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Minor NFL Transactions: 4/19/21

April 19th, 2021 at 5:23pm CST by Zachary Links

Today’s minor moves:

Baltimore Ravens

Re-signed: C Trystan Colon-Castillo (ERFA), LB Kristian Welch (ERFA)

Carolina Panthers

Placed on reserve-retired list: LB Jordan Mack; Mack opted out of the 2020 season

Detroit Lions

Re-signed: OT Matt Nelson (ERFA)

Jacksonville Jaguars

Re-signed: RB Dare Ogunbowale (ERFA)

Los Angeles Rams

Waived: DB Tyrique McGhee; McGhee received a five-game PED suspension earlier this month

New York Giants

Re-signed: RB Sandro Platzgummer

New York Jets

Re-signed: TE Daniel Brown, WR Jeff Smith (ERFA)

Seattle Seahawks

Re-signed: NT Bryan Mone

Sunday NFL Transactions: NFC North

September 1st, 2019 at 4:24pm CST by Sam 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, teams can begin constructing their 10-man practice squads today. 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

Signed to practice squad:
- OL Alex Bars
- QB Tyler Bray
- DB Stephen Denmark
- LB Jonathan Harris
- TE Jesper Horsted
- WR Thomas Ives
- DB Michael Joseph
- OL Sam Mustipher
- RB Ryan Nall
- LB James Vaughters

Detroit Lions

Signed to practice squad:
- DT John Atkins
- WR Jonathan Duhart
- WR Tom Kennedy
- LB Steve Longa
- TE Isaac Nauta
- T Matt Nelson
- LB Anthony Pittman
- RB Mark Thompson
- TE Austin Traylor
- DE Jonathan Wynn

Green Bay Packers

Signed to practice squad:
- TE Evan Baylis
- RB Tra Carson
- CB Kabion Ento
- WR Allen Lazard
- DL James Looney
- T Yosh Nijman
- LB Randy Ramsey
- LB Brady Sheldon
- WR Malik Taylor
- QB Manny Wilkins

Minnesota Vikings

Signed to practice squad:
- FB Khari Blasingame
- QB Jake Browning
- T Aviante Collins
- LB Devante Downs
- DE Stacy Keely
- CB Nate Meadors
- WR Dillon Mitchell
- K Chase McLaughlin
- LB Cameron Smith

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

Lions Sign 13 UDFAs

May 10th, 2019 at 10:12am CST by Zachary Links

On Friday, the Lions added 13 undrafted rookies to their roster. Here’s the full rundown:

Nate Becker, TE (Miami, Ohio)
Beau Benzschawel, G (Wisconsin)
Malik Carney, LB (UNC)
Jonathan Duhart, WR (Old Dominion)
Tre Lamar, LB (Clemson)
C.J. Moore, S (Ole Miss)
Matt Nelson, T (Iowa),
Donald Parham, TE (Stetson)
Anthony Pittman, LB (Wayne State)
Ryan Pope, T (San Diego State)
Micah St. Andrew, G (Fresno State)
Ray Smith, DT (Boston College)
Kevin Strong, DT (Texas San-Antonio)

The Lions did not select any offensive linemen in the draft, so they went ahead and inked four OLs in Benzschawel, Nelson, Pope, and St. Andrew. With that in mind, the players in this group may have decent odds of making the final cut from the 90-man roster to the final 53.