Chargers Sign K Travis Coons To P-Squad
The Chargers worked out veteran kickers on Tuesday and are planning to sign Travis Coons to their practice squad, Field Yates of ESPN.com reports (on Twitter).
This will serve as a Nick Novak insurance policy. Novak is dealing with a back injury, one that caused him to kick through noticeable pain against the Cowboys. Eric Williams of ESPN.com tweets the Chargers believe Novak can kick against the Browns on Sunday, but Coons will be a backup plan.
Williams reported the Bolts were holding a kicker workout, and veteran NFL reporter Howard Balzer reports (on Twitter) Sam Ficken, Marshall Koehn and Jason Myers joined Coons for the showcase. The Bolts appeared to have called in a long snapper, Jeff Overbaugh, to work with them as well, per Balzer.
Coons will take his place on the Chargers’ 10-man taxi squad.
He worked out for the Lions earlier this season after spending time with the Rams during training camp. The Raiders also rostered Coons, who last kicked for the 2015 Browns. The 25-year-old served as Cleveland’s kicker for all 16 games that season. He made 28 of 32 field goals as a rookie, but Patrick Murray beat him out for the job during the 2016 preseason.
This workout featured different kickers than the October gathering in L.A., arranged because of a Novak ankle ailment. At that point, the Bolts hosted initial 2017 kicking option Younghoe Koo, along with Andrew Franks. Myers attended both workouts. Former Charger specialist Josh Lambo replaced Myers in Jacksonville.
Chiefs Cut Players To Reach 53-Man Limit
The Chiefs are all legal eagle. Here’s how they got down to a 53-man roster:
Released:
- Ricky Ali’ifua, DL
- De’Vante Bausby, CB
- Orson Charles, TE
- Joseph Cheek, OL
- Gehrig Dieter, WR
- Gavin Escobar, TE
- Sam Ficken, K
- Jacoby Glenn, CB
- Trevon Hartfield, CB
- Donald Hawkins, T
- Josh James, T
- Seantavius Jones, WR
- Tevin Jones, WR
- Marcus Kemp, WR
- Damien Mama, G
- Justin March-Lillard, LB
- Leon McQuay, S
- Earl Okine, LB
- Mike Person, OL
- Devine Redding, RB
- Marcus Rush, LB
- Larry Scott, CB
- C.J. Spiller, RB (story)
- Joel Stave, QB
- Tony Stevens, WR
- Maurice Swain, DT
- Steven Terrell, S
- Cam Thomas, DT
- Andrew Tiller, G
- Robert Wheelwright, WR
PUP List:
- Tamba Hali, LB
- Dadi Nicolas, LB
Reserve/Injured:
- Ashton Lampkin, CB
- Spencer Ware, RB (story)
Minor NFL Transactions: 8/8/17
Tuesday’s minor NFL moves:
Atlanta Falcons
- Signed: RB Kelvin Taylor
Carolina Panthers
- Claimed: DE Arthur Miley (from Dolphins)
- Waived/Injured: S Dean Marlowe
Detroit Lions
- Signed: WR Dez Stewart, CB Tramain Young
- Waived: WR Ryan Spadola, CB Des Lawrence
Jacksonville Jaguars
- Waived: CB Taurean Nixon (Twitter link via Nicki Jhabvala of the Denver Post)
Kansas City Chiefs
- Signed: K Sam Ficken (Twitter link via Terez A. Paylor of the Kansas City Star)
Pittsburgh Steelers
- Signed: C Lucas Crowley
- Waived/Injured: C Mike Matthews
Seattle Seahawks
- Waived: FB Kyle Coleman (Twitter link via Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times)
- Waived/Injured: OL Robert Myers
Jaguars Waive Eight Players
The Jaguars took a big step towards getting to tomorrow’s 75-man roster max. The team announced that the following players have been waived:
- CB Demetrius McCray
- LB Joplo Bartu
- WR Shaq Evans
- K Sam Ficken
- CB Mike Hilton
- RB Cameron Marshall
- P Ryan Quigley
- WR Jamal Robinson
In addition to those cuts, offensive lineman Jeff Linkenbach has been placed on IR, safety Earl Wolff has been waived/injured, and offensive lineman Luke Bowanko (hip) and defensive end Jonathan Woodard (Achilles) have been moved to the PUP list.
McCray is a former starting cornerback and was a member of GM David Caldwell’s first draft class. Evans is a former fourth-round pick of the Jets, one of many underwhelming draft choices by former GM John Idzik.
The Jaguars are now down to 78 players.
Minor NFL Transactions: 7/25/16
Today’s minor moves:
- The Redskins have waived 2015 sixth-round pick Kyshoen Jarrett with a failed physical designation, according to Tarik El-Bashir of CSNMidAtlantic.com (Twitter link). Jarrett appeared in all 16 games last season (starting five), but was unlikely to play in 2016 due to a neck injury.
- The Panthers signed tight end Eric Wallace and waived wide receiver Cobi Hamilton, as Jonathan Jones of the Charlotte Observer tweets. Wallace played college basketball at Ohio State and DePaul, and then spent three years playing Australian Rules Football. A few weeks ago, the 6’6″, 260-pounder worked out for Carolina and ran the 40-yard dash in 4.6 seconds, which led to today’s signing, according to a team press release.
- The Packers waived running Don Jackson with a non-football injury, and also cut defensive end B.J. McBryde, reports Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com, who adds that Green Bay’s roster now stands at 88.
- The Texans signed undrafted rookie wide receiver Quenton Bundrage from Iowa State, Mark Berman of FOX 26 tweets. To make room, Houston has cut wide receiver Richard Mullaney, as Aaron Wilson of The Houston Chronicle tweets.
- The Jaguars have signed former Penn State kicker Sam Ficken, bringing the roster to 90 players, as Michael DiRocco of ESPN.com tweets.