Gridiron Football League Activity
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2011 ACTIVITIES
 NOVEMBER
    2011-NOV-16
  • San Francisco placed RB KNOWSHON MORENO on injured reserve.
    2011-NOV-13
  • Chicago signed free agent PK JOSH SCOBEE ($3,791,667), and waived RB RYAN TORAIN.
    2011-NOV-08
  • Chicago signed free agent WR EARLY DOUCET ($4,279,152).
    2011-NOV-05
  • San Francisco claimed TR JACOB TAMME ($1,688,333) off waivers from Baltimore.
  • San Diego signed free agent DB COREY WEBSTER ($2,500,000).
    2011-NOV-03
  • Buffalo signed free agent RB LEON WASHINGTON ($2,000,000).
    2011-NOV-02
  • Chicago placed WR MIKE SIMS-WALKER on injured reserve.
 OCTOBER
    2011-OCT-31
  • San Francisco signed free agent DL AARON MAYBIN ($3,300,000), placed RB ALEX GREEN in injured reserve, waived DL JAQUA PARKER and LB BART SCOTT.
    2011-OCT-30
  • Chicago signed free agent LBs DAVID HAWTHORNE ($1,500,000) and LEROY HILL ($1,500,000), and DB CARLOS ROGERS ($3,366,667), and waived LBs STEWART BRADLEY and JOEY PORTER, and DB CHRIS HARRIS.
    2011-OCT-25
  • Buffalo placed RB TIM HIGHTOWER on injured reserve.
    2011-OCT-24
  • Las Vegas signed free agent WR RANDY McMICHAEL ($1,054,583) and waived WR BERNARD BERRIAN.
    2011-OCT-23
  • Florida signed free agent PK JOHN KASAY ($4,759,167) and waived RB RONNIE BROWN.
    2011-OCT-21
  • Baltimore signed free agent TE LEONARD POPE ($1,000,000) and waived TE JACOB TAMME.
    2011-OCT-18
  • Florida rescinds waiver of RB RONNIE BROWN.
    2011-OCT-16
  • Philadelphia placed DL MARIO WILLIAMS and DB BOB SANDERS on injured reserve.
  • TRADE - Mississauga DL ROBERT QUINN to Denver in return for DL MATT SHAUNESSEY, a 2012 2nd round selection and a 2013 3rd round selection.
  • TRADE - Arizona traded a 2012 3rd round selection to Florida in return for TE BENJAMIN WATSON.
    2011-OCT-14
  • Florida signed free agent WR DARIUS HEYWARD-BEY ($3,972,083) and waived RB RONNIE BROWN.
  • TRADE - Florida traded WR DONALD DRIVER and a 2012 6th round selection to San Francisco in return for the either Arizona's or San Francisco's 2012 2nd round selection, whichever is higher.  Florida agrees to subsidize $1,369,583 of D. Driver's contract.
    2011-OCT-13
  • New England signed free agent WR DAMIAN WILLIAMS ($2,000,000) and waived WR EARL BENNETT.
    2011-OCT-12
  • Mississauga signed free agent QB MATT MOORE ($2,500,000) and waived WR MIKE WILLIAMS.
    2011-OCT-11
  • Miami signed free agent QB SAGE ROSENFELS ($2,500,000).
    2011-OCT-06
  • Miami placed QB CHAD HENNE on injured reserve.
    2011-OCT-05
  • Philadelphia signed free agents WR MOHAMMED MASSAQUOI ($3,000,000) and DB SEAN JONES ($3,000,000).
  • Buffalo signed free agent DB AARON ROSS ($2,750,000).
  • Las Vegas placed LB GARY BRACKETT on injured reserve.
    2011-OCT-03
  • Chicago signed free agents WR JABAR GAFFNEY ($2,000,000) and LB PARYS HARALSON ($1,500,000).
    2011-OCT-02
  • Philadelphia placed RB JAMAAL CHARLES on injured reserve, waived LB CLARK HAGGANS, signed free agent LBs NICK BARNETT ($3,000,000) and MICHAEL BOLEY($1,500,000).
  • San Francisco waived TE MARCEDES LEWIS, signed free agents WR NATE WASHINGTON ($3,800,003) and DB LEODIS McKELVIN ($3,500,003).
 SEPTEMBER
    2011-SEP-21
  • Denver placed PK GARRETT HARTLEY on injured reserve.
    2011-SEP-26
  • Chicago placed WR KENNY BRITT on injured reserve.
    2011-SEP-21
  • Denver placed DB ERIC BERRY on injured reserve.
  • Chicago placed LB JONAS MOUTON on injured reserve.
    2011-SEP-20
  • San Francisco placed WR JORDAN SHIPLEY on injured reserve.
  • Oakland reclaimed LB WILL WITHERSPOON from waivers.
    2011-SEP-19
  • TRADE - three team trade involving San Francisco, Dallas and Arizona.  San Francisco will receive RB JAVON RINGER from Dallas and WR CHAD OCHOCINCO from Arizona.  Dallas will receive a 2012 5th round selection from Arizona.  Arizona will receive RB MICHAEL BUSH and a 2012 5th round selection from San Francisco.  Arizona agrees to subsidize $2,343,750 of C. Ochocinco's contract.
  • Oakland placed LB THOMAS DAVIS on injured reserve.
  • Buffalo signed free agent PK STEVEN HAUSCHKA ($3,050,000) and waived PK JOSH SCOBEE.
  • Dallas signed free agent WR LANCE MOORE ($3,765,000).
    2011-SEP-16
  • TRADE - San Francisco traded RB JAVON RINGER and a 2013 3rd round selection to Dallas in return for RB RYAN GRANT.  Dallas agrees to subsidize $2,100,000 of R. Grant's contract.
    2011-SEP-16
  • Philadelphia signed free agent RB DARREN SPROLES ($2,000,000).
  • San Francisco waived RB ANTHONY DIXON and signed free agent RB CARNELL WILLIAMS ($2,000,000).
  • Florida signed free agent TE FRED DAVIS ($3,733,974).
  • TRADE - Washington traded PK RYAN LONGWELL to New England in return for a 2013 6th round selection.
  • TRADE - Washington traded WR DEXTER McCLUSTER to Chicago in return for a 2012 6th round selection.
  • Washington signed free agents WRs DEVERY HENDERSON ($2,000,000) and JORDY NELSON ($3,800,000), PKs MIKE NUGENT ($2,583,333) and RYAN LONGWELL ($2,750,000), announced the retirement of PK JOE NEDNEY.
    2011-SEP-14
  • Oakland waived DL ALEX BROWN and LB WILL WITHERSPOON.
  • TRADE - San Francisco traded a 2013 4th round selection to Oakland in return for DB CORTLAND FINNEGAN
  • LEAGUE fined Oakland $5,000,000 for violation of the total payroll.
    2011-SEP-13
  • Oakland released WR DARRIUS HEYWARD-BEY and PK DAVID BUEHLER, and signed free agents WR ROBERT MEACHEM ($4,150,000) and PK BILLY CUNDIFF ($3,750,000).
  • LEAGUE fined New England $5,000,000 for violation of the positional minimum, placekickers.
    2011-SEP-12
  • New England placed PK NATE KAEDING on injured reserve.
  • San Francisco waived DB ANDRE GOODMAN.
    2011-SEP-11
  • TRADE - San Francisco traded QB MATT HASSELBECK, RB BEANIE WELLS and a 2012 1st round selection to Oakland in return for QB MARK SANCHEZ, RB MICHAEL BUSH and a 2012 5th round selection.
  • Philadelphia placed RB RASHAD JENNINGS on injured reserve.
    2011-SEP-10
  • San Francisco signed free agent QB MATT HASSELBECK ($4,951,019) and waived WR JABAR GAFFNEY.
  • San Diego signed free agents QB REX GROSSMAN ($4,500,000) and RB RICKY WILLIAMS ($3,120,741) and wavied QB CHARLIE WHITEHURST and RB TOBY GERHART.
    2011-SEP-09
  • San Francisco signed free agent PK LAWRENCE TYNES ($3,458,333) and waived PK RYAN LONGWELL.
  • Buffalo signed free agent QB JASON CAMPBELL ($4,500,000) and waived WR DONNIE AVERY.
    2011-SEP-08
  • TRADE - Arizona traded RB C. J. SPILLER and a 2012 1st round selection to Philadelphia in return for WR GREG LITTLE and a 2012 2nd round selection.
  • Mississauga signed free agent WR JEROME SIMPSON.
  • Dallas signed free agent DB NNAMDI ASOMUGHA and waived DB RICHARD MARSHALL.
  • Philadelphia placed DB KAREEM MOORE on injured reserve.
    2011-SEP-06
  • San Francisco waived QB DAN ORLOVSKY, DL MARK ANDERSON and DB LEIGH BODDEN.
    2011-SEP-05
  • Arizona waived RB CLINTON PORTIS and WR JERREL JERNIGAN.
    2011-SEP-04
  • Washington placed TE TONY MOEAKI on injured reserve.
    2011-SEP-03
  • LEAGUE fined Arizona $5,000,000 for violation of the offensive players' salary cap and Baltimore $5,000,000 for violation of the positional minimum, quarterbacks.
  • Las Vegas released QB SHAUN HILL, RBs DARREN SPROLES and TASHARD CHOICE, TEs RICHARD QUINN, LEONARD POPE and RANDY McMICHAEL, WRs LEGEDU NAANEE and JORDY NELSON, PK KRIS BROWN, DLs AMOBI OKOYE and LUIS CASTILLO, and LB KEITH RIVERS.
  • Philadelphia waived QBs JON KITNA, VINCE YOUNG and MATT HASSELBECK, RBs JEROME HARRISON and STEVE SLATON, TE DONALD LEE, WRs DEVERY HENDERSON, MOHAMED MASSAQUOI and NATE WASHINGTON, DLs DERRICK HARVEY and KAWIKA MITCHELL, LB RICKY SAPP, and DB MARLIN JACKSON.
  • San Francisco waived WR ANTHONY GONZALEZ.
  • Oakland released TE FRED DAVIS, PK BILLY CUNDIFF, DL CHARLESS GRANT, LBs DEMORRIO WILLIAMS and ERNIE SIMS, and placed DL MARVIN AUSTIN on injured reserve.
    2011-SEP-02
  • Buffalo released LB MICHAEL BOLEY.
  • Arizona released QB JAKE DELHOMME, DL MARCUS STROUD, and LB VERNON GHOSLTON, announced retirement of LB DAVID THORNTON.
  • Miami waived PK MIKE NUGENT, DLs COREY WOOTTON and EVERSON GRIFFEN, and DB LEODIS MCKELVIN.
  • TRADE - San Diego traded TE MARTELLUS BENNETT to Dallas in return a 2012 4th round selection.
  • Denver waived RB RICKY WILLIAMS.
  • Florida signed free agent PK MATT BOSHER ($1,250,100), released QB KYLE BOLLER, RB CHRISTOPHER IVORY, PK LAWRENCE TYNES, and LBs PARYS HARALSON and ADALIUS THOMAS.
  • Chicago released QB BRETT FAVRE, RBs KEVIN SMITH and LEON WASHINGTON, TE BO SCAIFE, WR JERRICHO COTCHERY, DL JERRY HUGHES, LB BRAD JONES, and DBs DARIUS BUTLER and DARREN SHARPER.
    2011-SEP-01
  • Buffalo released QB DEREK ANDERSON, RB BRANDON JACKSON, WR TED GINN JR., DL RON BRACE, and LB DHANI JONES.
  • San Diego waived RB JUSTIN FORSETT and WR DEVIN AROMASHODU.
  • Mississauga released QBs JASON CAMPBELL and MATT MOORE, RBs JAMES DAVIS, MIKE GOODSON and CARNELL WILLIAMS, PKs SHAYNE GRAHAM and JON KASAY, and DL STYLEZ G. WHITE.
  • Washington waived QB DAVID GARRARD, TE TONY SCHEFFLER, LB JULIAN PETERSON, and applied entire playoff bonus ($1,000,000) towards the offensive salary cap.
 AUGUST
    2011-AUG-31
  • New England placed TE JOHN CARLSON on injured reserve.
  • TRADE - Denver traded DL J. J. WATT to Buffalo in return a 2013 6th round selection.
  • Denver waived RB LaDAINIAN TOMLINSON, TE ANTHONY FASANO, DLs WILLIAM HAYES and KENDALL LANGFORD, DB TAYLOR MAYS, and applied entire playoff bonus ($2,000,000) towards the offensive salary cap.
  • TRADE - Chicago traded QB RYAN FITZPATRICK to Washington in return for WR BRAYLON EDWARDS.  Washington agrees to subsidize $2,709,582 of B. Edwards' contract.
  • San Diego placed DB TERRELL THOMAS on injured reserve, waived WR TERRELL OWENS, and applied entire playoff bonus ($1,000,000) towards the offensive salary cap.
  • TRADE - San Diego traded RB MAURICE JONES-DREW and LB BRADIE JAMES to Buffalo in return for 2012 1st, 2nd and 3rd round selections.
    2011-AUG-30
  • Buffalo placed RB BRANDON BATCH on injured reserve.
    2011-AUG-29
  • Dallas waived WRs ROBERT MEACHEM, LANCE MOORE and AUSTIN PETTIS, and TE JEREMY SHOCKEY.
  • TRADE - Miami traded QB TONY ROMO and WR MARQUES COLSTON to Dallas in return for QB MATT RYAN, WR SANTANA MOSS, and a 2013 3rd round selection.
    2011-AUG-22
  • TRADE - Denver traded PK BRETT SWENSON to Oakland in return for a 2014 5th round selection.
    2011-AUG-21
  • Oakland applied entire playoff bonus ($3,000,000) towards the offensive salary cap.
  • Baltimore waived QB JIMMY CLAUSEN.
  • Denver placed RB RYAN WILLIAMS on injured reserve.
  • Mississauga applied entire playoff bonus ($3,000,000) towards the offensive salary cap.
    2011-AUG-20
  • Las Vegas waived WR SINORICE MOSS.
    2011-AUG-19
  • San Francisco waived RB BRIAN WESTBROOK.
  • TRADE - Chicago traded a 2012 2nd round selection and RB RASHAD JENNINGS to Philadelphia in return for TE TODD HEAP and PK SHAUN SUISHAM.
  • Dallas waived RBs JULIUS JONES and CHESTER TAYLOR, WRs PATRICK CRAYTON and MICHAEL JENKINS, DL TERRENCE CODY, LBs LEROY HILL and ERIC BARTON, and DB GIBRIL WILSON.
  • Mississauga placed WR DEMARYIUS THOMAS on injured reserve.
    2011-AUG-18
  • Florida placed WR BLAIR WHITE on injured reserve.
  • Washington signed free agent TE JAREN COOK for $1,740,000.
  • San Diego placed RB BRANDON GRAHAM on injured reserve.
  • TRADE - San Diego traded a 2013 6th round selection, QB ANDY DALTON and WR JORDAN SHIPLEY to San Francisco in return for WR ANDRE JOHNSON.  San Francisco agrees to subsidize $500,000 of A. Johnson's salary.
  • San Francisco placed WR MICHAEL CRABTREE on injured reserve.
  • TRADE - Florida traded QB PEYTON MANNING and TE DALLAS CLARK to San Francisco in return for a 2012 3rd round selection, QB MATT SCHAUB, and WR MIKE WALLACE.
    2011-AUG-17
  • Baltimore signed free agent WR PLAXICO BURRESS for $2,000,000.
  • TRADE - Dallas traded a 2012 1st round selection and WR ARRELIOUS BENN to San Diego in return for WR MILES AUSTIN.
    2011-AUG-15
  • TRADE - Baltimore traded a 2012 3rd round selection to Oakland in return for WR DEION BRANCH.
    2011-AUG-11
  • San Diego waived QB TROY SMITH, RB LeRON McCLAIN, PK MATT BOSHER, LB KIRK MORRISON and DB LAWYER MILLOY, placed RB MIKEL LESHOURE on injured reserve.
    2011-AUG-10
  • TRADE - Mississauga traded a 2012 1st round selection to Chicago in return for RB FRED JACKSON and PK GRAHAM GANO.
    2011-AUG-06
  • TRADE - Mississauga traded a 2013 4th round selection to Denver in return for RB BERNARD SCOTT.
    2011-AUG-04
  • Baltimore - announced the retirement of WR RANDY MOSS, naming him offensive coordinator, waived DLs DERRICK BURGESS and AARON MAYBIN, LB NICK BARNETT, DB TERRENCE McGEE, and applied entire playoff bonus ($4,000,000) towards the offensive salary cap.
    2011-AUG-01
  • GFLPA - The GFLPA recognizes the contract offers to QB JOHN BECK ($2,500,000) and LB KEVIN BURNETT ($2,833,333) made by the San Diego Scorpions.  Both players added to the Scorpions roster.
 JULY
    2011-JUL-31
  • LEAGUE & GFLPA - League & GFLPA come to terms on a new Collective Barganing Agreement.
  • LEAGUE - No activity for the month of July.
 JUNE
    2011-JUN-30
  • LEAGUE - No activity for the month of June.
 MAY
    2011-MAY-31
  • LEAGUE - League imposed Players' Lockout.
    2011-MAY-15
  • TRADE - Chicago traded San Diego's 2011 6th round selection (90th overall) to Florida in return for Florida's 2012 5th round selection.
  • TRADE - Mississauga traded 2011 6th round selection (93rd overall) to Dallas in return for a 2012 6th round selection.
  • TRADE - Miami traded two 2011 6th round selection (Miami's 89th and Baltimore's 95th overall) to San Diego in return for a 2011 5th round selection (75th overall).
  • TRADE - Arizona traded Chicago's 2011 5th round selection (66th overall) to San Francisco in return for a 2012 4th round selection.
  • TRADE - Chicago traded a 2011 5th round selection (66th overall) to Arizona in return for a 2012 4th round selection.
  • TRADE - San Francisco traded RB DEANGELO WILLIAMS and returned Arizona's 2012 4th round selection to Arizona in return for Mississauga's 2011 3rd round selection (46th overall) and a 2012 2nd round selection.
  • TRADE - Dallas traded a 2011 3rd round selection (39th overall) to Las Vegas in return for two 2011 4th round selections (Buffalo's 52nd overall and Las Vegas' 54th overall).
  • TRADE - Las Vegas traded Las Vegas' 2011 1st round selection (7th overall) to Dallas in return for TE JERMAINE GRESHAM and a 2012 2nd round selection.
  • TRADE - San Francisco traded Buffalo's 2011 2nd round selection (20th overall) and Las Vegas' 2011 2nd round selection (24th overall) to San Diego in return for LB JAMES HARRISON.
  • TRADE - San Francisco traded TE VERNON DAVIS to Las Vegas in return for a 2011 2nd round selection (24th overall).  San Francisco also agrees to subsidize $1,529,583 of V. Davis' contract.
  • LEAGUE - Club Activity Freeze lifted, 2011 GFL Entry Draft held.
    2011-MAY-14
  • LEAGUE - Club Activity Freeze imposed.
    2011-MAY-13
  • TRADE - Buffalo traded QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER to Philadelphia in return for San Francisco's 2011 2nd round selection (19th overall) and a 2012 1st round selection.
    2011-MAY-01
  • LEAGUE - Club Activity Freeze lifted.