NFL Roster Moves — August 15, 2026
A rundown of Saturday's NFL roster moves: Arizona added three players and placed three on IR, New England signed two offensive linemen and waived a running back, Houston signed Brett Rypien and placed Graham Mertz on IR, plus the rest of the day's transactions.
Saturday was a busy one around the league as teams continued shaping their 90-man rosters through the second week of the preseason. The headline moves came in Arizona, where the Cardinals added three players while placing three more — including rookie guard Chase Bisontis — on injured reserve, and in Houston, where the Texans signed veteran quarterback Brett Rypien after losing Graham Mertz to a season-ending ACL tear. Pittsburgh locked up defensive tackle Keeanu Benton on a four-year extension, and Las Vegas made defensive tackle Foley Fatukasi's signing official.
Arizona Cardinals
- Signed TE Baylor Cupp, DL Keveion'ta Spears and RB Tre Stewart (ESPN official).
- Placed rookie OL Chase Bisontis (torn MCL), TE Jameson Geers and LB Austin Keys on injured reserve (ESPN official).
Cincinnati Bengals
- Signed CB Matthew McDoom (ESPN official).
- Placed CB Ceyair Wright on the exempt/left list after he left the team to pursue an acting opportunity (ESPN official).
- Reinstated DT B.J. Hill from the physically unable to perform list (ESPN official).
Houston Texans
- Signed QB Brett Rypien and placed QB Graham Mertz on injured reserve (ESPN official).
- QB Joshua Pitsenberger was reported to be on season-ending IR, but that move had not yet appeared in the league's official transactions feed.
Las Vegas Raiders
- Signed DT Foley Fatukasi, the seven-year veteran who spent the last two years with Houston (ESPN official; reported earlier by Jeremy Fowler).
New England Patriots
- Signed OLs Darrian Dalcourt and Joe Michalski; waived LS Niko Lalos; placed G Andrew Rupcich on injured reserve; waived RB Terrell Jennings with an injury settlement (ESPN official).
Philadelphia Eagles
- Signed LB Brandon George; waived WR Brandon Hayes (ESPN official).
NFC
- Green Bay Packers: Released fourth-string QB Kyron Drones (ESPN official).
AFC
- New York Jets: Reported activation of DT T'Vondre Sweat from the NFI list (reported; not yet official).
- Pittsburgh Steelers: Agreed to a four-year extension with DT Keeanu Benton (ESPN official).
Moves marked "ESPN official" were verified against the league's official transactions feed; items labeled reported are agreements or activations that had not yet appeared in the official feed as of Saturday evening.