Giants Cut Kyle Lauletta; Reach 53
The Giants waived quarterback Kyle Lauletta as a part of their moves to reach the 53-man roster limit. The move leaves Alex Tanney as the No. 3 QB behind starter Eli Manning and first-round pick Daniel Jones.
Between an October arrest and a poor professional debut, Lauletta dug himself into a bit of a hole. Although the 2018 fourth-round pick is just 24 and had enough upside to merit a mid-round selection, the 31-year-old Tanney edged him out in practice. This, perhaps, isn’t a huge surprise after the G-Men signed him to a two-year, $2.1MM contract with $775K guaranteed.
Besides Lauletta, here’s how the Giants got to the limit.
Released:
- DT Chris Slayton
- RB Jon Hilliman
- WR TJ Jones
- WR Reggie White, Jr.
- TE C.J. Conrad
- TE Jake Powell
- OL Paul Adams
- OL Evan Brown
- OL Malcolm Bunche
- OL James O’Hagan
- DL Freedom Akinmoladun
- DL Jake Ceresna
- DL John Jenkins
- LB Joey Alfieri,
- LB Jake Carlock
- LB Terrence Fede
- LB Avery Moss
- LB Josiah Tauaefa
- DB Tenny Adewusi
- DB Terrell Sinkfield, Jr.
- P Johnny Townsend
- LS Taybor Pepper.
Waived/injured:
- LB Keion Adams
- DB Kenny Ladler
- OT Victor Salako
- DB Henre’ Toliver
- WR Alex Wesley
- OT Chad Wheeler
- DB Ronald Zamort
Waived off the commissioner’s exempt list:
- DB Kamrin Moore
Placed on IR:
- LB Jonathan Anderson
- OT George Asafo-Adjei
- WR Brittan Golden
- TE Scott Simonson
RB Rod Smith
Minor NFL Transactions: 6/4/19
Today’s minor moves:
Carolina Panthers
- Waived: WR Mose Frazier
Chicago Bears
- Waived: OL Tommy Doles
Indianapolis Colts
- Signed: G Nico Siragusa
Jacksonville Jaguars
- Waived: DL Lyndon Johnson
Miami Dolphins
- Waived: CB Tyler Horton
New York Giants
- Signed: OLB Keion Adams
- Waived/Injured: OLB Jeremiah Harris
More Minor NFL Transactions: 5/13/19
Here’s the latest round of minor moves from around the NFL (for this morning’s minor moves, click here):
Carolina Panthers
- Waived: TE Thomas Duarte
Detroit Lions
- Signed: LB Juwon Young
- Released: LB Tre’ Williams
Green Bay Packers
- Claimed off waivers: DB Mike Tyson (from Texans)
New England Patriots
- Released: WR Xavier Ubosi, OL Calvin Anderson
New York Giants
- Signed: DL Freedom Akinmoladun
Pittsburgh Steelers
- Signed: QB Devlin Hodges, DT Greg Gilmore, WR Johnny Holton, DE Henry Mondeaux, OL Damian Prince, LB Tuzar Skipper
- Released: LB Keion Adams, DE Jay Hayes, DT Chris Nelson, OL R.J. Prince, QB Brogan Roback, WR Ka’Raun White
New Orleans Saints
- Signed: FB Michael Burton, DL Geneo Grissom, OL Marcus Henry, OL Ulrick John, LB Colton Jumper, RB A.J. Ouellette, CB David Simmons Jr., WR Micah Wright
- Released: RB Darnell Holland, DT Tomasi Laulile, CB Darius Williams
Seattle Seahawks
- Waived: QB Taryn Christion, TE Mik’Quan Deane
Tennessee Titans
- Signed: DB Kareem Orr, WR Joe Parker, DB D’Andre Payne, DB LaDarius Riley
- Waived: DB Jonathan Crawford, DB Taj-Amir Torres, WR Isaac Zito
- Waived-injured: DB Hamp Cheevers
Washington Redskins
- Signed: DE Jonathan Bonner, G Jerald Foster, DB Deion Harris, DL Austin Maloata, RB Craig Reynolds
- Waived: RB Russell Hansbrough, DB Joshua Holsey, OT Roubbens Joseph
Sunday NFL Transactions: AFC North
Listed below are the Sunday roster moves for the four AFC North teams. Following the 53-man roster cutdown deadline yesterday, many teams will make slight tweaks to their rosters, claiming players off waivers or signing guys who clear waivers. Those transactions for the Ravens, Bengals, Browns, and Steelers are noted below.
Additionally, as of 12:00pm CT today, teams can begin constructing their 10-man practice squads. You can check out our glossary entry on practice squads to brush up on those changes, as well as all the other guidelines that govern the 10-man units, whose players practice with the team but aren’t eligible to suit up on Sundays.
Here are Sunday’s AFC North transactions, which will continue to be updated throughout the day:
Baltimore Ravens
Practice squad:
- T Randin Cornelius
- RB Gus Edwards
- DE Myles Humphrey
- G Nico Siragusa
- RB De’Lance Turner
- WR Tim White
- RB Christopher Ezeala*
- TE Darren Waller**
Cincinnati Bengals
Signed:
Practice squad:
- TE Moritz Bohringer*
- DT Andrew Brown
- RB Quinton Flowers
- TE Jordan Franks
- CB C.J. Goodwin
- QB Christian Hackenberg
- C Brad Lundblade
- T Kent Perkins
- CB KeiVarae Russell
- WR Kermit Whitfield
- LB Chris Worley
Cleveland Browns
Claimed:
- DL Carl Davis
- OL Aaron Neary
- DL Ifeadi Odenigbo
- DB Tavierre Thomas
- LB Tanner Vallejo
Cut:
- DL Jamie Meder
- DL Carl Nassib
- LB Jermaine Grace
- DB Jeremiah McKinnon
- C Austin Reiter
Pittsburgh Steelers
Practice squad:
- LB Keion Adams
- CB Brian Allen
- RB Jarvion Franklin
- WR Trey Griffey
- TE Bucky Hodges
- DE Lavon Hooks
- LB Farrington Huuenin
- WR Tevin Jones
- C Patrick Morris
- OL R.J. Prince
- TE Christian Scotland-Williamson*
* = international player
** = practice squad exception
Steelers Cut QB Landry Jones, Others
The Steelers have reached the 53-man roster limit by cutting a number of players, including quarterback Landry Jones.
Jones, 29, hasn’t played much during his six-year NFL career, as he’s attempted just 169 passes in relief of Roethlisberger. In that span, Jones has been a middling option, completing 63.9% of his passes for 1,310 yards, eight touchdowns, and seven interceptions.
The Steelers also placed wide receiver Eli Rogers on the Reserve/PUP List, which will keep him off of the field for at least the first six weeks of the season.
Here’s the full rundown of the Steelers’ moves:
Released:
- QB Landry Jones
- S Nat Berhe
Waived:
- P Matt Wile
- RB Jarvion Franklin
- RB James Summers
- RB Fitzgerald Toussaint
- WR Trey Griffey
- WR Quadree Henderson
- WR Tevin Jones
- TE Bucky Hodges
- TE Pharoah McKever
- TE Christian Scotland-Williamson
- OL Larson Graham
- OL Patrick Morris
- OL Oni Omoile
- OL R.J. Prince
- OL Jake Rodgers
- OL Chris Schleuger
- CB Brian Allen
- CB Dashaun Phillips
- CB Malik Reaves
- CB Jamar Summers
- LB Keion Adams
- LB Matt Galambos
- LB Farrington Huguenin
- DL Parker Cothren
- DL Joshua Frazier
- DL Greg Gilmore
- DL Lavon Hooks
- DL Casey Sayles
- DL Kendal Vickers
In addition to those moves, the Steelers designated the following players waived/injured:
- WR Damoun Patterson
- WR Marcus Tucker
- OL Joseph Cheek
- S Malik Golden
- LB Keith Kelsey
Minor NFL Transactions: 8/29/17
Today’s minor moves:
Atlanta Falcons
- Signed: DL A.J. Jefferson
- Waived: WR Bra’Lon Cherry
Chicago Bears
- Waived: DL Kapron Lewis-Moore, LB Alex Scearce
Cleveland Browns
- Released: LB Cam Johnson
- Waived/injured: S Ed Reynolds
Dallas Cowboys
- Placed on IR: CB Leon McFadden
Denver Broncos
- Signed: LB Deiontrez Mount
Indianapolis Colts
- Signed: RB Daryl Richardson, RB De’Mard Llorens
- Waived: TE Steven Wroblewski
- Placed on IR: RB George Winn
New England Patriots
- Waived: LB Christian Kuntz
New Orleans Saints
- Placed on IR: TE John Phillips
Pittsburgh Steelers
- Placed on IR: LB Keion Adams
- Waived: DE Christian Brown, TE Phazahn Odom
San Francisco 49ers
- Waived: LB Sean Porter
Draft Pick Signings: 5/10/17
Today’s draft pick signings:
- The Giants have agreed to terms with second-round defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson, tweet his agents at SportsTrust. Tomlinson, the No. 55 overall selection, could help New York make up for the loss of Johnathan Hankins, who signed a free agent deal with Indianapolis. Although he’s more of a nose tackle, Tomlinson will likely play much more three-technique for the Giants given the presence of All Pro Damon Harrison at nose. Tomlinson’s four-year deal with Big Blue should be worth approximately $4.572MM in total, while the Alabama product will receive a signing bonus of ~$1.465MM.
- The Jets have signed sixth-round cornerback Jeremy Clark, the club announced today. Clark, a Michigan product, likely would have been selected much higher in the draft had he not torn his ACL after playing in only four games last season. Despite a pressing need in the defensive backfield, New York only picked one other corner (fellow sixth-rounder Derrick Jones) in addition to Clark, so the former Wolverine could have a shot to earn snaps during his rookie campaign. Clark, whose four-year deal should come with a signing bonus of roughly $148K, becomes the third Jets draft pick to sign, joining Jones and running back Elijah McGuire.
- The Steelers announced that they’ve signed seventh-round linebacker Keion Adams. A Western Michigan product, Adams is viewed as an edge rusher in Pittsburgh’s 3-4 scheme, according to Lance Zierlein of NFL.com. As such, Adams could face an uphill battle to make the Steelers’ roster given that the club added first-rounder T.J. Watt to an outside linebacker crop that already includes Bud Dupree and James Harrison. Adams posted 13 sacks over his final two years with WMU.