According to Nick Underhill, the Saints worked out a group of kickers including veteran Mason Crosby.  James McCourt and Taylor Bertolet were other members of the tryout group.  Crosby has tried out for a few teams this season but hasn’t yet been signed after leaving Green Bay.  Crosby, 39, is a former sixth-round pick of the Packers back in 2007. He finished his four-year, $16.1 million contract in 2019 and was set to be an unrestricted free agent when he agreed to a new three-year extension worth $12.9 million with Green Bay.  Crosby has been testing the open market as a ..read more

Buccaneers Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield seemingly challenged his teammates to make the necessary changes to get the team back on track and competing for the division title.  “One game back in the division, so, our goals are still in front of us,” Mayfield said, via Jenna Laine of ESPN. “But it’s frustrating to not win these games and continue to hurt ourselves. The Colts capitalized. They played well — not taking anything away from them. But, it’s very frustrating to continue to kind of have the same story over and over again. “So, until everybody gets pissed off enough to get it fixed,&n ..read more

The Saints announced on Saturday that they are placing CB Marshon Lattimore on injured reserve due to an ankle injury. The team is also elevating DE Jason Pierre-Paul and FB Adam Prentice for Week 12. Lattimore, 27, is a former first-round pick of the Saints back in 2017 out of Ohio State. He was entering the final year of his four-year, $15.35 million contract and set to make a base salary of $1.53 million for the 2020 season when the Saints exercised his fifth-year option.  Lattimore was set to make $10.244 million under the fifth-year option in 2021. He was also set to be an unrestric ..read more

Buccaneers Bucs DB Antoine Winfield said the team still has their full season in front of them and it’s on them to capitalize on the remaining schedule. “It’s still in our hands,” Winfield Jr. said, via ESPN’s Jenna Laine. “We’ve got to go ahead and make sure we take care of our business. We’ve got to win our games that we’re supposed to win. It’s still there for us. We still have hope in that aspect. It’s getting serious. It’s getting down to the wire. Coming down to these final games, we’ve got to make sure that we get some wins under our belt so we can make this playoff push.” Bucs HC ..read more

Buccaneers  NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reports Buccaneers CB Jamel Dean suffered an ankle injury that is currently considered week-to-week. He says it’s not considered a long-term injury but could cause him to miss time. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler says Buccaneers LB Lavonte David is considered a long shot to play this week with his groin injury.  Panthers Panthers HC Frank Reich rejected the idea of him making staff changes amid the team’s 1-9 start. “I believe in our guys, strongly,” he said, via Panthers Wire. “Players and coaches. And so, when it comes to players, you got 53 players. We ..read more

49ers 49ers signed G Ben Bartch off of the Jaguars’ practice squad. (NFLTR). 49ers placed S Talanoa Hufanga on injured reserve.  Bears Bears released QB Trace McSorley from their practice squad. Browns Browns placed S Rodney McLeod on injured reserve. (NFLTR) Browns released RB John Kelly from their practice squad.  Buccaneers Buccaneers waived TE David Wells. (NFLTR) Buccaneers released DB Don Gardner and DB Jaquan Johnson from their practice squad. Cardinals Cardinals placed DL Leki Fotu on injured reserve. (NFLTR) Cardinals signed DL Ben Stille to their active roster. Car ..read more

Brooke Kirchhofer reports that the Saints are placing WR Michael Thomas on injured reserve Tuesday with a knee injury.  Tom Pelissero adds that the Saints are signing WR Marquez Callaway to their practice squad and promoting CB Cameron Dantzler to their active roster.  Thomas will miss at least the next four games while on injured reserve before he can be activated.  Thomas, 30, was drafted by the Saints in the second round out of Ohio State in 2016. He was entering the final year of a four-year, $5.118 million rookie contract when he agreed to a five-year, $100 million extensi ..read more

Falcons Falcons HC Arthur Smith said QB Desmond Ridder did an admirable job filling in at quarterback and feels he gives the team the best opportunity to win moving forward. “Des did a nice job having to come back in that game, gave us a chance,” Smith said, via PFT. “Situation is where it’s at, so we think Des gives us the best chance. And then on top of that, Taylor won’t practice this week. We’ve got to assess throughout the week to even see what his role is going to be on Sunday. So we’ll just monitor that as it goes, but we have a lot of confidence in Des. We think the last couple of ..read more

The New Orleans Saints hosted four wide receivers for a workout, according to Aaron Wilson. The full list of players includes: WR Marquez Callaway WR Tarik Black WR Jadon Haselwood WR Jalen Camp The team opted to sign Callaway following his workout. Callaway, 25, was a four-year starter at Tennessee and was a second-team All-SEC selection. He wound up going undrafted in 2020 and signed on with the Saints. He made the team coming out of the preseason and for each of the past three seasons, with the team declining to tender him a qualifying offer after the 2022 season.  The Broncos signe ..read more

Per Nick Underhill, the Saints are re-signing WR Marquez Callaway. Callaway, 25, was a four-year starter at Tennessee and was a second-team All-SEC selection. He wound up going undrafted in 2020 and signed on with the Saints. He made the team coming out of the preseason and for each of the past three seasons, with the team declining to tender him a qualifying offer after the 2022 season.  The Broncos signed Callaway back in March, but released him coming out of the preseason. He then had a stint on the Raiders’ practice squad before being let go once again. He recently worked out for the ..read more