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The Bills added three players on one-year deals: C Lloyd Cushenberry III, WR Trent Sherfield, and C/G Austin Corbett, boosting interior offensive-line depth and receiver depth for 2026. Cushenberry brings starting experience at center from Denver/Tennessee, Corbett adds versatility across guard/center from Carolina/LA, and Sherfield returns to Buffalo with a history of productive stints across several NFL teams.
Patriots release backup quarterback Josh Dobbs after failing to trade him; he appeared in four games for New England in 2025, completing seven of 10 passes for 65 yards. With Dobbs gone, Tommy DeVito is slated to back Drake Maye in 2026. The roundup also notes other league-wide offseason moves and signings.
Atlanta acquired defensive back Sydney Brown from the Philadelphia Eagles, pending a physical, in exchange for swap of 2026 fourth- and sixth-round picks (Falcons send 114 and 197 for 122 and 215), boosting safety depth behind starters Jessie Bates III and Xavier Watts.
The Green Bay Packers released versatile offensive lineman Elgton Jenkins, who started 94 of 96 games at four positions across seven seasons and earned two Pro Bowl selections, as the team thanks him for his contributions and wishes him the best.
The Buffalo Bills announced they released cornerback Taron Johnson, safety Taylor Rapp, wide receiver Curtis Samuel and cornerback Dane Jackson ahead of free agency. Johnson spent eight seasons in Buffalo, recording 572 tackles and earning second-team All-Pro in 2023; Rapp’s 2025 season was cut short by knee injury, Samuel contributed in the postseason, and Jackson recently returned to Buffalo before the offseason. The moves kick off a major roster shakeup as the Bills reshape their secondary and receiving corps.
The Pittsburgh Steelers released tight end Jonnu Smith, who joined the team last year in a trade with the Miami Dolphins. Smith has appeared in 141 games with 91 starts across his career with the Titans, Patriots, Falcons, Dolphins, and Steelers, tallying 345 receptions for 3,529 yards and 30 touchdowns, plus 19 rushing attempts for 126 yards and 1 rushing TD. In 2025 he had 38 receptions for 222 yards and two touchdowns. Earlier this week, the Steelers also released offensive lineman Calvin Anderson.
The New York Jets placed the 2026 non-exclusive franchise tag on running back Breece Hall, allowing him to negotiate with other teams while giving the Jets the right to match any offer; if Hall signs elsewhere, the Jets would receive two first-round picks as compensation. Hall produced 1,065 rushing yards in 2024 and 1,415 yards from scrimmage with five total touchdowns, and the Jets have until July 15 to work out a long-term contract with him.
The Atlanta Falcons have dismissed assistant defensive line coach LaTroy Lewis from his role.
The New England Patriots signed linebacker Patrick Johnson and wide receiver Trent Sherfield Sr. to the practice squad. Johnson, 28, a Tulane product and seventh‑round pick in 2021, has appeared in 70 NFL games with two starts (26 tackles, 1 sack) and 15 special teams tackles, and was part of Philadelphia’s Super Bowl LVII squad. Sherfield, 29, in his eighth season, has 124 NFL games (89 receptions for 1,034 yards and 6 touchdowns) after stints with multiple teams; he joined New England’s practice squad on Jan. 13 and was released on Jan. 24, 2026.
After their 2025 season, the Denver Broncos signed six players — Levelle Bailey, Caleb Lohner, Jordan Miller, Cody Schrader, Calvin Throckmorton and Deuce Vaughn — to future contracts; Bailey and Throckmorton appeared in regular-season games this year, and all six finished the year on Denver's practice squad.
Denver activated center Luke Wattenberg from injured reserve to the 53-man roster and placed quarterback Bo Nix on IR ahead of the AFC Championship Game vs. the Patriots. The team also elevated wide receivers Michael Bandy and Elijah Moore from the practice squad. Wattenberg started every snap in Denver’s first 15 games before missing four weeks; Nix suffered a season-ending ankle injury in the Divisional Round.
The New England Patriots signed veteran defensive end Darrell Taylor to the practice squad after his stint with the Houston Texans and released running back Elijah Mitchell from the practice squad. Taylor, 28, has 69 career games with 24.5 sacks and previously spent time with Seattle and Chicago, while Mitchell, a 2021 sixth-round pick, has 1,523 rushing yards in his NFL career.
The Los Angeles Chargers announced they signed 14 players to Reserve/Future free-agent contracts for 2026, with 11 players who finished the 2025 season on the team’s practice squad.
The New England Patriots signed CB Miles Battle, RB D'Ernest Johnson, T Lorenz Metz and WR Trent Sherfield Sr. to their practice squad and released DL Fabien Lovett and WR Brandon Smith from the practice squad.
The article details the player transactions across various ECHL teams on January 4, 2026, including activations from reserve and IR, and players placed on reserve or IR.