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Minor NFL Transactions: 8/11/24

August 11th, 2024 at 8:03pm CST by Ely Allen

Today’s minor transactions to wrap up the weekend:

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: RB Spencer Brown, QB John Paddock
Placed on IR: CB Harrison Hand, OLB Bralen Trice
Waived: QB Nathan Rourke

Baltimore Ravens

Signed: P Jack Browning, WR Anthony Miller (story)
Waived: G Tykeem Doss, LS Randen Plattner

Carolina Panthers

Signed: G Jack Anderson, DT Walter Palmore, WR Tayvion Robinson, T Tyler Smith
Waived (with injury designation): WR Deven Thompkins
Waived: CB Willie Drew, K Harrison Mevis, RB Jaden Shirden

Chicago Bears

Signed: DT Jaylon Hutchings
Waived: RB Demetric Felton

Detroit Lions

Signed: LB Abraham Beauplan, T Jamarco Jones
Placed on IR: DL Nate Lynn
Waived (with injury designation): T Connor Galvin

Jacksonville Jaguars

Released: LB Ty Summers

New York Giants

Waived: RB Jacob Saylors

New York Jets

Signed: TE Neal Johnson
Waived (with injury designation): LB Jimmy Ciarlo

Trice will unfortunately see his rookie season come to an end before it began. The third-round pick out of Washington exited Atlanta’s first preseason game with a knee injury that was later confirmed to be a torn ACL. Trice had been working his way into to outside linebacker rotation with the Falcons.

With Mevis getting cut, it seems the Panthers’ kicking battle has been decided. The rookie kicker, known as the “Thicker Kicker” at Missouri, was brought in to provide incumbent kicker Eddy Pineiro with competition for the job. Mevis’ departure leaves Pineiro as the only remaining kicker on the roster, putting an end to any competition.

Lions Sign 15 UDFAs

May 10th, 2024 at 8:54am CST by Adam La Rose

The Lions came away with five rookies over the course of the draft. The 2024 event’s hosts have added to that group with 15 undrafted players. Here are Detroit’s rookie free agent signings:

Jalon Calhoun, WR (Duke)
Steele Chambers, LB (Ohio State)
Duke Clemens, OL (UCLA)
Kingsley Eguakun, OL (Florida)
Chelen Garnes, S (Wake Forest)
DaRon Gilbert, LB (Northern Illinois)
Hogan Hatten, LS (Idaho)
Bryan Hudson, OL (Louisville)
Nate Lynn, DL (William & Mary)
Morice Norris Jr., CB (Fresno State)
Isaac Rex, TE (BYU)
Loren Strickland, S (Ball State)
James Turner, K (Michigan)
Isaac Ukwu, DL (Ole Miss)
Isaiah Williams, WR (Illinois)

Williams secured one of the largest guarantees in the league amongst undrafted rookies. The 5-9 speedster received $225K of locked in base salary in addition to a $15K signing bonus, Aaron Wilson of KPRC2 reports. Williams began his college career as a quarterback, but over the past three seasons he served as a key member of the Fighting Illini’s passing attack. The 180-pounder recorded 82 catches in 2022 and ’23, totaling a career-high 1,055 yards and five touchdowns last year.

The Lions finished the 2023 campaign with Michael Badgley as their kicker, and he was re-signed earlier this offseason. The 28-year-old entered Friday as the only kicker on Detroit’s roster, but Turner will provide offseason competition. The latter spent his first four seasons at Louisville, converting 79.7% of his field goal attempts. That figure rose to 85.7% with the Wolverines in 2023, and Turner connected on all but one of his extra point kicks

Like Williams, Chambers switched positions midway through his college tenure. He started his time with the Buckeyes as a running back, though he only received 28 carries across the 2018 and ’19 seasons. The move to linebacker prompted a spike in playing time, and Chambers increased his tackle total with each passing season over the last three years. In all, the 6-1, 220-pounder racked up 208 stops, three sacks and four interceptions; he will aim to translate that production into at least a special teams opportunity in Detroit.