Detroit Lions vs atLanta faLcons JOHNSON'S Mega-PURSUIT 2012 ...

jANUARY 2012
January 1: .......Deactivated QB Drew Stanton, S Louis Delmas, CB Aaron Berry, RB Joique
Bell, S Ricardo Silva, G Leonard Davis, and DT Corey Williams
January 7: .......Deactivated QB Drew Stanton, CB Brandon McDonald, RB Joique Bell, S
Chris Harris, LB Doug Hogue, G Leonard Davis, and DT Andre Fluellen
January 10: .....Signed DE Ugo Chinasa, C Dan Gerberry, WR Marcus Harris, WR Nate Hughes,
G Jacques McClendon, LB Slade Norris, TE Nathan Overbay, WR Terrence
Toliver and DB Ross Weaver to 2012 Reserve/Future contracts
fEBRUARY 2012
February 6: .....Waived DE Cody Brown from the Reserve/Did Not Report list
MARCH 2012
March 12: ........Released TE Will Heller
March 16: ........Signed FB James Bryant
March 19: ........Re-signed P Ben Graham
March 20: ........Re-signed T Jeff Backus, S Erik Coleman and DT André Fluellen
March 21: ........Re-signed LS Don Muhlbach; sign CB Jacob Lacey
March 22: ........Re-signed TE Will Heller, QB Shaun Hill, LB Ashlee Palmer and LB Stephen
Tulloch; sign DE Everette Brown
March 30: ........Re-signed RB Kevin Smith
APRIL 2012
April 16: ...........Re-signed T Corey Hilliard and LB DeAndre Levy
April 19: ...........Re-signed DT Sammie Hill
MAY 2012
May 1: ..............Signed WR Lance Long
May 10: ............Signed G Rodney Austin, T Quinn Barham, G Pat Boyle, WR Troy Burrell, DT
Michael Cosgrove, K Derek Dimke, WR Patrick Edwards, TE Alex Gottlieb,
RB Stephfon Green, WR Jared Karstetter, S Alonzo Lawrence, DE Edmon
McClam, LB Carmen Messina, QB Kellen Moore, G J.C. Oram, LB Ronnie
Sneed and TE Austin Wells
jUNE 2012
June 5: .............Released WR Jared Karstetter and re-signed WR Maurice Stovall
June 11: ...........Signed WR Jarett Dillard
June 21: ...........Released WR Troy Burrell and DB Alonzo Lawrence, signed QB R.J. Archer
and claimed DB Dontrell Johnson off waivers
June 25: ...........Released S Sam Proctor and sign S Sean Jones
June 28: ...........Released G Pat Boyle and signed LS Matt Camilli
jULY 2012
July 23: ............Released CB Aaron Berry and signed WR Dominique Curry
July 24: ............Placed CB Chris Greenwood and DE Ronnell Lewis on Active/Physically
Unable to Perform list; placed WR Ryan Broyles on Active/Non-Football
Injury list; released T Johnny Culbreath and signed T Jonathan Scott
July 25: ............Released WR Marcus Harris and signed CB Justin Miller
July 26: ............Released CB Ross Weaver and signed CB Drew Coleman
July 31: ............Released CB Dontrell Johnson and signed CB Ross Weaver
AUgUST 2012
August 1: .........Released LS Matt Camilli and waived/injured DT Michael Cosgrove and
signed G Pay Boyle and DT Tracy Roberston
August 3: .........Waived/injured LB Ronnie Sneed and signed LB Korey Bosworth
August 5: .........Re-signed DE Cliff Avril (franchise tender) and placed LB Ronnie Sneed on
the reserve/injured list
August 7: .........Released LB Ronnie Sneed from reserve/injured list
August 11: ......Signed S Rashard Langford and released LB Korey Bosworth
August 16........Waived/injured DB Drew Coleman and claimed G Bill Nagy
August 20........Released DB Don Carey and TE Nathan Overbay
August 21........Claimed DT Bobby Skinner and signed DB Isaac Madison
August 22........Released DT Michael Cosgrove from reserve/injured list
August 23........Released CB Drew Coleman from reserve/injured list, released QB R.J.
Archer and signed WR Kassim Osgood
August 27........Released FB James Bryant, WR Dominque Curry, WR Jarett Dillard, K Derek
Dimke, RB Stephfon Green, S Sean Jones, CB Isaac Madison, G Jacques
McClendon, LB Slade Norris, G J.C. Oram, DT Bobby Skinner and WR Terrence
Tolliver as well as placed RB Jahvid Best and CB Chris Greenwood on the
Physically Unable to Perform list and G Bill Nagy and T Jonathan Scott on
the reserve/injured list
August 28........Traded for CB Kevin Barnes from the Washington Redskins
August 31........Released G Rodney Austin, G Pat Boyle, DE Everette Brown, DE Ugo Chinasa,
P Ryan Donahue, WR Patrick Edwards, DT Andre Fluellen, C Dan Gerberry,
TE Alex Gottlieb, WR Nate Hughes, DB Reshard Langford, WR Lance Long,
DT Edmon McClam, LB Carmen Messina, WR Wallace Miles, DB Justin
Miller, DT Tracy Robertson, DB Alphonso Smith, WR Maurice Stovall, DB
Ross Weaver and TE Austin Wells
SEPTEMBER 2012
September 2: ..Released S Ricardo Silva and signed CB Drayton Florence as well as signed
G Rodney Austin, FB Shaun Chapas, WR Kris Durham, WR Patrick Edwards,
RB Stephfon Green, LB Carmen Messina, DT Lorenzo Washington and CB
Ross Weaver on the Practice Squad
September 5 ...Released CB Ross Weaver from the Practice Squad and signed S Ricardo
Silva to the Practice Squad
September 18 Released CB Kevin Barnes as well as signed CB Conroy Black to the Practice
Squad after releasing RB Stephfon Green from the Practice Squad
September 19 Claimed CB Jerome Murphy and placed CB Drayton Florence on reserve/
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injured with a designation for return.
September 25 Signed P Nick Harris and placed P Ben Graham on reserve/injured
September 29 Released CB Jerome Murphy and signed S Ricardo Silva from the Practice
Squad
OCTOBER 2012
October 2 ........Released DT Lorenzo Washington from the Practice Squad and signed DT
Jimmy Saddler-McQueen to the Practice Squad as well as released P Ben
Graham from reserve/injured list
October 3 ........Signed CB Lionel Smith to the Practice Squad
October 16 ......Placed WR Patrick Edwards on the Practice Squad reserve/injured list and
signed G Pat Boyle to the Practice Squad
October 18 ......Signed CB Alphonso Smith and released RB Keiland Williams
October 22 ......Signed CB Justin Miller and released LB Doug Hogue
October 24 ......Placed WR Nate Burleson on reserve/injured list and signed WR Brian
Robiskie as well as CB Lionel Smith on the Practice Squad reserve/injured
list and signed DE Kendrick Adams to the Practice Squad
October 30 ......Released CB Justin Miller
October 31 ......Traded for WR Mike Thomas from the Jacksonville Jaguars
NOVEMBER 2012
November 1 ....Placed CB Bill Bentley on reserve/injured list and re-signed S Don Carey
November 6 ....Released G Pat Boyle from the Practice Squad and signed WR Troy Burrell
to the Practice Squad
November 12 ..Released CB Alphonso Smith
November 13 ..Claimed CB Pat Lee from the Oakland Raiders as well as released WR Troy
Burrell from the Practice Squad and signed RB Devin Moore to the Practice
Squad
November 17 ..Placed S Amari Spievey on reserve/injured list and activated CB Drayton
Florence on the reserve/injured –designated to return list
November 20 ..Released DT Jimmy Saddler-McQueen from the Practice Squad and signed
G Justin Boren to the Practice Squad
DECEMBER 2012
December 4 .....Placed WR Ryan Broyles and WR Titus Young on reserve/injured; released S
Erik Coleman; signed WR Kris Durham from the Practice Squad and S Tyrell
Johnson; signed WR Troy Burrell to the Practice Squad
December 5 .....Signed WR Lance Long
December 11 ..Released DE Kendrick Adams from the Practice Squad
December 12 ..Placed DT Corey Williams on reserve/injured; re-signed DT Andre Fluellen;
re-signed DT Jimmy Saddler-McQueen to the Practice Squad
December 14 ..Released WR Lance Long and signed FB Shaun Chapas from the Practice
Squad