Here are today’s decisions involving restricted free agents and exclusive-rights free agents:
ERFAs
Tendered:
- Raiders: LS Trent Sieg
Today’s minor moves:
Buffalo Bills
- Claimed off waivers: G Ike Boettger
- Waived: CB Ryan Lewis
Cincinnati Bengals
- Released from injured reserve: QB Matt Barkley
Denver Broncos
- Waived from injured reserve: OL J.J. Dielman
Detroit Lions
- Waived from injured reserve: RB Zach Zenner
New Orleans Saints
- Re-signed: OL Jermon Bushrod
- Released: OL Michael Ola
New York Jets
- Reinstated from suspension: LB Kevin Pierre-Louis
- Waived: G Ben Braden
Oakland Raiders
- Signed: LS Trent Sieg
- Waived: DE Shilique Calhoun, WR Keon Hatcher
- Placed on injured reserve: LS Andrew DePaola
San Francisco 49ers
- Promoted from practice squad: LB Najee Toran
- Placed on injured reserve: LB Brock Coyle
- Waived from injured reserve: WR Aaron Burbridge
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Re-signed: DE Will Clarke
Washington Redskins
- Promoted from practice squad: WR Jehu Chesson
The Ravens have initiated the process of moving their roster to 53 players by announcing several transactions today. Baltimore’s roster now stands at 72 players following these moves:
Waived:
- DB Robertson Daniel
- OL Andrew Donnal
- OL Justin Evans
- TE Nick Keizer
- DE Christian LaCouture
- S Kai Nacua
- CB Jackson Porter
- WR DeVier Posey
- LS Trent Sieg
Waived/injured:
- LB Alvin Jones
Placed on injured reserve:
Placed on reserve/PUP (minimum six-game absence):
- WR Quincy Adeboyejo
- LB Bam Bradley
- CB Jaylen Hill
The Ravens have signed 15 undrafted free agents. Here’s the complete list:
- Jaelon Acklin, WR (Western Illinois)
- Randin Crecelius, OL (Portland State)
- Gus Edwards, RB (Rutgers
- Justin Evans, G (South Carolina State)
- Nick Keizer, TE (Grand Valley State)
- Andre Levrone, WR (Virginia)
- Mason McKendrick, LB (John Carroll)
- Christian LaCouture, DL (LSU)
- Alvin Jones, LB (UTEP)
- Trent Sieg, LS (Colorado State)
- Mark Thompson, RB (Florida)
- Alex Thompson, C (Monmouth)
- De’Lance Turner, RB (Alcorn State)
- Kaare Vedvik, P (Marshall)
- Darious Williams, DB (UAB)
Jones started 43 games at UTEP and tallied 40 tackles for a loss over the course of his NFL career. That’s a pretty solid showing for someone who played quarterback in high school and was initially recruited to UTEP as a safety.
Five Florida Gators were drafted last week, but Thompson did not hear his name called. The talented running back will now get his opportunity to go from the Ravens’ 90-man offseason roster to their 53-man roster in the fall. In a limited sample of work, he averaged 5.1 yards per carry as a senior, though ball security was an issue for him at UF. He’ll have to keep the fumbles to a minimum this offseason as the team already has four running backs on the roster in Alex Collins, Javorius Allen, John Crockett, and Kenneth Dixon plus two other UDFA RBs in Edwards and Turner.