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Minor NFL Transactions: 6/6/16

June 6th, 2016 at 5:22pm CST by Zachary Links

Today’s minor moves:

The Titans waived wide receiver Nick Harwell and waived/injured linebacker Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil, Terry McCormick of TitanInsider.com tweets, adding that Cudjoe-Virgil could revert to injured reserve if he clears waivers.
The Colts signed tackle Mitchell Van Dyk and waived/injured guard Isiah Cage, Mike Chappell of CBS4 tweets.
The Cardinals signed wide receiver Rico Richardson, according to Aaron Wilson of The Houston Chronicle (Twitter link). The former Jackson State player previously spent time with Tennessee.
The Raiders signed former University of Washington receiver Marvin Hall, as Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times tweets. Hall had been a tryout player at Oakland’s rookie mini-camp last month.
The Saints cut former Arkansas tight end Mitchell Loewen with a non-football injury designation and signed former Air Force tight end Garrett Griffin, reports Wilson (Twitter links).
After being cut by the 49ers a month ago today, quarterback Dylan Thompson has signed with the Rams, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (Twitter link), who notes that Los Angeles could be stockpiling arms in anticipation of trading or releasing Nick Foles.

NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 1/4/16

January 4th, 2016 at 7:16pm CST by Luke Adams

Now that the 2015 regular season is in the books, teams can begin signing players to reserve/futures contracts, adding those players to their 90-man offseason rosters. Generally, these players finished the season on a team’s practice squad, though some were free agents at season’s end.

Here are today’s reserve/futures deals:

Atlanta Falcons signed four players (Twitter link via Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com)

Matt Simms, QB
C.J. Goodwin, WR
Gus Johnson, RB
Collin Rahrig, G

Baltimore Ravens signed seven players (Twitter link via Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun):

Brennen Beyer, LB
Leon Brown, G
Nordly Capi, DE
Blaine Clausell, T
Chuck Jacobs, WR
Nick Perry, S
Harold Spears, TE

Buffalo Bills signed seven players (Twitter link via Mike Rodak of ESPN.com)

Cyril Richardson, G
Phillip Thomas, S
Blake Annen, TE
Jacob Maxwell, TE
Cedric Reed, DE
Jonathan Dowling, S
Ronald Patrick, C

Chicago Bears signed nine players (Twitter link via Rich Campbell of the Chicago Tribune):

De’Vante Bausby, CB
Matt Blanchard, QB
Cornelius Edison, C
Paul Lasike, RB
Marcus Lucas, WR/TE
Danny Mason, LB
Nathan Palmer, WR
Gannon Sinclair, TE
Martin Wallace, G/T

Cleveland Browns signed six players (Twitter link via Aaron Wilson of The Houston Chronicle)

Sean Baker, DB
Dan France, OT
Garth Gerhart, C
Connor Hamlett, TE
Tim Scott, DB
Dylan Wynn, DE

Dallas Cowboys signed eight players (Twitter link via Aaron Wilson of The Houston Chronicle)

Donte Foster, WR
Mike McAdoo, DE
Brandon McGee, DB
Derek Akunne, LB
Buddy Jackson, DB
Ben Malena, RB
Efe Obada, DE
Keith Smith, LB

Denver Broncos signed four players (Twitter link via Mike Klis of 9NEWS)

Cyrus Gray, RB
Jace Davis, WR
B.J. Lowery, DB
DeVier Posey, WR

Detroit Lions signed five players (Twitter link via Aaron Wilson of The Houston Chronicle)

Khaseem Greene, LB
Casey Pierce, TE
Ryan Spadola, WR
Corey Washington, WR
Tyrus Thompson, OT

Jacksonville Jaguars signed nine players (Twitter link via Ryan O’Halloran of the Florida Times-Union):

Rasheed Bailey, WR
Kadeem Edwards, OL
Shaq Evans, WRt
Ben Koyack, TE
Rashad Lawrence, WR
Sean Porter, LB
Chris Reed, G
Rashaad Reynolds, CB
Earl Wolff, S

Miami Dolphins signed one player (link)

Tyler Davis, WR

New Orleans Saints signed five players (link via Evan Woodbery of the Times-Picayune):

Reggie Bell, WR
Alden Darby, S
Brandon Dixon, CB
Cyril Lemon, G
Bryan Witzmann, T

New York Giants signed six players (Twitter link via Aaron Wilson of The Houston Chronicle)

Tavarres King, WR
G.J. Kinne, QB
Shane McDermott, C
Leon McFadden, CB
Tom Obarski, K
Jake Rodgers, OT

Philadelphia Eagles signed seven players (Twitter link via team):

Brett Boyko, G
Malcolm Bunche, G
Brandon Hepburn, LB
Freddie Martino, WR
Kevin Monangai, RB
Travis Raciti, DE
Deontae Skinner, LB

San Diego Chargers signed six players (Twitter link via Michael Gehlken of U-T San Diego)

Richard Crawford, DB
Brad Sorensen, QB
Tim Semisch, TE
Chuka Ndulue, DT
Isaiah Burse, WR
Ben Gardner, DE

Seattle Seahawks signed three players (Twitter link via Wilson)

Andrew East, LS
Ronnie Shields, TE
Phillip Sims, QB

Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed nine players (link via Greg Auman of the Tampa Bay Times):

Josh Allen, G
Andre Davis, WR
Antoine Everett, G
Ben Gottschalk, C
Gerod Holliman, S
Martin Ifedi, DE
Derrick Lott, DT
C.J. Roberts, CB
Joel Ross, CB

Tennessee Titans signed five players (Twitter link via Jim Wyatt of TitansOnline.com):

David Fluellen, RB
Kevin Greene, TE
Nick Harwell, WR
Josue Matias, G
Will Poehls, T

Washington signs three players (link via team):

Christo Bilukidi, DL
Desmond Bishop, LB
Jerrell Powe, DL

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 12/16/15

December 16th, 2015 at 7:17pm CST by Luke Adams

Here are Wednesday’s practice squad signings and cuts from around the NFL, with the latest moves added to the list throughout the day:

Baltimore Ravens

Signed: G Eric Herman (Twitter link via team)

Cincinnati Bengals

Signed: WR Michael Bennett (Twitter link via team)

Indianapolis Colts

Signed: RB LaDarius Perkins (press release via team), LB Amarlo Herrera (Twitter link via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle)

New England Patriots

Signed: LB Kevin Snyder (link via Dan Duggan of NJ.com)
Cut: WR Austin Hill, DT Kelcy Quarles (Twitter link via Doug Kyed of NESN.com)

New Orleans Saints

Signed: WR Shane Wynn (Twitter link via Evan Woodbery of NOLA.com)

Philadelphia Eagles

Signed: CB Mike Lee (Twitter link via team)
Cut: S Craig Bills (failed physical)

San Diego Chargers

Signed: S Matt Daniels, CB Keith Lewis (press release via team)

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: WR B.J. Daniels, DT Justin Hamilton (Twitter links via Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times)

Tennessee Titans

Signed: WR Nick Harwell, QB Mike Kafka (Twitter link via Jim Wyatt of TitansOnline.com)

Washington

Signed: TE Ray Hamilton (Twitter link via Mike Jones of The Washington Post)

Workout Notes: Titans, Brown, Johnson, Dixon

October 21st, 2015 at 4:46pm CST by Zachary Links

Just over seven months after he announced his retirement from the NFL, cornerback Cortland Finnegan had a workout today with the Patriots. Finnegan, 31, was one of the league’s worst cornerbacks in 2013, according to Pro Football Focus’ advanced metrics. PFF ranked Finnegan 109th out of 110 qualified corners, with a grade of -19.7 in just seven games. As such, it came as a bit of a surprise when Miami inked the former Ram to a two-year, $11MM deal in 2014. He might not be worthy of that kind of pay, but he could make for an intriguing depth option for the Pats or another team.

Here’s a rundown of today’s other workouts from around the NFL, with all links going to Aaron Wilson of the National Football Post on Twitter, unless noted otherwise..

The Titans worked out running backs Bryce Brown, Storm Johnson, George Arkinson and quarterback Michael German (link).
Safety Ahmad Dixon worked out for the Bengals today, Adam Caplan of ESPN.com tweets.
The Falcons worked out linebackers Emmanuel Acho, Carlos Fields, Khaseem Greene, and Ronald Powell (link).
The Panthers tried out Nate Askew, Chykie Brown, Bradley Fletcher, Connor Hamlett, Douglas McNeil, Bear Pascoe, and cornerback Cassius Vaughn (Twitter links).
The Bears worked out defensive backs Ri’Shard Anderson, Robert McClain, Brandian Ross, and Pierre Warren (link).
The Broncos worked out Harold Spears, Paul Browning, DaVaris Daniels, Sage Harold, John Lowdermilk, Andrew McDonald, and Ryan Murphy (Twitter links).
The Lions worked out Desmond Martin and Corey Washington (link).
The Colts worked out Carrington Byndom and Jeromy Miles (link).
The Dolphins worked out defensive backs Garry Peters and Kevin White (link).
The Jaguars worked out wide receivers Jordan Leslie, Uzoma Nwachukwu, and L’Damian Washington (link).
The Vikings worked out defensive lineman Chigbo Anunoby (link).
The Patriots worked out center Jared Smith (link).
The Jets worked out Greg Scruggs and Marcus Lucas (link).
The Seahawks worked out Darius Eubanks, Danny Gorrer, Damaris Johnson, Nick Kasa, Horace Miller, Dontay Moch, Tyler Slavin, Matthew Wells (link). They also hosted Harold Spears and Dax Swanson (link).
Washington worked out Tommy Streeter, Nick Harwell, Anthony Johnson, Toby Johnson, Ronald Powell, Kelcy Quarles, and Julius Warmsley (link).

Cowboys Cut A.J. Jenkins, Down To 53 Players

September 5th, 2015 at 5:23pm CST by Luke Adams

The Cowboys have announced their Saturday roster moves, paring down from 75 players to 53 in preparation for the regular season. One of the players waived today by the Cowboys was former first-round wideout A.J. Jenkins, who signed with the team earlier in the offseason. With failed stops in San Francisco, Kansas City, and Dallas now under his belt, Jenkins’ NFL opportunities are likely running out.

Here are the players removed from Dallas’ active roster today, per a team release:

Waived:

QB Dustin Vaughan
QB Jameill Showers
RB Gus Johnson
RB Ben Malena
FB Ray Agnew
WR Clyde Gates
WR Nick Harwell
WR A.J. Jenkins
T Laurence Gibson
T John Wetzel
C Shane McDermott
C Ronald Patrick
DE Ben Gardner
DE Efe Obada
LB Donnie Baggs
LB Dakorey Johnson
CB Joel Ross
S Tim Scott

Waived/injured:

LB Ka’Lial Glaud
CB Rod Sweeting

Reserve/suspended:

DE Greg Hardy
LB Rolando McClain

Meanwhile, Charean Williams of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram weighs in on rumors from earlier in the day that linked running back Jonas Gray to the Cowboys. According to Williams (via Twitter), the Cowboys didn’t have interest in trading for Gray, but could be interested now that he has been cut by the Pats. The young back will become a free agent tomorrow unless he’s claimed on waivers or signs to a practice squad.

Cowboys Add 14 UDFAs

May 8th, 2015 at 10:28pm CST by Sam Robinson

The Cowboys’ ballyhooed acquisition of La’el Collins will overshadow the remainder of the team’s undrafted free agent contingent. But 14 additional players joined the would-be first-rounder in signing with the Cowboys, per ESPN.com’s Todd Archer.

Synjyn Days, RB, Georgia Tech
George Farmer, WR, USC ($55K of contract guaranteed; $15K signing bonus; $40K guaranteed base salary, according to the USA Today’s Tom Pelissero on Twitter)
Antwan Goodley, WR, Baylor
Deontay Greenberry, WR, Houston
Ray Hamilton, TE, Iowa
Nick Harwell, WR, Kansas
Shane McDermott, C, Miami ($5K signing bonus, tweets Aaron Wilson of the Baltimore Sun)
Daniel Quave, OT, Louisiana-Lafayette ($1.500 guaranteed signing bonus, per Wilson on Twitter)
Joel Ross, CB, Appalachian State
Tim Scott, S, North Carolina
Jameill Showers, QB, UTEP
Jason Wilson, CB, Central Michigan
Ray Vinopal, S, Pittsburgh ($2K signing bonus, tweets Wilson)
Lucky Whitehead, WR, Florida Atlantic