Since NFL teams began assembling their practice squads on Wednesday, most of the players signed were returning to the club that had waived or released them on Tuesday.

But exceptions have popped up, and three of them occurred on Thursday with players from Alabama high schools and colleges.

Former Alabama cornerback Josh Jobe was waived by the Philadelphia Eagles on Tuesday. But he joined the practice squad of the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday.

The Cincinnati Bengals picked up guard Tashawn Manning and defensive tackle Justin Rogers for their practice squad on Thursday. The Auburn alumni had been waived by the Baltimore Ravens and Dallas Cowboys, respectively, on Tuesday.

Players with Alabama football roots who joined on Thursday the practice squad of the team that had cut them on Tuesday included:

· Anthony Averett, cornerback (Alabama), Pittsburgh Steelers.

· Marcus Banks, safety (Alabama), Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

· Zyon Gilbert, cornerback (Jeff Davis), Pittsburgh Steelers.

· Avery Jones, guard (Auburn), Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

· Carl Lawson, defensive end (Auburn), Dallas Cowboys.

· D.J. Williams, running back (Auburn), Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Going the other way was former UAB running back DeWayne McBride, who was dropped from the Minnesota Vikings’ practice squad on Thursday after signing on Wednesday.

Former Madison Academy star Jordan Matthews also left an NFL practice squad on Thursday as the Carolina Panthers promoted the tight end to their 53-man active roster after an injured-reserve assignment created an opening.

Jobe caught on with the Eagles as an undrafted rookie in 2022, and he played in 28 regular-season and four playoff games over the past two seasons. He started three games last season, when he was on the field for 240 defensive snaps and 323 special-teams plays. Jobe was Philadelphia’s most active special-teams player, and in the Eagles’ 20-17 victory over Seattle on Dec. 18, he made two tackles on special teams.

Manning joined the Ravens as an undrafted rookie in 2023 after his only season at Kentucky. He spent the season on Baltimore’s practice squad.

Rogers was a seventh-round selection of the Cowboys in the NFL Draft on April 27.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.