NFL Transactions in April 2017
Apr 30, 2017
- The Buffalo Bills fired general manager Doug Whaley, player-personnel director Jim Monos and adviser Kelvin Fisher.
Apr 28, 2017
- The Cleveland Browns released TE Gary Barnidge.
Apr 27, 2017
- The New York Giants picked up the fifth-year option on WR Odell Beckham Jr.
- The New York Jets waived DL Kenny Anunike.
- The Washington Redskins signed OT Morgan Moses to a multiyear contract extension.
Apr 26, 2017
- The Green Bay Packers signed G Jahri Evans.
- The Seattle Seahawks traded RB Marshawn Lynch and a 2018 sixth-round draft pick to Oakland for a 2018 fifth-round draft pick.
Apr 25, 2017
- The Detroit Lions signed P Kasey Redfern.
- The New Orleans Saints agreed to terms with RB Adrian Peterson on a two-year contract.
- The Tennessee Titans picked up the fifth-year option on OT Taylor Lewan. Announced the retirement of CB Bennett Okotcha.
Apr 24, 2017
- The Buffalo Bills did not match New England's offer sheet tendered to RB Mike Gillislee.
- The Minnesota Vikings announced that OT Jake Long will retire.
- The New England Patriots signed RB Mike Gillislee.
- The Washington Redskins re-signed LB Will Compton.
Apr 21, 2017
- The Buffalo Bills claimed S Trae Elston off waivers from Cleveland.
- The Indianapolis Colts signed TE Mo Alie-Cox.
- The Washington Redskins re-signed RB Chris Thompson.
Apr 20, 2017
- The Cleveland Browns terminated the contract of OL Alvin Bailey. Waived DBs Trae Elston and Tracy Howard.
- The Dallas Cowboys signed S Robert Blanton.
- The Indianapolis Colts signed LB Jon Bostic.
- The Oakland Raiders exercised their fifth-year option on DE Khalil Mack.
Apr 19, 2017
- The Chicago Bears named Meghan Bower public relations specialist.
- The Houston Texans announced the retirement of WR Andre Johnson.
- The Oakland Raiders signed PK Giorgio Tavecchio.
Apr 18, 2017
- The Arizona Cardinals signed DT Olsen Pierre and G-T John Wetzel.
- The Detroit Lions re-signed OT Cornelius Lucas.
- The Green Bay Packers announced LB A.J. Hawk will retire.
- The New England Patriots released OL Tre' Jackson. Signed CB Malcolm Butler and TE Matt Lengel.
- The Oakland Raiders released DT Dan Williams.
- The Seattle Seahawks failed to match OL Garry Gilliam's restricted free agent tender from San Francisco.
Apr 17, 2017
- The Carolina Panthers signed DT Kawann Short to a five-year contact.
- The Cleveland Browns signed RB George Atkinson and DB Marcus Burley.
- The Houston Texans signed WR Andre Johnson to a one-day contract.
- The Indianapolis Colts announced WR Quan Bray and TE Erik Swoope signed their tenders.
- The Jacksonville Jaguars signed FB Tommy Bohanon and WR Larry Pinkard.
- The New York Jets re-signed LB Julian Stanford. Announced CB Marcus Williams signed his restricted free agent tender.
- The Oakland Raiders re-signed DL Denico Autry. Announced TE Gabe Holmes, G Denver Kirkland and WR Seth Roberts signed their exclusive rights contracts.
- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced CB Jude Adjei-Barimah, TE Cameron Brate, LB Adarius Glanton and WRs Adam Humphries and Freddie Martino signed their exclusive rights contracts and QB Ryan Griffin signed his restricted free agent contract.
- The Tennessee Titans released CB Jason McCourty.
Apr 15, 2017
- The Chicago Bears re-signed LB Sam Acho to a one-year contract.
Apr 14, 2017
- The Atlanta Falcons announced that WR Roddy White will retire.
- The Miami Dolphins named Joe Vitt consultant.
Apr 13, 2017
- The Houston Texans released C Tony Bergstrom. Waived LB Gerald Rivers.
- The Indianapolis Colts agreed to terms with DT Johnathan Hankins.
- The Jacksonville Jaguars announced K Josh Scobee signed a one-day contract and announced his retirement.
- The New York Jets signed C Wesley Johnson.
Apr 12, 2017
- The Denver Broncos promoted Steve Antonopulos to director of sports medicine and Vince Garcia to head athletic trainer.
- The San Diego Chargers re-signed TE Jeff Cumberland to a one-year contract.
- The Los Angeles Rams exercised their fifth-year option on DL Aaron Donald.
- The New England Patriots re-signed DB Brandon King.
Apr 11, 2017
- The Green Bay Packers released CB Makinton Dorleant.
- The Jacksonville Jaguars traded DE Chris Smith to Cincinnati for a conditional 2018 draft pick. Released LB Dan Skuta.
- The Los Angeles Rams signed DL Matt Longacre, DL Louis Trinca-Pasat and DL Ethan Westbrooks. Waived WR Stedman Bailey.
Apr 10, 2017
- The Buffalo Bills signed DE Ian Seau and QB T.J. Yates.
- The Chicago Bears waived DB Tracy Porter.
- The New England Patriots re-signed DL Alan Branch and OL Cameron Fleming.
- The Oakland Raiders waived DL Demetrius Cherry.
- The Philadelphia Eagles agreed to terms with QB Matt McGloin on a one-year contract.
Apr 8, 2017
- The Atlanta Falcons agreed to terms with CB Desmond Trufant on a five-year contract extension.
Apr 7, 2017
- The Buffalo Bills signed CB Marcus Cromartie, OT Cameron Jefferson, LB Jacob Lindsey, DE Jake Metz, OL Jordan Mudge, DB Bradley Sylve, LB Junior Sylvestre and LB Eddie Yarbrough.
- The Los Angeles Rams signed DB Nickell Robey-Coleman.
- The New York Jets signed CB John Ojo.
Apr 6, 2017
- The New York Jets signed TE Brian Parker.
- The Washington Redskins signed OL John Kling.
Apr 5, 2017
- The Los Angeles Rams signed C John Sullivan and LB Carlos Thompson.
- The Miami Dolphins signed QB Davied Fales.
- The New England Patriots re-signed RB Brandon Bolden.
Apr 4, 2017
- The Baltimore Ravens traded DT Timmy Jernigan and the 99th pick in the 2017 draft to Philadelphia for the 77th pick in the 2017 draft.
- The Dallas Cowboys released QB Tony Romo, who announced his retirement.
Apr 3, 2017
- The Buffalo Bills promoted Marlon Kerner to director of player engagement and alumni.
- The Detroit Lions signed LB Nick Bellore.
- The Minnesota Vikings signed QB Case Keenum and P Ryan Quigley.
- The Tennessee Titans agreed to terms with CB Demontre Hurst.
- The Washington Redskins signed LB Zach Brown.