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Minor NFL Transactions: 5/8/23

May 8th, 2023 at 6:44pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Monday’s minor moves:

Baltimore Ravens

Signed: S Jaquan Amos
Waived: DE Levi Bell

Chicago Bears

Waived: OL Nick Amoah, DB Justin Broiles, TE Damien Caffrey

Green Bay Packers

Signed: LS Broughton Hatcher, DL Antonio Moultrie
Waived: LS Jack Coco

Indianapolis Colts

Signed: WR Tyler Adams, WR Kody Case, T Matthew Vanderslice, DT Jamal Woods
Waived: WR Cody Chrest, CB Tyler Richardson, RB Titus Swen, WR Braxton Westfield

New York Giants

Reverted to PUP list: S Terrell Burgess

Philadelphia Eagles

Waived: S Andre Chachere

Hatcher and Moultrie join cornerback William Hooper in landing Packers deals after the team’s rookie minicamp. Despite the Packers cutting Coco, Hatcher still has competition to become Green Bay’s long snapper. Matt Orzech, who spent the past two years as the Rams’ deep snapper, remains the favorite for the Packer gig after receiving a $300K signing bonus this offseason, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com tweets. Orzech had been on Green Bay’s radar for years; the team tried to claim him off waivers in 2021.

Colts Announce 15-Man UDFA Class

May 5th, 2023 at 8:16pm CST by Ely Allen

The Colts added some important pieces in their 12-man 2023 draft class last weekend and added more today with the announcement of 15 undrafted free agent rookie signings. Here are the undrafted names joining a rather large rookie contingent:

LB Liam Anderson (Holy Cross)
WR Cody Chrest (Sam Houston State)
CB Cole Coleman (Elon)
G Emil Ekiyor (Alabama)
RB Darius Hagans (Virginia State)
WR Johnny King (Southeast Missouri State)
G Harris LaChance (BYU)
S Aaron Maddox (Campbell)
LB Donavan Mutin (Houston)
CB Tyler Richardson (Tiffin)
DT Caleb Sampson (Kansas)
WR Zavier Scott (Maine)
RB Titus Swen (Wyoming)
DE Guy Thomas (Colorado)
WR Braxton Westfield (Carson-Newman)

Indianapolis invested a strong $100,000 guaranteed amount to lure Mutin out of Houston, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Mutin concluded his five-year career with the Cougars leading the team in total tackles in both of the last two years. The physical linebacker’s smaller stature (6-0, 230 pounds) didn’t stop him from making big plays at the college level as he concluded his time in Texas with 18.0 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, four passes defensed, three sacks, and an interception.

Ekiyor was a three-year starter with the Crimson Tide as a guard. He was coming off of an injury to start his redshirt senior season but still managed to start 12 of Alabama’s 13 games. A physical presence on the interior line, Ekiyor led a talented offensive line with 31 knockdown blocks.

The Colts added a few pass catchers to a wide receiving corps rife with opportunities. King adds some legitimate size at 6-foot-4. Chrest was an All-WAC second-team selection in each of the last two years after tallying 1,252 receiving yards and seven touchdowns over those two seasons. Scott is an intriguing weapon who was as much a threat rushing the ball for the Black Bears in 2022 (371 yards, four touchdowns) as he was catching the ball (434 yards and a touchdown).