NFL Transactions in July 2008

Jul 31, 2008

  • The Arizona Cardinals signed offensive lineman Kelly Butler to a one-year contract; waived offensive lineman Thaddeus Coleman.
  • The Houston Texans signed running back Mike Bell; waived free safety Brandon Mitchell.
  • The Jacksonville Jaguars signed guard Chris Liwienski; waived quarterback Paul Smith.
  • The Washington Redskins signed linebacker Alfred Fincher; waived running back Eric Shelton.

Jul 30, 2008

  • The Chicago Bears signed tight end Marcus Stone.
  • The Miami Dolphins signed cornerback Chris Roberson; waived cornerback Scorpio Babers.
  • The New York Jets signed linebackers Jerry Mackey and Brandon Renkart, defensive back Ron Girault and wide receiver Rudy Burgess; released defensive back Andre Woolfolk; waived defensive back Darnell Bing and punter Joe Smith.

Jul 29, 2008

  • The Arizona Cardinals signed tight end Brent Miller to a one-year contract; waived tight end Troy Bienemann.
  • The Atlanta Falcons agreed to terms with defensive tackle Grady Jackson; signed cornerback Glenn Sharpe.
  • The Chicago Bears waived quarterback Nick Hill.
  • The Pittsburgh Steelers claimed punter Paul Ernster off waivers from the Detroit Lions.
  • The Washington Redskins signed defensive tackle Babatunde Oshinowo; waived defensive tackle Zarnell Fitch.

Jul 28, 2008

  • The Cincinnati Bengals signed cornerback Jonathan Zenon to a one-year contract.

Jul 27, 2008

  • The Chicago Bears agreed to terms with kick returner Devin Hester on a four-year contract extension through 2013.
  • The New England Patriots waived offensive lineman La Bauta; signed offensive lineman Pete McMahon.
  • The Pittsburgh Steelers signed wide receiver Limas Sweed to a four-year contract.
  • The Washington Redskins signed defensive tackle Zarnell Fitch and guard Fred Matua; waived guard Kerry Brown and defensive end J.T. Mapu.

Jul 26, 2008

  • The Arizona Cardinals released running back Chris Vincent.
  • The Buffalo Bills signed defensive back Leodis McKelvin.
  • The Carolina Panthers signed running back Jonathan Stewart to a five-year contract.
  • The Denver Broncos signed wide receiver Taylor Jacobs.
  • The Green Bay Packers signed tight end Jermichael Finley and defensive end Jeremy Thompson; waived tight end Mike Peterson.
  • The Kansas City Chiefs agreed to terms with defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey on a six-year contract.
  • The Miami Dolphins signed defensive end Phillip Merling and quarterback Chad Henne to multi-year contracts; signed wide receiver Anthony Armstrong and guard Rueben Riley; waived tackles Dan Gore and Julius Wilson and wide receiver Justin Wynn.
  • The New England Patriots signed running back LaMont Jordan and tackle Lav Bauta.
  • The New York Jets waived running back Danny Woodhead.
  • The Seattle Seahawks signed tight end John Carlson to a multi-year contract; released tight end Zac Alcorn.
  • The Tennessee Titans agreed to terms with running back Chris Johnson on a multi-year contract.

Jul 25, 2008

  • The Arizona Cardinals agreed to terms with cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie on a six-year contract.
  • The Atlanta Falcons signed linebacker Curtis Lofton to a four-year contract; agreed to terms with offensive lineman Sam Baker; waived offensive lineman Pat McCoy and cornerback Glenn Sharpe.
  • The Chicago Bears waived tight end Marcus Stone.
  • The Cincinnati Bengals waived running back Kenny Irons.
  • The Denver Broncos signed tackle Ryan Clady.
  • The Houston Texans signed tackle Duane Brown.
  • The Jacksonville Jaguars signed defensive ends Quentin Groves and Mkristo Bruce, tackle Leander Jordan and wide receiver Ryan Hoag; waived tight end Adam Bishop and guard Pete McMahon.
  • The Philadelphia Eagles signed guard Cameron Stephenson.
  • The Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to terms with running back Rashard Mendenhall.
  • The Seattle Seahawks signed defensive end Lawrence Jackson, defensive tackle Red Bryant and fullback Owen Schmitt to multi-year contracts; signed wide receiver Bryan Gilmore; released defensive tackle Kevin Brown, fullback Dan Curran and safety Mike Green.
  • The Tennessee Titans agreed to terms with defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth.

Jul 24, 2008

  • The Buffalo Bills signed defensive end Chris Ellis, running back Xavier Omon and running back James Hardy.
  • The Chicago Bears signed wide receiver Ryan-Grice Mullen; waived fullback J.D. Runnels.
  • The Cincinnati Bengals released cornerback Blue Adams.
  • The Denver Broncos announced the retirement of wide receiver Rod Smith; signed wide receiver Eddie Royal.
  • The Green Bay Packers signed guard Josh Sitton; waived punter Ken DeBauche, linebacker Marcus Riley and cornerback Kyle Ward.
  • The Kansas City Chiefs agreed to terms with tackle Branden Albert on a five-year contract.
  • The New England Patriots signed defensive tackle Titus Adams and linebacker Jerod Mayo; released offensive lineman Lavdrim Bauta.
  • The Pittsburgh Steelers waived wide receiver Matt Trannon.
  • The San Diego Chargers agreed to terms with cornerback Antoine Cason on a five-year contract.
  • The San Francisco 49ers signed defensive end Kentwan Balmer.

Jul 23, 2008

  • The Buffalo Bills signed linebacker Alvin Bowen.
  • The Chicago Bears agreed to terms with tackle Chris Williams on a five-year contract.
  • The Green Bay Packers signed tackle Breno Giacomini, quarterback Matt Flynn and wide receiver Brett Swain.
  • The Kansas City Chiefs signed cornerback Brandon Flowers to a four-year contract and wide receivers Sergio Joachim and Timon Marshall to two-year contracts.
  • The Minnesota Vikings signed safety Tyrell Johnson, quarterback John David Booty and center John Sullivan.
  • The San Diego Chargers released wide receiver Eric Parker.
  • The San Francisco 49ers signed center Cody Wallace.
  • The St. Louis Rams agreed to terms with cornerback Justin King on a three-year contract.

Jul 22, 2008

  • The Chicago Bears signed linebacker Brian Urlacher to a one-year contract extension.
  • The Cincinnati Bengals signed wide receiver Mario Urrutia to a four-year contract.
  • The Cleveland Browns signed linebackers Beau Bell and Alex Hall, tight end Martin Rucker, defensive tackle Ahytba Rubin and wide receiver Paul Hubbard to four-year contracts.
  • The Denver Broncos signed cornerback Jack Williams.
  • The Minnesota Vikings agreed to terms with defensive tackle Letroy Guion and wide receiver Jaymar Johnson.
  • The New England Patriots signed offensive tackle Lavdrim Bauta and cornerback Terrence Wheatley.
  • The New York Jets signed defensive back Ahmad Carroll; waived defensive back Nate Lyles.
  • The San Diego Chargers signed defensive end Luis Castillo to a seven-year contract.
  • The San Francisco 49ers signed cornerback Reggie Smith.
  • The St. Louis Rams agreed to terms with linebacker David Vobora on a three-year contract.

Jul 21, 2008

  • The Arizona Cardinals agreed to terms with defensive end Calais Campbell on a four-year contract; released defensive end Bo Schobel.
  • The Cleveland Browns signed defensive end Christian Mohr; waived defensive end Zach West and defensive back Justin Sandy.
  • The Denver Broncos waived running back Mike Bell and kicker Garrett Hartley; signed center Kory Lichtensteiger.
  • The Kansas City Chiefs agreed to terms with running back Jamaal Charls and tight end Brad Cottam on three-year contracts.
  • The New England Patriots signed linebacker Shawn Crable, quarterback Kevin O'Connell, offensive tackle Anthony Clement and wide receiver Chris Dunlap.
  • The New Orleans Saints acquired tight end Jeremy Shockey from the New York Giants for 2009 second- and fifth-round picks.
  • The New York Giants signed cornerback Terrell Thomas; waived offensive linemen Brandon Torrey, Dylan Thiry and Andrew Bain.
  • The Philadelphia Eagles agreed to terms with with defensive tackle Trevor Laws on a four-year contract.

Jul 20, 2008

  • The St. Louis Rams agreed to terms with defensive end Chris Long on a long-term contract and with linebacker Chris Chamberlain in a three-year contract.

Jul 19, 2008

  • The Washington Redskins agreed to terms with tight end Fred Davis.

Jul 18, 2008

  • The Atlanta Falcons released wide receiver Tony Gonzalez.
  • The Balitmore Ravens signed wide receiver Marcus Smith to a three-year contract; waived linebacker Mike Smith.
  • The Kansas City Chiefs agreed to terms with safety DaJuan Morgan on a three-year contract.
  • The New Orleans Saints agreed to terms with wide receiver Adrian Arrington and kicker Taylor Mehlhaff on three-year contracts; waived cornerback Anwar Phillips, quarterback Travis Lulay and defensive end Jeremy Geathers.
  • The New York Jets signed tight end Dustin Keller; waived cornerback Jonathan Zenon.
  • The San Diego Chargers agreed to terms with running back Jacob Hester and cornerback DeJuan Tribble on four-year contracts.
  • The Washington Redskins signed wide receiver Devin Thomas; released fullback Pete Schmitt.

Jul 17, 2008

  • The Carolina Panthers signed linebacker Dan Connor and defensive end Hilee Taylor.
  • The Cincinnati Bengals signed tight end Matt Sherry and defensive end Angelo Craig to four-year contracts.
  • The Jacksonville Jaguars signed defensive back Trae Williams.
  • The New England Patriots signed cornerback Jonathan Wilhite.
  • The New England Patriots signed quarterback Erik Ainge and offensive lineman Kyle DeVan.

Jul 16, 2008

  • The Denver Broncos signed fullback Peyton Hillis.
  • The Houston Texans signed linebacker Xavier Adibi.
  • The Kansas City Chiefs agreed to terms with wide receiver Kevin Robinson and defensive end Brian Johnston on three-year contracts.
  • The New York Jets signed cornerback Dwight Lowery.
  • The Pittsburgh Steelers signed linebacker Mike Humpal to a three-year contract.
  • The San Francisco 49ers signed guard-tackle Chilo Rachal.

Jul 15, 2008

  • The Arizona Cardinals agreed to terms with wide receiver Early Doucet on a three-year contract.
  • The Atlanta Falcons signed linebacker Robert James to a four-year contract.
  • The Chicago Bears signed running back Kevin Jones to a one-year contract.
  • The Cincinnati Bengals signed defensive tackle Jason Shirley to a four-year contract; acquired linebacker Carl-Johan Bjork as an international practice squad player.
  • The Dallas Cowboys signed safety Ken Hamlin to a six-year contract.
  • The New York Giants signed wide receiver Mario Manningham.
  • The San Francisco 49ers waived defensive end Melvin Oliver.

Jul 14, 2008

  • The Jacksonville Jaguars signed linebacker Thomas Williams.
  • The Pittsburgh Steelers signed quarterback Dennis Dixon and safety Ryan Mundy.
  • The Washington Redskins agreed to terms with quarterback Colt Brennan.

Jul 11, 2008

  • The Miami Dolphins signed defensive end Kendall Langford to a multi-year contract.
  • The San Francisco 49ers signed linebacker Larry Grant.
  • The Washington Redskins agreed to terms with wide receiver Malcolm Kelly.

Jul 10, 2008

  • The Washington Redskins agreed to terms with offensive lineman Chad Rinehart.

Jul 9, 2008

  • The Denver Broncos signed running back Ryan Torain, defensive tackle Carlton Powell and linebacker Spencer Larsen.
  • The Pittsburgh Steelers signed linebacker Bruce Davis.

Jul 8, 2008

  • The Buffalo Bills signed wide receiver Steve Johnson.

Jul 7, 2008

  • The Cincinnati Bengals waived defensive tackles Titus Adams, Michael Marquardt and cornerback Jerrid Gaines.
  • The New York Jets waived wide receiver Ashlan Davis, defensive back Kenny Patton and running back Justin Valentine.
  • The Pittsburgh Steelers signed tackle Tony Hills.

Jul 2, 2008

  • The Chicago Bears agreed to terms with running back Matt Forte on a four-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Steelers released quarterback Jared Zabransky; signed wide receiver Marvin Allen to the practice squad.

Jul 1, 2008

  • The Buffalo Bills signed offensive tackle Demetrius Bell; released fullback Mike Viti.
  • The Chicago Bears signed defensive tackle Marcus Harrison to a four-year contract; agreed to terms with wide receiver Earl Bennett and cornerback Zack Bowman on four-year contracts.
  • The New England Patriots signed linebacker Bo Ruud; released defensive back Willie Andrews.
  • The Philadelphia Eagles signed defensive end Bryan Smith to a four-year contract.
  • The San Diego Chargers signed running back Marcus Thomas and tackle Corey Clark to four-year contracts.
  • The San Francisco 49ers waived guard John Booker and linebacker Shaun Richardson.