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Minor NFL Transactions: 5/28/19

Zachary Links — Wed, 29 May 2019 02:24:13 +0000

We’ll keep track of today’s minor moves here:

Cleveland Browns

Waived: OL Trevon Tate

Indianapolis Colts

Signed: DT Chunky Clements
Waived: DT Johnny Robinson

Kansas City Chiefs

Released: TE John Phillips
Waived: QB T.J. Linta

New Orleans Saints

Signed: RB Matthew Dayes

New York Jets

Claimed off waivers from Dolphins: LB James Burgess
Placed on NFI List: RB Jalin Moore

Oakland Raiders

Waived: G Chaz Green

Philadelphia Eagles

Signed: WR Devin Ross
Waived: G Johnny Gibson

San Francisco 49ers

Signed: CB Dontae Johnson
Waived: LB Pita Taumoepenu

Tennessee Titans

Waived: DL Dee Liner

Washington Redskins

Signed: T Brian Wallace, T Jylan Ware
Waived: T Adam Bisnowaty, T Juwann Bushell-Beatty

Minor NFL Transactions: 5/20/19

Sam Robinson — Tue, 21 May 2019 00:46:28 +0000

Here are Monday’s minor moves:

Houston Texans

Signed: WR Floyd Allen

Kansas City Chiefs

Signed: TE John Phillips
Released: CB Dontae Johnson
Placed on reserve/retired list: LB Martrell Spaight

Minor NFL Transactions: 10/30/18

Ben Levine — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 00:07:15 +0000

Here are Tuesday’s minor moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: OG Colby Gossett (off Vikings practice squad), TE John Phillips
Released: OL Blaine Clausell, TE Gabe Holmes

Atlanta Falcons

Waived: DL Michael Bennett

Baltimore Ravens

Released: DE Albert McClellan

Buffalo Bills

Waived: CB Dontae Johnson

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed: MLB Hayes Pullard
Waived: K Mike Badgley

Los Angeles Rams

Waived: OG Jamon Brown

New York Giants

Waived: CB Mike Jordan

Oakland Raiders

Promoted from practice squad: DE/OLB James Cowser

Philadelphia Eagles

Waived: DT Bruce Hector

San Francisco 49ers

Waived: WR Victor Bolden, CB Greg Mabin

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Promoted from practice squad: CB Javien Elliott
Released: LB Kevin Minter

Washington Redskins

Waived: LB Cassanova McKinzy

NFL Workout Updates: 10/22/18

Zachary Links — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 00:59:07 +0000

Here’s a rundown of today’s NFL workouts. Each workout comes from Howard Balzer’s (on Twitter), unless noted otherwise:

Arizona Cardinals

G Oday Aboushi, TE John Phillips, TE Gavin Escobar, G Austin Pasztor, S Rolan Milligan, S Fish Smithson

Cleveland Browns

RBs Charcandrick West, RB Devante Mays, LB Corey Nelson, CB Jalen Myrick (Twitter link via Adam Caplan of SiriusXM)

Houston Texans

CB Tony Lippett

Los Angeles Rams

WR Jace Billingsley, WR Chad Hansen, WR Austin Proehl

Seattle Seahawks

DE Damontre Moore (Twitter link via Caplan)

NFL Workout Updates: 9/10/18

Ben Levine — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 23:35:39 +0000

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

Arizona Cardinals

QB Josh Woodrum; WRs Montay Crockett, Isaac Whitney; P Jeff Locke (link)

Atlanta Falcons

LBs Bruce Carter, Corey Nelson; Ss Eddie Pleasant, Calvin Pryor, Keith Tandy

Chicago Bears

Ss L.J. McCray, Kai Nacua

Cleveland Browns

LB Tre’von Johnson

Detroit Lions

Ss Andrew Adams, Don Carey, David Jones, Sharrod Neasman; CB Shareece Wright

Houston Texans

DE Daeshon Hall (link)

Indianapolis Colts

OGs Sean Harlow, Will Holden; LBs Nigel Harris, Jacob Pugh, Emmanuel Smith; CBs Tarvarus McFadden, Kalan Reed, Herb Waters; WR Korey Robertson

Jacksonville Jaguars

CBs Breon Borders, Linden Stephens (link); TEs Blake Bell, John Phillips, Clive Walford

Minnesota Vikings

Cs Hroniss Grasu, Wesley Johnson

New England Patriots

Gs Tony Adams, Spencer Drango; C Jake Eldrenkamp; CBs Kalan Reed, Josh Robinson (link); WRs Bennie Fowler, Greg Ward; LB Ufomba Kamalu

New Orleans Saints

LBs Nigel Harris, Corey Nelson (link)

New York Jets

FB Jay Prosch; G Sean Harlow; T Jylan Ware; LBs Zaire Anderson, Ufomba Kamalu; CB Herb Waters (link)

Oakland Raiders

CBs Breon Borders, Makinton Dorleant; Ss Elijah Campbell, Nick Orr; LBs Cayson Collins, Naashon Hughes

San Francisco 49ers

DE Daeshon Hall (link)

Tennessee Titans

TE Nick O’Leary

Saints Announce Roster Moves

Dallas Robinson — Sat, 01 Sep 2018 22:13:42 +0000

The Saints have made the following transactions as they move their roster to 53 players:

Waived:

QB J.T. Barrett IV
LB Jayrone Elliott
LB KeShun Freeman
TE Garrett Griffin
DT Woodrow Hamilton
DB Natrell Jamerson
DE Alex Jenkins
LB Colton Jumper
LB Hau’oli Kikaha
WR Keith Kirkwood
T Rick Leonard
WR Tanner McEvo
DL Henry Mondeaux
DB Kamrin Moore
DE Al-Quadin Muhammad
DB Linden Stephens
OL Landon Turner
RB Jonathan Williams
OL Nate Wozniak
TE Deon Yelder.

Waived/injured:

DB Sharrod Neasman

Released:

G Don Barclay
DT Jay Bromley
WR Michael Floyd
DE George Johnson
G Josh LeRibeus
DB Robert Nelson Jr.
T Michael Ola
TE John Phillips
QB Tom Savage
WR Brandon Tate
G Andrew Tiller
DB Marcus J. Williams

Placed on injured reserve:

TE Michael Hoomanawanui
RB Shane Vereen

Placed on suspended list:

RB Mark Ingram

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/5/18

Rory Parks — Sun, 05 Aug 2018 19:28:57 +0000

Today’s minor moves:

Buffalo Bills

Waived: WR Quan Bray

Kansas City Chiefs

Claimed off waivers: C Jack Allen
Waived/injured: C Tejan Koroma

New Orleans Saints

Re-signed: S Rickey Jefferson, TE John Phillips
Waived/injured: OL John Fullington
Waived from injured reserve: WR Eldridge Massington, WR Josh Smith

San Francisco 49ers

Signed: G Chris Gonzalez
Waived: S Corey Griffin

Workout Notes: Saints, Titans, Giants

Ben Levine — Sat, 04 Aug 2018 17:51:22 +0000

The Seahawks will be busy this weekend, as they’re reportedly hosting four different defenders on work outs. We learned earlier this morning that they’d be auditioning cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, and he heard later that the Seahawks are also eyeing linebacker Lamarr Houston, linebacker Erik Walden, and defensive end Damontre Moore.

Naturally, Seattle won’t be the only team considering additions to their rosters. Below, we’ve compiled the latest workout notes from around the NFL…

With several of their tight ends battling injuries, the Saints will be bringing in a familiar face for a workout. Josh Katzenstein of The Times-Picayune reports (via Twitter) that veteran John Phillips is working out for the team today. The 31-year-old has spent parts of the past two seasons with the organization. While he only appeared in one game this past years, he appeared in eight games (four starts) back in 2016, hauling in five receptions for 32 yards. Known more for his blocking prowess, Phillips’ has 55 career receptions in eight NFL seasons. If Phillips does join the Saints, he’d still be hard pressed to establish a role on a crowded depth chart that includes Ben Watson, Josh Hill, Michael Hoomanawanui, and Garrett Griffin.
Former Panthers defensive tackle Drew Iddings will work out for the Titans today, reports Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle (via Twitter). The six-foot-six, 265-pound lineman has yet to appear in an NFL game. However, he’s managed to garner preseason and practice squad gigs since entering the league as an undrafted free agent out of South Dakota in 2016. The Titans could use some depth on the defensive line, as they’re currently only rostering three reserves in David King, Julius Warmsley, and Austin Johnson.
The Giants auditioned a number of cornerbacks yesterday, including Alterraun Verner, Zack Sanchez, and Leonard Johnson (the team ultimately signed Johnson). Ryan Dunleavy of NJ.com reports (via Twitter) that the team also hosted veteran Sterling Moore. The 28-year-old has managed to put together a seven-year career despite going undrafted out of Southern Methodist in 2011. The cornerback bounced on and off the Saints roster in 2017, compiling five tackles and two passes defended in six games. However, he was plenty productive with New Orleans in 2016, finishing with a career-high 56 tackles, 13 passes defended, and two interceptions.

Minor NFL Transactions: 1/3/18

GregGoldstein — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 03:23:31 +0000

Here are today’s minor moves around the NFL:

New Orleans Saints

Placed on IR: TE Garrett Griffin
Signed: TE John Phillips

Today’s practice squad updates:

New England Patriots

Signed: LB Trevor Reilly
Released: WR Bernard Reedy

Minor NFL Transactions: 12/29/17

Sam Robinson — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 00:15:01 +0000

Here are today’s minor moves.

Cleveland Browns

Signed: FB Marquez Williams

New Orleans Saints

Signed: OL John Fullington
Waived: TE John Phillips

Philadelphia Eagles

Placed on IR: LB Joe Walker

Tennessee Titans

Signed: RB Khalfani Muhammad
Waived: CB Demontre Hurst

Saints Place LB A.J. Klein On IR

Dallas Robinson — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 23:19:56 +0000

The Saints will be without one of their starting linebackers down the stretch and into the playoffs, as the club announced they’ve placed A.J. Klein on injured reserve. In a corresponding move, New Orleans has signed tight end John Phillips.

Klein, 26, inked a three-year, $15MM with the Saints this offseason, staying in the NFC South after four seasons with the Panthers. While the New Orleans defense has experienced a remarkable turnaround in 2017, Klein hasn’t necessarily been a large part of that effort despite playing roughly three quarters of the club’s defensive snaps. The Saints are still just 23rd in rush defense DVOA, while Klein himself has graded as only the No. 82 linebacker among 92 qualifiers, per Pro Football Focus.

While the loss of Klein will certainly lead to adjustments along the Saints’ front seven, the team does possess an ample amount of linebacker depth. Veterans such as Manti Te’o, Gerald Hodges, and the recently-signed Jonathan Freeny are all candidates to join the starting lineup opposite Craig Robertson.

Phillips, meanwhile, is now back in New Orleans after appearing in eight games for the club a season ago. An effective blocker but not much of an offensive weapon, the 30-year-old Phillips was with the Saints during training camp before being waived off injured reserve in September.

Bengals Work Out Four Tight Ends

GregGoldstein — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 23:20:28 +0000

With Tyler Eifert out for the season after opting to undergo back surgery last week, the Bengals got an up close look at a number of free agent tight ends today. Cincinnati worked out veterans Larry Donnell, Jace Amaro, Gavin Escobar and John Phillips, tweets Adam Caplan of Sirius XM.

None of these options are particularly intriguing given the overall lack of production across the board, but it does show a pointed attempt to address a position that’s very much in flux with Eifert gone for the rest of the season.

Up to this point, the team has mostly relied on Tyler Kroft and C.J. Uzomah to take snaps in Eifert’s place. Kroft, 25, has been the more offensively productive of the two, having caught 14 balls for 139 yards and two scores, which both came in the team’s first victory of the year two weeks ago against the Browns.

The Bengals had a bye in Week 6, but will look to build on their current two-game winning streak when they travel to Pittsburgh to take on the AFC North division leading Steelers this coming Sunday.

Minor NFL Transactions: 9/8/17

Dallas Robinson — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 22:05:03 +0000

Today’s minor moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Promoted: LB Scooby Wright
Released: LB Philip Wheeler

Chicago Bears

Released from IR: RB Ka’Deem Carey, QB Connor Shaw

Cleveland Browns

Promoted: LB B.J. Bello, DB Kai Nacua

Detroit Lions

Released from IR: WR Dez Stewart

Houston Texans

Released from IR: TE Rashaun Allen, S Lonnie Ballentine, CB Denzel Rice, DB Malik Smith

Jacksonville Jaguars

Signed: OL Josh Walker

New England Patriots

Released from IR: DT Josh Augusta, WR Devin Lucien

New Orleans Saints

Signed: T Bryce Harris
Waived: RB Daniel Lasco
Released from IR: TE John Phillips

Seattle Seahawks

Released from IR: DT Rodney Coe

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Released from IR: QB Sefo Liufau

Washington Redskins

Released from IR: TE E.J. Bibbs, LB Ron Thompson Jr., LB Lynden Trail

Saints Reach 53-Man Roster Limit

Zachary Links — Sun, 03 Sep 2017 03:16:29 +0000

Every team had to get under the 53-man limit by Saturday’s deadline, but the Saints were the last to publicly announce their cuts. Here’s the full rundown of their moves:

Waived:

LB Adam Bighill
TE/LS Braedon Bowman
CB Taveze Calhoun
WR Travin Dural
CB Malik Foreman
OL John Fullington
QB Garrett Grayson
TE Garrett Griffin
DE Obum Gwacham
WR De’Quan Hampton
DB Erik Harris
DE Alex Jenkins
WR Jake Lampman
DT Ashaad Mabry
CB Arthur Maulet
CB Elijah Mitchell
OL Kristjan Sokoli
CB Damian Swann
C Cameron Tom
OL Landon Turner
T Jerry Ugokwe
RB Darius Victor
LB Jonathan Walton
DT Justin Zimmer

Released:

T Khalif Barnes
RB Travaris Cadet
LB Audie Cole
T Bryce Harris
DT John Hughes III
FB Zach Line
LB Michael Mauti
DT Tony McDaniel (story)
QB Ryan Nassib

IR:

OLB Bryan Braman
WR Corey Fuller
TE John Phillips

The Saints re-signed Cadet this offseason only to put him on the trade block in June. They didn’t find any takers then and they apparently couldn’t find any now. The Jets, who pursued him in free agency, could have interest in signing him.

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/29/17

Dallas Robinson — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 23:05:17 +0000

Today’s minor moves:

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: DL A.J. Jefferson
Waived: WR Bra’Lon Cherry

Chicago Bears

Waived: DL Kapron Lewis-Moore, LB Alex Scearce

Cleveland Browns

Released: LB Cam Johnson
Waived/injured: S Ed Reynolds

Dallas Cowboys

Placed on IR: CB Leon McFadden

Denver Broncos

Signed: LB Deiontrez Mount

Indianapolis Colts

Signed: RB Daryl Richardson, RB De’Mard Llorens
Waived: TE Steven Wroblewski
Placed on IR: RB George Winn

New England Patriots

Waived: LB Christian Kuntz

New Orleans Saints

Placed on IR: TE John Phillips

Pittsburgh Steelers

Placed on IR: LB Keion Adams
Waived: DE Christian Brown, TE Phazahn Odom

San Francisco 49ers

Waived: LB Sean Porter