NFL Roster Moves — August 14, 2026
A roundup of Thursday's official NFL roster transactions, including Kendall Lamm's retirement placement and a series of waivers and injured-reserve moves ahead of roster cuts.
Thursday's official NFL transactions were light but included a retirement and a cluster of injured-reserve placements and waivers as roster trim season approaches. Baltimore placed veteran OT Kendall Lamm on the reserve/retire list, while Cleveland and the Giants each placed a defensive back on injured reserve. Buffalo added DB Wande Owens and several clubs waived players with injury settlements. (Transactions verified against the ESPN NFL official transaction feed for 2026-08-14.)
Buffalo Bills
- Signed DB Wande Owens.
- Waived LB Otis Reese.
New York Giants
- Placed DB DJ James on injured reserve.
- Waived WR Beaux Collins with an injury settlement.
NFC
- Atlanta Falcons — Waived OT Jack Nelson with an injury settlement.
- Green Bay Packers — Waived TE RJ Maryland.
AFC
- Cleveland Browns — Placed DB Tyron Herring on injured reserve.
- Kansas City Chiefs — Waived DB Bryce Phillips.
- Pittsburgh Steelers — Waived OT Lorenzo Thompson with an injury settlement.
- Seattle Seahawks — Waived DB Brandon Johnson with an injury settlement.
- Baltimore Ravens — Placed OT Kendall Lamm on the reserve/retire list.
- Houston Texans — Waived K Chris Freeman.