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New Orleans waived Welch on Monday.

Welch initially made the Saints' 53-man roster, but he and wideout Kevin Austin were cut Monday to make room for a pair of waiver claims. Welch appeared in three games for New Orleans last season and didn't get any targets or touches. He's likely to end up on the team's practice squad if he clears waivers.

Sims (undisclosed) was waived/injured by the Dolphins on Monday.

The tight end will revert to injured reserve unless he's claimed by another team. If he does move to IR, he would need to reach an injury settlement with the Dolphins to have a chance to play in 2026. Sims appeared in 11 regular-season games for the Vikings and Packers a year ago, catching three passes for 30 yards.

New Orleans waived Austin on Monday.

Austin suited up for exactly eight games in each of the past two seasons and compiled 24 catches for 291 yards and one touchdown over that span. He initially made the Saints' 53-man roster but was then cut Monday to make room for players awarded to the team on waivers. Austin is a prime candidate to serve on New Orleans' practice squad if he clears waivers.

The Titans waived Restrepo on Monday, Jim Wyatt of the team's official site reports.

After surviving the initial 53-man roster cutdown, Restrepo was let go to make room for several new additions to the team off waivers. The wide receiver will now be subject to waivers himself, and if he clears, will likely end up with the Titans' practice squad. The second-year player spent most of his rookie season with the practice squad, but he did catch three passes on seven targets for 41 yards across 30 snaps from scrimmage over two games on the active roster.

Henning was waived by the Dolphins on Monday.

The wide receiver spent the 2025 season on Miami's practice squad after signing with the team as an undrafted free agent out of Northwestern. The Dolphins could sign him back to the practice squad if he clears waivers.

The Vikings waived Bell on Monday, Rob Kleifield of the team's official site reports.

Bell signed with the Vikings in late April as an undrafted free agent out of Georgia. The wide receiver participated in all three preseason games, catching seven passes for 59 yards. Bell will now be subject to waivers, and if he clears, will likely end up back with the Vikings' practice squad.

The Texans waived Mapu (undisclosed) from injured reserve with an injury settlement Monday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

Mapu was waived/injured due to an undisclosed issue Aug. 24 and reverted to season-ending IR after going unclaimed on waivers. However, the injury settlement will allow him to suit up in 2026 once he returns to health and finds work with a new club. Mapu played in all 17 regular-season games with New England last year, posting 25 tackles, one forced fumble and five defensed passes, including an interception, while working both on defense and special teams.

Moore (undisclosed) reverted to the Commanders' injured-reserve list Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.

Moore cleared waivers after being waived/injured by the Commanders on Sunday. The tight end will now spend the entirety of the 2026 regular season on IR unless he is waived with an injury settlement.

Kennard (undisclosed) reverted to the Chargers' injured reserve Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.

Kennard was waived/injured Sunday and cleared waivers. As a result, he's reverted to IR. Kennard will consequently have to miss the entire 2026 season unless he works out an injury settlement with the Chargers.

Richardson (undisclosed) reverted to the Jets' injured-reserve list Monday, according to the NFL's official transaction log.

The running back was waived/injured Sunday after playing in the Jets' preseason game Friday against the Giants, in which he ran five times for 13 yards. Richardson was also waived by the Titans on Aug. 19. He will need to reach an injury settlement with New York to have a chance to play in 2026.