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NFL Workout Updates: 10/17/18

October 17th, 2018 at 7:20pm CST by Dallas Robinson

Today’s workout updates, with all links going to veteran NFL reporter Howard Balzer’s Twitter account:

Cleveland Browns

WRs John Diarse, Shay Fields, Tavarres King; FB Dimitri Flowers; C Luke Bowanko; T Gerhard de Beer (link)

Green Bay Packers

FB Dan Vitale; TE Clive Walford; DT Vincent Valentine; Ss Ibraheim Campbell, Eddie Pleasant (link)

Houston Texans

RB Ralph Webb; LB Marquis Flowers; CB Horace Richardson (link)

Indianapolis Colts

RB Devante Mays; WR Tre McBride; G Zack Golditch; DE Anthony Lanier; LB Gimel President; S J.J. Wilcox (link)

New England Patriots

DE Tank Carradine; LBs Corey Nelson, Tegray Scales; S A.J. Howard (link)

New York Giants

QB Joe Callahan; WR Austin Proehl; DE Myles Humphrey (link)

Washington Redskins

CBs Donatello Brown, Tony Lippett; Raysean Pringle, Henre’ Toliver, Marquez White (link)

Packers Move Roster To 53

September 1st, 2018 at 4:23pm CST by Dallas Robinson

The Packers have trimmed their roster to 53 by making the following transactions:

Waived/Injured:

Placed on suspended list:

RB Aaron Jones

Cut:

G Kofi Amichia
LB Vince Biegel
RB Joel Bouagnon
CB Donatello Brown
TE Emanuel Byrd
RB LeShun Daniels
C Austin Davis
C Dillon Day
LB Kendall Donnerson
S Marwin Evans
CB Demetri Goodson
CB Josh Hawkins
LB James Hearns
RB Bronson Hill
LB Naashon Hughes
WR Adonis Jenings
FB Joe Kerridge
DL Tyler Lancaster
WR Kyle Lewis
DL James Looney
LB Greer Martini
DL Joey Mbu
LB Chris Odom
G/T Adam Pankey
LB Marcus Porter
TE Kevin Rader
FB Aaron Ripkowski
DL Conor Sheehy
TE Ryan Smith
LB Ahmad Thomas
LS Zach Triner
WR DeAngelo Yancey

Minor NFL Transactions: 4/17/18

April 17th, 2018 at 5:50pm CST by Dallas Robinson

Today’s minor moves:

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: DB Tyson Graham, DT Garrison Smith, DT Justin Zimmer

Baltimore Ravens

Re-signed: WR Quincy Adeboyejo, RB Alex Collins, CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste, TE Vince Mayle, LB Patrick Onwuasor, OL Maurquice Shakir, OL Matt Skura (ERFA)

Buffalo Bills

Re-signed: TE Nick O’Leary, CB Lafayette Pitts, TE Logan Thomas, DE Eddie Yarbrough (ERFA)

Carolina Panthers

Re-signed: WR Damiere Byrd, OL Tyler Larsen, P Michael Palardy (ERFA)

Chicago Bears

Signed original round RFA tender: CB Bryce Callahan

Green Bay Packers

Re-signed: WR Geronimo Allison, CB Donatello Brown, QB Joe Callahan, WR Michael Clark; FB Joe Kerridge, G Justin McCray, T Adam Pankey, G Lucas Patrick, S Jermaine Whitehead (ERFA)

Los Angeles Rams

Re-signed: RB Malcolm Brown, K Sam Ficken, CB Troy Hill (ERFA)

New York Jets

Signed original-round RFA tender: S Rontez Miles, TE Neal Sterling

Seattle Seahawks

Re-signed: LB Paul Dawson
Re-signed: C Joey Hunt, DE Branden Jackson, LS Tyler Ott (ERFA)

RFA/ERFA Tender Decisions: 3/12/18

March 12th, 2018 at 1:52pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are today’s restricted free agent and exclusive-rights free agent tender decisions, with the list being updated throughout the day.

RFAs

Tendered at second-round level:

Falcons: G Ben Garland (via D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Jaguars: RB Corey Grant (via John Oehser of Jaguars.com, on Twitter)
Redskins: T Ty Nsekhe (via Adam Schefter of ESPN.com, on Twitter)
Titans: G Quinton Spain (Twitter link via Paul Kuharsky)
Vikings: G/C Nick Easton (per Tom Pelissero of NFL.com, on Twitter)

Tendered at original-round level:

Bears: CB Bryce Callahan, WR Cameron Meredith, WR Josh Bellamy (via Rich Campbell and Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune, all Twitter links)

Non-Tendered:

Broncos: WR Bennie Fowler (via Nicki Jhabvala of the Denver Post, on Twitter)
Packers: P Jake Schum (per Rob Demovsky of ESPN)

ERFAs

Tendered:

49ers: RB Raheem Mostert (per Mostert’s agent, Brett Tessler, on Twitter)
Broncos: LS Casey Kreiter, WR Jordan Taylor, LB Zaire Anderson, T Elijah Wilkinson, LB Jerrol Garcia-Williams, LB Joseph Jones (Jhabvala reports, Twitter links)
Giants: G Jon Halapio (via ESPN.com’s Jordan Raanan, on Twitter)
Jaguars: TE Ben Koyack, OL William Poehls (Twitter links, via Oehser)
Packers: WR Michael Clark, OL Justin McCray, CB Donatello Brown (all Twitter links via Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com and Michael Cohen of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Raiders: K Giorgio Tavecchio, LB Shilique Calhoun (Twitter links via Michael Gehlken of the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Josina Anderson of ESPN.com)
Rams: RB Malcolm Brown, CB Troy Hill (per Alden Gonzalez of ESPN.com, on Twitter)

Non-Tendered:

Bears: LS Patrick Scales (via Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune, on Twitter)
Cardinals: TE Ifeanyi Momah (Twitter link via Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic)

Minor NFL Transactions: 11/5/17

November 5th, 2017 at 1:56pm CST by Dallas Robinson

Today’s minor moves:

Green Bay Packers

Promoted to active roster: CB Donatello Brown
Placed on injured reserve: S Kentrell Brice

Los Angeles Rams

Promoted to active roster: S Isaiah Johnson

Oakland Raiders

Activated from injured reserve: S Obi Melifonwu
Waived/injured: CB Demetrius McCray

Sunday NFL Transactions: NFC North

September 3rd, 2017 at 4:03pm CST by Dallas Robinson

Listed below are the Sunday roster moves for the four NFC North teams. Following the 53-man roster cutdown deadline yesterday, many teams will make slight tweaks to their rosters, claiming players off waivers or signing guys who clear waivers. Those transactions for the Bears, Lions, Packers, and Vikings are noted below.

Additionally, as of 12:00pm CT today, teams can begin constructing their 10-man practice squads. You can check out our glossary entry on practice squads to brush up on those changes, as well as all the other guidelines that govern the 10-man units, whose players practice with the team but aren’t eligible to suit up on Sundays.

Here are Sunday’s NFC North transactions, which will continue to be updated throughout the day:

Chicago Bears

Claimed:
- LS Andrew DePaola
- WR Tre McBride
- RB Taquan Mizzell
Cut:
- TE Ben Braunecker
- RB Jeremy Langford
- LS Jeff Overbaugh

Detroit Lions

Claimed:
- G Zac Kerin
- T Brian Mihalik
Cut:
- T Cornelius Lucas
- G Brandon Thomas
Signed to practice squad:
- LB Thurston Armbrister
- CB Adairius Barnes
- WR Jace Billingsley
- WR Dontez Ford
- C Leo Koloamatangi
- DT Derrick Lott
- S Rolan Milligan
- T Storm Norton
- DE Pat O’Connor
- TE Cole Wick

Green Bay Packers

Claimed:
- DE Chris Odom
Placed on IR:
- OL Don Barclay
Signed to practice squad:
- G Kofi Amichia
- CB Donatello Brown
- QB Joe Callahan
- WR Michael Clark
- LB Reggie Gilbert
- DT Izaah Lunsford
- LB Derrick Mathews
- G/T Adam Pankey
- S Jermaine Whitehead
- WR DeAngelo Yancey

Minnesota Vikings

Claimed:
- TE Blake Bell
Waived/injured:
- TE Bucky Hodges
Signed to practice squad:
- DT Dylan Bradley
- TE Kyle Carter
- RB Bronson Hill
- WR Cayleb Jones
- LB Elijah Lee
- DE Ifeadi Odenigbo
- CB Horace Richardson
- QB Kyle Sloter

Packers Down To 53

September 2nd, 2017 at 5:45pm CST by Zachary Links

The Packers’ 53-man roster is set…for now. Here’s a look at the players that were cut to allow the team to get down to the limit.

Cut:

DT Calvin Heurtelou
RB Kalif Phillips
CB Daquan Holmes
TE Aaron Peck
G Thomas Evans
S Aaron Taylor
OLB Johnathan Calvin
ILB Cody Heiman
G Geoff Gray
DT Izaah Lunsford
CB Raysean Pringle
QB Joe Callahan
TE Emmanuel Byrd
QB Taysom Hill
WR Malachi Dupre
ILB Derrick Mathews
OT/G Adam Pankey
WR DeAngelo Yancey
CB Donatello Brown
WR Max McCaffrey
WR Michael Clark
DT Brian Price
OLB Reggie Gilbert
G Kofi Amichia
OT Robert Leff
OLB Josh Letuligasenoa
WR Montay Crockett

Placed on reserve/PUP:

OLB Vince Biegel
CB Demetri Goodson

Placed on reserve/Injured

FB Joe Kerridge
LB David Talley

The Packers surprised some by releasing Yancey, a fifth-round pick, and Dupre, a seventh-round pick. Both could be candidates for the practice squad if they clear waivers.

Packers Sign 15 UDFAs

May 5th, 2017 at 11:57am CST by Zachary Links

Busy day in Green Bay. The Packers have signed 15 undrafted free agents while also formally signing five of their draft picks. The complete rundown is below.

Draft pick signings:

DeAngelo Yancey, WR, Purdue (fifth round)
Aaron Jones, RB, Texas-El Paso (fifth round)
Kofi Amichia, G, South Florida (sixth round)
Devante Mays, RB, Utah State (seventh round)
Malachi Dupre, WR, Louisiana State (seventh round)

As a senior at Purdue, Yancey hauled in 49 receptions for 951 yards and 10 touchdowns. Yancey offers good size for the position at 6’2″, but scouts aren’t sure if he’ll be able to make it in the NFL because of his lack of speed burst. He’s also struggled with drops throughout his career, as NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein writes.

UDFAs:

Donatello Brown, CB (Valdosta State)
Johnathan Calvin, LB (Mississippi State)
Michael Clark, WR (Marshall St.)
Montay Crockett, WR (Georgia Southern)
Thomas Evans, G (Richmond)
Geoff Gray, G (Manitoba)
Cody Heiman, LB (Washburn)
Taysom Hill, QB (Brigham Young)
Izaah Lunsford, DT (Bowling Green St.)
Adam Pankey, G/T (West Virginia)
Aaron Peck, TE (Fresno State)
Kalif Phillips, RB (Charlotte)
Lenzy Pipkins, CB (Oklahoma State)
David Rivers, CB (Youngstown State)
Justin Vogel, P (Miami)

Clark, who played basketball at St. Francis before transferring to Marshall to play football, has only one year of organized football on his resume.