Player Notes

LB Christian Kuntz was signed by the Jaguars to their practice squad Monday (Dec. 17). He had been waived by the Broncos June 14.

QB J.T. Barrett IV was signed by the Saints to the practice squad Monday (Dec. 17). He had been released by the Saints from the practice squad Thursday.

WR DeAngelo Yancey was signed by the Jets to the practice squad Monday (Dec. 17). He had been released by the Packers from the practice squad Oct. 16.

C Kyle Friend was signed by the Browns to the practice squad Tuesday (Dec. 18). He had been released by the Cardinals from the practice squad Nov. 6. Friend is 6-2, 305 pounds and officially in his first NFL season out of Temple. He was on the Cardinals' practice squad for two weeks this season after spending all offseason and training camp with the Carolina Panthers. Originally an undrafted free agent ...

S Chris Cooper was signed by the Bengals to their practice squad Tuesday (Dec. 18). He had been waived from reserve/injured with an injury settlement by the Colts Sept. 28. Cooper (5-11, 200) originally signed with the Colts as a college free agent out of Stony Brook this year.

LB Malik Jefferson was placed on reserve/injured by the Bengals Tuesday (Dec. 18). He will miss the remainder of the 2018 season. Jefferson, a rookie out of the University of Texas, suffered a foot injury in Sunday's game against the Oakland Raiders. He was the second of two third-round Bengals draft picks this year. He played in 12 games this season and had three tackles on defense and seven tackles ...

LB Chris Worley was signed by the Bengals from their practice squad Tuesday (Dec. 18). Worley, a rookie, has spent the entire season on the Bengals' practice squad. He signed with the team this year as a college free agent out of Ohio State University and was added to the practice squad on Sept. 2 after being waived in the cuts to 53 players.

RB C.J. Anderson will sign with the Los Angeles Rams, Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reported Tuesday. The team has not yet announced the move. The Rams believe running back Todd Gurley will be all right despite inflammation in his knee, but they lost backup Malcolm Brown to a season-ending injury. The 27-year-old Anderson will give the Rams some experienced depth at the position.

S Montae Nicholson was arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault Tuesday morning after allegedly being involved in a drunken fight at a shopping complex near the team's practice facilities, multiple media outlets reported. "We are aware of the arrest of Montae Nicholson," Redskins spokesman Tony Wyllie said in a statement. "We are gathering more information and will not comment until we have ...

RB Christian McCaffrey set the franchise's single-season record for yards from scrimmage during the first quarter of Monday's 12-9 setback to the New Orleans Saints. McCaffrey rushed for a 9-yard run to break the record established by DeAngelo Williams, who accumulated 1,636 yards in 2008. Williams had 1,515 rushing yards and 121 receiving yards that season. The 22-year-old McCaffrey finished the game ...