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Minor NFL Transactions: 5/12/19

May 12th, 2019 at 11:46am CST by Rory Parks

Here are today’s minor moves:

Detroit Lions

Signed: WRs Tom Kennedy, Jordan Smallwood
Waived: TEs Nate Becker, Donald Parham

Jacksonville Jaguars

Signed: TE Charles Jones, CB Jocquez Kalili, TE Michael Colubiale
Waived: TE Carson Meier, CB Marquez Sanford, WR Papi White
Waived/injured: S Cody Brown, DT Roderick Young

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Signed: S D’Cota Dixon

Kennedy is an interesting story, as he was taken in the third round of last year’s Major League Lacrosse Draft by the Boston Cannons, per Michael Rothstein of ESPN.com. He appeared in six games for the Cannons while also suiting up at wide receiver for Bryant University. Despite only playing two years of football at Bryant, Kennedy is eighth in school history in catches and receiving yards, and he posted 57 receptions for 888 yards and nine touchdowns in 2017. He missed four games due to injury in 2018, but he still finished with 33 catches for 410 yards and a touchdown.

Lions Sign 13 UDFAs

May 10th, 2019 at 10:12am CST by Zachary Links

On Friday, the Lions added 13 undrafted rookies to their roster. Here’s the full rundown:

Nate Becker, TE (Miami, Ohio)
Beau Benzschawel, G (Wisconsin)
Malik Carney, LB (UNC)
Jonathan Duhart, WR (Old Dominion)
Tre Lamar, LB (Clemson)
C.J. Moore, S (Ole Miss)
Matt Nelson, T (Iowa),
Donald Parham, TE (Stetson)
Anthony Pittman, LB (Wayne State)
Ryan Pope, T (San Diego State)
Micah St. Andrew, G (Fresno State)
Ray Smith, DT (Boston College)
Kevin Strong, DT (Texas San-Antonio)

The Lions did not select any offensive linemen in the draft, so they went ahead and inked four OLs in Benzschawel, Nelson, Pope, and St. Andrew. With that in mind, the players in this group may have decent odds of making the final cut from the 90-man roster to the final 53.