Saturday, October 17, was the league’s pregame cleanup day, and the biggest name on it was a quarterback going out: the Philadelphia Eagles moved Jalen Hurts to injured reserve with a blood clot in his calf, a move that keeps him sidelined for at least four games and turns the offense over to Tanner McKee.
The rest of the day leaned the other way. Five clubs got receivers back for Week 6, led by New England’s A.J. Brown, who returns from the ankle sprain he suffered in the opener, and Baltimore’s rookie Ja’Kobi Lane. Green Bay went the opposite direction, putting three players on injured reserve in one sweep, Javon Hargrave among them. No trades were processed on Friday or Saturday.
We have placed QB Jalen Hurts on the Injured Reserve list and signed RB Jaydon Blue to the active roster. OLB Keyshawn James-Newby and S Cole Wisniewski have been elevated for the game. pic.twitter.com/AnmkX7KteY
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) October 17, 2026
Saturday, October 17 NFL transactions
Every move on Saturday’s league wire, plus the game-day practice-squad elevations the clubs announced themselves. Earlier days are on the transactions page.
| Club | Player | Pos. | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | Kitan Crawford | S | Activated from injured reserve |
| Atlanta Falcons | Bralen Trice | OLB | Signed to the active roster |
| Atlanta Falcons | Jammie Robinson | S | Signed to the practice squad |
| Baltimore Ravens | Ja’Kobi Lane | WR | Activated from injured reserve |
| Baltimore Ravens | Carl Jones | LB | Signed to the active roster from the practice squad |
| Baltimore Ravens | Chuma Edoga | T | Elevated from the practice squad for Week 6 |
| Baltimore Ravens | Kyle Hergel | G | Elevated from the practice squad for Week 6 |
| Chicago Bears | Kyler Gordon | CB | Activated from the physically unable to perform list |
| Chicago Bears | Nick McCloud | DB | Signed to the active roster |
| Chicago Bears | Dayo Odeyingbo | DE | Placed on injured reserve |
| Chicago Bears | Xavier Woods | S | Released (vested veteran) |
| Green Bay Packers | Savion Williams | WR | Activated from injured reserve |
| Green Bay Packers | Javon Hargrave | DT | Placed on injured reserve |
| Green Bay Packers | Jonathan Ford | DT | Placed on injured reserve |
| Green Bay Packers | Skyy Moore | WR | Placed on injured reserve |
| Houston Texans | Henry To’oTo’o | LB | Activated from injured reserve |
| Houston Texans | Ja’Marcus Ingram | DB | Activated from injured reserve |
| Houston Texans | Aiden Fisher | LB | Waived |
| Houston Texans | Collin Wright | CB | Waived |
| Indianapolis Colts | Will Mallory | TE | Activated from injured reserve |
| Los Angeles Chargers | KeAndre Lambert-Smith | WR | Activated from injured reserve |
| Los Angeles Chargers | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR | Released (vested veteran) |
| Los Angeles Chargers | Caleb Murphy | OLB | Signed to the active roster |
| Los Angeles Chargers | Daniel Brunskill | OL | Elevated from the practice squad for Week 6 |
| Los Angeles Chargers | Isas Waxter | CB | Elevated from the practice squad for Week 6 |
| Los Angeles Rams | Keagen Trost | OT | Activated to the active roster |
| New England Patriots | A.J. Brown | WR | Activated from injured reserve |
| New England Patriots | Hassan Haskins | RB | Released from the practice squad |
| New Orleans Saints | Zach Woods | S | Activated from injured reserve |
| New York Jets | Omar Cooper Jr. | WR | Activated from injured reserve |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Jalen Hurts | QB | Placed on injured reserve |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Joe Milton III | QB | Signed to the active roster (from another club’s practice squad) |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Jaydon Blue | RB | Signed to the active roster |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Keyshawn James-Newby | OLB | Elevated from the practice squad for Week 6 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Cole Wisniewski | S | Elevated from the practice squad for Week 6 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Roman Wilson | WR | Placed on injured reserve |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Lew Nichols III | RB | Signed to the active roster from the practice squad |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Brandon Johnson | WR | Elevated from the practice squad for Week 6 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Brandon Smith | WR | Elevated from the practice squad for Week 6 |
| Tennessee Titans | Joshua Williams | CB | Activated from injured reserve |
| Tennessee Titans | Erick Hallett | DB | Waived |
The moves that matter
Eagles quarterbacks. With Hurts out, Philadelphia’s room is McKee, rookie Cole Payton and Joe Milton III, whom the club pried off the Dallas practice squad; the signing landed on the wire Saturday. Running back Jaydon Blue also joined the 53-man roster. Our full story on Hurts has the details of the diagnosis and the timeline.
Receivers back. Brown headlines a group that also includes Lane in Baltimore, Omar Cooper Jr. with the Jets, KeAndre Lambert-Smith with the Chargers and Savion Williams in Green Bay. The Chargers released veteran Marquez Valdes-Scantling to open the spot for Lambert-Smith, a 2025 fifth-round pick, and promoted outside linebacker Caleb Murphy to take the place of fullback Alec Ingold, who went to injured reserve.
We have activated Savion Williams off injured reserve/designated for return.
— Green Bay Packers (@packers) October 17, 2026
Packers trim the injured. Hargrave, whose torn Achilles tendon ended his first season in Green Bay, formally went on injured reserve along with defensive tackle Jonathan Ford and receiver Skyy Moore.
Steelers lose a target. Pittsburgh put Roman Wilson on injured reserve with the finger injury from last week’s win over Indianapolis and promoted running back Lew Nichols III to the active roster. Two practice-squad receivers, Brandon Johnson and Brandon Smith, were called up for the trip to Tampa Bay.
Bears reshape the secondary. Chicago activated cornerback Kyler Gordon from the physically unable to perform list, released veteran safety Xavier Woods, signed defensive back Nick McCloud and moved defensive end Dayo Odeyingbo to injured reserve before the trip to Atlanta.
Texans in London. Houston activated linebacker Henry To’oTo’o and defensive back Ja’Marcus Ingram from injured reserve before facing Jacksonville at Wembley and cleared two roster spots by waiving Aiden Fisher and Collin Wright.
What comes next
Players elevated for Sunday return to their practice squads after the games without being exposed to waivers. Waiver claims on Saturday’s cuts will be awarded on Monday, and the next round of injured-reserve return windows opens with practice on Wednesday.
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