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01-13-2015, 12:08 AM
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Futures Deals
This is the time of year we see the term “reserve/future contract” tossed around. Not everyone is entirely clear on what that means or how a player is signed to a reserve/future contract. That’s why we’re here. When a player is signed to a reserve/future contract that means they are being signed for the upcoming season. It’s typically a one- or two-year deal at the league minimum based on number of years of experience in the NFL. Only players who were not on any team’s active roster at the end of the season are eligible to sign reserve/future contracts. Players who typically sign these deals were on practice squads, but we’ll also see a few veterans sprinkled into the mix. These players that sign reserve/future deals are added to their respective teams’ “active” rosters on the first day of the new league year, which happens to be March 10, 2015 this season. Most players who sign reserve/future contracts end up getting cut during the summer, but we’ve seen a few players survive into the regular season. Chargers WR Dontrelle Inman, Patriots RB Jonas Gray, Giants TE Daniel Fells, and Giants WR Preston Parker were a few players who inked futures deals last offseason and ended up contributing in 2014. Below is where we’ll track all of these signings.
ARIZONA CARDINALS
RB Zach Bauman, TE Ted Bolser, OT Cameron Bradfield, CB Roc Carmichael, OG John Fullington, WR Travis Harvey, CB Jimmy Legree, OG Antoine McClain, OT Kelvin Palmer, OT Tavon Rooks, WR Ryan Spadola, CB Ross Weaver, CB Darren Woodard
ATLANTA FALCONS
S Brandan Bishop, OT Reid Fragel, NT Ricky Heimuli, CB Jordan Mabin, WR Freddie Martino, TE Kyle Miller, WR Bernard Reedy, OG Adam Replogle, TE Mickey Shuler, LB Jacques Smith, RB Ronnie Wingo
BALTIMORE RAVENS
CB Victor Hampton, OT Marcel Jones, CB Quinton Pointer, TE Allen Reisner, QB Bryn Renner, TE Konrad Reuland, RB Kiero Small, DE Zach Thompson, QB Keith Wenning
BUFFALO BILLS
S Deon Broomfield, OG William Campbell, LB James Gaines, WR Caleb Holley, DE Bryan Johnson, RB Corey Knox, OG Alex Kupper, TE Chris Manhertz, OG D.J. Morrell, WR Tobais Palmer, CB Rod Sweeting, DT Jeremy Towns, QB Jeff Tuel
CAROLINA PANTHERS
OG Tyronne Green, TE Mike McNeill
CHICAGO BEARS
OG Conor Boffeli, LB Jonathan Brown, WR Rashad Lawrence, TE Jacob Maxwell, DE Jamil Merrell, K Carey Spear, OT Jason Weaver
CINCINNATI BENGALS
LB L.J. Fort, OT Dan France, DT Kwame Geathers, S Shiloh Keo, CB Onterio McCalebb, TE Jake Murphy, WR Tevin Reese, WR Eric Ward
CLEVELAND BROWNS
DT Calvin Barnett, OG Karim Barton, WR Kevin Cone, K Travis Coons, CB Kendall James, DT Jacobbi McDaniel, LB Keith Pough, DT Christian Tupou
DALLAS COWBOYS
WR Chris Boyd, LB Troy Davis, WR Reggie Dunn, LB Will Smith, CB Robert Steeples, OT John Wetzel
DENVER BRONCOS
RB Kapri Bibbs, WR Isaiah Burse, WR Bennie Fowler, WR Jeremy Kelley, CB Curtis Marsh, LB Danny Mason, WR Nathan Palmer, C Matt Paradis, DE Gerald Rivers, DE Chase Vaughn, WR Kyle Williams
DETROIT LIONS
C Taylor Boggs, CB Crezdon Butler, C Braxston Cave, DT Jermelle Cudjo, WR Skye Dawson, LB Jerrell Harris, DT Kerry Hyder, FB Emil Igwenagu, WR Ifeanyi Momah, CB Nate Ness, WR Andrew Peacock, DT Roy Philon, DT Xavier Proctor, TE Jordan Thompson, OT Michael Williams
HOUSTON TEXANS
LB Kourtnei Brown, WR Jace Davis, OT Matt Feiler, C James Ferentz, DE Tevita Finau, CB Charles James, WR Travis Labhart, RB Ben Malena, WR Uzoma Nwachukwu, S Terrance Parks
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
WR Arrelious Benn, OT Cody Booth, S Jeremy Deering, K Derek Dimke, DE Ikponmwosa Igbinosun, TE Marcel Jensen, CB Peyton Thompson, WR Tony Washington
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
TE Brandon Barden, WR Armon Binns, LB JoJo Dickson, DT Hebron Fangupo, OT Curtis Feigt, LS Brandon Hartson, OG Ricky Henry, CB Aaron Hester, LS Jorgen Hus, WR Corbin Louks, CB Ayodeji Olatoye, QB Terrelle Pryor, OG Jarrod Pughsley, WR Da’Rick Rogers, TE Adam Schiltz, OT Derek Sherrod, RB Spencer Ware, WR Fred Williams, DE Jerel Worthy
MIAMI DOLPHINS
OT Mark Asper, QB McLeod Bethel-Thompson, DE Emmanuel Dieke, S Shamiel Gary, K Zach Hocker, LB Jake Knott, WR Tyler McDonald, WR Michael Preston, CB Lowell Rose, TE Jake Stoneburner
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
LB Justin Anderson, DT Chigbo Anunoby, WR Kain Colter, QB Pat Devlin, DT Isame Faciane, WR Donte Foster, C Zac Kerin, DE Leon Mackey, OG Jordan McCray, TE Ryan Otten, CB DeMarcus Van Dyke, RB Dominique Williams
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
DT Antonio Johnson, LB Rufus Johnson, RB Dion Lewis
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
RB Edwin Baker, C Mike Brewster, TE Orson Charles, RB Tim Hightower, K Dustin Hopkins, OG Andrew Miller, FB Toben Opurum, S Kenny Phillips, WR Willie Snead
NEW YORK GIANTS
OT Michael Bamiro, K Chris Boswell, LB Victor Butler, WR Juron Criner, S Thomas Gordon, WR Chris Harper, CB Bennett Jackson, P Robert Malone, DE Jordan Stanton, QB Ricky Stanzi, WR Julian Talley, LB Uani’ Unga, CB Josh Victorian, FB Nikita Whitlock
NEW YORK JETS
K Andrew Furney, LB Mario Harvey, CB Keith Lewis, CB Dashaun Phillips, OT Brent Qvale, RB Daryl Richardson, P Jake Schum, LB Chris Young
OAKLAND RAIDERS
RB Terrance Cobb, WR Jeremy Gallon, LB Justin Jackson, CB Vernon Kearney, OT Dan Kistler, OG Lamar Mady, WR Seth Roberts, DT Kona Schwenke, CB Jansen Watson
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
OG Josh Andrews, RB Kenjon Barner, OT Kevin Graf, LB Brandon Hepburn, DT Wade Keliikipi, QB G.J. Kinne, WR Will Murphy, WR Quron Pratt, S Ed Reynolds, RB Matthew Tucker
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
TE Rob Blanchflower, WR Brelan Chancellor, DE Matt Conrath, S Jordan Dangerfield, S Alden Darby, TE Michael Egnew, CB Kevin Fogg, WR C.J. Goodwin, DE Ethan Hemer, LB Howard Jones, DE Joe Kruger, FB Roosevelt Nix, OT Alejandro Villanueva, WR L’Damian Washington
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
DT Chas Alecxih, WR Torrence Allen, CB Richard Crawford, WR Javontee Herndon, TE David Paulson, WR Austin Pettis, S Adrian Phillips, OT Bryce Quigley, QB Brad Sorensen, LB Colton Underwood, OG Craig Watts
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
RB Kendall Gaskins, TE Xavier Grimble, WR Lance Lewis, OT Chris Martin, DE Lawrence Okoye, LB Shayne Skov, DT Garrison Smith
ST. LOUIS RAMS
OT Steven Baker, WR Emory Blake, OG Travis Bond, S Christian Bryant, LB Marshall McFadden, P Michael Palardy, TE Brad Smelley, WR Damian Williams, DT Doug Worthington, WR Devon Wylie
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
S M.D. Jennings, S Shelton Johnson, WR Chandler Jones, QB Seth Lobato, DT Matthew Masifilo, OT Matt Patchan, S Jocquel Skinner, TE Taylor Sloat, P Chase Tenpenny, C Jeremiah Warren
TENNESSEE TITANS
CB Ri’Shard Anderson, LB Nate Askew, TE Dorin Dickerson, OG Justin McCray, OT William Poehls, RB Lache Seastrunk, LB Yawin Smallwood, LB Chaz Sutton, QB Alex Tanney
WASHINGTON REDSKINS
DT Isaako Aaitui, WR Braylon Bell, FB Jordan Campbell, OT Edawn Coughman, S Da’Mon Cromartie-Smith, TE Chase Dixon, LB James Gayle, TE Je’Ron Hamm, DT Kenny Horsley, WR Colin Lockett, DT Lakendrick Ross, WR Rashad Ross, LB Ricky Sapp, LB Austin Spitler, NT Robert Thomas, CB Thomas Wolfe
Futures Deals
This is the time of year we see the term “reserve/future contract” tossed around. Not everyone is entirely clear on what that means or how a player is signed to a reserve/future contract. That’s why we’re here. When a player is signed to a reserve/future contract that means they are being signed for the upcoming season. It’s typically a one- or two-year deal at the league minimum based on number of years of experience in the NFL. Only players who were not on any team’s active roster at the end of the season are eligible to sign reserve/future contracts. Players who typically sign these deals were on practice squads, but we’ll also see a few veterans sprinkled into the mix. These players that sign reserve/future deals are added to their respective teams’ “active” rosters on the first day of the new league year, which happens to be March 10, 2015 this season. Most players who sign reserve/future contracts end up getting cut during the summer, but we’ve seen a few players survive into the regular season. Chargers WR Dontrelle Inman, Patriots RB Jonas Gray, Giants TE Daniel Fells, and Giants WR Preston Parker were a few players who inked futures deals last offseason and ended up contributing in 2014. Below is where we’ll track all of these signings.
ARIZONA CARDINALS
RB Zach Bauman, TE Ted Bolser, OT Cameron Bradfield, CB Roc Carmichael, OG John Fullington, WR Travis Harvey, CB Jimmy Legree, OG Antoine McClain, OT Kelvin Palmer, OT Tavon Rooks, WR Ryan Spadola, CB Ross Weaver, CB Darren Woodard
ATLANTA FALCONS
S Brandan Bishop, OT Reid Fragel, NT Ricky Heimuli, CB Jordan Mabin, WR Freddie Martino, TE Kyle Miller, WR Bernard Reedy, OG Adam Replogle, TE Mickey Shuler, LB Jacques Smith, RB Ronnie Wingo
BALTIMORE RAVENS
CB Victor Hampton, OT Marcel Jones, CB Quinton Pointer, TE Allen Reisner, QB Bryn Renner, TE Konrad Reuland, RB Kiero Small, DE Zach Thompson, QB Keith Wenning
BUFFALO BILLS
S Deon Broomfield, OG William Campbell, LB James Gaines, WR Caleb Holley, DE Bryan Johnson, RB Corey Knox, OG Alex Kupper, TE Chris Manhertz, OG D.J. Morrell, WR Tobais Palmer, CB Rod Sweeting, DT Jeremy Towns, QB Jeff Tuel
CAROLINA PANTHERS
OG Tyronne Green, TE Mike McNeill
CHICAGO BEARS
OG Conor Boffeli, LB Jonathan Brown, WR Rashad Lawrence, TE Jacob Maxwell, DE Jamil Merrell, K Carey Spear, OT Jason Weaver
CINCINNATI BENGALS
LB L.J. Fort, OT Dan France, DT Kwame Geathers, S Shiloh Keo, CB Onterio McCalebb, TE Jake Murphy, WR Tevin Reese, WR Eric Ward
CLEVELAND BROWNS
DT Calvin Barnett, OG Karim Barton, WR Kevin Cone, K Travis Coons, CB Kendall James, DT Jacobbi McDaniel, LB Keith Pough, DT Christian Tupou
DALLAS COWBOYS
WR Chris Boyd, LB Troy Davis, WR Reggie Dunn, LB Will Smith, CB Robert Steeples, OT John Wetzel
DENVER BRONCOS
RB Kapri Bibbs, WR Isaiah Burse, WR Bennie Fowler, WR Jeremy Kelley, CB Curtis Marsh, LB Danny Mason, WR Nathan Palmer, C Matt Paradis, DE Gerald Rivers, DE Chase Vaughn, WR Kyle Williams
DETROIT LIONS
C Taylor Boggs, CB Crezdon Butler, C Braxston Cave, DT Jermelle Cudjo, WR Skye Dawson, LB Jerrell Harris, DT Kerry Hyder, FB Emil Igwenagu, WR Ifeanyi Momah, CB Nate Ness, WR Andrew Peacock, DT Roy Philon, DT Xavier Proctor, TE Jordan Thompson, OT Michael Williams
HOUSTON TEXANS
LB Kourtnei Brown, WR Jace Davis, OT Matt Feiler, C James Ferentz, DE Tevita Finau, CB Charles James, WR Travis Labhart, RB Ben Malena, WR Uzoma Nwachukwu, S Terrance Parks
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
WR Arrelious Benn, OT Cody Booth, S Jeremy Deering, K Derek Dimke, DE Ikponmwosa Igbinosun, TE Marcel Jensen, CB Peyton Thompson, WR Tony Washington
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
TE Brandon Barden, WR Armon Binns, LB JoJo Dickson, DT Hebron Fangupo, OT Curtis Feigt, LS Brandon Hartson, OG Ricky Henry, CB Aaron Hester, LS Jorgen Hus, WR Corbin Louks, CB Ayodeji Olatoye, QB Terrelle Pryor, OG Jarrod Pughsley, WR Da’Rick Rogers, TE Adam Schiltz, OT Derek Sherrod, RB Spencer Ware, WR Fred Williams, DE Jerel Worthy
MIAMI DOLPHINS
OT Mark Asper, QB McLeod Bethel-Thompson, DE Emmanuel Dieke, S Shamiel Gary, K Zach Hocker, LB Jake Knott, WR Tyler McDonald, WR Michael Preston, CB Lowell Rose, TE Jake Stoneburner
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
LB Justin Anderson, DT Chigbo Anunoby, WR Kain Colter, QB Pat Devlin, DT Isame Faciane, WR Donte Foster, C Zac Kerin, DE Leon Mackey, OG Jordan McCray, TE Ryan Otten, CB DeMarcus Van Dyke, RB Dominique Williams
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
DT Antonio Johnson, LB Rufus Johnson, RB Dion Lewis
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
RB Edwin Baker, C Mike Brewster, TE Orson Charles, RB Tim Hightower, K Dustin Hopkins, OG Andrew Miller, FB Toben Opurum, S Kenny Phillips, WR Willie Snead
NEW YORK GIANTS
OT Michael Bamiro, K Chris Boswell, LB Victor Butler, WR Juron Criner, S Thomas Gordon, WR Chris Harper, CB Bennett Jackson, P Robert Malone, DE Jordan Stanton, QB Ricky Stanzi, WR Julian Talley, LB Uani’ Unga, CB Josh Victorian, FB Nikita Whitlock
NEW YORK JETS
K Andrew Furney, LB Mario Harvey, CB Keith Lewis, CB Dashaun Phillips, OT Brent Qvale, RB Daryl Richardson, P Jake Schum, LB Chris Young
OAKLAND RAIDERS
RB Terrance Cobb, WR Jeremy Gallon, LB Justin Jackson, CB Vernon Kearney, OT Dan Kistler, OG Lamar Mady, WR Seth Roberts, DT Kona Schwenke, CB Jansen Watson
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
OG Josh Andrews, RB Kenjon Barner, OT Kevin Graf, LB Brandon Hepburn, DT Wade Keliikipi, QB G.J. Kinne, WR Will Murphy, WR Quron Pratt, S Ed Reynolds, RB Matthew Tucker
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
TE Rob Blanchflower, WR Brelan Chancellor, DE Matt Conrath, S Jordan Dangerfield, S Alden Darby, TE Michael Egnew, CB Kevin Fogg, WR C.J. Goodwin, DE Ethan Hemer, LB Howard Jones, DE Joe Kruger, FB Roosevelt Nix, OT Alejandro Villanueva, WR L’Damian Washington
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
DT Chas Alecxih, WR Torrence Allen, CB Richard Crawford, WR Javontee Herndon, TE David Paulson, WR Austin Pettis, S Adrian Phillips, OT Bryce Quigley, QB Brad Sorensen, LB Colton Underwood, OG Craig Watts
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
RB Kendall Gaskins, TE Xavier Grimble, WR Lance Lewis, OT Chris Martin, DE Lawrence Okoye, LB Shayne Skov, DT Garrison Smith
ST. LOUIS RAMS
OT Steven Baker, WR Emory Blake, OG Travis Bond, S Christian Bryant, LB Marshall McFadden, P Michael Palardy, TE Brad Smelley, WR Damian Williams, DT Doug Worthington, WR Devon Wylie
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
S M.D. Jennings, S Shelton Johnson, WR Chandler Jones, QB Seth Lobato, DT Matthew Masifilo, OT Matt Patchan, S Jocquel Skinner, TE Taylor Sloat, P Chase Tenpenny, C Jeremiah Warren
TENNESSEE TITANS
CB Ri’Shard Anderson, LB Nate Askew, TE Dorin Dickerson, OG Justin McCray, OT William Poehls, RB Lache Seastrunk, LB Yawin Smallwood, LB Chaz Sutton, QB Alex Tanney
WASHINGTON REDSKINS
DT Isaako Aaitui, WR Braylon Bell, FB Jordan Campbell, OT Edawn Coughman, S Da’Mon Cromartie-Smith, TE Chase Dixon, LB James Gayle, TE Je’Ron Hamm, DT Kenny Horsley, WR Colin Lockett, DT Lakendrick Ross, WR Rashad Ross, LB Ricky Sapp, LB Austin Spitler, NT Robert Thomas, CB Thomas Wolfe