the Colts in January after spending most of 2023 on the team's practice squad. He had just one catch for 22 yards across the Colts' three preseason games, and the 2020 seventh-round pick will look to catch on with a team in need of wide receiver depth.

Tipton (hamstring) will not suit up for the Saints' preseason finale against the Titans on Sunday, Mike Triplett of NewOrleans.Football reports.

Tipton broke out early in training camp with his blazing speed, but a hamstring injury has prevented him from playing in all three preseason games for New Orleans. That will factor in Tipton's chances of making the 53-man roster at the end of training camp, though the Saints will likely try and keep the undrafted rookie around on the practice squad.

Chase (contract dispute) practiced Sunday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

Aside from some individual work and walkthroughs, Chase hadn't practiced at all during training camp prior to Sunday as he's tried to apply pressure on the organization to work out a contract extension. The star wideout had at least been in attendance during the early part of camp, but he was absent for a week in mid-August before returning (but still not practicing) this past Monday. Chase's return to practice Sunday doesn't necessarily mean that there's been any progress in contract talks, but it does give hope that the 24-year-old intends to suit up for Week 1 of the regular season. The Bengals will begin the campaign at home against the Patriots on Sunday, Sept. 8, giving Chase two weeks to ramp up if he does indeed intend to play.

Tampa Bay cut Webb on Sunday, Greg Auman of Fox Sports reports.

Webb had been competing for a roster spot as a depth receiver but he didn't make the cut. The wideout hasn't played in the NFL since 2022, when he got into 12 total regular-season games between New England and Baltimore but logged just one offensive snap, with most of his work (167 snaps) coming on special teams. Webb spent the latter part of last season on Tampa Bay's practice squad and signed a reserve/future contract with the team this January.

Woods caught five of nine targets for 53 yards and two touchdowns in Saturday's preseason finale against Seattle.

Woods, a sixth-round draft pick in 2022, had just two targets during the preseason prior to Saturday's robust activity. Whether there's a roster spot for Woods depends on how many wide receivers the Browns intend to keep and how significant David Bell's quadriceps injury is. If Bell is ready for the regular season opener, that would give Cleveland five likely locks. If they keep a sixth, then it would come down to Woods or Jamari Thrash, the latter of whom is a 2024 fifth-round draft pick that came on over the last two weeks.

The Jaguars released Mims on Sunday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

A second-round draft pick of the Jets in 2020, Mims boasts an intriguing size and speed profile but hasn't been able to translate it into meaningful success at the NFL level. The 26-year-old Mims hasn't seen NFL action since the 2022 season and could be running out of opportunities. He's now been cut by three organizations since the Jets traded him to the Lions last summer, with Detroit, Pittsburgh and Jacksonville having moved on from Mims without him appearing in a regular-season game for any of them.

Hutchinson caught four of seven targets for 34 yards in Saturday's preseason game against the Rams.

Hutchinson finished up a strong preseason, leading the team in receptions (12), targets (20) and yards (114). That should put him in consideration for what will be, at most, two available roster spots at depth wide receiver. Hutchinson is battling with John Metchie, Robert Woods, Steven Sims and Ben Skowronek.

Smith-Njigba brought in both his targets for 32 yards in the Seahawks' 37-33 preseason win over the Browns on Saturday night.

Smith-Njigba was out there with DK Metcalf as the starting wideout duo for Geno Smith on Seattle's opening possession, and the former made good use of his opportunity. Smith-Njigba was the target on Smith's first completion, which resulted in a 25-yard gain down the right side of the field. The 2023 first-round pick added a seven-yard grab later in the drive, and he projects to open the regular season as the No. 3 receiver behind Metcalf and Tyler Lockett (leg). However, he could very well improve that standing as the campaign unfolds.