Thursday, April 7, 2022

'88 Chronology-Off-Season Transactions #2


Baltimore Stars


Signed PK Tim Mazzetti (USFL-Portland ’87), QB Tom Rozantz (USFL-Birmingham '87), FB Dan Reeder (NFL-Pittsburgh ’87), TE Mark Raugh (USFL-Jacksonville ’87), OC Mike Katolin (NFL-Cleveland ’87), DT Willie Rosborough (USFL-Portland ’87), DL Buddy Moor (NFL-Atlanta ’87), DE Robert Brannon (NFL-Cleve/NO ’87), DB Mike Lush (NFL-Atlanta ’87), DB Mike Mitchell (NFL-Washington ’87), DB Scott Woerner (NFL-New Orleans ’87), LB Kelly Kirchbaum (NFL-Philadelphia ’87), LB George Cooper (NFL-San Fran ’87);


Acquired DE Ken Gillen from the Tampa Bay Bandits in exchange for draft considerations.



Birmingham Stallions


Signed PK David Trout (NFL-Pittsburgh ’87), QB Buck Belue (USFL-Jacksonville ’87), FB Major Everett (NFL-Atlanta ’87), WR Eric Truvillion (NFL-Detroit ’87), C-G Frank Roberts (USFL-Portland ’87), OC Rich Garza (USFl-San Antonio ’85), DE Pete Catan (CFL-Hamilton ’87), LB Herbie Spencer (NFL-Atlanta ’87), LB Fred McCallister (NFL-Tampa Bay ’87), LB Thomas Boyd (NFL-Detroit ’87), SS Steve Trimble (NFL-Chicago ’87);


Re-signed Ol Buddy Aydelette (NFL-Pittsburgh ’87), LB Thomas Boyd (NFL-Detroit ’87);


Traded P-K Ricky Anderson from the Memphis Showboats in exchange for cash considerations.



Houston Gamblers


Signed QB Turner Gill (CFL-Montreal ’85), QB Ron Reeves (USFL-New Jersey ’87), RB Tony Boddie (NFL-Denver ’87), RB Chris Brewer (NFL-Chicago ’87), WR Vince Courville (NFL-Dallas ’87), WR Kelley Johnson (NFL-Indianapolis ’87), T-G Arland Thompson (NFL-Kansas City ’87), DE Ray Cattage (USFL-Portland ’87), DL John Walker (NFL-Kansas City ’87),  LB Kiki DeAyala (NFL-Cincinnati ’87), DB Mike Thurman (CFL-Edmonton ’87), DB Jitter Fields (NFL-Kansas City ’87);


Re-signed WR Richard Johnson (NFL-Washingotn ’87), OL Scott Boucher (NFL-Houston ’87);


Traded FB-TE Mark Rush to the Oklahoma Outlaws in exchange for cash considerations;


Acquired rights to OL Frank Kalil from the Jacksonville Bulls in exchange for cash considerations.



Jacksonville Bulls


Signed P Larry Swider (USFL-Orlando ’87), PK Jeff Brockhaus (NFL-San Fran ’87), QB Vince Evans (NFL-LA Raiders ’87), QB Bob Gagliano (NFL-San Fran. ’87), QB Ken Hobart (CFL-Hamilton ’87), RB Bobby Howard (NFL-Tampa Bay ’87), RB Sam Harrell (NFL-Minnesota ’87), OG Rick Kehr (NFL-Washington ’87), OG Frank Frazier (NFL-Washington ’87), OL Steve Rogers (NFL-Kansas City ’87), DL Walter Carter (NFL-Tampa Bay ’87), LB Ed Smith (USFL-Memphis ’87);


Traded QB Ed Luther to the Oakland Invaders in exchange for LB Howard Carson and draft considerations;


Traded LB Tom Dinkel from the Memphis Showboats in exchange for future considerations;


Traded DL Eddie Weaver and DB Mike Thomas to the Memphis Showboats in exchange for NG Ron Simmons and WR Greg Moser;


Acquired WR Darryl Crane from the Oklahoma Outlaws in exchange for cash considerations.



Memphis Showboats


Signed PK Brian Franco (NFL-Cleveland ’87), QB Dean May (NFL-Denver ’87), WR Willie Gillespie (NFL-Minnesota ’87), FB Mike Schellen (USFL-Jacksonville ’87), TE Mike Sherrod (USFL-Portland ’87), C-G Wayne Jones (NFL-Minnesota ’87), OL Pat Saindon (NFL-Atlanta ’87), DE Jimmy Walker (NFL-Minnesota ’87), DT Manny Weaver (NFL-Atlants ’87);


Acquired LB Tom Dinkel from the Jacksonville Bulls in exchange for future considerations;


Acquired P-K Ricky Anderson from the Birmingham Stallions in exchange for cash considerations.



New Jersey Generals


Signed QB Matt Robinson (USFL-Portland ’87), P Jim Miller (NFL-New York Giants ’87), RB Leon Perry (USFL-Orlando ’87), RB Rich Erenberg (NFL-Pittsburgh ’86), TE Sam Bowers (NFL-Chicago ’87), OG Gerry Raymond (USFL-Portland ’87), G-T Bill Dugan (NFL-New York Giants ’87), OL Joe Silipo (NFL-Buffalo ’87), OL Ken Smith (NFL-Cincinnati ’87), LB Marcus Marek (NFL-Chicago ’87), DB Durwood Roquemore (NFL-Buffalo ’87), DB David Martin (NFL-Buffalo ’87), SS Troy West (NFL-Philadelphia ’87);


Traded RB Weldon Ledbetter & RB-KR Rod Pegues to the Oklahoma Outlaws in exchange for draft considerations.



Oakland Invaders


Signed P Jeff Partridge (USFL-Portland ’87), QB Gale Gilbert (NFL-Seattle ’86), RB Kirby Warren (CFL-Calgary ’87), FB Vince Williams (USFL-Portland ’87), WR Al Williams (NFL-San Diego ’87), SB Malcolm Moore (NFL-LA Raiders ’87), TE Mark Keel (NFL-Sea./KC ’87), TE Gordon Hudson (NFL-Seattle camp ’87), DE Greg Fields (USFL-Arizona ’87), DL Monte Bennett (NFL-San Diego ’87), DB Darryl Hemphill (CFL-British Columbia ’87), 


Re-signed TE Ron Wheeler (NFL-LA Raiders ’87), OL Tracy Franz (NFL-San Fran. ’87), DB Derrick Martin (NFL-San Fran. ’87), OL Navy Tuiasosopo (NFL-LA Rams ’87), OL David Diaz-Infante (NFL-San Diego ’87), DL Monte Bennett (NFL-San Diego ’87), LB Kyle Borland (NFL-LA Rams ’87);


Acquired QB Ed Luther from the Jacksonville Bulls in exchange for LB Howard Carson;


Acquired RB Kevin Nelson from the Oklahoma Outlaws in exchange for draft considerations;


Acquired LB John Bungartz from the Jacksonville Bulls in exchange for cash considerations;


Acquired rights to TE Mark Keel from the Oklahoma Outlaws in exchange for TE-WR David Hersey.



Oklahoma Outlaws


Signed PK Jim Gallery (NFL-St. Louis ’87), QB Glenn Carano, QB-WR Danny Bradley (NFL-Detroit ’87), P Buzz Sawyer (NFL-Dallas ’87), WR Jerry Gordon (CFL-Calgary ’87), WR Daric Zeno (USFL-Denver ’87), TE Ron Wheeler (NFL-LA Raiders ’87), OG Greg Roberts (USFL-Denver ’87), OG Conrad Goode (NFL-Tampa Bay ’87), DT Allen Hughes (USFL-Portland ’87), LB Bill Roe (NFL-New Orleans ’87), DB Dwayne Anderson (NFL-St. Louis ’87);


Traded WR Darryl Crane to the Jacksonville Bulls in exchange for cash considerations;


Traded rights to RB Kevin Nelson to the Oakland Invaders in exchange for draft considerations;


Traded rights to TE Mark Keel to the Oakland Invaders in exchange for TE-WR David Hersey, 


Acquired rights to OG Greg Roberts from the Jacksonville Bulls;


Acquired RB Weldon Ledbetter from the New Jersey Generals in exchange for future considerations;


Acquired rights to WR-KR Buster Rhymes, WR Daric Zeno, WR Duane Gunn and RB Robert Lewis from the Jacksonville Bulls in exchange for cash and draft considerations;


Acquired FB-TE Mark Rush from the Houston Gamblers in exchange for cash considerations.



Orlando Renegades


Signed PK Danny Miller (USFL-Birmingham ’87), QB Reggie Collier (CFL-Ottawa ’87), QB Erik Kramer (NFL-Atlanta ’87), RB Leonard Williams (NFL-Buffalo ’87), WR Marion Brown (USFL-Portland ’87), WR Thad McFadden (NFL-Buffalo ’87), OT Doug Mackie (NFL-Atlanta ’87), OG Jeff Kiewel (NFL-Atlanta ’87), OC Joe Bock (NFL-Buffalo ’87), C-G Kenny Howell (USFL-Jacksonville.’87), OT Tommy Robison (NFL-Green Bay ’87), LB Will Cokeley (NFL-Buffalo ’87), DB-WR Herkie Walls (NFL-Tampa Bay ’87), DB Vic Bellamy (NFL-Philadelphia ’87), P Jeff Gossett (NFL-Cleveland ’86).



Tampa Bay Bandits


Signed P Greg Cater (NFL-St.Louis ’87), QB Mike Kelley (NFL-San Diego ’87), OC Chuck Pitcock (NFL-Tampa Bay ’87), OL Reggie Smith (NFL-Tampa Bay ’87), OT Bob Gruber (NFL-Green Bay ’87), OL Greg Loberg (NFL-New Orleans ’87), OT Dan Doubiago (NFL-Kansas City ’87), C-T John Stadnik (NFL-San Diego ’87), DE Calvin Turner (NFL-Tampa Bay ’87), DE James Ramey (NFL-Tampa Bay ’87), DE Mike Clark (NFL-Tampa Bay ’87), DB Marcus Quinn (NFL-Tampa Bay ’87), DB Alvin Bailey (CFL-Hamilton ’87), DB Dwayne Anderson (NFL-St.Louis ’87), DB Jon Sutton (NFL-New Orleans ’87);


Acquired DT Reggie Singletary from the Jacksonville Bulls in exchange for cash considerations; 


Traded DE Ken Gillen from the Baltimore Stars in exchange for draft considerations.