2025 NFL cuts, waiver claims: Live updates, latest moves as all 32 teams finalize rosters ahead of season

Clyde Edwards-Helaire, who spent last season with the Saints, was released Tuesday as a part of final roster cuts. However, he quickly found a new home (well, I guess you could call it an old home), reportedly signing with the Kansas City Chiefs’ practice squad. 

Edwards-Helaire, a first-round pick of the Chiefs in 2020, racked up 2,610 total yards and 19 touchdowns (12 rushing and seven receiving) in four seasons in Kansas City. He also won two Super Bowls with the team.

Dallas bolstered one of their biggest areas of need, their secondary, with two waiver wire pick ups: rookie safety Trikweze Bridges and second-year cornerback Reddy Steward. Bridges was the Los Angeles Chargers’ 2025 seventh-round pick out of Florida, and Steward is set to enter his second NFL season in 2025. Steward has played in one career game with the Minnesota Vikings, and that was in Week 9 at the Arizona Cardinals. He totaled one tackle on 18 defensive snaps and one special teams snap that day. 

If you want to check out every SINGLE name that got claimed on waivers today, we’ve got the full list here. 

The Titans landed the most players off of waivers with four, but the Jets were right behind them with three. Despite having the seventh priority on the waiver wire, the Jets were still able to land the following guys: 

• LB Cam Jones (Chiefs)
• OT Esa Pole (Chiefs)
• TE Jelani Woods (Colts)

One of the more interesting waiver moves came from the New England Patriots, who claimed former Giants QB Tommy DeVito. He was one of two players that New England was awarded.

• QB Tommy DeVito (Giants)
• CB Charles Woods (Rams)

 DeVito will join a QB room that includes Drake Maye and Joshua Dobbs. 

The Rams had four players claimed on the waiver wire this year, which was the highest in the NFL. 

Here’s a look at the numbers so far: 

The Browns had second priority on the waiver claim list and they took advantage of that by claiming two players: 

• CB Jarrick Bernard-Converse (Jets)
• RB Raheim Sanders (Chargers)

Tyler Huntley will be staying in the AFC North. The veteran quarterback got cut by the Browns this week, but he’s now heading to Baltimore after signing with the Ravens’ practice squad. It’s a return to Baltimore for Huntley, who spent the first four seasons of his career with the Ravens, including a 2022 Pro Bowl season. 

The waiver order is the same as the 2025 NFL Draft order, so here are the teams that had first crack at making claims: 

1. Titans
2. Browns
3. Giants
4. Patriots
5. Jaguars
6. Raiders
7. Jets
8. Panthers
9. Saints
10. Bears

The Titans were allowed to claim as many players as they wanted and they took advantage of that by claiming four players. However, when you claim a player, that guy automatically hits the 53-man roster, so they’ll have to make four corresponding moves to get their roster back down to 53. 

Every NFL team had until 12 p.m. ET today to turn in their first batch of waiver claims. The Titans had first priority in the waiver order and they took advantage of that by claiming four players: 

• CB Jalyn Armour-Davis (Ravens)
• CB Samuel Womack (Colts)
• DE C.J. Ravenell (Ravens)
• LB Dorian Mausi (Vikings)

If you want to see the full list of waiver claims that have been made so far, we’ve got that here. 

The Vikings currently need some help in their receiving room, so they’re bringing Adam Thielen back to Minnesota.

Here’s a look at the details of the deal: 

VIKINGS GET: Adam Thielen, conditional 2026 seventh-round pick, 2027 fifth-round pick.
PANTHERS GET: 2026 fifth-round draft pick, 2027 fourth-round pick

Thielen spent the first nine years of his career in Minnesota before signing with the Panthers prior to the 2023 season. The Vikings are in need of a receiver because Jordan Addison is suspended for the first three games and Justin Jefferson is coming back from a hamstring injury. 

We should find out about waiver claims teams make, plus their practice squads after 12 p.m. EST today.

Now that all the cuts are officially in, CBS Sports NFL writer decided to sort through all the moves that were made today to come up with some winners and losers. 

Here’s one winner and one loser from his list: 

WINNER: Browns QB Dillon Gabriel
LOSER: Jets WR Malachi Corley

You’re definitely going to want to check out Kerr’s full story and you can do that here. 

Jalyn Armour-Davis has been released after just three years in Baltimore. The cornerback, who was selected in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft, started in two games last year. Let’s check out the rest of Baltimore’s moves. 

RAVENS’ CUTS

• OL Reid Holskey
• TE Baylor Cupp
• DB M.J. Devonshire
• FB Lucas Scott
• CB Jalyn Armour-Davis
• QB Devin Leary
• WR Malik Cunningham
• OLB Kaimon Rucker
• TE Scotty Washington
• WR Jahmal Banks
• DL Adedayo Odeleye
• DL C.J. Ravenell
• NT C.J. Okoye
• DE Brent Urban
• ILB Chandler Martin
• OLB Malik Hamm
• S Beau Brade
• OT Tank Lichtenhan
• TE Zaire Mitchell-Paden
• OL Garrett Dellinger
• C/G Darrian Dalcourt
• G Jared Penning
• C Nick Samac
• RB Myles Gaskin
• RB D’Ernest Johnson

The final cuts are in for the New York Jets. The team decided to release 2024 UFL MVP Adrian Martinez, leaving Justin Fields and Tyrod Taylor as the only quarterbacks on the roster. 

JETS’ CUTS

• DE Rashad Weaver
• DT Phidarian Mathis
• CB Bump Cooper
• CB Mario Goodrich
• OT Samuel Jackson
• TE Neal Johnson
• WR Dymere Miller
• DT Fatorma Mulbah
• WR Pokey Wilson
• DT Derrick Nnadi
• LB Jamin Davis
• QB Adrian Martinez
• DE Michael Fletcher
• OL Liam Fornadel
• TE Zack Kuntz
• DB Tanner McCalister
• RB Lawrance Toafili
• OT Carter Warren
• OG Kohl Levao
• DE Eric Watts
• WR Brandon Smith
• CB Jarrick Bernard-Converse
• CB Jordan Clark
• WR Malachi Corley
• S Dean Clark
• LB Aaron Smith
• WR Quentin Skinner

The Chargers have a new backup QB after Trey Lance officially won the job on Tuesday. Lance beat out Taylor Heinicke and DJ Uiagalelei, who were both released. The Chargers also released Brenden Rice, the son of NFL legend Jerry Rice. 

CHARGERS’ CUTS

• CB Trikweze Bridges
• WR Dez Fitzpatrick
• WR Brenden Rice
• LB Junior Colson
• CB Harrison Hand
• QB Taylor Heinicke
• S Tony Jefferson
• LB Kana’i Mauga
• RB Nyheim Miller-Hines
• LB Del’Shawn Phillips
• WR Jalen Reagor
• T Hudson Clark
• G Karsen Barnhart
• DB Trikweze Bridges
• WR Dalevon Campbell
• DL TeRah Edwards
• WR Luke Grimm
• OLB Kylan Guidry
• DL Christopher Hinton
• WR JaQuae Jackson
• LB Emany Johnson
• G Nash Jones
• C Josh Kaltenberger
• TE Stevo Klotz
• OLB Tre’Mon Morris-Brash
• T Ryan Nelson
• CB Myles Purchase
• OLB Garmon Randolph
• WR Brenden Rice
• RB Raheim Sanders
• CB Nehemiah Shelton
• DL Nesta Jade Silvera
• T Corey Stewart
• G Branson Taylor
• QB DJ Uiagalelei
• RB Kimani Vidal
• TE Thomas Yassmain

Sam Ehlinger had a pretty solid preseason for the Broncos, but it wasn’t enough to earn him a job. The 2021 NFL Draft pick, who has three starts in his career, finished 36 of 47 for 360 yards during five quarters of action, but he wasn’t able to crack the roster. The Broncos QB room will consist of Bo Nix and Jarrett Stidham heading into the season. 

BRONCOS’ CUTS
QB Sam Ehlinger
LB Levelle Bailey
LB Jordan Turner
WR Michael Bandy
WR Courtney Jackson
WR Jerjuan Newton
WR A.T. Perry
WR Kyrese Rowan
OT Marques Cox 
RB Audric Estime
TE Caleb Lohner
TE Caden Prieskorn 
CB Damarri Mathis
CB Quinton Newsome
CB Jaden Robinson
CB Reese Taylor
C Joe Michalski
NT Jordan Miller
OLB Garrett Nelson
OG Will Sherman
DB Keidron Smith
S Delarrin Turner-Yell
RB Blake Watson
DT Kristian Williams
S Sam Franklin Jr.
FB Adam Prentice
OG Calvin Throckmorton
LB Garret Wallow. 

The Chiefs were one of the final teams to hand in their cuts on Tuesday night. One of the names on the cut list was Mike Pennel, who started seven games for the Chiefs last season. Running back Carson Steele, who made the team as an undrafted free agent last season, was also released. Steele started three games for the team last year. 

CHIEFS’ CUTS

• Badger, Elijhah (WR- Florida)
• Carney, Owen (DE- Illinois)
• Carter, Ajani (CB- Houston)
• Cooper, Dalton (T- Oklahoma State)
• Covington, Jacobe (S- Southern California)
• Dalena, Mac (WR- Fresno State)
• Godrick, Chukwuebuka (T- No College)
• Hanson, C.J. (G- Holy Cross)
• Hearn, Azizi (CB- UCLA)
• Holiday, Jimmy (WR- Louisiana Tech)
• Izzard, Coziah (DT- Penn State)
• Jones, Cam (LB- Indiana)
• Knowles, Kevin (CB- Florida State)
• Lombard, Joey (C- South Dakota)
• Lovett, Fabien (DT- Florida State)
• Matlack, Nate (DE- Pittsburgh)
• Miller, Glendon (S- Maryland)
• Mueller, Xander (LB- Northwestern)
• Oladokun, Chris (QB- South Dakota State)
• Pole, Esa (T- Washington State)
• Presley, Hal (WR- Baylor)
• Smith, Key’Shawn (WR- Southern Methodist)
• Smith, Melvin (CB- Southern Arkansas)
• Spivey, Geor’Quarius (TE- Mississippi State)
• Steele, Carson (RB- UCLA)
• Watson, Tre (TE- Texas A&M)
• Wiley, Michael (RB- Arizona)
• Williams, Major (S- Carson-Newman)
• Zappe, Bailey (QB- Western Kentucky)
• Christiansen, Cole (LB- Army)
• Edwards, Mike (S- Kentucky)
• Pennel, Mike (NT- Colorado State-Pueblo)
• Tonyan, Robert (TE- Indiana State)
• Tuipulotu, Marlon (DT- Southern California)

After serving as the Buccaneers’ backup QB for the past four years, Kyle Trask is out of a job. The former 2021 second-round pick was one of several cuts made by the Bucs on Tuesday. Tampa Bay also cut the 449-pound Desmond Watson, who is the heaviest player in NFL history (You can read more about him here). 

BUCCANEERS’ CUTS

• CB Tre Avery
• QB Connor Bazelak
• DL C.J. Brewer
• S Will Brooks
• WR Garrett Greene
• DL Mike Greene
• T Luke Haggard
• WR Dennis Houston
• DL Nash Hutmacher
• DL Dvon J-Thomas
• LB Nick Jackson
• WR Rakim Jarrett
• RB Jase McClellan
• T Tyler McLellan
• T Lorenz Metz
• WR Trey Palmer
• OLB Warren Peeples
• OLB Jose Ramirez
• S Shilo Sanders
• G Ben Scott
• TE Tanner Taula
• RB Owen Wright

WAIVED/INJURED (6):

• CB JayVian Farr
• CB Tyrek Funderburk
• LB Antonio Grier
• C Jake Majors
• T Raiqwon O’Neal
• CB Roman Parodie

TERMINATED CONTRACT (vested veterans) (7):

• DL Eric Banks
• DL Adam Gotsis
• CB Bryce Hall
• WR Jacob Harris
• G Michael Jordan
• G Sua Opeta
• QB Kyle Trask

TERMINATED FOR NON-FOOTBALL INJURY (1):

WAIVED FOR NON-FOOTBALL ILLNESS (1):

One of the reasons the Raiders used their sixth-round pick on QB Cam Miller this year is because Tom Brady signed off on the pick. Unfortunately for Miller, that didn’t mean anything on cut day. Miller and fellow sixth-round pick WR Tommy Mellott were both released today. 

RAIDERS’ CUTS

DT Zach Carter
RB Chris Collier
DE Jahfari Harvey
WR Shedrick Jackson
LB  Matt Jones
DT Treven Ma’ae
OG Atonio Mafi
RB Sincere McCormick
WR Tommy Mellott
QB Cam Miller
DE vie Oghoufo
TE Carter Runyon
WR Justin Shorter
OL Laki Tasi
S Trey Taylor
CB Greedy Vance 
OT Dalton Wagner
S JT Woods
WR Alex Bachman
S Terrell Edmunds
TE Albert Okwuegbunam Jr.

The Texans have finally announced their final cuts and one name on the way out is veteran safety Jalen Mills. The Texans are also cutting ties with former first-round pick Damon Arnette, who was taken at 19th overall by the Raiders in 2019. The Texans also released TE Harrison Bryant, a player they had just acquired last week from the Eagles in the trade that sent John Metchie to Philadelphia. 

TEXANS’ CUTS

CB Damon Arnette
DE Solomon Byrd
C Eli Cox
OG LaDarius Henderson
RB Jawhar Jordan
WR Daniel Jackson
TE Luke Lachey
DT Haggai Ndubuisi
LB K.C. Ossai
WR Cornell Powell
WR Quintez Cephus
QB Kedon Slovis
DT Junior Tafuna
OT Jaylon Thomas
OT Zach Thomas
LB Jackson Woodard
S Russ Yeast
TE Harrison Bryant
OT Trent Brown
CB Myles Bryant
LS Blake Ferguson
FB Jakob Johnson
CB Arthur Maulet
OT Conor McDermott
S Jalen Mills
LB Nick Niemann
CB D’Angelo Ross
DE Casey Toohill

Marquez Valdes-Scantling was one of several players to be cut on Tuesday, but he was on the only one who will be walking away with $3 million. When MVS signed a one-year deal earlier this year, his contract included $3 million in guaranteed money, so he’ll be getting that money even though he’ll never have never played a down for the Seahawks. 

SEAHAWKS’ CUTS

• DT Quinton Bohanna
• CB Shemar Jean-Charles
• LS Zach Triner
• WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling
• WR Tyrone Broden
• CB Keydrain Calligan
• DT Anthony Campbell
• LB Seth Coleman
• T Luke Felix-Fualalo
• DE Jalan Gaines
• LB D’Eryk Jackson
• T Amari Kight
• TE Marshall Lang
• G Sataoa Laumea
• C Federico Maranges
• RB Damien Martinez
• LB Patrick O’Connell
• NT Brandon Pili
• S Jerrick Reed II
• LB Josh Ross
• LB Jamie Sheriff
• DT J.R. Singleton
• LB Tyreke Smith
• NT Bubba Thomas
• LB Alphonzo Tuputala
• RB Anthony Tyus III
• WR Ricky White III
• CB Damarion Williams
• RB Jacardia Wright
• CB Tyler Hall
• WR Steven Sims
• WR John Rhys Plumlee
• FB Wesley Steiner
• CB Isas Waxter

Maxwell Hairston will be starting the season on injured reserve, which means the rookie cornerback will have to miss the first four games of the season. Hairston was the 30th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. 

That was one of several moves the Bills announced today. 

BILLS’ CUTS

Quarterback

Running back

Wide receiver

• Deon Cain
• Stephen Gosnell
• K.J. Hamler
• Laviska Shenault
• Kristian Wilkerson

Tight end

Offensive line

• Jacob Bayer
• Travis Clayton
• Mike Edwards
• Dan Feeney
• Richard Gouraige
• Kendrick Green

Defensive end

Defensive tackle

• Marcus Harris
• Zion Logue
• Jordan Phillips
• Casey Rogers

Linebacker

• Jimmy Ciarlo
• Keonta Jenkins
• Edefuan Ulofoshio

Cornerback

• Daequan Hardy
• Dane Jackson

Safety

The 49ers placed their star receiver on the physically unable to perform list to start the season. That means he’ll have to sit out at least the first four games. The earliest Aiyuk could return is in Week 5 against the Rams. 

The 49ers receiver is recovering from a torn MCL and ACL that he suffered in October 2024. 

When it comes to announcing their final cuts, some teams love to take their time. The Colts finally revealed their final cuts and we have the full list here. The Colts cut list includes Laquon Treadwell, who was the 23rd overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. Treadwell caught a 59-yard TD on Saturday against the Bengals, but that wasn’t quite enough to win him the job. 

COLTS CUTS

• RB Khalil Herbert
• CB Chris Lammons
• TE Sean McKeon
• CB Duke Shelley
• WR Laquon Treadwell
• DT Josh Tupou
• LB Austin Ajiake
• WR Ajou Ajou
• QB Jason Bean
• RB Ulysses Bentley IV
• CB JuJu Brents
• LB Jake Chaney
• DT Devonta Davis
• LB Solomon DeShields
• T Marshall Foerner
• C Wesley French
• DE Marcus Haynes
• CB Alex Johnson
• T Marcellus Johnson
• WR Tyler Kahmann
• DE Isaiah Land
• DE Desmond Little
• TE Maximilian Mang
• CB B.J. Mayes
• DE Durrell Nchami
• RB Nate Notel
• WR Coleman Owen
• WR Landon Parker
• G Josh Sills
• WR Blayne Taylor
• S Ladarius Tennison
• LB Joseph Vaughn
• C Mose Vavao
• S Trey Washington
• CB Sam Womack III
• TE Jelani Woods
• RB Nay’Quan Wright
• K Maddux Trujillo

The Raiders haven’t turned in their 53-man roster yet, but we to have several names that have been released do far: 

• WR Marquez Callaway
• WR Phillip Dorsett
• WR Ketron Jackson Jr.
• WR Collin Johnson
• TE Qadir Ismail
• OT Gottlieb Ayedze
• OT Parker Clements
• C Jarrod Hufford
• DE Andre Carter II
• DE Jah Joyner
• DT Tank Booker
• DT Keondre Coburn
• LB Michael Barrett
• LB Amari Gainer
• LB Jaylon Smith
• CB John Humphrey
• CB Sam Webb
• S Hudson Clark

The Packers released both Sean Clifford and Taylor Elgersma, leaving Jordan Love and Malik Willis as the only two quarterbacks on the roster. By only keeping two guys, that tells you that they’re basically zero percent concerned about Love’s thumb. The Packers also released Isaiah Simmons, who was the eighth overall pick by the Cardinals in the 2020 NFL Draft. 

PACKERS’ CUTS 
QB Sean Clifford
QB Taylor Elgersma
RB Israel Abanikanda
RB Amar Johnson
RB Tyrion Davis-Price
TE Messiah Swinson
TE Johnny Lumpkin
OL Kadeem Telfort
OL Trey Hill
OL Lecitus Smith
OL Tyler Cooper
OL JJ Lippe
OL Brant Banks
DE Arron Mosby
DE Deslin Alexandre
DT James Ester
DT Devonte O’Malley
LB Kristian Welch
LB Isaiah Simmons
LB Jamon Johnson
LB Jared Bartlett
S Johnathan Baldwin
S Jaylin Simpson
CB Kalen King
CB Corey Ballentine
CB Tyron Herring
K Mark McNamee

The Cowboys were thinking about a reunion with La’el Collins, but that option is now off the table after they released him today. 

COWBOYS’ CUTS

• La’el Collins, OL
• Saahdiq Charles, OL
• Geron Christian, OL
• Hakeem Adeniji, OL
• Israel Mukuamu, CB
• Earnest Brown IV, DL
• C.J. Goodwin, CB
• Michael Ojemudia, CB
• Robert Rochell, CB
• Will Grier, QB
• Kemon Hall, CB
• Darius Harris, LB
• Buddy Johnson, LB
• Deuce Vaughn, RB
• Nick Broeker, OL
• Denzel Daxon, DT
• Tommy Akingbesote, DT
• Josh Kelly, WR
• Traeshon Holden, WR
• Jalen Cropper, WR
• Jalen Brooks, WR
• Princeton Fant, TE
• John Stephens Jr., TE
• Rivaldo Fairweather, TE
• Tyler Neville, TE
• Troy Pride, CB
• Mike Smith, S
• Alijah Clark, S
• Justin Barron, LB
• Malik Davis, RB
• Tyrus Wheat, DE

During Week 1 of the 2024 season, DeeJay Dallas became the first player in NFL history to return a kickoff for a touchdown under the new dynamic kickoff rule, but that didn’t help him earn a roster spot in 2205. Dallas was one of several cuts made by the Cardinals today. 

The Cardinals also placed first-round pick, Walter Nolen, on the PUP list, which means he’ll have to miss at least the first four games of the season. 

CARDINALS’ CUTS

Defensive lineman Kyon Barrs
Long snapper Aaron Brewer
Linebacker Elliott Brown
Offensive lineman Jeremiah Byers
Running back Michael Carter
Running back DeeJay Dallas
Offensive lineman Jake Curhan
Tight end Josiah Deguara
Wide receiver Simi Fehoko
Wide receiver Bryson Green
Wide receiver Tejhaun Palmer
Defensive lineman Anthony Goodlow
Cornerback Darren Hall
Cornerback Jaylon Jones
Offensive lineman Sincere Haynesworth
Offensive lineman Nick Leverett
Offensive lineman Royce Newman
Safety Jammie Robinson
Defensive lineman Elijah Simmons
Linebacker Mykal Walker

The Dolphins decided to dump Quinton Bell, who played in all 17 games for them at linebacker. They also released Mike Hilton, who was listed at the top of the corner depth chart in early August. 

DOLPHINS’ CUTS

CB Cornell Armstrong
LB Quinton Bell
RB Mike Boone
TE Pharaoh Brown
OT Jackson Carman
CB Cameron Dantzler Sr.
DT Matt Dickerson
CB Mike Hilton
TE Chris Myarick
CB Kendall Sheffield
CB BJ Adams
WR Andrew Armstrong
OL Mason Brooks
OL Braeden Daniels
WR Erik Ezukanma
OT Ryan Hayes
WR AJ Henning
DT Alex Huntley
LB Dequan Jackson
LB Mohamed Kamara
OL Jalen McKenzie
LB Derrick McLendon
S Patrick McMorris
LB Grayson Murphy
OL Josh Priebe
CB Ethan Robinson
TE Hayden Rucci
S John Saunders Jr.
RB Aaron Shampklin
DT Ben Stille
LB Channing Tindall
WR Theo Wease Jr.
OL Addison West
OL Bayron Matos
LB Eugene Asante