NFL Transactions in March 2015

Mar 31, 2015

  • The Arizona Cardinals signed QB Chandler Harnish to a one-year contract.
  • The Baltimore Ravens signed QB Matt Schaub to a one-year contract.
  • The Carolina Panthers signed LB Jason Trusnik to a one-year contract.
  • The Green Bay Packers re-signed DT Letroy Guion and DT B.J. Raji.
  • The Oakland Raiders released DT Antonio Smith.
  • The Philadelphia Eagles signed WR Miles Austin to a one-year contract.
  • The San Francisco 49ers re-signed LB Desmond Bishop to a one-year contract.

Mar 30, 2015

  • The Carolina Panthers signed RB/KR Jordan Todman to a one-year contract.
  • The Oakland Raiders re-signed DL C.J. Wilson.
  • The Washington Redskins signed RB Michael Hill.

Mar 27, 2015

  • The Carolina Panthers claimed OT Jonathan Martin off waivers from San Francisco. Signed WR Jarrett Boykin to a one-year contract.
  • The Chicago Bears signed CB Alan Ball to a one-year contract.
  • The Minnesota Vikings agreed to terms with CB Terence Newman.
  • The Tennessee Titans signed CB Brandon Harris to a one-year contract.

Mar 26, 2015

  • The Cincinnati Bengals signed DT Pat Sims.
  • The Dallas Cowboys signed DT Nick Hayden.
  • The Miami Dolphins signed DL Derrick Shelby.
  • The Minnesota Vikings signed OT Babatunde Aiyegbusi. Waived LB Justin Anderson and G Jordan McCray.
  • The Pittsburgh Steelers signed WR Darrius Heyward-Bey to a one-year contract.
  • The San Francisco 49ers waived OL Jonathan Martin.

Mar 25, 2015

  • The Chicago Bears signed LB Mason Foster to a one-year contract.
  • The Green Bay Packers signed DB Kyle Sebetic.
  • The New York Jets signed TE Kellen Davis.
  • The Seattle Seahawks named Dwaine Board assistant defensive line coach, Chris Cash assistant secondary/cornerbacks coach and Andre Curtis assistant secondary/safeties coach.
  • The Tampa Bay Buccaneers waived LB Brandon Magee.

Mar 24, 2015

  • The Chicago Bears agreed to terms with DT Ray McDonald and DE Jarvis Jenkins on one-year contracts.
  • The Houston Texans re-signed LB Akeem Dent.
  • The Minnesota Vikings agreed to terms with LB Casey Matthews and S Taylor Mays.
  • The New York Jets signed DEs Stephen Bowen and Kevin Vickerson and OT Corey Hilliard.

Mar 23, 2015

  • The Arizona Cardinals signed WR Nathan Slaughter.

Mar 22, 2015

  • The Pittsburgh Steelers signed LB James Harrison to a two-year contract.

Mar 20, 2015

  • The Cleveland Browns signed WR Dwayne Bowe.
  • The Indianapolis Colts agreed to terms with LB Nate Irving.
  • The Miami Dolphins signed RB LaMichael James, QB Matt Moore and Louis Delmas to one-year contracts.
  • The New Orleans Saints agreed to terms with T Bryce Harris on a one-year contract.
  • The New York Giants signed DE George Selvie.
  • The New York Jets agreed to terms with DT Kevin Vickerson on a one-year contract.
  • The Seattle Seahawks signed DT Ahtyba Rubin.
  • The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed P Andrew Wilder.
  • The Tennessee Titans announced the retirement of president and CEO Tommy Smith.

Mar 19, 2015

  • The Atlanta Falcons signed TE Jacob Tamme.
  • The Buffalo Bills signed TE Charles Clay to a five-year contract.
  • The Chicago Bears signed TE Dante Rosario to a one-year contract.
  • The Cincinnati Bengals signed CB Brandon Ghee. Re-signed DT Devon Still.
  • The Dallas Cowboys signed FB Ray Agnew.
  • The Detroit Lions re-signed CB Rashean Mathis to a two-year contract.
  • The Indianapolis Colts signed OT Demarco Cox.
  • The Jacksonville Jaguars claimed RB Bernard Pierce off waivers from Baltimore.
  • The Minnesota Vikings signed RB DuJuan Harris.
  • The New York Giants re-signed TE Daniel Fells.
  • The New York Jets signed OL James Brewer to a one-year contract.
  • The San Diego Chargers signed CB Patrick Robinson to a one-year contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed CB Sterling Moore.
  • The Tennessee Titans agreed to terms with OT Byron Stingily on a multiyear contract.
  • The Washington Redskins re-signed QB Colt McCoy.

Mar 18, 2015

  • The Atlanta Falcons re-signed DE Kroy Biermann.
  • The Baltimore Ravens agreed to terms with DEs Chris Canty and Lawrence Guy on two-year contracts. Released RB Bernard Pierce.
  • The Buffalo Bills signed WR Percy Harvin.
  • The Chicago Bears signed LS Thomas Gafford to a one-year contract.
  • The Dallas Cowboys agreed to terms with DE Greg Hardy.
  • The Jacksonville Jaguars signed team president Mark Lampingave to a five-year contract extension.
  • The New England Patriots re-signed DL Alan Branch. Signed CBs Bradley Fletcher and Robert McClain.
  • The New York Giants signed DT Kenrick Ellis.
  • The San Diego Chargers signed DL Mitch Unrein to a two-year contract.
  • The San Francisco 49ers signed RB Reggie Bush to a one-year contract.

Mar 17, 2015

  • The Minnesota Vikings re-signed OT Mike Harris.
  • The New England Patriots signed RB Travaris Cadet.
  • The Oakland Raiders signed RB Trent Richardson.
  • The San Diego Chargers agreed to terms with WR Stevie Johnson on a three-year contract.
  • The San Francisco 49ers signed G-T Erik Pears to a two-year contract.

Mar 16, 2015

  • The Carolina Panthers signed Kurt Coleman to a two-year contract.
  • The Chicago Bears signed G Vladimir Ducasse to a one-year contract.
  • The Cleveland Browns signed DB Tramon Williams. Agreed to terms with DL Randy Starks.
  • The Dallas Cowboys signed LBs Jasper Brinkley and Andrew Gachkar.
  • The Houston Texans signed NT Vince Wilfork.
  • The Kansas City Chiefs signed DB Ron Parker.
  • The Minnesota Vikings named Andrew Janocko quality control-offense coach and Robert Rodriguez assistant defensive line coach.
  • The New England Patriots signed TE Scott Chandler.
  • The New York Giants re-signed G John Jerry and CB Chykie Brown.
  • The Oakland Raiders released QB Matt Schaub.
  • The Tennessee Titans agreed to terms with CB Perrish Cox.
  • The Washington Redskins signed S Jeron Johnson.

Mar 15, 2015

  • The Cincinnati Bengals signed DE Michael Johnson to a four-year contract.

Mar 14, 2015

  • The Baltimore Ravens agreed to terms with S Kendrick Lewis on a three-year contract.
  • The Buffalo Bills agreed to terms with DE Jarius Wynn.
  • The Minnesota Vikings released WR Greg Jennings.
  • The San Francisco 49ers signed CB Shareece Wright to a one-year contract.

Mar 13, 2015

  • The Buffalo Bills signed DT Kyle Williams to a contract extension.
  • The Cleveland Browns re-signed DL John Hughes to a contract extension.
  • The Dallas Cowboys signed RB Darren McFadden to a two-year contract.
  • The Denver Broncos agreed to terms with S Darian Stewart and G Shelley Smith to two-year contracts.
  • The Detroit Lions re-signed S Isa Abdul-Quddus to a one-year contract. Signed LB Josh Bynes to a two-year contract and DT Tyrunn Walker to a one-year contract.
  • The Jacksonville Jaguars signed WR-KR Bryan Walters.
  • The Kansas City Chiefs acquired OL Ben Grubbs from New Orleans for an undisclosed draft pick. Signed LS James Winchester to a two-year contract and WR Jason Avant, TE Richard Gordon and S Kelcie McCray.
  • The Miami Dolphins acquired WR Kenny Stills from New Orleans for LB Dannell Ellerbe and a 2015 third-round draft pick.
  • The New England Patriots re-signed LB Chris White.
  • The New Orleans Saints agreed to terms RB C.J. Spiller on a four-year contract. Released DB Corey White.
  • The Oakland Raiders signed CB James Dockery and QB Christian Ponder.
  • The Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to terms with QB Ben Roethlisberger on a contract extension. Signed RB DeAngelo Williams to a two-year contract.
  • The St. Louis Rams signed LB Akeem Ayers to a two-year contract. Agreed to terms with DT Nick Fairley on a one-year contract.
  • The Tennessee Titans agreed to terms with LB Brian Orakpo, LB Derrick Morgan, K Ryan Succop, TE Anthony Fasano and DT Karl Klug.
  • The Washington Redskins signed CB Chris Culliver and DT Terrance Knighton. Re-signed CB Justin Rogers.

Mar 12, 2015

  • The Arizona Cardinals released C Lyle Sendlein.
  • The Atlanta Falcons agreed to terms with LB O'Brien Schofield, CB Phillip Adams and DE Adrian Clayborn.
  • The Baltimore Ravens agreed to terms wtih RB Justin Forsett on a three-year contract.
  • The Buffalo Bills signed QB Tyrod Taylor to a two-year contract. Re-signed WR Marcus Easley to a four-year contract.
  • The Carolina Panthers re-signed TE Ed Dickson to a three-year contract.
  • The Cleveland Browns signed QB Thad Lewis.
  • The Dallas Cowboys signed FB Jed Collins.
  • The Houston Texans signed S Rahim Moore.
  • The Indianapolis Colts waived RBs Michael Hill and Trent Richardson.
  • The Jacksonville Jaguars released DE Red Bryant.
  • The Kansas City Chiefs released WR Dwayne Bowe. Signed OL Paul Fanaika.
  • The Miami Dolphins signed TE Jordan Cameron to a two-year contract.
  • The New England Patriots signed CB Chimdi Chekwa, LB Jonathan Freeny and DL Jabaal Sheard.
  • The New Orleans Saints agreed to terms with CB Brandon Browner on a three-year contract and LB Ramon Humber on a two-year contract.
  • The New York Jets re-signed G Willie Colon to a one-year contract and LS Tanner Purdum to a two-year contract.
  • The Oakland Raiders signed S Nate Allen.
  • The San Francisco 49ers re-signed QB Blaine Gabbert to a two-year contract and TE Garrett Celek to a one-year contract. Released WR Stevie Johnson.
  • The St. Louis Rams signed LB Akeem Ayers.
  • The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed S Chris Conte and DT Henry Melton.

Mar 11, 2015

  • The Arizona Cardinals re-signed LS Mike Leach to a one-year contract. Agreed to terms with G Mike Iupati on a five-year contract, DT Corey Peters on a three-year contract and LB Sean Weatherspoon on a one-year contract.
  • The Atlanta Falcons signed WR Leonard Hankerson.
  • The Baltimore Ravens traded DT Haloti Ngata and a 2015 seventh-round draft pick to Detroit for 2015 fourth- and fifth-round draft picks.
  • The Buffalo Bills signed FB Jerome Felton. Released TE Scott Chandler.
  • The Chicago Bears agreed to terms with LB Pernell McPhee on a five-year contract. Signed S Antrel Rolle and WR Eddie Royal to three-year contracts.
  • The Cincinnati Bengals re-signed G Clint Boling, OT Eric Winston and CB Chris Lewis-Harris.
  • The Cleveland Browns re-signed WR Marlon Moore.
  • The Green Bay Packers re-signed OT Bryan Bulaga.
  • The Houston Texans traded QB Case Keenum to St. Louis for a 2016 seventh-round draft pick. Traded QB Ryan Fitzpatrick to the N.Y. Jets for a conditional late-round draft pick. Signed QB Brian Hoyer. Re-signed CB Kareem Jackson and OT Derek Newton.
  • The Indianapolis Colts signed WR Andre Johnson.
  • The Jacksonville Jaguars signed TE Julius Thomas to a five-year contract and OT Jermey Parnell, CB Davon House, LB Dan Skuta and S Sergio Brown.
  • The Kansas City Chiefs signed WR Jeremy Maclin.
  • The Miami Dolphins signed DT Ndamukong Suh. Released DT Randy Starks.
  • The Minnesota Vikings signed DT Tom Johnson and QB Shaun Hill. Agreed to terms with OL Joe Berger and LS Cullen Loeffler.
  • The New England Patriots re-signed WR Brian Tyms. Signed WRs Kevin Dorsey and Brandon Gibson.
  • The New York Giants extended the contract of coach Tom Coughlin through the 2016. Signed LB Mark Herzlich and FB Henry Hynoski to two-year contracts. Signed RB Shane Vereen, LBs Jonathan Casillas and J.T. Thomas, OT Marshall Newhouse and WR Dwayne Harris. Re-signed RB Chris Ogbonnaya. Waived T Rogers Gaines and CB Travis Howard.
  • The New York Jets signed G James Carpenter.
  • The Oakland Raiders agreed to terms with LB Curtis Lofton. Signed DT Dan Williams, C Rodney Hudson and TE Lee Smith.
  • The Philadelphia Eagles agreed to terms with CB Walter Thurmond III on a one-year contract. Re-signed QB Mark Sanchez to a two-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Steelers announced the retirement of LB Jason Worilds.
  • The San Francisco 49ers signed WR Torrey Smith to a five-year contract.
  • The St. Louis Rams agreed to terms with TE Lance Kendricks. Terminated the contracts of C Scott Wells and OT Jake Long.
  • The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed LB Bruce Carter. Released DE Michael Johnson.
  • The Tennessee Titans agreed to terms with WR Harry Douglas. Signed S Da'Norris Searcy.
  • The Washington Redskins signed DL Stephen Paea.

Mar 10, 2015

  • The Arizona Cardinals signed LB LaMarr Woodley to a one-year contract.
  • The Atlanta Falcons signed QB T.J. Yates to a contract extension. Agreed to terms with LB Justin Durant, G Mike Person, LB Brooks Reed and RB Antone Smith.
  • The Baltimore Ravens traded DT Haloti Ngata and a 2015 seventh-round draft pick to Detroit for a 2015 fourth- and fifth-round draft pick.
  • The Buffalo Bills acquired RB LeSean McCoy from Philadelphia for LB Kiko Alonso and signed McCoy to a contract extension. Acquired QB Matt Cassel and an undisclosed draft choice from Minnesota for undisclosed draft choices.
  • The Carolina Panthers re-signed DT Dwan Edwards to a two-year contract. Agreed to terms with TE Ed Dickson on a three-year contract. Released RB DeAngelo Williams.
  • The Chicago Bears traded WR Brandon Marshall and a 2015 seventh-round draft pick to the New York Jets for a 2015 fifth-round draft pick.
  • The Cincinnati Bengals agreed to terms with LB A.J. Hawk.
  • The Cleveland Browns signed WR Brian Hartline.
  • The Denver Broncos re-signed TE Virgil Green to a three-year contract. Agreed to terms with TE Owen Daniels on a three-year contract and LB Steven Johnson on a one-year contract.
  • The Houston Texans signed QB Ryan Mallett and LB Jeff Tarpinian to contract extensions.
  • The Indianapolis Colts agreed to terms with G Joe Reitz, S Colt Anderson and S Mike Adams on contract extensions. Signed LB Cam Johnson and RB Frank Gore. Agreed to terms with LB Trent Cole and DE Kendall Langford.
  • The Kansas City Chiefs signed S Tyvon Branch.
  • The Miami Dolphins re-signed LB Kelvin Sheppard to a one-year contract. Signed S Michael Thomas. Released G Shelley Smith and LB Philip Wheeler.
  • The Minnesota Vikings re-signed RB Matt Asiata.
  • The New York Jets released WR Percy Harvin. Agreed to terms with CB Darrelle Revis on a five-year contract.
  • The Philadelphia Eagles acquired QB Sam Bradford and a fifth-round draft pick from St. Louis Rams for QB Nick Foles and a fourth-round pick and a second-round pick in 2016.
  • The San Diego Chargers agreed to terms with G Orlando Franklin on a five-year contract, C Trevor Robinson on a two-year contract and DE Ricardo Mathews on a one-year contract.
  • The San Francisco 49ers announced the retirement of LB Patrick Willis. Re-signed TE-LS Kyle Nelson to a four-year contract.
  • The Seattle Seahawks acquired TE Jimmy Graham and 2015 fourth-round draft pick from New Orleans for C Max Unger and a 2015 first-round draft pick. Signed CB Cary Williams.
  • The Tampa Bay Buccaneers re-signed CB Leonard Johnson and S Major Wright.
  • The Tennessee Titans announced the retirement of QB Jake Locker.
  • The Washington Redskins re-signed S Trenton Robinson.

Mar 9, 2015

  • The Arizona Cardinals re-signed NT Alameda Ta'amu to a one-year contract.
  • The Buffalo Bills re-signed DE Jerry Hughes. Signed K Jordan Gay to a contract extension.
  • The Carolina Panthers re-signed WR Brenton Bersin, C Brian Folkerts and LB Ben Jacobs to one-year contracts and RB Fozzy Whittaker and Ted Ginn, Jr. to two-year contracts.
  • The Cincinnati Bengals signed K Mike Nugent to a two-year contract.
  • The Cleveland Browns re-signed OL Ryan Seymour.
  • The Denver Broncos named Ray Jackson director of player development.
  • The Green Bay Packers re-signed WR Randall Cobb and QB Scott Tolzien.
  • The Houston Texans released WR Andre Johnson and QB Thad Lewis
  • The New Orleans Saints released LB Curtis Lofton.
  • The New York Jets tendered contract offers to NT Damon Harrison and S Jaiquawn Jarrett.
  • The Philadelphia Eagles agreed to terms with LB Brandon Graham on a four-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to terms with LB Arthur Moats on a three-year contract. Released DE Brett Keisel.
  • The San Diego Chargers re-signed CB Brandon Flowers to a four-year contract.
  • The San Francisco 49ers signed TE Derek Carrier to a two-year contract extension through the 2017 season.
  • The Seattle Seahawks signed CB Will Blackmon. Signed LB Mike Morgan and TE Anthony McCoy to contract extensions.
  • The St. Louis Rams released OL Jake Long and OL Scott Wells.
  • The Tampa Bay Buccaneers re-signed DE Larry English, DE Lawrence Sidbury, TE Luke Stocker and LB Jason Williams.

Mar 8, 2015

  • The Indianapolis Colts agreed to terms with G Todd Herremans and CB Darius Butler.
  • The Tennessee Titans agreed to terms with LS Beau Brinkley and with P Brett Kern on a five-year contract.

Mar 7, 2015

  • The Dallas Cowboys re-signed OT Doug Free to a three-year contract.
  • The Miami Dolphins re-signed S Jordan Kovacs and DT A.J. Francis.

Mar 6, 2015

  • The Buffalo Bills signed LB Keith Rivers.
  • The Carolina Panthers signed OT Michael Oher to a two-year contract.
  • The Chicago Bears signed QB Jimmy Clausen to a one-year contract extension.
  • The Cleveland Browns re-signed RB Shaun Draughn and P Spencer Lanning.
  • The Denver Broncos signed OT Paul Cornick, G Ben Garland and LB Brandon Marshall.
  • The Jacksonville Jaguars re-signed DE Ryan Davis.
  • The Kansas City Chiefs released DT Vance Walker.
  • The Minnesota Vikings signed WR Jerome Simpson.
  • The New England Patriots re-signed LS Tyler Ott.
  • The New Orleans Saints terminated the contract of RB Pierre Thomas.
  • The New York Jets re-signed LB David Harris.
  • The Pittsburgh Steelers signed QB Tajh Boyd.
  • The San Diego Chargers signed WR/KR Jacoby Jones to a two-year contract.
  • The Seattle Seahawks signed RB Marshawn Lynch to a two-year contract extension. Terminated the contract of TE Zach Miller. Waived DT Jesse Williams. Signed DE Greg Scruggs to a one-year contract.
  • The Washington Redskins re-signed TE Niles Paul.

Mar 5, 2015

  • The Atlanta Falcons signed S Charles Godfrey to a contract extension.
  • The Carolina Panthers signed TE Greg Olsen to a three-year contract extension.
  • The Cincinnati Bengals re-signed LB Rey Maualuga to a three-year contract.
  • The Green Bay Packers signed LB Josh Francis.
  • The Kansas City Chiefs released LB Joe Mays.
  • The Miami Dolphins signed OT Jason Fox to a two-year contract.
  • The Oakland Raiders announced the retirement of RB Maurice Jones-Drew. Released DE LaMarr Woodley.
  • The San Francisco 49ers agreed to terms with DT Darnell Dockett on a two-year contract. Signed WR Jerome Simpson to a two-year contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Buccaneers re-signed C Mike Jenkins.

Mar 4, 2015

  • The Dallas Cowboys signed WR Cole Beasley to a four-year contract and LB Keith Rivers.
  • The Houston Texans released C Chris Myers.
  • The New England Patriots re-signed C Tyler Ott.
  • The New York Jets signed DE Ronald Talley.
  • The Oakland Raiders terminated the contract of S Tyvon Branch.
  • The Philadelphia Eagles released LB Trent Cole.
  • The Washington Redskins re-signed S Duke Ihenacho.

Mar 3, 2015

  • The Atlanta Falcons signed LB Nate Stupar to a contract extension.
  • The Carolina Panthers re-signed DT Colin Cole to a one-year contract.
  • The Detroit Lions named Steven Williams defensive quality control coach.
  • The Indianapolis Colts signed DE Earl Okine. Agreed to terms with LS Matt Overton.
  • The New England Patriots named Ray Ventrone assistant special teams coach.
  • The Philadelphia Eagles released CB Cary Williams.
  • The San Francisco Giants signed RB Jarryd Hayne to a three-year contract.
  • The Tennessee Titans released S Bernard Pollard. Claimed LB Jonathan Massaquoi off waivers from Atlanta.

Mar 2, 2015

  • The Baltimore Ravens waived CB Victor Hampton.
  • The Dallas Cowboys designated WR Dez Bryant as the franchise player.
  • The Denver Broncos designated WR Demaryius Thomas as the franchise player.
  • The Kansas City Chiefs designated LB Justin Houston as the franchise player.
  • The Miami Dolphins released CB Cortland Finnegan. Designated TE Charles Clay as the transition player.
  • The New England Patriots designated K Stephen Gostkowski as the franchise player.
  • The New York Giants designated DE Jason Pierre-Paul as the franchise player. Released C J.D. Walton.
  • The Philadelphia Eagles signed LB Brad Jones to a two-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Steelers released WR Lance Moore.