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Minor NFL Transactions: 5/9/23

May 9th, 2023 at 8:37pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Tuesday’s minor moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Claimed (from Eagles): DB Andre Chachere

Cleveland Browns

Waived: WR Marquez Stevenson, DT Ben Stille

Indianapolis Colts

Signed: WR Juwann Winfree
Waived: DE Guy Thomas

Kansas City Chiefs

Signed: OL Sebastian Gutierrez
Waived: CB Montrae Braswell, OL Blake Haynes

New England Patriots

Re-signed: CB Tae Hayes

Chachere will rejoin Jonathan Gannon in Arizona. The San Jose State alum played two seasons with the Eagles, working as a regular special-teamer in Philly. He played 322 ST snaps for the Eagles in 2021 and 141 last season. He will accompany linebacker Kyzir White in following Gannon to the desert.

A 2019 Broncos sixth-round pick, Winfree spent the past three seasons with the Packers. He caught nine passes for 75 yards in that span. The Patriots initially picked up Hayes as a practice squad addition in December. Hayes, who played seven games with the Pats and Panthers last season, has been on six teams since being a 2019 UDFA.

Colts Announce 15-Man UDFA Class

May 5th, 2023 at 8:16pm CST by Ely Allen

The Colts added some important pieces in their 12-man 2023 draft class last weekend and added more today with the announcement of 15 undrafted free agent rookie signings. Here are the undrafted names joining a rather large rookie contingent:

LB Liam Anderson (Holy Cross)
WR Cody Chrest (Sam Houston State)
CB Cole Coleman (Elon)
G Emil Ekiyor (Alabama)
RB Darius Hagans (Virginia State)
WR Johnny King (Southeast Missouri State)
G Harris LaChance (BYU)
S Aaron Maddox (Campbell)
LB Donavan Mutin (Houston)
CB Tyler Richardson (Tiffin)
DT Caleb Sampson (Kansas)
WR Zavier Scott (Maine)
RB Titus Swen (Wyoming)
DE Guy Thomas (Colorado)
WR Braxton Westfield (Carson-Newman)

Indianapolis invested a strong $100,000 guaranteed amount to lure Mutin out of Houston, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Mutin concluded his five-year career with the Cougars leading the team in total tackles in both of the last two years. The physical linebacker’s smaller stature (6-0, 230 pounds) didn’t stop him from making big plays at the college level as he concluded his time in Texas with 18.0 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, four passes defensed, three sacks, and an interception.

Ekiyor was a three-year starter with the Crimson Tide as a guard. He was coming off of an injury to start his redshirt senior season but still managed to start 12 of Alabama’s 13 games. A physical presence on the interior line, Ekiyor led a talented offensive line with 31 knockdown blocks.

The Colts added a few pass catchers to a wide receiving corps rife with opportunities. King adds some legitimate size at 6-foot-4. Chrest was an All-WAC second-team selection in each of the last two years after tallying 1,252 receiving yards and seven touchdowns over those two seasons. Scott is an intriguing weapon who was as much a threat rushing the ball for the Black Bears in 2022 (371 yards, four touchdowns) as he was catching the ball (434 yards and a touchdown).