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Johnson was released by the Bears on Tuesday.

Johnson was unable to make the Bears' 53-man roster ahead of the 2024 campaign, and the 26-year-old wideout will look to catch on with another team this season. Despite flashing in some of his preseason opportunities, Johnson wasn't able to do enough to secure a roster spot in the Chicago's crowded receiver corps headlined by DJ Moore, Keenan Allen and Rome Odunze.

Washington (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve by the Ravens on Tuesday, Clifton Brown of the team's official site reports.

The wide receiver signed with the Ravens in April after going undrafted. Washington played five years at Rutgers and recorded 74 catches for 927 yards and three scores in 58 games.

Kirkwood was released by the Ravens on Tuesday, Clifton Brown of the team's official site reports.

The wide receiver signed with the Ravens in June after participating in a minicamp tryout. Kirkwood appeared in 13 games for the Saints in 2023 and caught four passes for 37 yards and a touchdown.

Harrell was waived by the Jets on Tuesday, Ethan Greenberg of the team's official site reports.

Harrell joined New York as an undrafted free agent in May and caught one of three targets for 19 yards during the preseason slate. He's a candidate to join New York's practice squad.

The Cowboys waived McMath on Tuesday.

McMath has appeared in 14 regular-season games since being selected by Tennessee in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL Draft. He joined the Cowboys' practice squad in early January after being let go by the Colts in October. McMath entered training camp with an outside chance of making the 53-man roster, and across the Cowboys' three preseason games, he caught five passes on eight targets for 80 yards. Assuming he clears waivers, McMath will look to catch on with a team in need of wide receiver depth, likely on the practice squad.

Cunningham was waived by the Ravens on Tuesday, Clifton Brown of the team's official site reports.

Cunningham made the switch from quarterback to wideout in the offseason but was unable to land a spot on the Ravens' depth chart at his new position. The former quarterback initially signed with Baltimore last December off the New England practice squad.

Dallas waived Harmon on Tuesday.

Harmon signed with the Cowboys in late July while CeeDee Lamb was holding out for a contract extension. Harmon played in all three preseason games, registering five catches for 70 yards. The 2019 sixth-round pick will explore his next options should he clear waivers.

Wade was waived by the Ravens on Tuesday, Clifton Brown of the team's official site reports.

The wide receiver caught seven passes for 99 yards and a touchdown during the preseason but it wasn't enough to land a roster spot. Wade signed with the Ravens as an undrafted free agent in April after catching 55 passes for 830 yards and four touchdowns during his final collegiate season at Ole Miss.

The Cowboys waived Cropper on Tuesday.

Cropper spent all of 2023 on the Cowboys' practice squad. Sad Yousuf of The Athletic relayed Wednesday that Cropper had been one of the most consistent wide receivers during training camp. While Cropper accumulated five catches on 10 targets for 32 yards across three preseason games, it wasn't enough for him to stick around on the 53-man roster. Cropper could be invited back to Dallas to join the practice squad again, or he could explore his options elsewhere assuming he clears waivers.

The Cowboys were granted a two-game roster exemption for Lamb on Tuesday and have placed him on the commissioner's exempt list, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

Lamb returned to practice Tuesday, one day after inking a lucrative four-year, $136 million contract extension with the Cowboys, though Calvin Watkins of The Dallas Morning News reports the star wideout is currently limited to individual drills as he begins ramping up his activity level. Dallas' placement of Lamb on the exempt list, where he doesn't have to count against the 53-man roster, is simply a way for the team to better navigate Tuesday's cutdown deadline and not any indication that the No. 1 receiver is in danger of missing any action. Lamb can be activated at any time, and he still has just under two weeks left to get back into game shape prior to the Cowboys' Week 1 road matchup against the Browns on Sept. 8.