NFL Minor Transactions: 9/5/25

"Each NFL team is granted two standard gameday practice squad elevations each game, allowing them to call up two members of their practice squad that are able to play in that weekend's game."

"After the game is played, the elevated players revert back to the practice squad with no transaction required. This differs from a transaction like we saw earlier today wherein wide receiver Justin Shorter was signed to the Raiders' active roster from their practice squad. He is now permanently on the team's 53-man roster until they cut him or until his contract expires."

"If the team wants to call up a player who's been called up three times already, team's will usually sign the player to their active roster for a game, cut them after, and then sign them to a new practice squad contract."

Standard gameday practice-squad elevations were made for the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers, with minor transactions involving the Atlanta Falcons, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Indianapolis Colts, and Las Vegas Raiders. Each NFL team is allowed two standard gameday practice-squad elevations per game, enabling two practice-squad members to be temporarily available for that weekend's contest. Elevated players automatically revert to the practice squad after the game without a transaction. Justin Shorter was signed from the Raiders' practice squad to the active roster and now occupies a 53-man roster spot until cut or contract expiration. Practice-squad players can be elevated a maximum of three times under a single practice-squad contract, and teams commonly promote, cut, and re-sign players to reset that limit.

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