Cincinnati Bengals DT Brandon Thompson (knee) and WR James Wright (knee) were placed on the Physically Unable to Perform list Tuesday, July 26.

Cincinnati Bengals TE Tyler Eifert (ankle) was placed on the Physically Unable to Perform list Tuesday, July 26. Eifert underwent right ankle surgery in late May.

Footballguys View: Eifert originally injured his ankle in the Pro Bowl. He was advised that surgery was not needed until it was determined necessary in late May. His status for the start of the regular season is up in the air. We don’t think he’ll go on the PUP list to begin the year, but Eifert could miss the first month of the season due to this injury.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers SS Elijah Shumate (undisclosed) was placed on the Active/NFI list Tuesday, July 26.

Cincinnati Bengals LB Rey Maualuga (calf) was placed on the Active/Non-Football Injury list Tuesday, July 26.

New Orleans Saints WR Vincent Brown (undisclosed) was placed on the Reserve/Injured list Tuesday, July 26.

Cleveland Browns TE Gary Barnidge (hernia) could be limited for the start of training camp after undergoing hernia surgery in June. He did pass his physical, however.

Footballguys View: Barnidge exploded onto the scene last year, and it will be interesting to see in this new offense how productive he can be. In 2015, Barnidge finished the year as the 3rd-best fantasy TE. This year, he’s getting drafted a bit lower than that as fantasy owners are weary of the Browns offense (and QB situation). Barnidge has a current ADP of TE8 (8.09) in 12-team PPR leagues.

Indianapolis Colts CB D’Joun Smith (knee) has been cleared to participate in training camp, but knee issues have slowed his progress.

Updating a previous item, Indianapolis Colts RB Tyler Varga was placed on the Reserve/Retired list Tuesday, July 26.

Footballguys View: No word as to why Varga retired, but it might have something to do with a concussion suffered last year. The Colts are especially thin at RB after this announcement. We imagine they’ll be watching the waiver wire to see if other teams drop some decent talent at the RB position.

Undrafted free-agent OL Joel Hale (Ohio State) signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tuesday, July 26.

Free-agent RB Abou Toure (Steelers) signed with the Indianapolis Colts Tuesday, July 26.