Notable NFL News (cuts, signings, injuries, etc.)

[Funkytown]

ESPN - Bears agree to terms with former Jets WR Santonio Holmes - team source
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We're toast. That offense...could be nasty.

[PurpleMustReign]

ESPN - Bears agree to terms with former Jets WR Santonio Holmes - team source
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We're toast. That offense...could be nasty.

Lol. Fret not. Our defense should be much improved. Plus, we always have Jim, who could invade the Bear headquarters and mess uo their playbook.

[Funkytown]

ESPN - Bills WR Sammy Watkins (No. 4 pick overall) leaves preseason game vs. Steelers with apparent rib injury

[Funkytown]

ESPN - Rams coach Jeff Fisher confirms RB Isaiah Pead will miss season with torn ACL

ESPN - Falcons announce LT Sam Baker suffered torn patellar tendon Saturday and will miss rest of season

[Eli]

ESPN - Falcons announce LT Sam Baker suffered torn patellar tendon Saturday and will miss rest of season

Falcons LT Sam Baker suffered a torn right patellar tendon during Saturday's preseason game and is done for the season.
It's a big blow for Atlanta, as turnstile Lamar Holmes will enter the starting lineup. No. 6 overall pick Jake Matthews will likely kick from right to left tackle. It's Matthews' more natural position, and he's the future at the position anyway. Baker signed a six-year, $41 million deal with Atlanta in March of 2013 and played in just four games last season due to a torn left patellar tendon. He's now likely to go down as one of GM Thomas Dimitroff's biggest blunders. Dimitroff has struggled mightily in recent years to piece together a competent roster.

http://www.rotoworld.com/headlines/nfl/ ... lar-tendon

He's blown out both patellar tendons in successive seasons. Shades of Greg Childs.

[Reignman]

ESPN - Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says that photos that recently have surfaced of him are being 'misrepresented'

I had no idea what this was about, so I looked it up:

http://deadspin.com/heres-a-lady-rubbin ... 1616340521

Nope, it's not what it looks like!

http://m.espn.go.com/general/story?stor ... .com%22%7D

Ahhh yeah, he's just an aspiring doctor, yeah that's it. Needs a backup plan just in case that whole owning a football team thing doesn't work out. Just gettin in a couple of practice exams, that's all. Nothing to see here. I find the 2nd link you posted more troubling lol.

While Jones would not discuss the photos, he did address a TMZ video that showed NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino getting off the Cowboys' luxury bus last week outside a Hollywood nightclub. Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones, who also was in the video, is a member of the league's competition committee.

Just going over some of the new rules there boys?

[Funkytown]

ESPN - Amid unrest in Ferguson, Mo., Rams provide 3 high-school football teams with tickets to Saturday's game

[Funkytown]

ESPN - Cardinals DT Darnell Dockett carted off field after appearing to suffer right leg injury in practice

[Funkytown]

ESPN - Cardinals DT Darnell Dockett carted off field after appearing to suffer right leg injury in practice

ESPN - Cardinals confirm DT Darnell Dockett suffered season-ending torn ACL in Monday's practice

[Funkytown]

Bears signed KR/RB Darius Reynaud.

After the Bears released KR Eric Weems last week, they needed a new one. While Reynaud's position is listed as running back, he won't be in the mix to see carries behind Matt Forte. Reynaud averaged 23.9 yards per kick return last season in nine games with the Titans and Jets. He'll compete for the job.

[Funkytown]

ESPN - Lions release Drayton Florence, 12 days after signing the veteran cornerback

[dead_poet]

Colt Lyerla - TE - Packers

Packers waived/injured TE Colt Lyerla.

He'll revert to injured reserve if he clears waivers. It's far from a guarantee, as Lyerla is one of this season's highest-upside undrafted free agents. Standing in at 6-foot-4, 247 pounds with 4.61 wheels, Lyerla is a potential mismatch. He only went undrafted because of (admittedly serious) character concerns. Recovering from a torn PCL and MCL, Lyerla is staring at "at least" six weeks of rehab, and likely more. He'd have a fighting chance at a roster spot next year if the Pack can get him through waivers and on I.R.
Source: Tom Pelissero on Twitter

[Funkytown]

ESPN - Steelers sign OT Marcus Gilbert to 5-year, $30 million contract extension - league source

ESPN - Steelers, DE Brett Keisel reach agreement on contract - source; 29 sacks in 11 seasons with team

ESPN - 49ers sign DL Glenn Dorsey to a two-year contract extension through the 2016 season

[Funkytown]

Colt Lyerla - TE - Packers

Packers waived/injured TE Colt Lyerla.

He'll revert to injured reserve if he clears waivers. It's far from a guarantee, as Lyerla is one of this season's highest-upside undrafted free agents. Standing in at 6-foot-4, 247 pounds with 4.61 wheels, Lyerla is a potential mismatch. He only went undrafted because of (admittedly serious) character concerns. Recovering from a torn PCL and MCL, Lyerla is staring at "at least" six weeks of rehab, and likely more. He'd have a fighting chance at a roster spot next year if the Pack can get him through waivers and on I.R.
Source: Tom Pelissero on Twitter

Hmm.

Packers TEs coach Jerry Fontenot believes TE Colt Lyerla (knee, injured reserve) could eventually be moved to fullback.

Fontenot believes the move would "certainly (seem) to fit his wheelhouse." It's bizarre to hear of a 6-foot-4 tight end with 4.61 speed potentially being moved to fullback, but it's a moot point for 2014, as Lyerla will miss the entire season. There's a chance Lyerla will be riding the pine for another team, as he's been exposed to waivers after being waived/injured on Tuesday.

Source: Bob McGinn on Twitter

[Funkytown]

Free agent S Nick Collins has officially announced his retirement.

Now 31, Collins hasn't played since Week 2 of the 2011 season, when he suffered what was ultimately a career-ending neck injury. A three-time Pro Bowler, Collins hangs up his cleats with 21 career picks to his name.

Source: Nick Collins on Twitter