NFL Futures Deals

This is the time of year we see the term “reserve/future contract” tossed around. Not everyone is entirely clear on what that means or how a player is signed to a reserve/future contract. That’s why we’re here. When a player is signed to a reserve/future contract that means they are being signed for the upcoming season. It’s typically a one- or two-year deal at the league minimum based on number of years of experience in the NFL. Only players who were not on any team’s active roster at the end of the season are eligible to sign reserve/future contracts. Players who typically sign these deals were on practice squads, but we’ll also see a few veterans sprinkled into the mix. These players that sign reserve/future deals are added to their respective teams’ “active” rosters on the first day of the new league year, which happens to be March 7, 2016 this season. Most players who sign reserve/future contracts end up getting cut during the summer, but we’ve seen a few players survive into the regular season. Broncos C Matt Paradis, Chiefs RB Spencer Ware, Patriots RB Dion Lewis, Saints CB Delvin Breaux, Saints RB Tim Hightower, Saints WR Willie Snead, and Raiders WR Seth Roberts were a few players who inked futures deals last offseason and ended up contributing in 2015. Below is where we’ll track all of these signings.

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ARIZONA CARDINALS

C Taylor Boggs, DB Cariel Brooks, DB Carrington Byndom, OG

Edawn Coughman, OT Rob Crisp, DB Durell Eskridge, RB Marion Grice, RB Robert Hughes, DB Asa Jackson, OG Antoine McClain, LB Quayshawn Nealy, DE Olsen Pierre, LB Mike Reilly, WR Jaxon Shipley, C Valerian Ume-Ezeoke, OT John Wetzel, DB Kevin White, DB Tyrequek Zimmerman

ATLANTA FALCONS

WR C.J. Goodwin, RB Gus Johnson, WR Jordan Leslie, OG Collin Rahrig, QB Matt Simms

BALTIMORE RAVENS

LB Brennen Beyer, OG Leon Brown, DE Nordly Capi, OT Blaine Clausell, WR Chuck Jacobs, QB Jerrod Johnson, DB Nick Perry, TE Harold Spears

BUFFALO BILLS

TE Blake Annen, DB Javier Arenas, WR Jarrett Boykin, DB Jonathan Dowling, WR Greg Little, TE Jacob Maxwell, C Ronald Patrick, DE Cedric Reed, OG Cyril Richardson, DB Phillip Thomas, RB James Wilder Jr.

CAROLINA PANTHERS

DT Eric Crume, DB Travell Dixon, WR Cobi Hamilton, OT Donald Hawkins, OG Tyler Larsen, C Matthew Masifilo, DE Larry Webster, OG David Yankey

CHICAGO BEARS

DB DeVante Bausby, QB Matt Blanchard, DE Keith Browner, C Cornelius Edison, RB Paul Lasike, WR Marcus Lucas, LB Danny Mason, WR Nathan Palmer, TE Gannon Sinclair, OG Martin Wallace

CINCINNATI BENGALS

OT Darryl Baldwin, WR Michael Bennett, DB Chykie Brown, LB Jayson DiManche, RB Bronson Hill, K Zach Hocker, OG Trey Hopkins, DE Dezmond Johnson, WR Jake Kumerow, TE Matt Lengel, LB Jeff Luc, TE John Peters, DB Floyd Raven

CLEVELAND BROWNS

DB Sean Baker, OG Conor Boffeli, OT Dan France, C Garth Gerhart, TE Connor Hamlett, OT Erle Ladson, DB Tim Scott, RB Terrell Watson, DE Dylan Wynn

DALLAS COWBOYS

LB Derek Akunne, WR Donte Foster, LB Jerrell Harris, DB Buddy Jackson, RB Ben Malena, DE Michael McAdoo, DB Brandon McGee, DE Efe Obada, OT Justin Renfrow, OG Jared Smith, LB

Keith Smith

DENVER BRONCOS

WR Jace Davis, TE Manasseh Garner, RB Cyrus Gray, P Will Johnson, DB B.J. Lowery, WR DeVier Posey, OT Darrion Weems

DETROIT LIONS

LB Khaseem Greene, TE Casey Pierce, WR Ryan Spadola, OT Tyrus Thompson, WR Corey Washington, WR Austin Willis

GREEN BAY PACKERS

LB Carl Bradford, DT William Campbell, TE Mitchell Henry, WR Jamel Johnson, DE B.J. McBryde, DT Christian Ringo, OG Matt Rotheram, OT Jeremy Vujnovich, WR Ed Williams, QB

Ryan Williams

HOUSTON TEXANS

OG Karim Barton, C Dalton Freeman, RB Kenny Hilliard, WR Josh Lenz, DB Robert Nelson, DE Dan Pettinato, LB Gerald Rivers, DT Devon Still, TE Eric Tomlinson, LB Tony Washington

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

OT Pierce Burton, OG Ben Heenan, LB Edwin Jackson, DT Ricky Lumpkin, OG Kitt O’Brien, LB Eze Obiora, DB Dezmen Southward, WR Joshua Stangby

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

WR Rasheed Bailey, OG Kadeem Edwards, WR Shaq Evans, TE Ben Koyack, WR Rashad Lawrence, OT Patrick Miller, LB Sean Porter, OG Chris Reed, DB Rashaad Reynolds, DE Quanterus Smith, DB

Earl Wolff

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

LB Tyrell Adams, WR Da’Ron Brown, DB Deveron Carr, WR Kenny Cook, DE Dominique Davis, OT Reid Fragel, OT Laurence Gibson, LB Cameron Gordon, DB Jordan Kovacs, DB Keith Lewis, OG Michael Liedtke, RB Trey Millard, WR Kashif Moore, RB Darrin Reaves, DT Jimmy Staten, DT Alameda Ta’amu, TE Ross Travis, WR Fred Williams

LOS ANGELES RAMS

OG David Arkin, TE Justice Cunningham, LB Zack Hodges, RB Zach Laskey, WR Deon Long, LB Matthew Wells

MIAMI DOLPHINS

WR Damarr Aultman, WR Tyler Davis, QB Zac Dysert, RB Jahwan Edwards, WR Robert Herron, TE Dominique Jones, LB Terrell Manning, WR Tyler Murphy, OG Vinston Painter, OG Anthony Steen, DB Dax Swanson, NT Charles Tuaau, DE Julius Warmsley, DE

Jordan Williams

MINNESOTA VIKINGS

OG Isame Faciane, WR Isaac Fruechte, DT Toby Johnson, DB John Lowdermilk, LB Terrance Plummer, RB Blake Renaud, LB Alex Singleton, WR Terrell Sinkfield, DB Melvin White

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

OG Chris Barker, WR DeAndre Carter, RB Joey Iosefa, DB Rashaan Melvin, OT Keavon Milton, DB Cedric Thompson, DB James Vaughters, DT Joe Vellano, DB Brock Vereen

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

RB Vick Ballard, WR Reggie Bell, DB Tony Carter, DB Alden Darby, DB Brandon Dixon, DB Erik Harris, WR R.J. Harris, DE Phillip Hunt, OG Cyril Lemon, DT Ashaad Mabry, TE Chris Manhertz, WR Kyle Prater, OT Bryan Witzmann, WR Shane Wynn

NEW YORK GIANTS

WR Tavarres King, QB G.J. Kinne, C Shane McDermott, DB Leon McFadden, DT Louis Nix, K Tom Obarski, OT

Jake Rodgers

NEW YORK JETS

WR Joseph Anderson, RB Dri Archer, LB Deion Barnes, TE Brandon Bostick, K Kyle Brindza, OT Jesse Davis, WR Titus Davis, OG Jarvis Harrison, OT Sean Hickey, LB Julian Howsare, DB Kendall James, DE Lawrence Okoye, TE Adrien Robinson, TE Wes Saxton, DB Kevin Short, NT Deon Simon, LB Julian Stanford, OG Craig Watts, RB Dominique Williams, WR Chandler Worthy

OAKLAND RAIDERS

RB George Atkinson III, OG Mitchell Bell, QB Garrett Gilbert, DB Chris Hackett, K Giorgio Tavecchio, LB Colton Underwood

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

OT Brett Boyko, OG Malcolm Bunche, LB Brandon Hepburn, WR Freddie Martino, RB Kevin Monangai, TE Chris Pantale, NT Travis Raciti, RB Ross Scheuerman, LB Deontae Skinner

PITTSBURGH STEELERS

WR Issac Blakeney, DB Jordan Dangerfield, OT Matt Feiler, C B.J. Finney, DB Isaiah Frey, DB Montell Garner, TE Xavier Grimble, DB Jacob Hagen, K Ty Long, DE Caushaud Lyons, OT Brian Mihalik, RB Rajion Neal, WR Tobais Palmer, WR Shakim Phillips, RB Daryl Richardson, DB Al-Hajj Shabazz, RB Abou Toure, QB Dustin Vaughan, DB Ray Vinopal

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS

WR Torrence Allen, WR Isaiah Burse, DB Richard Crawford, DE Ben Gardner, OG Michael Huey, DB Dexter McCoil, DT Chuka Ndulue, P Kasey Redfern, TE Tim Semisch, QB Brad Sorensen

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

K Corey Acosta, WR DiAndre Campbell, OT Colin Kelly, DT Kaleb Ramsey, WR Eric Rogers, LB Marcus Rush, DT Garrison Smith

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

RB Brandon Cottom, LS Andrew East, DB George Farmer, WR Deshon Foxx, WR Antwan Goodley, DT Justin Hamilton, DB Stanley Jean-Baptiste, WR Douglas McNeil, C Drew Nowak, DE Will Pericak, OT Terry Poole, DB Trovon Reed, TE Ronnie Shields, DE Josh Shirley, QB Phillip Sims, WR Tyler Slavin, DB Robert Smith, DE DeAngelo Tyson

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

C Josh Allen, DT Davon Coleman, WR Andre Davis, OG Antoine Everett, C Ben Gottschalk, DB Gerod Holliman, DE Martin Ifedi, DT Derrick Lott, DT Cliff Matthews, DE Jermauria Rasco, WR Bernard Reedy, DB C.J. Roberts, DB Joel Ross

TENNESSEE TITANS

DB Steven Clarke, RB David Fluellen, TE Kevin Greene, WR Nick Harwell, OG Josue Matias, OT William Poehls

WASHINGTON REDSKINS

DT Christo Bilukidi, LB Desmond Bishop, RB Mack Brown, WR LaRon Byrd, OT Takoby Cofield, DE Corey Crawford, DT Ziggy Hood, LB Willie Jefferson, DT Anthony Johnson, DT Kamal Johnson, DB Al Louis-Jean, DT Derrick Mathews, NT Jerrell Powe, C Austin Reiter, LB Lynden Trail