Minor NFL Transactions: 7/26/18
Here are today’s minor moves:
Kansas City Chiefs
- Waived: WR Elijah Marks
Pittsburgh Steelers
- Signed: CB Malik Reaves
- Released: OL Bryce Harris
Minor NFL Transactions: 1/10/18
Today’s minor moves:
New Orleans Saints
- Signed: T Bryce Harris
- Promoted to active roster: DT Woodrow Hamilton
- Placed on injured reserve: DT Tony McDaniel
Saints To Sign DE George Johnson
The Saints are signing defensive end George Johnson, who recently worked out for them, a source tells Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (Twitter link). To make room, offensive tackle Bryce Harris has been released. 
Johnson will help fill the void after rookie defensive end Trey Hendrickson went down with an ankle injury. He’s probably not in line for a ton of playing time, but he’ll be an option to relieve defensive linemen Sheldon Rankins, David Onyemata, and Hau’oli Kikaha.
The 30-year-old Johnson put himself on the NFL map with a six-sack season for the Lions in 2014. Unfortunately for the Buccaneers, he wasn’t quite as sharp in 2015 when he came on board. He then lost the following season to a hip fracture. He reunited with Detroit this year, but he totaled just two tackles in four appearances.
Minor NFL Transactions: 11/29/17
Today’s minor moves:
Indianapolis Colts
- Waived: WR Matt Hazel
Miami Dolphins
- Waived: WR Rashawn Scott
- Promoted to active roster: RB De’Veon Smith
New Orleans Saints
- Signed: T Bryce Harris
- Waived: CB Dexter McDougle
Minor NFL Transactions: 11/18/17
Here are today’s minor moves.
Green Bay Packers
- Signed: FB Joe Kerridge
New Orleans Saints
- Signed: LB Adam Bighill
- Waived: T Bryce Harris
Minor NFL Transactions: 11/6/17
Today’s minor moves:
Dallas Cowboys
- Placed on injured reserve: DT Brian Price
Indianapolis Colts
- Claimed off waivers: CB D.J. White
Los Angeles Rams
- Released from IR: WR Bradley Marquez
New Orleans Saints
- Claimed off waivers: OT Bryce Harris
- Released: DT John Hughes
San Francisco 49ers
- Signed: TE Logan Paulsen
Minor NFL Transactions: 11/5/17
Today’s minor moves:
San Francisco 49ers
- Activated from IR: DL Ronald Blair
- Released: OL Bryce Harris
- Promoted to active roster: OL Darrell Williams, Jr.
Minor NFL Transactions: 11/1/17
Here are today’s minor moves.
Carolina Panthers
- Signed: WR Brenton Bersin
New York Giants
- Signed: DE Jordan Williams
Philadelphia Eagles
- Signed: QB Nate Sudfeld
- Waived: DT Justin Hamilton
San Francisco 49ers
- Signed: T Bryce Harris
- Signed: CB Greg Mabin
Washington Redskins
- Placed on IR: S Stefan McClure
Minor NFL Transactions: 10/26/17
Here are today’s minor moves from teams’ 53-man rosters.
Chicago Bears
- Waived: LB Jonathan Anderson
Detroit Lions
- Promoted to active roster: T Dan Skipper
- Released: T Bryce Harris
Indianapolis Colts
- Promoted to active roster: LB Joshua Perry
Los Angeles Chargers
- Promoted to active roster: WR Geremy Davis
Lions Claim QB Brad Kaaya
The Lions have claimed quarterback Brad Kaaya off waivers and signed a pair of players – defensive end Jacquies Smith and offensive tackle Bryce Harris, per Field Yates of ESPN.com and Michael Rothstein of ESPN.com (Twitter links). To make room, the Lions have cut defensive linemen George Johnson, Datone Jones and Caraun Reid.
Kaaya first broke into the league as a sixth-round pick of Detroit in 2016. Although he didn’t have the arm strength of others in his class, scouts were enamored with his football IQ and poise. When he was displaced from the Lions’ roster in early September, the Panthers were there waiting to grab him off of waivers. Now, he’s back where he started after the Panthers booted him in favor of Garrett Gilbert.
Smith, 27, was a serviceable edge rusher for the Buccaneers (13.5 sacks combined in 2014 and 2015) before a torn ACL shut him down just one game into the 2016 season. This fall, he was cut by Tampa Bay, freeing him up to try out for the Lions this week.
Johnson spent the 2014 season with the Lions and proved to be an effective edge rusher. They circled back to him this year and they were optimistic about what he could do.
“He’s still the same guy that works extremely hard, heavy-handed guy that can make some things happen and the rest of it we’ll see,” coach Jim Caldwell said in September. “I mean, he had an outstanding year that year, and those are hard to duplicate, but he will contribute to our team.”
Johnson had six sacks for the Lions in 2014, but he recorded just two tackles in four games for them this year.
Jones signed with Detroit on October 10, but did not suit up for the Lions in their last game. He never got to actually play for the Lions, but on the plus side, he can say that he has been with three of the NFC North’s four teams.