Minor NFL Transactions: 11/26/18
Today’s minor moves:
Arizona Cardinals
- Claimed off waivers (Seahawks): TE Darrell Daniels
Dallas Cowboys
- Signed: DB Darian Thompson
New York Giants
- Signed: TE Garrett Dickerson
- Placed on injured reserve: WR Quadree Henderson
Oakland Raiders
- Signed off Ravens’ practice squad: TE Darren Waller
- Waived: WR Johnny Holton
- Placed on injured reserve: DE Jacquies Smith
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Signed: DE Demone Harris
- Waived: S Godwin Igwebuike
Giants Cut OL Patrick Omameh
The Giants have cut bait with one of their offseason signings. Dan Duggan of The Athletic reports that New York has released offensive lineman Patrick Omameh. The team has promoted receiver/returner Quadree Henderson from the practice squad to take the open roster spot.
After having spent the previous two seasons with the Jaguars, Omameh inked a three-year, $15MM contract with the Giants during the offseason. The 28-year-old proceeded to start six of his seven games this season, but he’s disappointed during his stints in the lineup. Pro Football Focus ranks the Michigan product 61st out of 75 eligible guards. Today’s move will leave the Giants with $3.5 million in dead money on next year’s cap.
Omameh’s roster spot was clearly in jeopardy, especially after he was benched in favor of veteran John Greco. The team also recently brought in former Rams guard Jamon Brown, and he’s expected to slide into the starting lineup for Monday’s game against the 49ers. The Giants will presumably roll with Brian Mihalik and Evan Brown as their two reserve linemen.
Henderson, an undrafted rookie out of Pittsburgh, spent the entire preseason with the Steelers. He had a brief stint with the Giants earlier this season, returning five kicks (for 112 yards) and six punts (for 47 yards) in two games.
NFL Practice Squad Updates: 11/7/18
Today’s practice squad moves:
Arizona Cardinals
- Signed: WR Montay Crockett
- Released: OL Kyle Friend
Cleveland Browns
- Signed: DB Arrion Springs
- Released: OL Jake Eldrenkamp
Detroit Lions
- Signed: WR Andy Jones
- Released: TE Hakeem Valles
Los Angeles Chargers
- Signed: DE Anthony Lanier, LB Kyle Wilson
New England Patriots
- Signed: RB Josh Ferguson
New York Giants
- Signed: WR Quadree Henderson
New York Jets
- Signed: RB De’Angelo Henderson
Seattle Seahawks
- Signed: LB Emmanuel Ellerbee
Minor NFL Transactions: 11/6/18
Today’s minor moves:
Los Angeles Rams
- Activated from physically unable to perform list: LB Ogbonnia Okoronkwo
- Waived: LB Trevon Young
New York Giants
- Waived: WR Quadree Henderson
New England Patriots
- Waived: OL Cole Croston, DE Geneo Grissom
Philadelphia Eagles
- Signed: DT T.Y. McGill
- Waived: WR DeAndre Carter
Seattle Seahawks
- Promoted from practice squad: CB Kalan Reed
- Waived: LB Emmanuel Ellerbee
Minor NFL Transactions: 10/21/18
Here are today’s minor moves:
New York Giants
- Promoted from practice squad: WR Quadree Henderson
- Waived: TE Garrett Dickerson
NFL Practice Squad Updates: 10/4/18
We’ll keep track of today’s practice squad moves here:
Atlanta Falcons
- Signed: DT Justin Zimmer
- Released: DB Taveze Calhoun
Baltimore Ravens
- Signed: WR Andre Levrone
- Released: DL Christian LaCouture
Green Bay Packers
- Signed: WR DeAngelo Yancey
- Released: LB Greer Martini
Kansas City Chiefs
- Signed: TE Deon Yelder
- Cut: S Leon McQuay
New York Giants
- Signed: WR Quadree Henderson
Philadelphia Eagles
- Signed: DT Bruce Hector
NFL Workout Updates: 10/3/18
Today’s workout updates, with all links going to veteran NFL reporter Howard Balzer’s Twitter account:
Detroit Lions
- DBs Kurtis Drummond, Steven Terrell, Jack Tocho, Damarius Travis (link)
Jacksonville Jaguars
- P Brock Miller (link)
New England Patriots
- LB Calvin Munson; DT David Parry (link)
New York Giants
- WR Quadree Henderson (link)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- QB Paxton Lynch; RBs Troymaine Pope; WRs Reggie Davis, DeAngelo Yancey; T Rick Leonard; DT Jamie Meder; LBs Zaire Anderson, Terence Garvin; Ss Marcelis Branch, Isaiah Johnson (link)
Tennessee Titans
- Gs Jordan Morgan, Landon Turner; T Justin Evans (link)
Giants Work Out Tony Lippett, Kevin Minter
The Giants worked out cornerback Tony Lippett, linebacker Kevin Minter, and a host of other free agents on Tuesday, according to Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com (Twitter link).
Lippett, who transformed from a collegiate wideout to an NFL corner, was a 13-game starter for the Dolphins in 2016, but didn’t make it through final cutdowns earlier this week after missing the entire 2017 campaign with a torn Achilles. Provided he’s now healthy, Lippett could give New York’s secondary a boost, as the only experienced players on the Giants cornerback depth chart are starters Janoris Jenkins and Eli Apple. The Giants know they have a problem in the defensive backfield, as they claimed three cornerbacks off waivers on Sunday.
Minter, 27, was cut by the Jets earlier this week after inking a one-year deal during the offseason. After starting 32 games for the Cardinals from 2015-16, Minter has struggled to find playing time (or even a job) in recent seasons. While he could conceivably offer depth behind starters Alec Ogletree and B.J. Goodson (and has familiarity with Giants defensive coordinator James Bettcher, formerly of Arizona), Minter hasn’t played special teams since his rookie season. That’s a problem for a backup linebacker, and could be why New York signed ST standout Nate Stupar — also a part of today’s cattle call — instead.
Here’s the full list of players who auditioned for the Giants on Tuesday:
- QB Matt McGloin
- WR Jehu Chesson
- WR Quadree Henderson
- WR Brandon Tate
- WR Shane Wynn
- OT David Sharpe
- OT Dakoda Shepley
- DE Daeshon Hall
- LB Josh Keyes
- CB Michael Hunter
- CB Ronald Zamort
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
Steelers, 13 UDFAs Agree To Terms
The Steelers are now the second club to announce their crop of 2018 undrafted college free agents:
- Olasunkanmi Adeniyi, LB (Toledo)
- Parker Cothren, DT (Penn State)
- Jarvion Franklin, RB (Western Michigan)
- Greg Gilmore, DE (LSU)
- Quadree Henderson, WR (Pittsburgh)
- Trey Johnson, CB (Villanova)
- Pharoah McKever, TE (North Carolina State)
- Patrick Morris, C (TCU)
- Ikenna Nwokeji, OL (Elon)
- Chris Schleuger, G (UAB)
- Jamar Summers , CB (UCONN)
- Matthew Thomas, LB (Florida State)
- Kendal Vickers, DE (Tennessee)