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Signed S Brian Russell. Placed S Dominique Barber on the reserve/injured list.

Signed T Ephraim Salaam. Released S Brian Russell.

Signed LS Bryan Pittman. Placed TE Anthony Hill on the reserve/injured list.

Placed RB Steve Slaton on the reserve/injured list. Signed RB Chris Henry from the practice squad to the active roster. Signed DE Pannel Egboh to the practice squad.

Placed CB Antwaun Molden on the reserve/injured list. Signed CB Mark Parson.

Placed S Eugene Wilson on the reserve/injured list. Signed S Brian Russell.

Signed DE Jesse Nading to the practice squad.

Signed RB Arian Foster from the practice squad to the active roster. Waived DE Jesse Nading from the active roster.

Placed TE Owen Daniels on the reserve/injured list. Signed DE Jesse Nading to the active roster from the practice squad. Signed LB Marcus Freeman and TE Dezmond Sherrod to the practice squad.

Signed DE Tim Jamison from the practice squad. Waived LB Jamie Winborn.

Signed DE Tim Jamison to the practice squad. Released WR Darnell Jenkins from the practice squad.

Released DE Tim Jamison.

Signed LB Jamie Winborn.

Signed G Tutan Reyes. Placed G Mike Brisiel on the reserve/injured list. Signed LB Darnell Bing to practice squad. Released LB Buster Davis from practice squad.

Signed RB Chris Henry and LB Buster Davis to the practice squad.

Placed LB Khary Campbell on the reserve/injured list. Signed DE Tim Jamison to the active roster from the practice squad. Released TE Clark Harris from the practice squad.

Placed LB Chaun Thompson on the reserve/injured list. Signed LB Khary Campbell to the active roster. Released RB Antone Smith from the practice squad. Signed LS/TE Clark Harris to the practice squad.

Placed G Chester Pitts on the reserve/injured list. Signed S Bernard Pollard.

Signed G Andrew Crummey and RB Antone Smith to the practice squad. RB Anthony Alridge was signed to the Washington Redskins' active roster.

Released CB Mark Parson from the practice squad.

Signed RB Anthony Alridge to the practice squad.

Released LB Buster Davis from the practice squad.

Activated CB Dunta Robinson from Exempt/Commissioner Permission list. Waived CB A.J. Davis and RB Andre Hall.

Signed eight players to the practice squad: LB Buster Davis, RB Arian Foster, C Brett Helms, DE Tim Jamison, WR Darnell Jenkins, DE Jesse Nading, CB Mark Parson, T Adam Stenavich.

Signed CB Dunta Robinson as franchise-designated player.

Waived the following injured players: CB A.J. Davis, LB Toddrick Verdell

Released QB Alex Brink, LB Khary Campbell, LB Buster Davis, FB Jonathan Evans, RB Arian Foster, TE Clark Harris, FS Brandon Harrison, C Brett Helms, DE Tim Jamison, WR Darnell Jenkins, G Adrian Jones, DT Josh Leonard, DE Jesse Nading, CB Deltha O'Neal, CB

Released LB Cato June from the reserve/injured list.

Released CB David Pittman, CB Cletis Gordon, T Jason Watkins and WR Mike Jones.

Traded DT Travis Johnson to the San Diego Chargers. Terms were undisclosed.

Signed free agent CB Cletis Gordon. Placed LB Cato June on the reserve/injured list.

Activated DT Travis Johnson from the PUP list. Waived FB Boomer Grigsby.

Placed FB Boomer Grigsby and DE Stanley McClover on the reserve/injured list.

Signed free agent QB Alex Brink, LB Khary Campbell and FB Jonathan Evans. Placed S Troy Nolan on the reserve/injured list.

Placed RB Jeremiah Johnson on the reserve/injured list.

Signed RB Andre Hall and CB Deltha O'Neal. Released DT Jake Visser and waived/injured RB Jeremiah Johnson.

Signed first-round draft pick LB Brian Cushing. Waived RB Clifton Dawson.

Re-signed DT Jeff Zgonina. Waived WR Aubrey Bell.

Placed TE Anthony Hill on the active roster after he passed his physical.

Signed second-round draft pick DE Connor Barwin.

Placed DT Travis Johnson, CB Antwaun Molden and TE Anthony Hill on the Active/Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list.

Waived G Dan Stevenson.

Signed third-round draft pick C Antoine Caldwell and fifth-round draft pick TE James Casey.

Signed fourth-round draft pick CB Glover Quin.

Released QB Alex Brink, LB Kevis Coley and T Doug Dedrick.

Waived P Justin Brantly.

Signed K Kris Brown to a contract extension.

Signed fourth-round draft pick TE Anthony Hill.

Signed restricted free agent TE Owen Daniels.

Signed free agent QB Rex Grossman.

Signed seventh-round draft pick S Troy Nolan.

Signed free agent OT Brandon Torrey.

Signed sixth-round draft pick CB Brice McCain.

Signed Ohio CB Mark Parson, an undrafted rookie free agent.

Signed RB Clifton Dawson. Waived G Brandon Walker.

Signed S John Busing and G Adrian Jones.

Signed FB Boomer Grigsby.

Signed 13 undrafted rookie free agents: Mississippi State WR Aubrey Bell, Texas A&M P Justin Brantly, Iowa State T Doug Dedrick, Tennessee RB Arian Foster, LSU C Brett Helms, Michigan DE Tim Jamison, Oregon RB Jeremiah Johnson, Arizona State WR Mike Jones

Released TE Courtney Anderson.

Selected Alabama C Antoine Caldwell in the third round (77th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.

Selected Rice TE James Casey in the fifth round (152nd overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.

Selected Arizona State S Troy Nolan in the seventh round (233rd overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.

Selected N.C. State TE Anthony Hill in the fourth round (122nd overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.

Selected Utah CB Brice McCain in the sixth round (188th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.

Selected New Mexico CB Glover Quin in the fourth round (112th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.

Selected USC LB Brian Cushing in the first round (15th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.

Selected Cincinnati DE Connor Barwin in the second round (46th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.

Re-signed T Rashad Butler and signed LB Buster Davis.

Signed free agent LB Cato June.

Signed free agent DT Shaun Cody.

Re-signed unrestricted free agent S Nick Ferguson.

Withdrew tender offer to restricted free agent DE Earl Cochran.

Hired Matt Schiotz as assistant strength & conditioning coach.

Re-signed WR David Anderson.

Signed free agent QB Dan Orlovsky.

Signed free agent DE Antonio Smith. Re-signed free agents TE Joel Dreessen, DE Stanley McClover, C Chris White and FS Eugene Wilson.

Hired Pro Football Hall of Famer Bruce Matthews as an offensive assistant.

Traded QB Sage Rosenfels to the Minnesota Vikings for the Vikings' fourth-round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft.

Extended qualifying offers to five restricted free agents: tight ends Owen Daniels and Joel Dreessen, wide receiver David Anderson, tackle Rashad Butler and defensive end Earl Cochran.

Released S Will Demps, DE Anthony Weaver and T Ephraim Salaam.

Hired Geoff Kaplan as director of sports medicine/head athletic trainer and promoted Ray Wright to head strength & conditioning coach.

Released RB Ahman Green and LB Morlon Greenwood.

Promoted assistant defensive backs coach Ray Rhodes to senior defensive assistant. Re-signed assistant head coach/offense Alex Gibbs. Promoted defensive assistant Robert Saleh to assistant linebackers coach.

Named Bill Kollar the defensive line coach.

Named David Gibbs defensive backs coach.

Promoted senior defensive assistant Frank Bush to defensive coordinator.

Announced that head athletic trainer Kevin Bastin and strength and conditioning coach Dan Riley will not have their contracts renewed.

Signed TE Courtney Anderson, QB Alex Brink, CB A.J. Davis, WR Glenn Martinez, WR Mark Simmons, G Adam Stenavich and T Cliff Washburn to reserve/future contracts.