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Lions put TE Anthony Firkser on injured reserve

Pro Football TalkAug 4, 2026, 4:37 PMSource ↗

Tight end Anthony Firkser’s return to the Lions turned out to be a brief one. Firkser signed with the team on July 31, but his run on the active roster ended when the team placed him on injured reserve Tuesday morning. Head coach Dan Campbell said at his press conference that Firkser fractured his fibula. When the Lions initially signed Firkser, they waived tight end Zach Horton in a corresponding move. Horton re-signed with the team on Tuesday to fill the spot opened up by Firkser’s injury. Firkser played for the Lions in 2023 and 2025 and returned to the team after being released by the Commanders in July

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Sleeper status change for Anthony Firkser (4435). Before: status=Active, injury_status=—. After: status=Active, injury_status=Questionable

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Lions sign TE Anthony Firkser

Yahoo Sports NFLJul 31, 2026, 4:37 PMSource ↗

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Tight end Anthony Firkser is back with the Lions

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Lions sign TE Anthony Firkser

Pro Football TalkJul 31, 2026, 4:37 PMSource ↗

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Tight end Anthony Firkser is back with the Lions. The team announced Firkser’s signing on Friday morning. The Commanders released Firkser earlier this week. Firkser played for the Lions last season and in 2023. He had eight catches for 53 yards in seven games last year and played in two games during his first stint with the team. Firkser has also played for the Titans, Falcons, Chiefs and Jets. He has 123 catches for 1,260 yards and five touchdowns in 85 career games. Tight end Zach Horton was waived in a corresponding move. Sam LaPorta, Brock Wright, and Tyler Conklin are the other veteran tight ends in Detroit, although Conklin is currently on the physically unable to perform list

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Commanders sign WR River Cracraft

Pro Football TalkJul 29, 2026, 4:44 PM+1 story · 30dSource ↗

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Wide receiver River Cracraft is back with the Commanders. Cracraft played two games for the team last season and the Commanders announced his signing on Wednesday morning. They also confirmed the signing of punter Matt Haack. Cracraft returned a pair of punts during last year’s stint in Washington. He had 32 catches for 374 yards and three touchdowns in 53 games for the Dolphins, 49ers and Broncos before landing with the Commanders. The Commanders released linebacker Andre Carter and tight end Anthony Firkser to create space on the roster for the new arrivals. They also announced that they have activated cornerback Fred Davis from the non-football illness list

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Commanders sign TE Anthony Firkser

Pro Football TalkJun 2, 2026, 8:46 PMSource ↗

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Veteran tight end Anthony Firkser has found a new team. The Commanders announced that they have signed Firkser to their 90-man roster on Tuesday. They waived wide receiver Ja’Corey Brooks in a corresponding move. Firkser had eight catches for 53 yards in seven games with the Lions last season. He also played two games for the Lions in 2023 and split the 2024 season between the Jets and the Chiefs. He had nine catches for 100 yards in 11 games for the Falcons in 2022. Firkser spent his first four NFL seasons with the Titans and had 106 catches for 1,107 yards and five touchdowns. Brooks signed with Washington as an undrafted free agent in 2025 and spent the season on the practice squad

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Commanders sign TE Anthony Firkser

Yahoo Sports NFLJun 2, 2026, 8:46 PMSource ↗

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Veteran tight end Anthony Firkser has found a new team. The Commanders announced that they have signed Firkser to their 90-man roster on Tuesday. They waived wide receiver Ja'Corey Brooks in a corresponding move. Firkser had eight catches for 53 yards in seven games with the Lions last season. He also played two games for the Lions in 2023 and split the 2024 season between the Jets and the Chiefs. He had nine catches for 100 yards in 11 games for the Falcons in 2022. Firkser spent his first four NFL seasons with the Titans and had 106 catches for 1,107 yards and five touchdowns. Brooks signed with Washington as an undrafted free agent in 2025 and spent the season on the practice squad

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Washington Commanders sign veteran tight end during OTAs

Yahoo Sports NFLJun 2, 2026, 8:30 PMSource ↗

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The Commanders shuffled their roster a bit heading into the second week of OTAs, adding a veteran tight end to the mix. The position group will be important in David Blough ’s new offense, which will feature multiple tight end sets on a regular basis. Washington added some experience to the group on Tuesday, signing Anthony Firkser to the squad. The Commanders released receiver Ja’Corey Brooks in a corresponding move. Firkser has been in the NFL since 2018, and was a heavily featured player with the Tennessee Titans through 2021. He has bounced around the league since then, with stops in Atlanta , Detroit , the New York Jets and Kansas City , with a return to the Lions in 2025. He’s a versatile player who can block and catch passes in a pinch, and can be a stout special teams player. He joins a position group that includes Chig Okonkwo, John Bates and Ben Sinnott . Those three are expected to make the squad, though a fourth tight end could make an argument for the 53-man roster. Brooks signed with the Commanders as a 2025 undrafted free agent, and spent last year on the practice squad and the practice-squad injured list. He signed a reserve-futures deal with the Commanders this offseason. The Commanders are conducting their second week of OTA practices from Tuesday-Thursday

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