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Minor NFL Transactions: 8/2/23

August 2nd, 2023 at 7:07pm CST by Ely Allen

Here are today’s minor transactions from around the league:

Carolina Panthers

Placed on PUP: DL John Penisini

Denver Broncos

Placed on IR: WR Tim Patrick (story)

Detroit Lions

Signed: TE Darrell Daniels, TE Daniel Helm
Placed on PUP: CB Emmanuel Moseley
Waived: TE Derrick Deese

Green Bay Packers

Claimed off waivers (from Panthers): LB Arron Mosby
Waived: OLB LaDarius Hamilton

Houston Texans

Released: DE Demone Harris

Kansas City Chiefs

Activated from PUP: DL Tershawn Wharton

Las Vegas Raiders

Waived: LB Kana’i Mauga

Miami Dolphins

Waived/injured: S Bennett Williams
Waived: P Michael Turk

Minnesota Vikings

Signed: T Christian DiLauro
Waived/injured: OL Sam Schlueter

New England Patriots

Waived: WR Ed Lee

New Orleans Saints

Signed: G Tommy Kraemer
Claimed off waivers (from Packers): G Chuck Filiaga
Placed on IR: LB Andrew Dowell
Waived/injured: T Scott Lashley

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: CB Isaiah Dunn, S Trenton Thompson
Placed on IR: CB Cory Trice
Waived/injured: RB Alfonzo Graham

Tennessee Titans

Signed: C Jimmy Murray
Waived: WR Jacob Copeland

Moseley reportedly had a small clean-up procedure on his knee the other day as he continues to come back from last year’s ACL tear. According to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, it doesn’t appear to be a major setback, and head coach Dan Campbell expects Moseley back on Monday.

The news on Harris’s retirement comes from KPRC 2’s Aaron Wilson, who reports that the two sides “are parting ways as (Harris) plans to retire.” If this is truly the end of the road for Harris, then the transaction puts a cap on a five-year career that saw Harris rack up 11 total tackles, two tackles for loss, and three quarterback hits in the NFL.

Turk was urgently brought on as an undrafted rookie out of Oklahoma to compete with free agent addition Jake Bailey, formerly with the Patriots. The punter competition may be over quickly as Bailey is the only punter on the roster now.

Trice, the Steelers’ first of two seventh-round picks this year, suffered a non-contact injury at camp yesterday. His placement on injured reserve indicates that his rookie season has unfortunately come to an end before it had the chance to begin.

Dolphins Sign 21 UDFAs

May 13th, 2023 at 12:44pm CST by Ely Allen

The Dolphins had to add a large number of undrafted free agents after finishing the 2023 draft with only four selections. Here are the rookies that will join the four-man draft class:

LB Mitchell Agude (Miami)
QB James Blackman (Arkansas State)
CB Ethan Bonner (Stanford)
RB Chris Brooks (BYU)
DE Randy Charlton (Mississippi State)
WR Chris Coleman (Cal Poly)
WR Daewood Davis (Western Kentucky)
TE Julian Hill (Campbell)
OT Jarrett Horst (Michigan State)
OL Alex Jensen (South Dakota)
LB Aubrey Miller (Jackson State)
DT Anthony Montalvo (UCF)
LB Garrett Nelson (Nebraska)
DT Brandon Pili (USC)
OL DJ Scaife (Miami)
S Keidron Smith (Kentucky)
OT James Tunstall (Cincinnati)
P Michael Turk (Oklahoma)
OL Alama Uluave (San Diego State)
LB Zeke Vandenburgh (Illinois State)
S Bennett Williams (Oregon)

The Dolphins added a number of prospects who played in the South Florida area, either in college or high school. Scaife did both, starting 52 games for the Hurricanes at guard and tackle after a high school career at Miami Southridge. His teammate, Agude, only spent one season as a Hurricane after transferring over from UCLA. Charlton was a high school teammate of Scaife’s and spent time at UCF before transferring to Mississippi State.

Additionally, Blackman went to high school just south of Lake Okeechobee in South Bay before making starts at Florida State and Arkansas State. The lanky quarterback comes in as QB4 behind Tua Tagovailoa, Mike White, and Skylar Thompson. Davis went to Deerfield Beach in South Florida before transferring from Oregon to Western Kentucky. Davis brings some interesting versatility, playing cornerback for the Ducks before catching 15 touchdowns over two years as a Hilltopper receiver. Finally, Smith grew up in West Palm Beach before transferring from Ole Miss to Kentucky.

After Thomas Morstead‘s short stint as the team’s punter, Miami signed former Patriot Jake Bailey. Bailey missed some time in New England with both injury and suspension, so perhaps Turk’s signing here is a backup plan to stash on the practice squad in case Bailey misses more time next season.