Minor NFL Transactions: 8/30/17
Today’s minor moves:
Atlanta Falcons
- Waived: WR Reginald Davis III, T Wil Freeman, S Jordan Moore, S Deron Washington
- Waived from IR: T Kevin Graf
Dallas Cowboys
- Signed: RB Brandon Brown-Dukes
Houston Texans
- Waived from IR: WR Devin Street
Los Angeles Rams
- Signed: K Travis Coons
New York Giants
- Waived from IR: WR Darius Powe
Philadelphia Eagles
- Claimed off waivers: DE Jake Metz
Tennessee Titans
- Waived/injured: CB Jeremy Boykins, WR Mekale McKay
Texans Waive/Injured Dayon Pratt
- The Texans have waived/injured linebacker Dayon Pratt, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle tweets. Pratt, who’s dealing with a foot issue, signed with the Texans as an undrafted free agent from East Carolina in May.
Texans To Sign RB/KR Jordan Todman
Jordan Todman is adding to his jersey collection once again. The running back/kick returner is signing with the Texans, a source tells Brian Costello of the New York Post (on Twitter). 
Todman signed with the Jets in June but he was let go earlier this week. He has appeared in games for four different NFL teams over the last six years – not counting cup-of-coffee type stints like he had in New York – but he is hoping to find some stability in Houston.
Most recently, Todman spent the 2016 season with the Colts where he carried the ball only nine times and contributed mainly on special teams. He had 16 kick returns for a total of 478 yards in 2016, giving him a strong 29.9 yards-per-return average. That total includes one spectacular 99-yard return for a touchdown against the Packers in November.
The Texans’ rushing attack will be led by Lamar Miller with support from Alfred Blue and rookie D’Onta Foreman. Akeem Hunt and Tyler Ervin are also fighting for backup RB spots.
Jaelen Strong Gets One-Game Suspension
The NFL has suspended Texans wide receiver Jaelen Strong for Week 1 for a violation of its substance abuse policy, Josina Anderson of ESPN reports (on Twitter). The ban stems from a 2016 arrest on marijuana possession, Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk notes, and will keep Strong out of action for a home matchup against the AFC South rival Jaguars.
The 23-year-old Strong joins Will Fuller as the second prominent member of the Texans’ receiving corps who won’t be available for the season opener. While Strong’s absence will be a short-term one, Fuller will miss several weeks of the regular season on account of a broken collarbone. Without those two around against Jacksonville, quarterback Tom Savage won’t have much to choose from at wideout behind DeAndre Hopkins and Braxton Miller, though the Texans do have a pair of productive tight ends in C.J. Fiedorowicz and Ryan Griffin.
Strong, whom the Texans chose in Round 3 of the 2015 draft, hasn’t been all that productive to this point. He caught 14 passes in each of his first two seasons, and after hauling in three touchdowns as a rookie, he failed to find the end zone in eight appearances last year.
Texans Make Two Moves
Houston Texans
Minor NFL Transactions: 8/21/17
Today’s minor moves:
Dallas Cowboys
- Waived from IR: RB Jahad Thomas (Twitter link via Adam Caplan of ESPN.com)
Denver Broncos
- Claimed off waivers: RB Stanley Williams
Detroit Lions
- Signed: TE Scott Orndoff
- Waived/injured: DT Bruce Gaston
Green Bay Packers
- Signed: DL Calvin Heurtelou
Houston Texans
- Waived from IR: DeAndrew White (Link via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle)
San Francisco 49ers
- Waived from IR: LB Jayson DiManche (Twitter link via Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area)
Seattle Seahawks
- Waived/injured: TE Marcus Lucas, T Justin Senior
Tennessee Titans
- Waived: DL Mehdi Abdesmad
Vikings, Texans Interested In Tramaine Brock
Tramaine Brock‘s market is heating up. The Texans and Vikings are now among the teams with interest in the free agent cornerback, Jason La Canfora of CBSSports.com (Twitter links) hears. La Canfora adds that it is “very likely” he will sign somewhere this week. 
Brock is already meeting with the Seahawks and Seattle is very serious about signing him after four months of investigative work into the domestic violence allegations against him. After charges were dropped against Brock and his alleged victim characterized the incident as a verbal dispute rather than a physical one, teams seem to be more comfortable with the idea of adding him to the roster.
The Texans have been putting an emphasis on causing turnovers and Brock, who has eleven career interceptions, can help with that pursuit.
“One of the things we talked about as soon as we got back for OTAs is creating turnovers,” cornerback Kareem Jackson said (via ESPN.com’s Sarah Barshop). “We feel like as a defense unit, that’s our job, to create turnovers. If we can improve on that as well as continue to get better in some of the other defensive categories and situational football, [we will] continue to progress as a group.”
Brock, 28, has been a full-time starter in each of the past two seasons. Last year he graded out as the league’s No. 23 corner while playing 95% of San Francisco’s defensive snaps, according to Pro Football Focus.
Minor NFL Transactions: 8/14/17
Today’s minor moves:
Houston Texans
- Waived/injured: WR DeAndrew White
Jacksonville Jaguars
- Signed: TE David Grinnage, CB Dwayne Thomas
- Waived: CB Ezra Robinson
- Waived/injured: CB Josh Johnson
New York Giants
- Signed: LB Chris Casher, WR Andrew Turzilli
- Waived: WR Kevin Norwood, TE Colin Thompson
New York Jets
- Signed: WR Daniel Williams
- Waived: WR Deshon Foxx
Pittsburgh Steelers
- Signed: LB Austin Gearing
- Waived: Canaan Severin
San Francisco 49ers
- Waived/injured: S Chanceller James
Seattle Seahawks
- Waived from injured reserve: G Robert Myers (Twitter link via Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times)
Tennessee Titans
- Signed: LS Ryan DiSalvo
- Waived: P Jordan Gay
Minor NFL Transactions: 8/13/17
Today’s minor moves:
Chicago Bears
- Placed on injured reserve: WR Rueben Randle
Green Bay Packers
- Claimed off waivers: DL Shaneil Jenkins
- Waived/injured: TE Beau Sandland
Houston Texans
- Signed: WR Germone Hopper
Los Angeles Chargers
- Waived: S Adrian McDonald
New Orleans Saints
- Waived: CB Dejaun Butler, WR Rashad Lawrence, CB Robenson Therezie, K Patrick Murray
New York Jets
- Signed: CB Robenson Therezie
- Waived: FB Algernon Brown
Philadelphia Eagles
- Signed: WR Rashard Davis
- Waived: CB Mitchell White
San Francisco 49ers
- Waived: OL Richard Levy
Seattle Seahawks
- Signed: WR Rodney Smith (Twitter link via Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times)
- Waived: DL Shaneil Jenkins
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Signed: K Zach Hocker
Washington Redskins
- Signed: OL Kendall Pace, LB Ron Thompson Jr.
- Waived: S Tim Scott
- Waived/injured: WR Kendal Thompson
Minor NFL Transactions: 8/12/17
Here are today’s minor moves.
- Ryan Tannehill‘s season is officially over. The Dolphins placed the quarterback on IR and signed linebacker Junior Sylvestre. Tannehill, who will have knee surgery next week, is expected to be ready for the 2018 season. Sylvestre spent time with the Ryan Grigson-era Colts for two years but was cut after Indianapolis’ 2016 training camp. He signed with the Bills earlier this year but was cut after a month.
- The Panthers signed defensive lineman Connor Wujciak, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com tweets. Wujciak was an Eagles UDFA signing on in 2016, but an injury wiped out his would-be rookie season. The Chiefs worked out Wujciak last week. Panthers defensive tackle Vernon Butler will miss some time, Ron Rivera revealed Friday — via David Newton of ESPN.com — opening the door for an extra defensive line opportunity. Rivera said Butler’s target date for a return is Week 1. The Panthers waived defensive tackle Drew Iddings with an injury designation to open a roster spot, Joe Person of the Charlotte Observer reports (on Twitter).
- Carolina also brought back offensive lineman Brian Folkerts, Person reports. The Panthers made room by cutting offensive lineman Tyrus Thompson, who had spent time with them since last season (Twitter links). A three-year backup blocker who played in 16 games for the 2014 Panthers, Folkerts last played for the 2015 Rams. Los Angeles cut him when paring its roster down to 75 players last summer.
- Cornerback Jumal Rolle signed with the Bills and will replace Charles James, whom the team released, Joe Buscaglia of WKBW reports (on Twitter). Both players have at least two years’ experience and both previously played for the Texans. The 27-year-old Rolle was a Houston UDFA in 2014 and has played in 18 games. Rolle also intercepted three passes as a rookie before becoming mostly a special teams player in the time since. James played in 21 games with Houston between the 2015-16 seasons; Buffalo claimed him on waivers in May.
- The Broncos relocated defensive lineman Billy Winn to IR after his ACL tear diagnosis emerged Friday. They signed linebacker Nelson Adams, Jeff Legwold of ESPN.com reports.
- Linebacker Reshard Cliett negotiated an injury settlement with the Chiefs, becoming a free agent after being removed from Kansas City’s IR list, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports (on Twitter).
- The Giants waived linebacker Jimmy Herman, whom they signed Friday. James Kratch of NJ.com tweets Herman was given a “left squad” designation.
- The Saints and linebacker Sae Tautu agreed on an injury settlement to trigger Tautu’s release from New Orleans’ IR, Josh Katzenstein of NOLA.com tweets.
- Rookie wide receiver Keevan Lucas signed a three-year contract with the Eagles, the team announced. Philadelphia waived linebacker Steven Daniels to make room. A Tulsa product, Lucas declared early but was not signed by a team after the draft.
- Washington signed wide receiver Jamari Staples and waived/injured left tackle Kevin Bowen, per John Keim of ESPN.com. The Chiefs waived Staples in June after initially signing him in May. The Redskins also placed Trent Murphy on IR. Murphy tore his ACL in Washington’s preseason opener Thursday night.