2008 Transactions

Waivers, Trades, Etc...

2- Acquiring CB Domonique Foxworth via trade from Denver, claimed S Jamaal Fudge off of waivers from Jacksonville and released CB Blue Adams and FB Corey McIntyre
1 - Signed LB Tony Gilbert and TE Justin Peelle added DE Sean Conover and RB Kenneth Darby to the practice squad and released TE Jason Rader and LB Tony Taylor

31 - Claimed DT Jason Jefferson off waivers, released DT Tim Anderson and signed TE Keith Zinger, WR Eric Weems, OL D’Anthony Batiste, DB Glenn Sharpe, DB Eric Brock and DE Brandon Miller to the practice squad.
30 - Waived OL D’Anthony Batiste, S Eric Brock, OL Michael Butterworth, S Deke Cooper, C Doug Datish, DE Willie Evans, QB Joey Harrington, CB Wilrey Fontenot, OL Kynan Forney, DE Brandon Miller, DT Rashad Moore, OL Terrance Pennington, LB Mickey Pimentel, TE Marcus Pollard, CB Glenn Sharpe, DT Montavious Stanley, S Daren Stone, LB Cameron Vaughn, WR Eric Weems, WR Chandler Williams, TE Keith Zinger and placed RB Thomas Brown on injured reserve
26 - Placed DT Trey Lewis on the reserve-non football injury list and T Renardo Foster on the reserve-physically unable to perform list
24 - Released TE George Cooper and signed TE Marcus Pollard
19 - Released WR Joe Horn and waived/injured LB Isaac Brown
11 - Waived/injured TE Brad Listorti
7 - Signed C Doug Datish and waived K Kevin Lovell
6 - Signed LB Mickey Pimentel and placed LB Robert James on injured reserve
4 - Released RB Jamar Bittingham and signed TE George Cooper

26 - Signed Draft picks T Sam Baker
25 - Signed CB Blue Adams, LB Coy Wire and OL Michael Butterworth, waived CB Glenn Sharpe and OL Pat McCoy, reached an injury settlement with LB Travis Williams, placed DT Trey Lewis on the active/non-football injury list and placed T Renardo Foster and the physically unable to perform list
25 - Signed Draft pick LB Curtis Lofton
23 - Named Georgia Force Head Coach Doug Plank Falcons coaching assistant
15 - Signed Draft pick LB Robert James
18 - Released WR Tony Gonzalez

26 - Signed Draft pick DE Kroy Biermann
23 - Released C Doug Datish
20 - Released OT Michael Butterworth, DE Derrick Jones, S Jamal Lewis and OL Kurt Quarterman
20 - Agreed to contract terms with Draft pick WR Harry Douglas
20 - Agreed to contract terms with veteran free agent S Deke Cooper
18 - Signed Draft pick RB Thomas Brown
17 - Released DB Jimmy Williams and signed Draft pick Wilrey Fontenot
10 - Signed Draft picks CB Chevis Jackson and S Thomas DeCoud
10 - Waived TE George Cooper
7 - Signed Draft pick, TE Keith Zinger to a four-year contract

23 - Waived SS D.J. Wolfe
22 - Waived P Jimmie Kaylor
21 - Signed free agent TE Brad Lastorti
20 - Agreed to contract terms with QB Matt Ryan (first-round draft choice)
19 - Released LB Earl Everett and DB Nick Turnbull and signed WR Tony Gonzalez, S Eric Brock and S Jamal Lewis

29 - Signed free agents WR Chandler Williams and DB Nick Turnbull
28 - Signed undrafted free agents LB Isaac Brown (Central Michigan), P Jimmie Kaylor (Colorado State), CB Glenn Sharpe (Miami, Fla.), FS D.J. Wolfe (Oklahoma), DE Brandon Miller (Georgia), RB Jamar Brittingham (Bloomsburg) and T Michael Butterworth (Slippery Rock)
27 - Drafted CB Chevis Jackson (R3-68 overall), WR Harry Douglas (R3-84 overall), S Thomas DeCoud (R3-98 overall) LB Robert James (R5-138), LB Kroy Biermann (R5-154 overall), RB Thomas Brown (R6-172 overall), CB Wilrey Fontenot (R7-212 overall) and TE Keith Zinger (R7-232 overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft
26 - Drafted QB Matt Ryan (R1-3 overall), OT Sam Baker (R1-21 overall) and LB Curtis Lofton (R2-37 overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft
26 - Traded two second round choices (#34 and #48 overall) and a fourth round choice (#103) to the Washington Redskins for a first round choice (#21 overall), a third round choice (#84 overall) and a fifth round choice (#154 overall)
24 - Signed free agent K Kevin Lovell

24 - Retained exclusive rights to DT Montavious Stanley
21 - Signed free agent K Jason Elam
20 - Traded CB DeAngelo Hall to Oakland for a second-round pick in 2008 and a fifth-round pick in 2009
19 - Retained exclusive rights to T Tyson Clabo
14 - Signed free agent TE Jason Rader
12 - Re-signed QB Joey Harrington
10 - Signed free agent C Alex Stepanovich
10 - Signed free agent DT Tim Anderson
7 - Signed free agents DT Rashad Moore, DT Kindal Moorehead and DE Simon Fraser
5 - Released QB Joey Harrington
3 - Released RB Warrick Dunn
2 - Agreed to terms with free agent TE Ben Hartsock and RB Michael Turner
1 - Agreed to terms with free agent S Erik Coleman and CB Von Hutchins

29 - Re-signed QB Chris Redman
15 - Released TE Alge Crumpler, QB Byron Leftwich, T Wayne Gandy, CB Lewis Sanders, WR Jamin Elliott, LB Marcus Wilkins and DT Rod Coleman.
11 - Waived WR Todd Watkins
9 - Assistant General Manager Billy Devaney named Executive Vice President of Player Personnel for the St. Louis Rams
6 - Named Alvin Reynolds defensive backs coach
5 - Re-signed free agent TE George Cooper
4 - Named Joe Danna defensive quality control coach

31 - Named Paul Boudreau offensive line coach
30 - Named Chris Scelfo tight ends coach and Paul Dunn assistant offensive line coach
29 - Named Keith Armstrong special teams coordinator, Jeff Fish strength and conditioning coach, Bill Hughan assistant strength and conditioning coach and retrained Tom McMahon as assistant special teams coach
26 - Named Terry Robiskie offensive coordinator, Ray Hamilton defensive line coach, Gerald Brown running backs coach and Glenn Thomas offensive quality control coach
25 - Named Mike Mularkey offensive coordinator
24 - Named Emmitt Thomas assistant head coach, Bill Musgrave quarterbacks coach and Brian VanGorder defensive coordinator
23 - Named Mike Smith head coach
16 - Defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer signed to same position with Cincinnati Bengals
13 - Named former Patriots director of college scouting Thomas Dimitroff as new general manager
13 - Announced a 17-month extension of contract of team president Rich McKay
8 - Signed DE Willie Evans to reserve/futures contract