Roster Update 3.0: 08/08/19
* RB D'Onta Foreman signed to the Colts (claimed off waivers)
* RB Jacquizz Rodgers signed to the Saints
* RB Keith Ford signed to the Packers
* RB Roc Thomas signed to the Jaguars
* RB Mack Brown signed to the Raiders
* WR Cameron Meredith signed to the Patriots
* TE A.J. Derby signed to the Saints
* TE Zach Conque signed to the Colts
* OL Alex Lewis signed to the Jets
* OL Salesi Uhatafe signed to the Buccaneers
* DL Terrence Fede signed to the Giants
* DT Robert Nkemdiche signed to the Dolphins (placed on PUP)
* LB Chris Worley signed to the Seahawks
* LB Nick DeLuca signed to the Dolphins
* CB Morris Claiborne signed to the Chiefs
* CB Bene Benwikere signed to the Vikings
* CB Trevon Mathis signed to the Steelers
* S Godwin Igwebuike signed to the Jets (claimed off waivers)
* S Johnathan Cyprien signed to the Eagles
* S Ibraheim Campbell signed to the Packers
* RB Corey Grant released from the Packers
* RB Robert Kelley released from the Saints
* RB Matt Dayes released from the Saints
* WR/KR Qadree Henderson released from the Jets
* TE Rico Gathers released from the Cowboys
* C Cole Toner released from the Chargers
* DT Vincent Valentine released from the Cardinals
* OLB Kendall Donnerson released from the Packers
* S Kai Nacua released from the Panthers
Trades:
* RB Duke Johnson [Browns] has been traded to the Houston Texans with draft pick(s) involved
* G/T Alex Lewis [Ravens] has been traded to the New York Jets with draft pick(s) involved.
Retirement:
* TE Niles Paul [Free Agent] has announced his retirement from the league and has been removed from the roster. He was most recently signed and immediately cut by the 49ers.
Misc. Edits and Depth Chart Corrections:
Injured Reserve players: For the most part if a player is immediately stashed on I.R. (i.e. Mike Liedtke [Bucs]) I will remove them from the depth chart and leave it as be, however if a player is waived with an injury designation (i.e. Jason Spriggs [Packers]) and reverts to I.R. due to no claims, I will leave them off the team. Traditionally these players are given an injury settlement and ultimately released to free agency anyway. This also leaves room on the team for an additional player to be added instead of clogging up EA's mandatory roster maximum.
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Depth Chart Corrections: ♦♦ I'm going through all 32 NFL teams' depth charts that have been released for the 1st pre-season game. I'm fully aware that not every team's depth chart is accurate for the regular season but they're a huge help in regards to where offensive lineman and defensive lineman are being placed at. I'm adjusting them as needed but I'm also fully aware that teams such as the Cowboys have left immediate starters off of their depth charts. Only 29 teams have released their depth charts as of this morning also. If you see any major mistakes let me know and I'll get them corrected as quickly as possible.
UDFAs: I'm in the process of trying to evaluate UDFAs that are making an impact on their teams or are at least in the top 2 of their depth chart positions.
I am not going to knock all of these players out all at once, but
here is a small list of UDFAs that have been created and added so far: FB Alec Ingold [Raiders], OLB Sam Eguavoen [Dolphins], DE Amani Bledsoe [Titans], K Elliott Fry [Bears] & RB Damarea Crockett [Texans]. I believe there's a couple more I did but I don't have the list in front of me. More will be coming.
Rating Edits: I'm not going too heavy on rating updates but several free agent players as well as other players have received some rating adjustments. Players such as RB Josh Jacobs had their speed updated while OVRs on certain players such as CB Xavien Howard also were updated. As of today I've updated about 25 players with small edits but nothing crazy enough to alter the whole face of the roster. I'm open eared to recommendations, but I prefer a roster that shows players actual value and not just opinion based by EA.
Equipment Edits: Tonight's games I will be heavily monitoring for key player changes, however all of @Helmet_Stalker's equipment changes have been applied to the roster. This includes helmet corrections for: RB James White, RB Devonta Freeman, TE David Njoku, SS Jeff Heath, K Stephen Gostkowski and several others.
Missing Veteran Players: As mentioned before, several veteran players are missing from Madden. I had to add a few players such as WR Michael Crabtree [Free Agent], QB Matt Simms [Falcons] and a couple others but not every missing veteran has been created/added. For example, recent signings such as RB Kerwynn Williams [Saints], DE Kasim Edebali [Eagles] and SS Tyvis Powell [Cowboys] are still missing.