Recap of Wednesday's NFL Transactions: Seahawks Win Sidney Rice Sweepstakes

I am going to write a bit more of a detailed post on Sidney Rice (and I’m sure my fellow Vikings comrades intend to as well) but for now, here’s a new list of the transactions happening in the NFL. Newest ones are in BOLD lettering.

AFC West

Denver Broncos

Informed RB Correll Buckhalter of his release
“Placed” QB Kyle Orton on trading block (Dolphins, Cardinals reported to be interested)
Traded WR Jabar Gaffney to Washington for DL Jeremy Jarmon
Signed 2nd round pick, OL Orlando Franklin
Signed 3rd round pick, LB Nate Irving
Signed 4th round pick, TE Julius Thomas
Signed 6th round pick, LB Mike Mohamed
Signed 7th round pick, TE Virgil Green
Signed 7th round pick, DE Jeremy Beal

San Diego Chargers

Officially signed S Bob Sanders
Re-signed OT Jeromey Clary to four year deal
Re-signed TE Randy McMichael
Signed LB Takeo Spikes
Re-signed WR Kelley Washington
Re-signed LB Antwan Barnes
Re-signed S Eric Weddle
Signed 2nd round pick, LB Jonas Mouton (4 years)
Signed 6th round pick, OL Steve Schilling
Signed 7th round pick, LB Andrew Gachkar

Kansas City Chiefs

Re-signed C Casey Wiegmann to one year deal
Re-signed S Jon McGraw
Signed FA WR Steve Breaston (Arizona Cardinals)
Signed 7th round pick, RB/FB Shane Bannon

Oakland Raiders

Re-signed DE/OLB Jarvis Moss
Re-signed LS Jon Condo
Signed 3rd round pick, CB Demarcus Van Dyke
Signed 5th round pick, WR Denarius Moore
Signed 7th round pick, WR David Ausberry

NFC West

Arizona Cardinals

Agreed to terms with TE Jeff King (Panthers)
Re-signed OL D’Anthony Batiste

San Francisco 49ers

Re-signed QB Alex Smith
Re-signed DL Ray McDonald
Signed 2nd round pick, QB Colin Kaepernick
Signed 5th round pick, G Daniel Kilgore
Signed 7th round pick, FB Bruce Miller

Seattle Seahawks

Agreed to terms with QB Tarvaris Jackson (Vikings)
Signed FA OL Robert Gallery (Oakland Raiders)
Signed FA WR Sidney Rice (Minnesota Vikings)
Signed 7th round pick, DL Lazarius Levingston

St. Louis Rams

Agreed to four-year contract with S Quintin Mikell (Eagles)
Signed FA OL John Greco

AFC East

New England Patriots

Informed OLB Tully Banta-Cain of his release
OG Logan Mankins reportedly agrees to sign Franchise Tender
Re-signed RB Sammy Morris
Signed 5th round pick, TE Lee Smith
Signed 6th round pick, LB Markell Carter

Buffalo Bills

Agreed to terms with QB Tyler Thigpen (Dolphins)
Re-signed CB Drayton Florence

Miami Dolphins

Reportedly contacted Denver Broncos about QB Kyle Orton
Re-signed DL Tony McDaniel

New York Jets

Re-signed RT Wayne Hunter to four-year contract
Re-signed WR Santonio Holmes
Re-signed K Nick Folk

NFC East

Dallas Cowboys

Re-signed OT Doug Free to four-year contract
Informed RB Marion Barber, OL Leonard Davis, WR Roy Williams of their release
Re-signed OL Kyle Kosier
Signed 7th round pick, OL Bill Nagy

Philadelphia Eagles

Signed undrafted FA running back Noel Devine (West Virginia)
Signed 2nd round pick, S Jaiquawn Jarrett
Signed 3rd round pick, DB Curtis Marsh
Signed 4th round pick, LB Casey Matthews
Signed 4th round pick, K Alex Henery
Signed 5th round pick, OL Julian Vandervelde
Signed 5th round pick, RB Dion Lewis
Signed 6th round pick, LB Brian Rolle
Signed 6th round pick, OL Jason Kelce
Signed 7th round pick, LB Greg Lloyd
Signed 7th round pick, RB Stanley Havili
Signed FA DE Jason Babin (Tennessee Titans)

New York Giants

Signed undrafted FA linebacker Mark Herzlich (Boston College)
Informed OL Shaun O’Hara and OL Rich Seubert of their release
Reportedly will meet with FA WR Plaxico Burress
Signed FA OL David Baas (San Francisco 49ers)
Re-signed OL Kevin Boothe

Washington Redskins

Re-signed WR Santana Moss to three year, $15 million deal
Agreed to six year deal with FA DT Barry Cofield (Giants)
Traded QB Donovan McNabb to Minnesota Vikings for draft picks (deal contingent upon McNabb accepting pay cut)
Traded DL Jeremy Jarmon to Denver for WR Jabar Gaffney
Signed FA WR Brandon Stokley (Seattle Seahawks)
Signed FA CB Josh Wilson (Baltimore Ravens)
Signed 3rd round pick, WR Leonard Hankerson

AFC South

Tennessee Titans

Reportedly interested in FA QB Matt Hasselbeck
Reportedly signed 14 undrafted free agents
Signed FA QB Matt Hasselbeck to three year deal

Jacksonville Jaguars

Agreed to six year contract with FA LB Paul Posluszny (Buffalo Bills)
Came to terms with 24 undrafted free agents

Indianapolis Colts

Announced they are relinquishing the rights to RB Mike Hart, DB Mike Richardson, TE Gijon Robinson, TE Tom Santi and DB Jamie Silva.
Re-signed K Adam Vinatieri
Re-signed S Melvin Bullitt

Houston Texans

Agreed to terms with undrafted free agent WR’s Terrance Tolliver (LSU) and Jeff Maehl (Oregon) among others
Re-signed OL Rashad Butler
Re-signed WR Jacoby Jones
Re-signed QB Matt Leinart

NFC South

Atlanta Falcons

Signed undrafted free agent DE Ryan Winterswyk (Boise State) among others
Re-signed LB Stephen Nicholas

Carolina Panthers

Re-signed DE Charles Johnson to six-year contract
Agreed to contract with S Kevin Payne (St. Louis Rams)
Re-signed LB James Anderson
Re-signed LB Thomas Davis
Re-signed RB DeAngelo Williams
Signed FA DL Ron Edwards (Kansas City Chiefs)
Signed FA K Olindo Mare (Seattle Seahawks)
Signed FA TE Ben Hartsock (New York Jets)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Signed rookie LB Mason Foster and TE Daniel Hardy to contracts
Re-signed LB Quincy Black
Signed 1st round pick, DE Adrian Clayborn
Signed 2nd round pick, DE Da’Quan Bowers
Signed 3rd round pick, LB Mason Foster

New Orleans Saints

Signed undrafted FA S DeAndre McDaniel (Clemson)
Signed undrafted FA CB Josh Gatlin (North Dakota State)
RE-signed WR Lance Moore

AFC North

Pittsburgh Steelers

Re-signed FA CB Ike Taylor to four-year contract
Signed 15 undrafted free agents, including Wisconsin RB John Clay
Re-signed K Shaun Suisham

Baltimore Ravens

Re-signed OL Marshall Yanda to five year contract
Informed RB Willis McGahee, DT Kelly Gregg, WR Derrick Mason, and TE Todd Heap of their release
Signed 2nd round pick, WR Torrey Smith
Signed 4th round pick, WR Tandon Doss
Signed 5th round pick, QB Tyrod Taylor

Cleveland Browns

Signed undrafted free agent WR’s Juan Nunez (W. Michigan) and Chris Matthews (Kentucky) according to reports

Cincinnati Bengals

Signed undrafted FA OL Chris Riley (Illinois State)
Signed FA QB Bruce Gradkowski

NFC North

Green Bay Packers

Informed inside linebacker Nick Barnett he will be traded or released
Signed 16 undrafted free agents
Re-signed K Mason Crosby

Minnesota Vikings

Agreed to terms with FA WR Devin Aromashodu (Chicago Bears)
Agreed to trade two sixth round picks to Washington Redskins for QB Donovan McNabb
Signed undrafted FA RB Derrick Locke (Kentucky) as well as others
Released undrafted FA RB Derrick Locke after he failed physical
Re-signed K Ryan Longwell

Detroit Lions

Extended offers to FA K Dave Rayner and LB Stephen Tulloch
Signed undrafted FA WR Keith Smith (Purdue) among others
Signed FA LB Justin Durant
Re-signed S John Wendling
Re-signed K Dave Rayner
Re-signed QB Drew Stanton

Chicago Bears

Sources say Bears have interest in FA LB Justin Durant (Jaguars)
Agreed to contracts with undrafted FA WR Dane Sanzenbacher (Ohio State) and OL Alex Linnenkohl (Oregon State)

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Recap of Wednesday’s NFL Transactions: Seahawks Win Sidney Rice Sweepstakes

By Sayre Bedinger | Jul 28, 2011