Detroit Lions Transactions 2012

December
DATETRANSACTION
29 December 2012Placed DT Sammie Hill on injured reserve. Signed DL Jimmy Saddler-McQueen from the practice squad.
19 December 2012Placed CB Jacob Lacey on injured reserve. Signed CB Rob Bartell. Signed DB Ross Weaver to the practice squad. Placed DT Nick Fairley on injured reserve. Signed DT Ogemdi Nwagbuo.
15 December 2012Released WR Lance Long. Signed RB Shaun Chapas from the practice squad.
12 December 2012Placed DT Corey Williams on injured reserve. Signed DT Andre Fluellen. Released DE Kendrick Adams from the practice squad. Signed DT Jimmy Saddler-McQueen to the practice squad.
4 December 2012Placed WR Titus Young and WR Ryan Broyles on injured reserve. Released S Erik Coleman. Signed WR Kris Durham from the practice squad and WR Troy Burrell to the practice squad. Signed S Tyrell Johnson.
November
DATETRANSACTION
21 November 2012Released DT Jimmy Saddler-McQueen from the practice squad. Signed G Justin Boren to the practice squad.
12 November 2012Released CB Alphonso Smith.
6 November 2012Released G Pat Boyle from the practice squad. Signed WR Troy Burrell to the practice squad.
1 November 2012Placed CB Bill Bentley on injured reserve. Signed CB Don Carey.
October
DATETRANSACTION
24 October 2012Placed WR Nate Burleson on injured reserve and DB Lionel Smith on the practice squad/injured list. Signed WR Brian Robiskie. Signed WR Kendrick Adams to the practice squad.
22 October 2012Signed CB Justin Miller. Released LB Doug Hogue.
18 October 2012Signed CB Alphonso Smith. Released RB Keiland Williams.
17 October 2012Signed G Pat Boyle to the practice squad.
4 October 2012Signed DE Clifton Geathers and CB Lionel Smith to the practice squad.
September
DATETRANSACTION
29 September 2012Released CB Jerome Murphy. Signed S Ricardo Silva from the practice squad.
25 September 2012Signed P Nick Harris. Placed P Ben Graham on injured reserve.
19 September 2012Claimed CB Jerome Murphy off waivers from New Orleans. Placed CB Drayton Florence on injured reserve.
18 September 2012Released CB Kevin Barnes. Released RB Stephfon Green from the practice squad. Signed CB Conroy Black to the practice squad.
3 September 2012Signed CB Drayton Florence. Released S Ricardo Silva. Signed G Rodney Austin, FB Shaun Chapas, WR Kris Durham, WR Patrick Edwards, RB Stephfon Green, LB Carmen Messina, DT Lorenzo Washington and DB Ross Weaver to the practice squad.
1 September 2012Signed G Rodney Austin, WR Patrick Edwards, LB Carmen Messina, CB Ross Weaver and RB Stephfon Green to the practice squad.
August
DATETRANSACTION
31 August 2012Released G Rodney Austin, G Pat Boyle, DE Everette Brown, DE Ugo Chinasa, P Ryan Donahue, WR Patrick Edwards, DT Andre Fluellen, G Dan Gerberry, TE Alex Gottlieb, WR Nate Hughes, S Reshard Langford, WR Lance Long, DE Edmon McClam, LB Carmen Messina, WR Wallace Miles, CB Justin Miller, DT Tracy Robertson, CB Alphonso Smith, WR Maurice Stovall, CB Ross Weaver and TE Austin Wells.
27 August 2012Placed RB Jahvid Best and CB Chris Greenwood on the reserve/physically unable to perform list. Placed G Bill Nagy and T Jonathan Scott on injured reserve. Released RB James Bryant, WR Dominique Curry, WR Jarett Dillard, K Derek Dimke, RB Stephfon Green, S Sean Jones, S Isaac Madison, G Jacques McClendon, G J.C. Oram, DT Bobby Skinner and WR Terrence Toliver. Waived/injured LB Slade Norris.
23 August 2012Signed WR Kassim Osgood. Waived QB R.J. Archer. Waived CB Drew Coleman and DE Michael Cosgrove from the reserve-injured list.
22 August 2012Signed WR Kassim Osgood. Waived QB R.J. Archer. Waived CB Drew Coleman and DE Michael Cosgrove from the reserve-injured list.
21 August 2012Placed TE Nathan Overbay and S Don Carey on the waived-injured list. Signed CB Isaac Madison. Claimed DT Bobby Skinner off waivers from the N.Y. Giants.
16 August 2012Placed CB Drew Coleman on injured reserve. Claimed G Bill Nagy off waivers from Dallas.
11 August 2012Signed CB Reshard Langford. Released LB Korey Bosworth.
5 August 2012Signed DE Cliff Avril to a one-year contract and LB Korey Bosworth.
2 August 2012Signed CB Ross Weaver, DT Tracy Robertson and G Pat Boyle. Waived CB Dontrell Johnson and LS Matt Camilli. Placed DT Michael Cosgrove on the waived/injured list.
July
DATETRANSACTION
28 July 2012Removed DE Ronnell Lewis from the physically-unable-to-perform list.
27 July 2012Placed RB Jahvid Best on the active/physically-unable-to-perform list and OL Jonathan Scott on the active/non-football injury list.
25 July 2012Released OT Johnny Culbreath. Signed OT Jonathan Scott, CB Drew Coleman and CB Justin Miller.
24 July 2012Named Elizabeth Parkinson senior vice president of marketing and partnerships.
23 July 2012Terminated the contract of CB Aaron Berry. Signed OT Riley Reiff.
June
DATETRANSACTION
29 June 2012Signed coach Jim Schwartz to a multiyear contract extension.
25 June 2012Signed S Sean Jones to a one-year contract. Released S Sam Proctor.
21 June 2012Signed QB R.J. Archer. Released WR Troy Burrell.
12 June 2012Signed WR Jarett Dillard. Released OT Quinn Barham.
5 June 2012Signed WR Maurice Stovall to a one-year contract. Released WR Jared Karstetter. Named Rob Wooley director of community affairs and Detroit Lions Charities.
May
DATETRANSACTION
15 May 2012Signed DB Sam Proctor and WR Wallace Miles to one-year contracts.
10 May 2012Signed WR Ryan Broyles, DE Ronnell Lewis, LB Tahir Whitehead, CB Chris Greenwood, CB Jonte Green, LB Travis Lewis, 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.
1 May 2012Signed WR Lance Long.
April
DATETRANSACTION
30 April 2012Agreed to terms with QB Kellen Moore.
March
DATETRANSACTION
27 March 2012Agreed to terms with RB Kevin Smith on a one-year contract.
20 March 2012Re-signed DT Andre Fluellen to a one-year contract.
19 March 2012Re-signed P Ben Graham to a one-year contract.
14 March 2012Signed WR Calvin Johnson an eight-year contract.
13 March 2012Signed WR Calvin Johnson an eight-year contract.
February
DATETRANSACTION
13 February 2012Promoted secondary coach Tim Walton to secondary/third-down package coach. Named Marcus Robertson defensive assistant/secondary coach.