NFL News & Rumors: Sunday 9/1

49ers

• WR Jon Baldwin is not expected to be active on game days to begin the season. (CSN Bay Area)
• RB LaMichael James may be a game-day scratch even when he returns. (CSN Bay Area)

Bears

• DE David Bass was claimed off waivers from the Raiders. (Adam Caplan)
• WR Ricardo Lockette, RB Harvey Unga, QB Jerrod Johnson, and TE Fendi Onobun were signed to the practice squad. (Brad Biggs)
• Bears waived DE Cheta Ozougwu. (Adam Caplan)

Bengals

• DB George Iloka is expected to be the the starting safety come Week 1.
• RB Dan Herron, OT Reid Fragel, WR Cobi Hamilton, C T.J. Johnson, CB Chris Lewis-Harris, CB Onterio McCalebb, and LB J.K. Schaffer were signed to the practice squad.
• Bengals will host LB Thomas Howard for a free-agent visit on Tuesday. ( Joe Reedy)

Bills

• QB Thaddeus Lewis and WR Tommy Streeter were signed to the practice squad.
• CB Brandon Burton claimed off waivers from the Vikings.

Broncos

• RB Ronnie Hillman is the first-team tailback on Week 1’s depth chart. (denverbroncos.com)
• TE Julius Thomas has been named the teams starting tight end.
• DB Duke Ihenacho is expected to be the starting strong safety on Thursday.  (denverbroncos.com)
• WR Tavarres King and RB Edwin Baker were signed to the practice squad. (Mike Klis)
• RB Jacob Hester was released.

Browns

• TE Kellen Davis has been released. (Pro Football Talk)
• RB Bobby Rainey was claimed off waivers from the Ravens. (Aaron Wilson)
• RB Dennis Johnson off waivers from the Texans. (Mary Kay Cabot)
• G/C Patrick Lewis was claimed off waivers from the Packers. (Tom Silverstein)
• LB Brandon Magee was claimed off waivers from the Cowboys.
• ILB L.J. Fort has been waived.
• RB Brandon Jackson has been waived  (Nate Ulrich)
• TE MarQueis Gray has been claimed off waivers from the 49ers.
• TE Keavon Milton was claimed off waivers from the Saints.
• OL Caylin Hauptmann, OL Jarrod Shaw and FB Brad Smelley have been waived. (Nate Ulrich)

Buccaneers

• DT Chris Jones was claimed off waivers from the Texans. (Aaron Wilson)
• WR Russell Shepard was claimed off waivers from the Eagles. (Reuben Frank)
• Buccaneers released WR Tiquan Underwood.
• Buccaneers wavied LB Najee Goode.

Cardinals

• OT Bradley Sowell was claimed off waivers from the Colts. (Adam Caplan)
• NT Alameda Ta’amu was claimed off waivers from the Steelers

Chargers

• Former Cardinal,  ILB Reggie Walker was signed.  (Adam Caplan)
• Team traded 2015 seventh-round draft pick to Cowobys inn exchange for DL Sean Lissemore. (Todd Archer)
• WR Devon Wylie has been waived.  (Matt Barrows)
• DT Drake Nevis was claimed off waivers from the Colts.
• ILB D.J. Smith has been waived.
• ILB Terrell Manning was claimed off waivers from the Packers.

Chiefs

• ILB Zac Diles has been released. (Adam Caplan)
• WR Chad Hall was claimed off waivers from the 49ers. (Adam Caplan)
• DL Jaye Howard was claimed off waivers from the Seahawks. (Pro Football Talk)
• CB Jalil Brown has been waived. (Adam Caplan)
• ILB James-Michael Johnson was claimed off waivers from the Browns. (Aaron Wilson)
• OLB Dezman Moses was claimed off waivers from the Packers. (Chiefs 360)
• Chiefs waived DT Jerrell Powe. (Adam Caplan)

Colts

• TE Jack Doyle was claimed off waivers from the Titans.(Jim Wyatt)
• RB/KR Kerwynn Williams has been waived.

Cowboys

• LB Kyle Bosworth was claimed off waivers from the Giants. (Bryan Broaddus)
• QB Alex Tanney, WR Danny Coale ,WR Tim Benford, OG Ray Dominguez, DE Jason Vega, DB Micah Pellerin, S Jakar Hamilton, and LB Cameron Lawrence were signed to the practice squad.

Dolphins

• FB Tyler Clutts was claimed off waivers from the Texans. (Adam Caplan)
• TE/FB Evan Rodriguezz was waived.  (Barry Jackson)

Eagles

• OLB Adrian Robinson was claimed off waivers from the Eagles.
• CB Curtis Marsh has been waived.
• CB Shaun Prater was claimed off waivers from the Bengals.
• WR Greg Salas, OT Michael Bamiro, LB Travis Long and RB Matthew Tucker were signed to the practice squad.

Falcons

• RT Lamar Holmes has won the the starting right tackle job. (atlantafalcons.com)
• WR James Rodgers, FB Patrick DiMarco, QB Seth Doege, WR Darius Johnson, CB Jordan Mabin, OG Phillipkeith Manley, DT Adam Replogle, and TE Mickey Shuler have been signed to the practice squad.

Giants

• Curtis Painter has been named the team’s No. 2 quarterback.

Jaguars

• TE D.J. Williams was claimed off waivers from the Packers. (Jason La Canfora)
• S Winston Guy was claimed off waivers from the Seahawks.
• TE Clay Harbor was claimed off waivers from the Eagles. (Adam Caplan)
• DE/OLB Chris McCoy was claimed off waivers from the Eagles.
• WR Stephen Burton was claimed off waivers from the Vikings. (Adam Caplan)
• DT Kyle Love has been waived.
• LB J.T. Thomas has been claimed off waivers from the Bears.
• C/G Jacques McClendon was claimed off waivers from the Falcons.
• WR Jordan Shipley, DB Antwon Blake, TE Brett Brackett, OL Dan Gerberry, FB Lonnie Pryor, and LB Andy Studebaker have been waived.

Jets

• QB Mark Sanchez is still experiencing pain in his shoulder. Doubtful for Week 1. (ESPN New York)
• OL Ben Ijalana was claimed off waivers from the Colts.
• Jets released RB Kahlil Bell and LB Danny Lansanah
• RB Alex Green was claimed off waivers from the Packers. (Michael Hoffman)
• DE Scott Solomon was claimed off waivers from the Titans. (Adam Caplan)
• LB Josh Mauga was placed on season-ending injured reserve.

Lions

• S DeJon Gomes was claimed off waivers from the Redskins. (Aaron Wilson)
• RB Steven Miller was signed to the practice squad.
• Lions released LB Rocky McIntosh.

NFL Rumors

• Montreal Alouettes GM Jim Popp denies having contacted either QB Tim Tebow‘s  or his agent. (Toronto Sun)

Packers

• DB M.D. Jennings is  listed as the starting free safety. (packers.com)
• WR Charles Johnson was signed to the practice squad. (Aaron Wilson)
• Packers worked out QB Scott Tolzien, RB Joe McKnight, Gs Chandler Burden and Bryan Collins and WR Sam McGuffie. (Aaron Wilson)

Panthers

• DB Mike Mitchell has won the starting strong safety job. (panthers.com)
• RB Tauren Poole, DT Casey Walker, WR Brenton Bersin, WR James Shaw, LB Ben Jacobs, S Robert Lester, and DE Craig Roh were signed to the practice squad.

Patriots

• DT A.J. Francis was claimed off waivers from the Dolphins. (Mike Reiss)
• C Braxston Cave was claimed off waivers from the Browns.
• TE Rob Gronkowski returned to Patriots practice Sunday. (Jeff Howe)
• RB/KR Leon Washington has been released.
• CB Marquice Cole has been released.
• LB Chris White was claimed off waivers from the Lions.
• Patriots worked out OL Edwin Williams. (Aaron Wilson)
• Quentin Sims has signed with the Patriots practice squad. (Jeff Howe)

Raiders

• QB Tyler Wilson was waived. (Pro Football Talk)
• P Chris Kluwe has been released.
• OG Antoine McClain was claimed off waivers from the Ravens.
• DL Brian Sanford was claimed off waivers from the Browns.

Rams

• WR Brian Quick expected to be used in “select situations,” like red-zone packages. (ESPN.com)

Ravens

• TE Matt Furstenburg, DL Cody Larsen, OT J.J. Unga, G/C Reggie Stephens, OT Jordan Devey, LB Brandon Copeland and S Omar Brown were signed to the practice squad.
• WR LaQuan Williams has been waived.
• CB Lardarius Webb (knee) is “ready to go” for the season opener.
• Ravens claimed LB Robert James off waivers from the Falcons. (Aaron Wilson)

Redskins

• RB Jawan Jamison, OL Will Compton, CB Chase Minnifield, WR Nick Williams, C Tevita Stevens, and OT Xavier Nixon to their practice squad.

Saints

• G/C Eric Olsen has been placed on injured reserve.

Seahawks

• WR Chris Harper  has been signed to the practice squad.

Steelers

• WR Justin Brown, OG Chris Hubbard, OL Joe Long, RB Alvester Alexander, DL Brian Arnelt, LB Terence Garvin, LB Alan Baxter, and DB Devin Smith were signed to the practice squad. (Gerry Dulac)
• Steelers signed C/G Cody Wallace and waived OG John Malecki. (Aaron Wilson)

Texans

• G Brandon Brooks has won the starting right guard job. (Houston Chronicle)

Vikings

• OT J’Marcus Webb was claimed off waivers from the Bears. (Brad Biggs)