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Lions Trim Roster To 53

August 31st, 2019 at 6:03pm CST by Andrew Ortenberg

The Lions are the latest team to officially trim their roster all the way down to 53. After stockpiling quarterbacks, they’ve now cut two of them. Former AAF passer Luis Perez and Tom Savage were both let go. That means that legendary journeyman Josh Johnson has made the team as Matthew Stafford‘s backup, and recently acquired rookie David Blough has made the squad as the third-stringer. Detroit also waived Isaac Nauta, a rookiie tight end out of Georgia who they drafted in the seventh-round.

CB Johnathan Alston

DT John Atkins

LB Malik Carney

TE Jerome Cunningham

T Andrew Donnal

LB Garret Dooley

WR Jonathan Duhart

DT P.J. Johnson

DT Fredrick Jones

WR Tom Kennedy

C Leo Koloamatangi

LB Steven Longa

TE Isaac Nauta

T Matt Nelson

QB Luis Perez

LB Anthony Pittman

WR Brandon Powell

QB Tom Savage

DT Ray Smith

RB Justin Stockton

RB Mark Thompson

TE Austin Traylor

S Charles Washington

DE Jonathan Wynn

WAIVED/INJURED:

WR Andy Jones

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/6/19

August 6th, 2019 at 8:18pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Tuesday’s minor moves:

Buffalo Bills

Signed: T Jarron Jones

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: OL Tommy Doles
Placed on IR: QB Kurt Benkert

Cleveland Browns

Released from IR: WR Blake Jackson

Dallas Cowboys

Signed: OL Lukayus McNeil

Detroit Lions

Signed: CB Johnathan Alston
Waived/injured: Tarvarus McFadden

Jacksonville Jaguars

Placed on IR: LB James Onwualu

Los Angeles Rams

Signed: P Brock Miller

New York Jets

Waived: TE Nick Truesdell

Philadelphia Eagles

Signed: DE Kasim Edebali, CB Ajene Harris
Placed on IR: DE Joe Ostman
Waived/injured: T Casey Tucker

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: CB Jermaine Ponder
Waived: CB Derrek Thomas

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: LB Chris Worley
Waived: WR Nyqwan Murray

NFL Workout Updates: 12/11/18

December 11th, 2018 at 9:40pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here’s the latest from the NFL’s workout circuit, all links going to NFL reporter Howard Balzer’s Twitter account (unless otherwise noted). The first day teams can sign players to reserve/futures contracts is New Year’s Eve.

Arizona Cardinals

DT Toby Johnson (link)

Buffalo Bills

LB Marquis Flowers (Twitter link via ESPN.com’s Mike Rodak)

Cleveland Browns

WR Chance Allen, WR Devin Lucien, WR Brandon Reilly, T Dakoda Shepley, LB Alex Singleton (link)

Denver Broncos

WR Shay Fields, LB Chris Frey, CB Kameron Kelly, LB Hau’oli Kikaha, CB Trevon Mathis, QB Bo Levi Mitchell (CFL tryout), DL Henry Mondeaux, LB Tegray Scales, LB Robert Spillane, WR Greg Ward (Twitter links)

Detroit Lions

DT Joshua Frazier, DT Greg Gilmore, DE Alec James, T Jarron Jones, LB Jacob Pugh, DT Elijah Qualls, DE Jonathan Wynn (link)

Green Bay Packers

DB Tevaughn Campbell (link)

Houston Texans

LB Kennan Gilchrist, CB Josh Hawkins (Twitter links)

Indianapolis Colts

CB Johnathan Alston, T William Poehls, DT DeShawn Williams (link)

Jacksonville Jaguars

WR C.J. Board, LB Farrington Huguenin, DE Alec James, TE Marcus Lucas, TE Troy Mangen, WR Jordan Veasy, LB Antwione Williams (link)

Los Angeles Rams

LB Sam Eguavoen (CFL tryout) (link)

New York Jets

LB Zaire Anderson, LB Kwaku Boateng (CFL tryout), RB Joel Bouagnon, RB Mack Brown, RB Martez Carter, LB Jonathan Celestin, LB Avery Ellis (CFL tryout), LB Manase Hungalu, K Ty Long (CFL tryout), T Ryker Mathews (CFL tryout), WR Bryant Mitchell (CFL tryout), RB Akrum Wadley, WR D’haquille Williams (CFL tryout) (link)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

LB Emmanuel Smith (link)

Tennessee Titans

T Cornelius Lucas, G/T Austin Pasztor (Twitter links)

Washington Redskins

G Kaleb Johnson, G Jordan Morgan, T Norman Price (link)

NFL Workout Updates: 9/17/18

September 17th, 2018 at 9:50pm CST by Sam Robinson

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

Baltimore Ravens

G Jonathan Cooper, G Dillon Day, G Jamil Douglas, C T.J. Johnson, G Austin Pasztor, G Ian Silberman, T Darrell Williams. (Twitter link via ESPN’s Jamison Hensley)

Cincinnati Bengals

S Quin Blanding, DT Joshua Frazier, S Mike Mitchell, DT Elijah Qualls, DE Charles Tapper (Twitter links via Balzer and Sirius XM’s Adam Caplan)

Cleveland Browns

K Giorgio Tavecchio (link)

Dallas Cowboys

S Andrew Adams, CB David Amerson, CB Alex Carter, CB Michael Hunter, CB Jeremy Lane (via the Houston Chronicle’s Aaron Wilson, on Twitter)

Indianapolis Colts

CB Johnathan Alston, CB De’Vante Bausby, S Kurtis Drummond, Jackson Porter, CB Josh Shaw (Visit, link)

Jacksonville Jaguars

P Joseph Davidson (link)

New York Jets

CB De’Vante Bausby, DT Michael Bennett, WR Jace Billingsley, T Gerhard de Beer, LB Azeem Victor, Adolphus Washington (link)

Philadelphia Eagles

G Kofi Amichia, G Spencer Drango, G Kaleb Johnson, T Rees Odhiambo (link)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

TE Nick O’Leary (link)

Tennessee Titans

WR Nick Williams (link)

Washington Redskins

TE Evan Baylis, TE Pharoah Brown, TE Vince Mayle, WR Tre McBride, QB Josh Woodrum (link)

NFL Workout Updates: 9/5/18

September 5th, 2018 at 8:32pm CST by Dallas Robinson

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

Carolina Panthers

QB Connor Cook (per Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle)

Cleveland Browns

WRs Roger Lewis, Isaac Whitney; OTs Anthony Coyle, Antonio Garcia, Brad Seaton, Jylan Ware; G Sean Harlow; DTs A.J. Francis, Lance McDowell; LBs Jonathan Celestin, Kennan Gilchrist, Emmanuel Smith; CBs Makinton Dorleant, Henre’ Toliver; K Greg Joseph (link)

Detroit Lions

RB Larry Rose; CBs Johnathan Alston, Leonard Johnson, Jeff Richards, Duke Thomas (link)

Houston Texans

QB Garrett Gilbert; WRs Malachi Dupre, Malik Turner, DeAngelo Yancey; OTs Aaron Evans, Justin Evans, Taylor Hart; David Steinmetz (link)

Indianapolis Colts

LB Obum Gwacham

Jacksonville Jaguars

FBs Dimitri Flowers, Jay Prosch; TE Ryan O’Malley; LBs Zaire Anderson, Tre’von Johnson, Corey Nelson (link)

Tennessee Titans

QB Nick Stevens; WRs Devin Fuller, Francis Owusu (link)

Minnesota Vikings

CB Christian Campbell (link)

Philadelphia Eagles

WRs Reggie Davis, Dorren Miller; S Andrew Adams (link)

Dolphins Add 13 UDFAs

May 10th, 2018 at 6:05pm CST by Sam Robinson

With several teams yet to hold their rookie minicamps, more undrafted free agent classes are being finalized. Here is the latest one, coming out of Miami:

Johnathan Alston, CB (North Carolina State)
Cayson Collins, LB (North Carolina)
Jalen Davis, CB (Utah State)
Lucas Gravelle, LS (TCU)
Connor Hilland, C (William & Mary)
Buddy Howell, RB (Florida Atlantic)
Greg Joseph, K (Florida Atlantic)
Claudy Mathieu, DE (Notre Dame, Ohio)
Mike McCray, LB (Michigan)
Anthony Moten, DT (Miami)
Jamiyus Pittman, DT (Central Florida)
Quincy Redmon, DE (Fairmont State)
David Steinmetz, T (Purdue)

Davis earned All-American acclaim for his 2017 season — five interceptions and 20 passes defensed — and set the Aggies’ school record with 48 passes defensed. In addition to the two Florida Atlantic-honed talents, the Dolphins brought in two players from Division II’s Mountain East Conference in Mathieu and Redmon.

Joseph and Gravelle figure to be competition for seventh-round rookie kicker Jason Sanders and longtime long snapper John Denney, respectively. Denney has been Miami’s specialty snapper for 13 seasons. Joseph has more experience kicking in higher-stakes games than Sanders, with the UDFA being a four-year kicker for the Owls. Sanders was New Mexico’s kicker for two seasons, so this could be a fairly even competition at its outset. Joseph finished as Florida Atlantic’s all-time scoring leader.