NFL Roster Moves — August 16, 2026
The day's NFL transactions: a busy afternoon of camp churn, headlined by the Raiders adding WR Noah Brown and releasing DT Benito Jones, plus minor signings, waiver moves and injury-list placements across Detroit, Miami, Houston, Tennessee, Chicago and Cleveland.
A busy Sunday across NFL camps produced a steady stream of roster churn, with the Detroit Lions and Miami Dolphins accounting for the bulk of the day's moves. The headline transaction came from Las Vegas, where the Raiders added veteran wideout Noah Brown and released defensive tackle Benito Jones in a corresponding move. Arizona's rookie back Jeremiyah Love landed on the injury shelf with a high-ankle sprain, and Chicago activated tackle Ozzy Trapilo off the physically-unable-to-perform list. Here is the full rundown of every transaction captured for August 16.
Detroit Lions
- Signed RB Trayveon Williams (2019 sixth-round pick; six seasons with the Bengals).
- Signed CB Ekow Boye-Doe (UDFA 2023, Chiefs).
- Waived RB Kye Robichaux with an injury designation.
- Waived DB Loren Strickland with an injury designation.
Miami Dolphins
- Signed QB Mark Gronowski (brought back amid Quinn Ewers' groin injury).
- Signed LB Cam Riley.
- Placed G Jamaree Salyer on injured reserve (official ESPN feed).
NFC
- Chicago Bears: Activated LT Ozzy Trapilo off active/PUP (return from a ruptured patellar tendon suffered in January's playoffs).
- Los Angeles Rams: Listed DE Aaron Donald on the NFL transaction wire working out for the club (second time this summer).
AFC
- Las Vegas Raiders: Signed WR Noah Brown (former Cowboys wideout); released DT Benito Jones in the corresponding move.
- Cleveland Browns: Expected to re-sign (reported agreement) DE Za'Darius Smith (3x Pro Bowl; 70.5 career sacks).
- Houston Texans: Added TE Louis Hansen.
- Tennessee Titans: Signed TE Matt Lauter; signed RB Dominic Richardson.