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Week In Review: 7/27/14 – 8/3/14

August 3rd, 2014 at 1:31pm CST by Dallas Robinson

The headlines from the past week at PFR:

Extended:

Signed:

Claimed Off Waivers:

  • Patriots – RB Tyler Gaffney from the Panthers (link)

Waived:

Contract Restructured:

Retired:

Other:

  • Lions, Ndamukong Suh to table negotiations until next offseason (link)
  • Only three initial bidders for the Bills (link). Latest on the sale here.
  • 49ers, Jim Harbaugh table extension talks (link)

Week In Review: 7/20/14 – 7/27/14

July 27th, 2014 at 6:26pm CST by Rob DiRe

The headlines from the past week at PFR:

Extended:

Signed:

Released:

Suspended:

Retired:

Other:

  • Broncos’ owner Pat Bowlen steps down from his position with the team due to his struggle with Alzheimer’s disease (link)
  • Seahawks‘ RB Marshawn Lynch holds out of training camp (link)
  • 49ers‘ TE Vernon Davis reports to training camp despite contract dispute (link)
  • Texans‘ WR Andre Johnson reports to training camp despite trade demand earlier this offseason (link)

Week In Review: 7/13/14 – 7/20/14

July 20th, 2014 at 1:25pm CST by Dallas Robinson

The headlines from the past week at PFR:

Major Move:

  • Following his appeal of his positional designation, tight end Jimmy Graham agreed to a four-year, $40MM contract with the Saints; $21MM is guaranteed.

Extended:

Signed:

Released:

Suspended:

  • Vikings special teams coach Mike Priefer: three games (link)

Retired:

Other:

  • Franchise tag designees Brian Orakpo (Redskins) and Greg Hardy (Panthers) failed to reach long-term deals by Tuesday’s deadline (link)
  • Browns owner Jimmy Haslam’s company, Pilot Flying J, avoided criminal charges (link)
  • Chiefs LB Justin Houston likely to report to training camp (link)
  • Former NFL punter Chris Kluwe to sue Vikings (link)
  • NFL considering financing a stadium in Los Angeles (link)

Week In Review: 7/6/14 – 7/13/14

July 13th, 2014 at 9:24am CST by Dallas Robinson

The headlines from the past week at PFR:

Andre Johnson:

  • Johnson hoping for a trade (link)
  • Thursday roundup (link)
  • Texans don’t plan to trade Johnson (link)
  • Johnson unlikely to hold out (link)

Josh Gordon:

  • Browns unlikely to cut Gordon (link)
  • Monday roundup (link)

Jimmy Graham:

  • Long-term extensions talks expected to resume soon (link)
  • Contract talks moving slowly (link)

Released:

Suspended:

  • Redskins S Tanard Jackson: indefinitely, violation of the league’s substance abuse policy (link)
  • Vikings DE Spencer Nealy: four games, violation of the league’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs (link)

Other:

Week In Review: 6/29/14 – 7/6/14

July 6th, 2014 at 1:39pm CST by Dallas Robinson

The headlines from the past week at PFR:

Major Move:

  • An arbitrator ruled that Saints pass-catcher Jimmy Graham is a tight end, not a receiver; he will be assigned the TE franchise tag value of $7.035MM rather than the WR value of $12.312MM. New Orleans’ long-term contract offer to Graham still stands.

Traded:

Signed:

Suspended:

  • Eagles OT Lane Johnson: four games, violation of league policy on performance-enhancing substances (link)
  • Dolphins DE Dion Jordan: four games, violation of league policy on performance-enhancing substances (link)
  • Chiefs G Rokevious Watkins: four games, violation of league policy on substances of abuse (link)
  • Colts WR LaVon Brazill: minimum of one year, violation of league policy on substances of abuse (link)

Injured:

Other:

Week In Review: 6/22/14 – 6/29/14

June 29th, 2014 at 1:11pm CST by Dallas Robinson

The headlines from the past week at PFR:

Major Move:

  • The Chargers signed cornerback Brandon Flowers to a one-year deal, which includes a $1.5MM signing bonus and a $1.5MM base salary; the 28-year-old can earn another $2MM in incentives.

Signed:

First-Round Pick Signing:

  • Patriots – DT Dominique Easley (link)

Other:

Week In Review: 6/15/14 – 6/22/14

June 22nd, 2014 at 1:29pm CST by Dallas Robinson

The headlines from the past week at PFR:

Signed:

Traded:

First-Round Pick Signings:

  • Cowboys – G Zack Martin (link)
  • Browns – QB Johnny Manziel (link)
  • Jaguars – QB Blake Bortles (link)
  • Dolphins – OT Ja’Waun James (link)

Extensions:

Released:

Retired:

Minicamp Attendance:

Other:

  • Jimmy Graham franchise tag positional designation hearing begins (link)
  • U.S. Patent Office cancels Redskins’ trademark (link)
  • New developmental league will launch in October (link)
  • Appeals court reopens NFL collusion case (link)

Week In Review: 6/8/14 – 6/15/14

June 15th, 2014 at 1:27pm CST by Dallas Robinson

The headlines from the past week at PFR:

Major Move:

Signed:

First-Round Pick Signings:

  • Eagles – LB Marcus Smith (link)
  • Broncos – CB Bradley Roby  (link)
  • Buccaneers – WR Mike Evans (link)
  • Bengals – CB Darqueze Dennard (link)
  • Rams – OT Greg Robinson (link)
  • Rams – DT Aaron Donald (link)
  • Lions – TE Eric Ebron (link)

Released:

Retired:

Other:

Week In Review: 6/1/14 – 6/8/14

June 8th, 2014 at 2:26pm CST by Dallas Robinson

The headlines from the past week at PFR:

Major Move:

  • The 49ers signed quarterback Colin Kaepernick to a seven-year extension with a signing bonus of $12.328MM. Full details of the deal are available here.

Signings:

Extension:

First-Round Pick Signings:

  • Jets – S Calvin Pryor (link)
  • Panthers – WR Kelvin Benjamin (link)
  • Cardinals – S Deone Bucannon (link)
  • Steelers – LB Ryan Shazier (link)
  • Texans – LB/DE Jadeveon Clowney (link)

Released:

Other:

  • Steve Smith had planned to retire as a Panther following the 2014 season (link)
  • NFL searching for a new draft venue (link)

Week In Review: 5/25/14 – 6/1/14

June 1st, 2014 at 1:23pm CST by Dallas Robinson

The headlines from the past week at PFR:

Major Move:

Signing:

First-Round Pick Signings:

  • Ravens – LB C.J. Mosley (link)
  • Bills – WR Sammy Watkins (link)
  • Packers – S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix (link)
  • Chargers – CB Jason Verrett (link)

Contract Talks:

Released:

Suspended:

Injured:

Deceased:

  • Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer (link)

Other:

Follow all the latest news at PFR’s Transaction Page.

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