NFL Transactions in April 2016

Apr 30, 2016

  • The Arizona Cardinals signed LS Daniel Dillon.
  • The Chicago Bears agreed to terms with QB Brian Hoyer on a one-year contract.
  • The New York Giants signed DT Greg Milhouse, Jr.

Apr 29, 2016

  • The Buffalo Bills released TE Jacob Maxwell and LB A.J. Tarpley.
  • The Tampa Bay Buccaneers waived WR Andre Davis, LB Darius Eubanks, G Antoine Everett, S Gerod Holliman, DT Derrick Lott, S Kimario McFadden, LB Jermauria Rasco and CB C.J. Roberts.

Apr 28, 2016

  • The Miami Dolphins waived DB Damarr Aultman, WRs Tyler Davis and Robert Herron and DT Robert Thomas II. Released LB Terrell Manning.
  • The Seattle Seahawks signed DE Tavaris Barnes and TE Brandon Williams.

Apr 26, 2016

  • The Cincinnati Bengals terminated the contract of LB A.J. Hawk.

Apr 25, 2016

  • The Cleveland Browns signed WR Saalim Hakim. Waived TE Chase Ford.
  • The Green Bay Packers released DE Ray Drew.

Apr 22, 2016

  • The New England Patriots signed LB Tony Steward and LS Christian Yount.
  • The Washington Redskins signed CB Josh Norman.

Apr 21, 2016

  • The Atlanta Falcons named Morgan Shaw Parker vice president of football communications.

Apr 20, 2016

  • The Atlanta Falcons re-signed G Chris Chester.
  • The Carolina Panthers rescinded their non-exclusive franchise tag offer to CB Josh Norman, making him an unrestricted free agent.
  • The Cleveland Browns traded its 2016 first-round draft pick (No. 2) and a 2017 fourth-round draft pick to Philadelphia for the Eagles' 2016 first- (No. 8), third- (No. 77) and fourth-round (No. 100) picks, plus a 2017 first-round and a 2018 fourth-round pick.
  • The Indianapolis Colts signed OTs Kevin Graf and Mitchell Van Dyk.
  • The New York Jets signed OT Luke Marquardt.

Apr 19, 2016

  • The Buffalo Bills released LB Tony Steward.
  • The Houston Texans released QB Brian Hoyer.
  • The New York Giants signed TE Larry Donnell.
  • The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed QB Dan LeFevour.

Apr 18, 2016

  • The Arizona Cardinals released DT Cory Redding. Signed WR Jaron Brown and Ss Tony Jefferson and D.J. Swearinger to one-year contracts.
  • The Buffalo Bills released DB Cam Thomas. Signed DT Corbin Bryant.
  • The Chicago Bears signed WR Joshua Bellamy.
  • The Cleveland Browns claimed LB Jackson Jeffcoat off waivers from Washington.
  • The Denver Broncos signed Ss Shiloh Keo and Brandian Ross to one-year contracts. Re-signed RB Ronnie Hillman to a one-year contract.
  • The Green Bay Packers re-signed OL Don Barclay. Signed LB Lerentee McCray.
  • The Jacksonville Jaguars released S Sergio Brown.
  • The Miami Dolphins claimed DT Chris Jones off waivers from New England.
  • The Minnesota Vikings re-signed FB Zach Line.
  • The New York Giants re-signed PK Josh Brown.
  • The Oakland Raiders re-signed QB Matt McGloin, OL Matt McCants, CB Neiko Thorpe, DL Denico Autry, DE Shelby Harris, TE Gabe Holmes, S Tevin McDonald, WR Seth Roberts and LB Korey Toomer.
  • The Seattle Seahawks signed C Patrick Lewis, TE Cooper Helfet, CB Mohammad Seisay and S Steven Terrell.
  • The Washington Redskins signed OL Cody Booth.

Apr 17, 2016

  • The Cincinnati Bengals signed S Taylor Mays.

Apr 15, 2016

  • The Arizona Cardinals released RBs Marion Grice and Robert Hughes.
  • The Chicago Bears exercised the fifth-year (2017) option for OL Kyle Long.
  • The Denver Broncos signed WR Bennie Fowler.
  • The Jacksonville Jaguars announced the retirement of OL Tanner Hawkinson.
  • The New England Patriots released DL Chris Jones and DL Ishmaa'ily Kitchen.
  • The Pittsburgh Steelers released CB Cortez Allen.

Apr 14, 2016

  • The Denver Broncos signed C Matt Paradis. Waived TE Nick Kasa.
  • The Indianapolis Colts re-signed TE Jack Doyle and S Akeem Davis. Signed TE Jack Doyle.
  • The Minnesota Vikings signed DE Jared Allen to a one-day contract to formally retire from the team.
  • The New England Patriots re-signed RB Tyler Gaffney.
  • The New York Jets signed OT Ben Ijalana to a one-year contract.
  • The Tennessee Titans traded its 2016 first-round (No. 1), fourth- (No. 113) and sixth-round (No. 177) draft picks to the Los Angeles Rams for the Rams 2016 first- (No. 15), two second- (No. 43 and No. 45), third- (No. 76), 2017 first- and third-round draft picks.
  • The Washington Redskins waived LB Jackson Jeffcoat.

Apr 13, 2016

  • The Cleveland Browns claimed TE Chase Ford off waivers from Baltimore.
  • The Dallas Cowboys re-signed S Jeff Heath.
  • The Indianapolis Colts named John Park football research/analytics director.
  • The Minnesota Vikings released LBs Terrance Plummer and Alex Singleton.
  • The New England Patriots released DL Dominique Easley.
  • The Washington Redskins signed CB Greg Toler to a one-year contract.

Apr 12, 2016

  • The Buffalo Bills signed LB Lorenzo Alexander and S Colt Anderson.
  • The New England Patriots re-signed RB LeGarrette Blount.

Apr 11, 2016

  • The Arizona Cardinals named Adrian Wilson scout.
  • The Kansas City Chiefs announced DE Mike DeVito will retire.
  • The Minnesota Vikings re-signed LB Chad Greenway.
  • The New England Patriots released RB Tyler Gaffney.
  • The New York Giants signed LB Kelvin Sheppard, RB Bobby Rainey and OT Byron Stingily.
  • The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed WR Russell Shepard and DE Jacquies Smith.

Apr 10, 2016

  • The New York Jets acquired OT Ryan Clady and a 2016 seventh-round draft pick from Denver for a 2016 fifth-round draft pick.

Apr 8, 2016

  • The Green Bay Packers released LB Nate Palmer.
  • The New York Jets signed WR/KR Jeremy Ross to a one-year contract.

Apr 7, 2016

  • The Buffalo Bills signed C Fernando Velasco. LB A.J. Tarpley announced his retirement.
  • The Denver Broncos signed LS Casey Kreiter to a one-year contract.
  • The Houston Texans re-signed S Quintin Demps.
  • The Indianapolis Colts waived G Ben Heenan. Signed WRs Josh Boyce and Brian Tyms.
  • The New England Patriots signed DL Markus Kuhn.
  • The Oakland Raiders signed S Reggie Nelson.

Apr 6, 2016

  • The Denver Broncos agreed to terms with DE Jared Crick on a two-year contract.

Apr 5, 2016

  • The Buffalo Bills signed CB Sterling Moore.
  • The Dallas Cowboys signed DE Jack Crawford.
  • The Denver Broncos announced OT Tyler Polumbus will retire.
  • The Detroit Lions signed RB Stevan Ridley.
  • The Miami Dolphins claimed DB Ifo Ekpre-Olomu off waivers from Cleveland.
  • The New York Giants signed FB Will Johnson and OL Ryan Seymour and Dillon Farrell.
  • The Oakland Raiders signed LS Andrew East.
  • The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed S Bradley McDougald and LS Andrew DePaola.

Apr 4, 2016

  • The Buffalo Bills signed LB Zach Brown to a one-year contract and CB Corey White and WR Leonard Hankerson.
  • The Carolina Panthers re-signed DT Kyle Love to a one-year contract. Signed P Michael Palardy to a one-year contract.
  • The Cleveland Browns signed OL Austin Pasztor and Kaleb Johnson, LB Scott Solomon, PK Travis Coons and WR Darius Jennings.
  • The Detroit Lions signed DE Wallace Gilberry and TE Matthew Mulligan.
  • The Jacksonville Jaguars claimed OL Tanner Hawkinson off waivers from Philadelphia.
  • The New England Patriots signed DT Terrance Knighton and TE Clay Harbor.
  • The New York Jets signed LB Bruce Carter to a one-year contract.
  • The Oakland Raiders re-signed LB Aldon Smith.
  • The Philadelphia Eagles signed OL Stefen Wisniewski and Matt Tobin to one-year contracts.

Apr 2, 2016

  • The Cleveland Browns waived DB Ifo Ekpre-Olomu and DB Donte Whitner.
  • The Philadelphia Eagles signed FB Ryan Mueller to a two-year contract.

Apr 1, 2016

  • The Kansas City Chiefs reassigned defensive line coach Tommy Brasher to special projects. Promoted assistant defensive line coach Britt Reid to defensive line coach and defensive assistant/secondary coach Al Harris to secondary coach/cornerbacks. Named Joe Bleymaier offensive quality control coach, Taylor Embree defensive assistant coach, Mike Smith assistant defensive line coach, Ryan Reynolds sports science/conditioning coach and Devin Woodhouse strength and conditioning assistant.
  • The Seattle Seahawks agreed to terms with DE Chris Clemons.
  • The Tennessee Titans agreed to terms with LB Curtis Grant.