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Minor NFL Transactions: 9/4/20

September 4th, 2020 at 4:47pm CST by Zachary Links

Today’s minor moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Waived: DT Miles Brown, WR Hakeem Butler, OL Sam Jones, P Ryan Winslow
Waived/injured: OL Brett Toth

Atlanta Falcons

Waived: DT Hinwa Allieu, FB Mikey Daniel, T Evin Ksiezarczyk, RB Craig Reynolds

Buffalo Bills

Placed on IR: FB Patrick DiMarco
Waived: LB Vosean Joseph, LB Corey Thompson

Carolina Panthers

Released from IR via injury settlement: WR Tommylee Lewis

Cleveland Browns

Signed: T Brady Aiello

Dallas Cowboys

Released: OL Cody Wichmann

Detroit Lions

Waived: WR Chris Lacy

Jacksonville Jaguars

Released: DE Caraun Reid
Waived: RB Nathan Cottrell, TE Matthew Flanagan, OL Blake Hance, OL K.C. McDermott, OL Garrett McGhin, LS Matthew Orzech, OL Ryan Pope, OL Austen Pleasants, WR Marvelle Ross

Los Angeles Rams

Waived: DB Adonis Alexander, LB Daniel Bituli, TE Kendall Blanton, C Cohl Cabral, G Jamil Demby, WR Earnest Edwards, DB Jake Gervase, DB JuJu Hughes, RB John Kelly, G Jeremiah Kolone, WR J.J. Koski, DB Dayan Lake, DB Tyrique McGhee, LB Derrick Moncrief, WR Easop Winston

Miami Dolphins

Waived: RB Salvon Ahmed, DB Nate Brooks, CB Breon Borders, DT Brandin Bryant, WR Matt Cole, T Jonathan Hubbard, G Danny Isidora, WR Kirk Merritt, TE Chris Myarick, CB Ken Webster, TE Nate Wieting

New York Jets

Waived: LB James Burgess

Philadelphia Eagles

Waived: DB Michael Jacquet, DE Matt Leo, TE Caleb Wilson
Released: DT T.Y. McGill, CB Trevor Williams

San Francisco 49ers

Released from IR via injury settlement: DE Jonathan Kongbo

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Waived: OL Zack Bailey, RB Ray Calais, ILB Noah Dawkins, S D’Cota Dixon, K Matt Gay (story), WR Cyril Grayson, S Javon Hagan, TE Tanner Hudson, DL Jeremiah Ledbetter, OL Nick Leverett, TE Codey McElroy, CB Herb Miller, WR Bryant Mitchell, RB Dare Ogunbowale, WR Josh Pearson, DL Benning Potoa’e, ILB Chapelle Russell, WR Spencer Schnell, QB Reid Sinnett, CB Mazzi Wilkins

Minor NFL Transactions: 9/3/20

September 3rd, 2020 at 5:33pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Thursday’s minor moves, with the list being updated throughout the day:

Atlanta Falcons

Released from IR via injury settlement: TE Khari Lee

Buffalo Bills

Signed: RB Antonio Williams

Carolina Panthers

Placed on IR: WR Tommylee Lewis

Cincinnati Bengals

Waived: T O’Shea Dugas, LB Brady Sheldon and DE Bryce Sterk

Cleveland Browns

Waived: S J.T. Hassell, CB Donnie Lewis, WR J’Mon Moore, DT Ricky Walker

Indianapolis Colts

Waived: WR Artavis Scott

New England Patriots

Waived: CB Michael Jackson
Waived/injured: DT Michael Barnett

Philadelphia Eagles

Placed on IR: T Andre Dillard
Waived: DB Grayland Arnold, WR Manasseh Bailey, WR Deontay Burnett, WR Travis Fulgham, G Julian Good-Jones, WR Marcus Green, RB Elijah Holyfield, C Luke Juriga, RB Adrian Killins, DB Elijah Riley, TE Tyrone Swoopes, RB Michael Warren

San Francisco 49ers

Released: CB Jamar Taylor

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: DE Damontre Moore
Waived: WR Seth Dawkins, DE Pita Taumoepenu

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Released: DT Kyle Love

Panthers Trade LB Andre Smith To Bills

August 31st, 2020 at 5:15pm CST by Sam Robinson

Rather than the reported cut of Andre Smith, the Panthers found a taker for the young linebacker. They traded him to the Bills on Monday.

Buffalo dipped into its 2023 draft to complete this deal, sending a conditional 2023 seventh-round pick to Carolina for Smith, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com tweets.

While Sean McDermott and GM Brandon Beane were not with Carolina when the franchise drafted Smith, he is yet another ex-Panther to join the Bills during the duo’s Buffalo tenure. The Dolphins and Lions have received attention for adding ex-Patriots, but the Bills have submitted a tour de force 2020 in acquiring former Panthers. Prior to the Smith trade, they added Josh Norman, Mario Addison, Vernon Butler, Daryl Williams and A.J. Klein this year.

The Panthers drafted Smith in the 2018 seventh round. He saw action in 16 games last season, working almost exclusively as a special-teamer. The ex-North Carolina Tar Heel played on 65% of the Panthers’ special teams snaps and just 2% of their defensive plays last season. He made five tackles in 2019.

Among their backup linebackers, the Bills have former Steeler Tyler Matakevich and 2019 fifth-round pick Vosean Joseph on their roster. Two years remain on Smith’s rookie deal.

NFL Workout Updates: 8/28/20

August 28th, 2020 at 6:21pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are the workouts that took place around the NFL on Friday:

Buffalo Bills

DT Daryle Banfield
DT Toby Johnson
DT Akeem Spence
DT Gabe Wright

Chicago Bears

LB Devante Bond
RB Napoleon Maxwell (visit)
LB Gabe Sewell

Detroit Lions

OL Kevin Pamphile

Kansas City Chiefs

DB Hasan Sharif

Las Vegas Raiders

WR Darren Andrews
QB Kyle Lauletta
WR Charone Peake
WR T.J. Rahming
QB Kyle Shurmur

Pittsburgh Steelers

WR DeAndre Thompkins

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/28/20

August 28th, 2020 at 4:18pm CST by Rory Parks

We’ll keep track of today’s minor moves in this post. In addition to the transactions listed below, note that Broncos DT Joel Heath and Giants CB Shakial Taylor, who had previously been listed as cut, actually opted out of the 2020 season. As Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network tweets, both players were reinstated to their teams’ rosters and placed on the Reserve/Opt-Out List. The full (and final) opt-out tracker can be found here:

Baltimore Ravens

Signed: RB Ty’Son Williams

Buffalo Bills

Signed: CB Brian Allen

Carolina Panthers

Signed: CB Jameson Houston, DE Austin Larkin
Waived: DE DaVonte Lambert, CB Cole Luke

New England Patriots

Signed: WR Andre Baccellia
Waived: WR Will Hastings

New Orleans Saints

Signed: LB Wynton McManis

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: WR Saeed Blacknall
Placed on IR: WR Anthony Johnson
Waived: LB James Lockhart

Bills Cut Stephen Hauschka

August 27th, 2020 at 3:42pm CST by Zachary Links

The Bills parted ways with one-time fantasy football hero Stephen Hauschka. With the veteran kicker out of the picture, they’ll turn the job over to Georgia Southern product Tyler Bass.

Hauschka spent the bulk of his career with the Seahawks and had stops with the Ravens and Broncos before landing with the Bills in 2017. In his first Buffalo season, he converted 87.9% of his field goals. Since then, he’s gone 22-of-28 in each of his last two campaigns. Last year, the 35-year-old struggled from deep range, going just 1-for-5 on kicks of 50+ yards. After watching him compete with Bass – a sixth-round pick – the Bills have decided to go in a younger (and cheaper) direction.

By cutting Hauschka, the Bills will save $1.55MM against the 2020 cap while carrying an equal amount as a dead money hit.