Two-time Super Bowl champ Hogan retires
The New Orleans Saints placed wide receiver Chris Hogan on the reserve/retired list Saturday, one day shy of his 33rd birthday.
Hogan, who won two Super Bowl championships with the New England Patriots, left the NFL behind earlier this year to pursue a career in professional lacrosse.
He decided to return for a 10th season, signing with the Saints on Sept. 6 and appearing in each of the first five games. He caught four passes for 41 yards and a touchdown.
Undrafted in 2011, Hogan finishes his career with 220 receptions for 2,836 yards and 19 touchdowns with the Buffalo Bills (2012-15), Patriots (2016-18), Carolina Panthers (2019), New York Jets (2020) and Saints.
Playing in nine postseason games, Hogan added 34 catches for 542 yards and four touchdowns and won rings in Super Bowls LI and LIII. He caught six passes for 128 yards and a touchdown in New England’s 4133 loss against the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII.
BRONCOS PICK UP WEATHERLY FROM THE VIKINGS >>
The Denver Broncos acquired pass rusher Stephen Weatherly in a trade Saturday with the Minnesota Vikings.
Weatherly was playing sparingly at defensive end for the Vikings after resigning with them this year, behind Danielle Hunter, Everson Griffen and D.J. Wonnum. The Vikings also sent the Broncos a 2022 seventh-round draft pick in exchange for a 2023 seventhround draft pick while unloading the remaining portion of his $1.5 million base salary.
The Broncos will use Weatherly as an outside linebacker in their 3-4 system. Star outside linebacker Von Miller sprained his ankle in their game on Thursday. The Broncos also placed inside linebacker Micah Kiser on injured reserve after he injured his groin on Thursday.
Weatherly was a seventhround draft pick by the Vikings in 2016. He played the 2020 season for Carolina. In 64 games, with 16 starts, Weatherly has six sacks, two forced fumbles and 20 quarterback hits. PACKERS PLACE MYERS ON IR >> Green Bay Packers center Josh Myers has been placed on injured reserve after hurting his knee in a victory over the Chicago Bears.
The Packers (5-1) announced the move Saturday. They also elevated guard Ben Braden from the practice squad to the active roster for Sunday’s game against Washington (2-4).
Because he has been placed on injured reserve, Myers must miss at least the next three games.
Myers, a rookie secondround pick from Ohio State, started each of the Packers’ first four games before missing a 25-22 victory at Cincinnati on Oct. 10 with a finger injury.
He returned to action Sunday at Chicago but played just four snaps before a knee injury knocked him out for the rest of the game.
BEARS ACTIVATE RB WILLIAMS FROM COVID-19 LIST >>
The Chicago Bears activated running back Damien Williams from the reserve/ COVID-19 list on Saturday.
The Bears (3-3) also announced that injured defensive tackle Akiem Hicks did not travel with the team and will not play Sunday against the host Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-1).
Williams missed last week’s 24-14 loss to Green Bay after testing positive. Because he is unvaccinated, he had to spend a minimum of 10 days on the list.
The Chicago Bears placed veteran tight end Jimmy Graham on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Friday. PANTHERS RULE OUT ERVING >> The Carolina Panthers announced left tackle Cameron Erving has been ruled out of Sunday’s road game against the New York Giants with a neck issue..