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The Lions auditioned a host of free agents including cornerback David Amerson last week, according to veteran NFL reporter Howard Balzer (Twitter links).

Amerson inked a one-year deal with the Chiefs after being cut by the Raiders, but he essentially played himself out of a roster spot on a club that needed all the help it could get in the secondary. The 26-year-old defensive back made 42 starts with Washington and Oakland from 2014-16, but injuries and ineffectiveness have limited his production since that time.

Detroit currently has five cornerbacks on its roster in Darius Slay, Nevin Lawson, Teez Tabor, Jamal Agnew, and Dee Virgin, while safety Quandre Diggs also moonlights as a slot corner. Amerson could give the Lions more depth in the back end, but he hasn’t historically contributed on special teams, a problem for a reserve player.

Here’s the full list of players Detroit worked out, per Balzer:

Chargers Cut Roster To 53

September 1st, 2018 at 3:46pm CST by Andrew Ortenberg

The Chargers have moved their roster to 53 by making the following transactions:

Waived:

DL Patrick Afriye
K Roberto Aguayo
TE Braedon Bowman
OL Brett Boyko (injury settlement)
CB Tony Brown
WR Dylan Cantrell
CB B.J. Clay
LB Kyle Coleman
OL Chris Durant
CB Marcus Edmond
OL Zach Golditch
TE Je’Ron Hamm
S Micah Hanneman
RB Russell Hansbrough (injury settlement)
DL Marcus Hardison
S A.J. Hendy
LB D’Juan Hines
TE Cole Hunt (injury settlement)
DL B.J. Jackson
TE Ben Johnson
WR Justice Liggins
FB Anthony Manzo-Lewis
WR Andre Patton
OL Spencer Pulley
CB Jeff Richards
DL Steve Richardson
DL Whitney Richardson
OL Trenton Scott
QB Nic Shimonek
WR Nelson Spruce
CB Channing Stribling
P Shane Tripucka
RB Terrell Watson
OL Erick Wren

Waived/Injured:

WR Artavis Scott

Overall, not a ton of shockers here either. Spencer Pulley was the team’s starting center last year, but now finds himself cut. Rookie sixth-rounder Dylan Cantrell also failed to make the team. The Chargers elected to keep three quarterbacks, keeping Cardale Jones‘ roster spot safe for now.

NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 1/2/18

January 2nd, 2018 at 9:19pm CST by Dallas Robinson

Here are the latest reserve/futures contract signings from around the NFL. These deals will go into effect on the first day of the 2018 league year, with players joining their respective clubs’ offseason 90-man rosters:

Arizona Cardinals

WR Carlton Agudosi
DT Peli Anau
CB Jarell Carter
OLB Vontarrius Dora
CB Jonathan Moxey
WR Rashad Ross
DT Pasoni Tasini
RB Darius Victor
OL Josh Allen
LS Drew Williams

Baltimore Ravens

DB Robertson Daniel

Chicago Bears

OL Travis Averill
WR Demarcus Ayers
DB Doran Grant
WR Mekale McKay
OL Will Pericak
TE Colin Thompson

Cincinnati Bengals

LB Carl Bradford

Dallas Cowboys

WR Brian Brown
WR K.D. Cannon
T Jarron James
S Jameill Showers
DT Joe Vellano
CB Marquez White
RB Trey Williams

Detroit Lions

S Stefan McClure

Green Bay Packers

WR Jake Kumerow
WR Colby Pearson
TE Robert Tonyan
LS Zach Triner
WR DeAngelo Yancey

Practice Squad Updates: 10/4/17

October 4th, 2017 at 1:48pm CST by Zachary Links

We’ll keep track of today’s practice squad moves here:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: OLB Vontarrius Dora

New York Giants

Signed: OL Anthony Fabiano

New York Jets

Signed: LB Freddie Bishop

Philadelphia Eagles

Signed: WR Rashard Davis

Tennessee Titans

Signed: RB LeShun Daniels
Released: DE Whitney Richardson

Sunday NFL Transactions: AFC West

September 3rd, 2017 at 4:48pm CST by Dallas Robinson

Listed below are the Sunday roster moves for the four AFC West 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 Broncos, Chiefs, Chargers, and Raiders are noted below.

Additionally, as of 12:00pm CT today, teams can begin constructing their 10-man practice squads. 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 AFC West transactions, which will continue to be updated throughout the day:

Denver Broncos

Signed:
- DT Kyle Peko
Signed to practice squad:
- DB Dymonte Thomas
- DT Tyrique Jarrett
- CB Marcus Rios
- T Elijah Wilkinson
- LB Jerrol Garcia-Williams
- LB Deiontrez Mount
- WR Hunter Sharp
- C Dillon Day
- TE Austin Traylor

Kansas City Chiefs

Signed:
- C.J. Spiller (story)
Placed on IR:
- CB Steven Nelson
Signed to practice squad:
- TE Orson Charles
- OL Joseph Cheek
- WR Gehrig Dieter
- WR Marcus Kemp
- G Damien Mama
- S Leon McQuay
- RB Devine Redding
- LB Marcus Rush

Los Angeles Chargers

Claimed:
- DB Jeff Richards
- OL Michael Schofield (story)
Signed to practice squad:
- G Brett Boyko
- CB Michael Davis
- CB Randall Evans
- WR Andre Patton
- DE Whitney Richardson
- WR Artavis Scott
- RB Andre Williams

Oakland Raiders

Signed to practice squad:
- DB Breon Borders
- DE Fadol Browl
- TE Pharaoh Brown
- LB Shilique Calhoun
- WR Keon Hatcher
- RB Elijah Hood
- G Jordan Simmons
- WR Issac Whitney

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/22/17

August 22nd, 2017 at 5:31pm CST by Dallas Robinson

Today’s minor moves:

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed: DE Whitney Richardson
Waived/injured: DE Chris Landrum

Los Angeles Rams

Signed: DB Tyquwan Glass, LB Willie Mays
Waived: RB De’Mard Llorens, DE Caushaud Lyons

New York Giants

Signed: OL Matt Rotheram (Twitter link via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Signed: LS Andrew DePaola
Waived/injured: CB Jude Adjei-Barimah