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Minor NFL Transactions: 5/18/23

May 18th, 2023 at 4:52pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Thursday’s minor moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: WR Brian Cobbs

Baltimore Ravens

Signed: OL Jaylon Thomas

Las Vegas Raiders

Waived: OLB Brock Martin

New England Patriots

Signed: DT Justus Tavai

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: T Dylan Cook

Thomas earned starts at all five positions along SMU’s offensive line. As is the norm with the current class of UDFAs entering the league, Thomas used the extra year of eligibility — granted by the NCAA during the COVID-19 pandemic — and played five seasons for the Mustangs, making starts in each.

The Buccaneers waived Cook earlier this week, doing so after giving him a reserve/futures contract in January. The Raiders are dropping Martin not long after making him part of their 10-man UDFA contingent. A transfer from Maryland, Cobbs caught 76 passes for 923 yards and five touchdowns during his year at Utah State.

Raiders Add 10 UDFAs

May 13th, 2023 at 12:41pm CST by Ben Levine

The Raiders announced that they’ve added 10 undrafted free agents plus one player from the NFL’s International Player Pathway Program:

DL David Agoha (NFL I.P.P)
G McClendon Curtis (Chattanooga)
S Jaydon Grant (Oregon State)
CB Azizi Hearn (UCLA)
DE Brock Martin (Oklahoma State)
CB Jordan Perryman (Washington)
DE Adam Plant (UNLV)
TE John Shenker (Auburn)
DE George Tarlas (Boise State)
LB Drake Thomas (N.C. State)
OT Dalton Wagner (Arkansas)

The Raiders were busy adding some defensive line help. Brock Martin started 34 of his 62 games at Oklahoma State, compiling 145 tackles, 40 tackles for loss, and 16 sacks. Adam Plant had a career year in 2022 at UNLV, finishing with 62 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, eight sacks, and three forced fumbles in 11 games. George Tarlas had 25 tackles for loss and 19 sacks in 45 career games at Weber State before transferring to Boise State.

The team’s two OL additions got chunks of cash. Aaron Wilson of ProFootballNetwork.com tweets that McClendon Curtis got $210K in guaranteed money, while Doug Kyed AtoZSports tweets that Dalton Wagner got $225K in guaranteed money. Curtis earned an All-American nod at Chattanooga last year and Wagner was a two-time All-SEC selection.

Jaydon Grant is the most accomplished of the team’s UDFA additions in the secondary, with the Oregon State product compiling nine interceptions in 51 games. Azizi Hearn spent time at Arizona and Wyoming before transferring to UCLA for the 2022 campaign.