Week In Review News & Rumors

Here are the headlines from this past week at PFR…

Key News:

• Raiders fire coach Dennis Allen (link); name Tony Sparano as interim coach (link)

Signed:

• Cardinals: LB Desmond Bishop (link)
• Dolphins: RB LaMichael James (link)
• Falcons: OT Cameron Bradfield (link)
• Jets: WR T.J. Graham (link), FB John Connor (link)
• Panthers: RB Chris Ogbonnaya (link)
• Redskins: S Jamarca Sanford (link)

Waived/Released:

• Broncos: K Matt Prater (link)
• Giants: WR Mario Manningham (link)
• Jaguars: S Winston Guy (link)
• Jets: WR Jalen Saunders (link)
• Patriots: WR Kenbrell Thompkins (link)
• Texans: RB Ronnie Brown (link), S Shiloh Keo (link)
• Vikings: QB Chandler Harnish (link)

Extended: 

• Colts: LB Robert Mathis (link)

Placed On IR:

• Cowboys: CB Morris Claiborne, knee (link)
• Falcons: C Joe Hawley, ACL; OT Lamar Holmes, foot; S William Moore, shoulder – designated to return (link)
• Raiders: WR Rod Streater, foot – designated to return (link)
• Saints: S Jairus Byrd, meniscus (link)

Suspended:

• Colts: S LaRon Landry, four games (link)
• Panthers: DE Frank Alexander, 10 games (link)

Other:

• The Bills named Kyle Orton their starting quarterback (link)
• The Cowboys are open to in-season extension talks with DeMarco Murray (link)
• Eagles met with offensive lineman Julian Vandervelde (link)
• The Falcons are seeking a veteran safety (link)
• Titans are eyeing potential cornerback additions (link)
• The NFL Draft will run from April 30th through May 2nd in Chicago (link)

Here are the headlines from the past week at PFR…

Signed:

• Bears: LB Darryl Sharpton (link);
• Buccaneers: WR Louis Murphy (link); QB Mike Kafka (link)
• Cardinals: DT Bruce Gaston (link); RB Marion Grice (link)
• Chargers: RB Shaun Draughn (link); LB Kevin Reddick (link); LB Cordarro Law (link)
• 49ers: QB Josh Johnson (link)
• Jaguars: S Sherrod Martin (link)
• Lions: LB Josh Bynes (link); K Alex Henery (link)
• Ravens: DE Lawrence Guy (link); WR Deonte Thompson (link)
• Steelers: LB James Harrison (link)
• Texans: DT Ryan Pickett (link)

Released/Waived:

• Buccaneers: WR Chris Owusu (link)
• Cardinals: RB Jalen Parmele (link)
• Jets: CB Ellis Lankster (link)

Claimed Off Waivers:

• Raiders: claimed S Brandian Ross from the Dolphins

Placed on IR:

• Chargers: RB Danny Woodhead, ankle (link)
• Raiders: SS Tyvon Branch, foot (link)
• Ravens: TE Dennis Pitta, hip (link)
• Redskins: CB DeAngelo Hall, Achilles (link)
• Texans: DT Louis Nix, knee (link)
• Panthers: RB Mike Tolbert, leg – designated to return (link)
• Vikings: QB Matt Cassel, foot (link); G Brandon Fusco, shoulder (link)

Other:

• NFL is aiming for a franchise in London by 2022 (link)
• Eagles and Jeremy Maclin to talk extension? (link)
• Dolphins internal issues continue (link)
• Adrian Peterson still hopes to play this season (link)
• Morris Claiborne walks out of Cowboys facilities (link)
• Ray McDonald will not be charged with domestic violence (link)
• The Ray Rice–NFL saga continues

The headlines from the past week at PFR:

Key News:

• Ray Rice released by the Ravens, suspended indefinitely
• Adrian Peterson indicted in child abuse case
• NFLPA reps approve new drug policy
• Josh Gordon‘s suspension reduced to 10 games
• Pegulas reach agreement to purchase the Bills for $1.4 billion

Extended:

• Rams – DE Robert Quinn: four years, $66.575MM
• Steelers – CB Cortez Allen: five years, $26MM

Signed:

• 49ers – WR Kassim Osgood (link)
• Bears – OL Eben Britton (link)
• Bengals – DT Devon Still (link)
• Buccaneers – DE Larry English (link) and CB Crezdon Butler (link)
• Chargers – OL Doug Legursky (link)
• Chiefs – DT Kevin Vickerson (link)
• Colts – RB Dion Lewis (link)
• Dolphins – LB Kelvin Sheppard (link)
• Eagles – OL Wade Smith (link)
• Jets – CB Ellis Lankster (link)
• Lions – OL Garrett Reynolds (link)

Placed On IR:

• Bengals – TE Tyler Eifert, designated to return (link)
• Buccaneers – CB Mike Jenkins (link) and DE Adrian Clayborn (link)
• Chargers – C Nick Hardwick (link)
• Chiefs – LB Derrick Johnson and DE Mike DeVito (link)
• Dolphins – LB Dannell Ellerbe (link)
• Rams – DE Chris Long, designated to return (link)

Contract Restructured:

• Chargers – TE Antonio Gates (link)
• Panthers – DE Charles Johnson (link)

Waived/Released:

• 49ers – RB LaMichael James (link)
• Bears – CB Kelvin Hayden (link)
• Jets – CB Leon McFadden (link)

Retired:

• CB Jabari Greer (link)

Other:

• Robert Mathis tears Achilles, out for 2014 (link)
• Arthur Brown drawing trade interest (link)
• John Abraham‘s career in jeopardy (link)

The headlines from the past week at PFR:

Signed:

• Cardinals – DT Isaac Sopoaga (link)
• Steelers – DL Brett Keisel (link)

Extended:

• 49ers – DL Glenn Dorsey: two years, $6.075MM
• Bengals – LB Vontaze Burfict: three years
• Steelers – OT Marcus Gilbert: five years, $30MM

Waived/Released:

• Lions – CB Drayton Florence (link)
• Colts – RB Phillip Tanner (link)
• Dolphins – TE Michael Egnew (link)
• Bills – DT Alan Branch (link)
• Redskins – LB Rob Jackson (link)
• Patriots – DE Will Smith, DT Tommy Kelly, LB James Anderson (link)

Traded:

• Eagles – acquired RB Kenjon Barner from the Panthers in exchange for a conditional 2015 seventh-round pick
• Colts – acquired RB David Fluellen from the Eagles in exchange for kicker Cody Parkey
• Chiefs – acquired S Kelcie McCray from the Buccaneers in exchange for G Rishaw Johnson

75-man Roster Cutdowns:

• Eagles
• Lions
• Jets, second wave
• Bears
• Packers
• Panthers
• Jaguars
• Buccaneers
• Falcons
• Redskins
• Raiders
• Broncos

Suspended:

• Chiefs – OT Donald Stephenson: four games
• Broncos – K Matt Prater: four games

Retired:

• S Nick Collins (link)
• C Kyle Cook (link)
• RB Isaac Redman (link)

Injured:

• Falcons – OT Sam Baker, torn patellar tendon: will miss 2014 season
• Cardinals – DT Darnell Dockett, torn ACL: will miss 2014 season
• Rams – QB Sam Bradford, torn ACL, will miss 2014 season; RB Isaiah Pead, torn ACL: placed on IR after clearing waivers

Extension Talks:

• Chargers, Philip Rivers to open extension talks after season (link)
• J.J. Watt, Texans progressing in extension talks (link)
• 49ers, Michael Crabtree working on extension (link)
• Chiefs, LB Justin Houston expected to play out contact (link)

 Other:

• NFL expands practice squad to 10 players (link)
• Alex Boone reportedly turned down 49ers’ offer (link), but San Francisco isn’t looking to trade him (link)
• Brian Hoyer named Browns’ starting quarterback (link)
• Forbes releases franchise valuations (link)
• Binding bids for Bills franchise are due September 9 (link)
• Dan Marino hired as Dolphins special advisor (link)

The headlines from the past week at PFR:

Signed:

• Bears – OL Robert Turner (link), WR Santonio Holmes (link)
• Dolphins – QB Brady Quinn (link)
• Texans – RB Ronnie Brown (link)
• Browns – QB Rex Grossman (link)
• Titans – OL Steve Vallos (link)
• Cardinals – LB Desmond Bishop (link)
• Buccaneers – LB/DE Larry English (link)

Released:

• Texans – RB Andre Brown (link)

Traded:

• Cowboys – acquired CB Justin Green from the Patriots in exchange for DT Ben Bass (link)
• Patriots – acquired DT Jerel Worthy from the Packers in exchange for a conditional seventh-round pick (link)

Contract Restructured:

• Redskins – DE Stephen Bowen (link)

Suspended:

• Cowboys – CB Orlando Scandrick: four games

Injured:

• Falcons – OT Sam Baker: torn right patellar tendon, likely out for 2014 (link)

Other:

• Chinese football league to launch in 2015 (link)
• Chris Kluwe, Vikings reach settlement (link)

The headlines from the past week at PFR:

Major Move:

• The Bengals signed quarterback Andy Dalton to a six-year extension with a maximum value of $115MM; $17MM is guaranteed.

Signed:

• Falcons – S Tyrell Johnson (link)
• Vikings – S Chris Crocker (link)
• Seahawks – G Wade Smith (link)
• Giants – DL Israel Idonije (link)
• Jaguars – WR Ramses Barden, WR Chad Hall (link)
• Saints – FB Greg Jones (link)
• Lions – CB Drayton Florence (link)

Claimed Off Waivers:

• Browns – OT Michael Bowie from the Seahawks (link)
• 49ers – WR L’Damian Washington from the Cowboys (link)

Waived/Released:

• Browns – G Jason Pinkston, who is likely to retire (link)
• Lions – WR Jonathan Baldwin (link)
• Cardinals – LB Ernie Sims (link)

Retired:

• TE Jake Ballard (link)
• CB Chris Johnson (link)
• S Steve Gregory (link)
• S Yeremiah Bell (link)

Other:

• Giants RB David Wilson to end playing career (link)
• Decision on Josh Gordon‘s suspension appeal expected in one to three weeks (link)
• Reportedly eight bidders for Bills franchise (link). Latest reports here.
• 49ers preparing for four to eight game suspension for Aldon Smith (link)
• Teams interested in trading for 49ers holdout G Alex Boone (link)