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Week In Review: 9/14/15 – 9/20/15

September 20th, 2015 at 5:41pm CST by Rob DiRe

The headlines from the past week at PFR:

Signed/Re-Signed/Claimed:

Workouts:

Traded:

  • Patriots acquire wide receiver Keshawn Martin and a sixth-round pick from the Texans for their fifth-round selection

Released/Waived:

Suspended:

Injured:

News:

Week In Review: 9/6/15 – 9/13/15

September 13th, 2015 at 1:40pm CST by Dallas Robinson

The headlines from the past week at PFR:

Extended:

Signed/Re-Signed:

  • Bills – Matt Cassel, QB (link) and Andre Fluellen, DT (link)
  • Cardinals – Joseph Fauria, TE (link)
  • Giants – Jasper Brinkley, LB (link)
  • Packers – James Jones, WR (link)
  • Raiders – Aldon Smith, LB (link)

Trade:

  • Colts – acquired DE Billy Winn from the Browns in exchange for a conditional 2017 seventh-round pick.

Released:

  • Bears – Sam Acho, LB (link)
  • Falcons – Joe Hawley, C (link)

Placed on IR-DTR:

  • Browns – Charles Gaines, CB (link)
  • Patriots – Bryan Stork, C (link)
  • Ravens – Brent Urban, DE (link)
  • Vikings – John Sullivan, C (link)

Other:

  • Giants fear Jason Pierre-Paul could miss the season (link)

 

Week In Review: 8/23/15 – 8/30/15

August 30th, 2015 at 1:38pm CST by Dallas Robinson

The headlines from the past week at PFR:

Extended:

Key Injuries:

  • Cowboys – Orlando Scandrick, CB (link)
  • Packers – Jordy Nelson, WR (link)
  • Patriots – James Develin, FB (link) and Brandon Gibson, WR (link)
  • Steelers – Bruce Gradkowski, QB (link) and Maurkice Pouncey, C (link)
  • Washington – Junior Galette, LB (link)

Signed:

  • Broncos – Evan Mathis, G (link)
  • Buccaneers – Connor Barth, K (link)
  • Falcons – Rex Grossman, QB (link)
  • Jets – Josh Johnson, QB (link)
  • Patriots – Reggie Wayne, WR (link)
  • Raiders – Taylor Mays, S (link)
  • Steelers – Doug Legursky, C (link) and Michael Vick, QB (link)

Released:

  • Jaguars – Tommie Campbell, CB (link)

Trade:

  • Patriots – acquired T Mike Williams from the Lions in exchange for a 2016 seventh-round pick.

Suspended:

Retired:

  • Chris Myers, C (link)
  • Rob Sims, G (link)

Week In Review: 8/16/15 – 8/23/15

August 23rd, 2015 at 1:38pm CST by Dallas Robinson

The headlines from the past week at PFR:

Trades:

  • Patriots – acquired TE Asante Cleveland from the 49ers in exchange for OL Jordan Devey.
  • Washington – acquired TE Derek Carrier from the 49ers in exchange for a 2017 fifth-round pick.

Signed:

  • Bills – Red Bryant, DL (link), Quentin Groves, LB (link), and Ellis Lankster, CB (link)
  • Buccaneers – Gosder Cherilus, T (link)
  • Cardinals – Chris Johnson, RB (link)
  • Jets – Matt Flynn, QB (link)
  • Giants – Brandon Meriweather, S (link)
  • Texans – Quintin Demps, S and Fili Moala, DL (link)
  • Titans – Andy Studebaker, LB (link)

Released:

  • Cardinals – Darryl Sharpton, LB (link)
  • Dolphins – Louis Delmas, S (link)
  • Lions – Taylor Mays, S (link)

Injuries:

  • Cardinals – Mike Iupati, G (link) and Corey Peters, DT (link)
  • Panthers – Kelvin Benjamin, WR (link)

Suspended:

  • 49ers – Jerome Simpson, WR: six games
  • Buccaneers – Akeem Spence, DT: one game
  • FA Jarret Bush, S: 10 games (in addition to existing four-game ban)

Week In Review: 8/2/15 – 8/9/15

August 9th, 2015 at 1:34pm CST by Dallas Robinson

The headlines from the past week at PFR:

Key News:

Extended:

Signed/Re-Signed:

Released/Waived:

Suspended:

Retired:

Other:

Week In Review: 7/26/15 – 8/2/15

August 2nd, 2015 at 2:26pm CST by Dallas Robinson

The headlines from the past week at PFR:

Extensions:

  • The Seahawks and quarterback Russell Wilson agreed to a four-year, $87.6MM extension. The deal, which keeps Wilson under contract through 2019, includes $31.7MM in full guarantees.
  • The Seahawks also extended linebacker Bobby Wagner, inking him to a four-year deal that will keep him in Seattle through 2019. The pact is worth $43MM in total, and contains $22MM in guarantees.
  • Linebacker Ryan Kerrigan signed a five-year extension with Washington that is worth $57.5MM.
  • The Vikings inked kicker Blair Walsh to a four-year deal, agreeing to a pact that will pay him $14MM through 2019.

Suspension News:

  • The NFL upheld Patriots quarterback Tom Brady‘s four-game suspension, arguing that Brady destroyed his cell phone, which may have contained evidence that he was complicit in the DeflateGate scandal. Brady will challenge the decision in federal court.
  • The league reduced Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell‘s suspension from three games to two.

Signed/Re-Signed:

Released/Waived:

Trades:

  • Seahawks – acquired CB Mohammed Seisay from the Lions in exchange for a 2016 sixth-round pick (link)
  • Steelers – acquired CB Brandon Boykin from the Eagles in exchange for a conditional 2016 fifth-round pick (link)
    • Pick will increase to a fourth-rounder if Boykin plays 60% of Pittsburgh’s defensive snaps.

Suspended:

Holdouts:

Retired:

Week In Review: 7/19/15 – 7/26/15

July 26th, 2015 at 2:04pm CST by Dallas Robinson

The headlines from the past week at PFR:

Key News:

Contracts:

Extended:

Signed:

Released:

Suspended:

Retired:

Other:

Week In Review: 7/12/15 – 7/19/15

July 19th, 2015 at 1:45pm CST by Dallas Robinson

The headlines from the past week at PFR:

Franchise Players:

Extended:

Signed:

Waived:

Suspended:

Retired:

Contracts:

Other:

Week In Review: 7/5/15 – 7/12/15

July 12th, 2015 at 1:49pm CST by Dallas Robinson

The headlines from the past week at PFR:

Key News:

  • Jason Pierre-Paul was injured in a July 4 weekend fireworks mishap. The fallout surrounding the Giants defensive end:
  • Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy‘s suspension resulting from his 2014 domestic violence incident was reduced from 10 games to four.
  • The Rams selected Clemson offensive tackle Isaiah Battle in the fifth round of the supplemental draft, meaning the club will sacrifice a 2016 fifth-rounder.
  • The Rose Bowl declined to be a temporary stadium for a potentially relocated NFL team.
  • The NFLPA is investigating a possible collusion case against the Cowboys and Broncos regarding the contract negotiations of Dez Bryant and Demaryius Thomas, respectively.

Extended:

Other:

  • Packers don’t plan to release TE Andrew Quarless following his arrest (link)
  • Buccaneers CB C.J. Wilson‘s career in jeopardy following fireworks accident (link)
  • NFL will play games in new London stadium beginning in 2018 (link)
  • Bills OL coach Aaron Kromer arrested (link)
  • CAA will acquire Todd France’s Five Star agency (link)

Week In Review: 6/29/15 – 7/5/15

July 5th, 2015 at 5:17pm CST by Rob DiRe

The headlines from the past week at PFR:

Key News:

  • Despite being the top available free agent, Evan Mathis remains unsigned. Even a team hungry for guards like the Rams hasn’t expressed interest in the All-Pro guard.
  • The 2015 NFL supplemental draft will take place on July 9th. Teams are expected to be active, and there is a good chance we have at least one player selected for the first time since 2012.

Contracts:

  • We’re less than two weeks from the July 15th deadline for teams to negotiate a long-term deal with a player who has been hit with the franchise tag, and there has reportedly been little to no progress in the Cowboys’ contract talks with Dez Bryant.
  • Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson may not have a deadline in place to get a deal done, but the rumors are still flying around what he expects and what the team is willing to pay.
  • Another quarterback looking for a new deal is Giants quarterback Eli Manning. Manning’s agent, Tom Condon, is optimistic a deal will get done.

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Suspended:

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Injured:

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