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Minor NFL Transactions: 8/28/22

August 28th, 2022 at 7:55pm CST by Rory Parks

We will keep track of today’s minor moves right here:

Baltimore Ravens

Waived: P Cameron Dicker

Chicago Bears

Waived (non-football illness): OL Jean Delance

Cleveland Browns

Waived: DE Curtis Weaver

Dallas Cowboys

Waived: DE Markaviest Bryant, T Amon Simon, OL James Empey, WR T.J. Vasher

Green Bay Packers

Waived: LB Ty Summers

Las Vegas Raiders:

Placed on IR: RT Brandon Parker, DT Tyler Lancaster, LB Tae Davis (story)
Waived: TE Nicke Bowers, WR Justin Hall

New Orleans Saints

Waived: DL Josh Black, RB Abram Smith, OL Khalique Washington, CB Brian Allen, T Derrick Kelly, CB Quenton Meeks

San Francisco 49ers

Waived: CB Ka’dar Hollman

Seattle Seahawks

Waived: CB Jameson Houston, TE Cade Brewer, LB Aaron Donkor, RB Ronnie Rivers
Placed on reserve/PUP list: CB Tre Brown

Washington Commanders

Released via injury settlement: DE Bunmi Rotimi

Summers is a 2019 seventh-round pick who has just one career start but who has established himself as a key contributor on Green Bay’s special teams unit over his first three seasons in the league. Ian Rapoport of NFL.com expects the TCU product to generate interest on the waiver wire (Twitter link). Indeed, Packers HC Matt LaFleur said that the team made the decision to part ways with Summers now in order to give him a chance to hook on with a new club before the wave of impending cuts that will soon flood the market (Twitter link via Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com).

The Seahawks’ decision to move Brown to the PUP list means that he will be sidelined for at least the first four games of the season. That marks a disappointing start to his second NFL campaign; the fourth-rounder had two separate IR stints last year. That limited him to just five games (three starts), during which he registered 10 tackles and one pass deflection. Seattle has seen plenty of roster turnover at the CB position this offseason, leaving Brown in line for at least a rotational role. In his absence, the team will rely even more on starters Sidney Jones and Artie Burns, with rookies Coby Bryant likely to play in the slot.

Raiders Sign 15 Undrafted Free Agents

May 16th, 2022 at 7:50pm CST by Ben Levine

The Raiders rookie class grew significantly today, as the organization announced the signing of 15 undrafted free agents:

LB Darien Butler, Arizona State
S Qwynnterrio Cole, Louisville
CB Bryce Cosby, Ball State
TE Cole Fotheringham, Utah
QB Chase Garbers, California
WR Justin Hall, Ball State
LB Luke Masterson, Wake Forest
RB Sincere McCormick, UTSA
CB Malkelm Morrison, Army
OT Bamidele Olaseni, Utah
S Isaiah Pola-Mao, USC
DE Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa, Notre Dame
WR Tré Turner, Virginia Tech
DE Zach VanValkenburg, Iowa
CB Sam Webb, Missouri Western State

Tagovailoa-Amosa got a significant chunk of money from the Raiders, earning $207K in guaranteed money (including a $197K base salary guarantee), per ProFootballFocus.com’s Doug Kyed on Twitter. The cousin of Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa, the Notre Dame defensive end had a standout season in 2021, collecting six tackles for loss and a pair of sacks. Another notable NFL-family connection is Pola-Mao, who is the nephew of Hall of Famer Troy Polamalu. During his time at USC, Pola-Mao collected 178 tackles, five interceptions, and four fumble recoveries.

Olaseni grew up in London, England and didn’t start playing football until the age of 17 thanks to the British American Football Association. He played collegiate ball at Utah, where he earned All-Pac-12 Second Team honors.