Minor NFL Transactions: 7/31/16
Today’s minor moves from around the league:
- The Vikings announced that they have waived cornerback Keith Baxter and linebacker Jason Whittingham. Baxter, for his part, had recently been in the hospital, according to Ben Goessling of ESPN.com (Twitter link).
- Just one day after signing him, the Cowboys have waived linebacker Darius Eubanks, tweets Clarence Hill of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
- The Rams have waived wide receiver Deon Long, reports Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Twitter link), who notes that Long was added to the club’s practice squad late last season.
Earlier updates:
- The Chargers have placed DE Carlos Wray and CB Terrell Chestnut on the waived-injured list and have signed DT Bruce Gaston and CB Carrington Byndom, per Michael Gehlken of the San Diego Union-Tribune (via Twitter).
- The Seahawks have placed WR Tyler Slavin on the waived-injured list and have signed TE Clayton Echard to take his place on the 90-man roster, per Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times (via Twitter).
- The Colts have signed TE Konrad Reuland and waived TE Nick Truesdell, as Mike Chappell of Fox59 tweets.
- The Dolphins have signed cornerback Brandon Harris and waived cornerback Tyler Patmon, according to a tweet from the team’s official website.
Chargers Sign 20 Undrafted Free Agents
The Chargers have become the first club to announce its list of undrafted rookie free agent signings. San Diego has signed the following 20 UDFAs:
- Mike Bercovici, QB, Arizona State
- Terrell Chestnut, CB, West Virginia
- Kenneth Farrow, RB, Houston
- Tyler Johnstone, T, Oregon
- Sebastian Johansson, G, Marshall
- Jamaal Jones, WR, Montana
- Chris Landrum, LB, Jacksonville State
- Mike McQueen, G, Ohio ($5K signing bonus, per Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle)
- Adrian McDonald, S, Houston
- Tyler Marcordes, LB, Georgia Tech
- Spencer Pulley, C, Vanderbilt
- Shaq Petteway, LB, West Virginia
- Zeth Ramsay, T, Colorado Mesa
- Deandre Reaves, WR, Marshall
- Jay Rome, TE, Georgia (ultimately signed instead with Steelers)
- Larry Scott, CB, Oregon State
- Chris Swain, RB, Navy
- Dominique Williams, WR, Washington State
- Trevor Williams, CB, Penn State
- Carlos Wray, DE, Duke
