Tag: Forrest Lamp

Saints send backup guard Forrest Lamp to I.R., re-sign kicker John Parker Romo

The Saints made several roster moves ahead of their preseason game against the Packers, sending OL Forrest Lamp to injured reserve, via @RossJacksonNOLA:

Ahead of the New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers preseason game the Saints made a couple of roster moves. Friday’s update to the daily NFL transactions wire reported that New Orleans placed offensive lineman Forrest Lamp on injured reserve, brought kicker John Park Romo back, and had offensive lineman Sage Doxtater revert to injured reserve after clearing waivers.

Lamp was one of the Saints few options on the line that had capabilities at center behind Erik McCoy and Nick Martin, though he’s mostly lined up at left guard behind Andrus Peat. Doxtater left the field during Wednesday’s joint practices with the Packers, which was a concerning day for the New Orleans offensive line. On a day where Ryan Ramczyk and Landon Young were already not participating, the team saw rookie Trevor Penning, veteran James Hurst, and Doxtator leave the field. Penning was able to return.

The Saints have brought in Derrick Kelly, who has been on and off with the Saints in recent seasons, to help out on with numbers on the line. Meanwhile, the return of Romo helps to keep starting kicker Wil Lutz fresh throughout camp. Lutz is currently 34-of-35 in camp with his only miss being a 57-yard field goal which he retried unofficially and nailed. Keeping Lutz fresh and healthy this offseason could be the difference between wins and losses in 2022.

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Saints re-sign backup offensive lineman Forrest Lamp

New Orleans Saints re-sign backup offensive lineman Forrest Lamp, via @DillySanders:

As first reported by NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the New Orleans Saints are re-signing backup offensive lineman Forrest Lamp. Lamp played for the Los Angeles Chargers from 2017 to 2020 before he signed with the Saints practice squad. Lamp played one snap on offense and five snaps on special teams in New Orleans during his one season on the team.

His heaviest workload in the NFL came in 2020, where he played 100% of the Chargers’ snaps on offense. During that season, when Lamp lined up exclusively at left guard, Pro Football Focus gave him a 60.7 pass blocking rating and a 42.8 run blocking rating.

Lamp is a serviceable backup in the NFL, but re-signing him shouldn’t move the needle for New Orleans and it should not take offensive line off the table for the Saints during the 2020 NFL draft. Lamp is a fairly athletic offensive lineman, which could give an outline for the team’s draft needs.

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Saints call up reinforcements from their practice squad in last-minute roster moves

Saints call up reinforcements from their practice squad in last-minute roster moves, send DE Tanoh Kpassagnon to injured reserve

Some help is on the way for the New Orleans Saints ahead of their Thursday night kickoff with the Dallas Cowboys. Five players were brought up from their practice squad while another was sent to injured reserve to make room. Here’s what you need to know about each of these last-minute transactions:

Saints try out multiple free agent linebackers, offensive linemen

The Saints tried out multiple free agent linebackers and offensive linemen on Monday:

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So this is interesting. With an extra day of preparation ahead of them before next Monday’s kickoff with the Seahawks, the New Orleans Saints stepped out of their bye week and invited seven free agents for a group tryout. The group is split on pretty clean lines between three linebackers and four offensive linemen. None of them have been signed just yet.

So what’s the deal? We know that linebacker Kwon Alexander is close to returning from injured reserve after hurting his elbow back in Week 1, and the team will need to open a roster spot to make room for him. There are other players who could be on the move at different positions like wide receiver and defensive back but there’s help coming there, too, so the Saints may have to keep their focus limited at linebacker.

Of the linebackers currently healthy and under contract, Demario Davis and Pete Werner dominate defensive snaps while Kaden Elliss gets in on certain packages. Zack Baun waits in reserve and Andrew Dowell really only plays special teams (a role in which he’s excelled, by the way). Baun won’t be exposed to waivers after being drafted highly last year, making Dowell the unfortunate odd man out. If he ends up being claimed by another team, the Saints probably want to know their options in replacing him on the practice squad, which explains these workouts.

As for the bevy of offensive line tryouts: there’s no clear and obvious reason for the interest. The Saints are expected to get starting center Erik McCoy and All-Pro left tackle Terron Armstead back soon to reassemble their starting five. Their backups (James Hurst and Landon Young at tackle, Will Clapp and Calvin Throckmorton at guard) haven’t embarrassed themselves when asked to start. But great teams are always keeping an interest in churning the bottom of the depth chart, and it makes sense to look for better options than Jordan Mills and Caleb Benenoch on the practice squad.

Here’s a quick look at the seven free agent tryouts from Monday:

 

Giants sign Devery Hamilton to practice squad, work out Forrest Lamp

The New York Giants worked out three players on Tuesday, including Forrest Lamp, before signing OL Devery Hamilton to their practice squad.

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The New York Giants held their weekly workouts in East Rutherford on Tuesday and the focus this time around was on offensive linemen.

Among those in for a tryout were offensive tackles Devery Hamilton and Elijah Nkansah, and guard Forrest Lamp.

The 27-year-old Lamp was a second-round pick of the Los Angeles Chargers in the 2017 NFL draft. He spent four seasons with L.A. before joining the Buffalo Bills for a cup of coffee this past offseason.

Lamp has appeared in 25 career games with 18 starts.

Nkansah, 26, was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted rookie out of Toledo in 2018. He has also spent time with the Seattle Seahawks (2018-2019), Houston Texans (2019-2020), Indianapolis Colts (2021) and New York Jets (2021). He also had a brief second stint with the Titans earlier this year.

Nkansah has appeared in just one career game (no starts).

Finally, the 23-year-old Hamilton signed with the Las Vegas Raiders as an undrafted rookie out of Duke (by way of Stanford) earlier this year before being released, re-signed and then released again in late September. He has never appeared in a regular-season game.

The Giants passed on both Lamp and Nkansahm for now, but have signed Hamilton to their practice squad.

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Bills waive Duke Williams, place Forrest Lamp on IR in slew of roster moves

#Bills waive Duke Williams, place Forrest Lamp on IR in slew of roster moves:

The Buffalo Bills took two players out of contention for places on team’s final 53-man roster thanks to injury designations. That pair is offensive lineman Forrest Lamp and wide receiver Duke Williams.

The team announced on Monday that Lamp was placed on injured reserve. He has barely practiced during training camp thanks to a calf injury.

Williams evidently suffered an undisclosed injury recently as he was waived via injury settlement.

In corresponding moves, the Bills signed running back Kerrith Whyte and cornerback Tim Harris to take their places on the roster.

Wythe was a seventh-round pick of the Chicago Bears in 2019 and also spent time with the Pittsburgh Steelers as a rookie. Last season he was on the Detroit Lions’ practice squad.

A sixth-round pick of the San Francisco 49ers in 2019, Harris was released by the Niners earlier this month via an injury settlement. He suffered a groin injury this summer.

By Tuesday, the Bills have to trim their roster by five players ahead of the NFL’s coming deadline for roster cuts. Whyte and Harris will likely not be apart of those, but they do have an uphill battle to find a place on the team’s final roster with how late they are joining the roster.

However, the practice squad could be a possibility.

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4 Bills players who might go on the trade block before roster cuts

4 #Bills players who might go on the trade block before roster cuts:

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Bills head coach Sean McDermott and general manager Brandon Beane, nearly since Day 1, have never been shy about making deals. If there’s a trade to be had, you can bet those two are looking into it.

For the Bills front office, there hasn’t been any trade that’s too big or too small for the team to make.

While we’re still a few weeks away from any roster cuts to get Buffalo down to 53 players, they are looming. And something more profitable than cutting a player? Trading him.

With that, here are four players that might end up on the Bills’ trading block before cuts.

Ex-Chargers OL Forrest Lamp signs with Bills

The highly-touted draft prospect is taking his talents elsewhere.

The Chargers saw another one of their starting offensive linemen from this past season sign elsewhere.

The Bills agreed to terms with guard Forrest Lamp on a one-year deal Wednesday.

Lamp, Los Angeles’ second-round pick of the 2017 NFL draft, had high expectations entering his rookie season. Unfortunately, an ACL tear on the first day of training camp derailed it.

He served as a backup in his sophomore season. Once given expanded playing time in Year 3, he went on to play seven games before a broken leg ended the season.

This past season, Lamp remained healthy and did not miss a snap. However, he struggled mightily on the field. Lamp earned a below-average grade of 49.4 overall.

To fill the void at left guard, L.A. signed Matt Feiler last month. The team will likely look to the draft to add depth behind him.

Bills sign OL Forrest Lamp to one-year deal

The team announced the move on Wednesday, and it’s said to be a one-year deal.

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The Buffalo Bills have signed offensive lineman Forrest Lamp. The team announced the move on Wednesday, and it’s said to be a one-year deal.

Lamp, 27, just finished up his rookie contract with the Los Angeles Chargers. Previously a 2017 second-round pick, Lamp was a pretty well-touted prospect prior to that draft, which led to him being select No. 38 overall. He was the first guard picked that year.

Once in the NFL though, Lamp struggled mightily with injuries. During his rookie training camp, he tore his ACL and missed his entire first season. That also led to him being a backup in his second season as well.

In 2019 he finally saw extended playing time with seven games played, but then he broke his leg.

Finally last year, Lamp remained healthy and did not miss a snap. Pro Football Focus wasn’t overly nice to him, though. He earned a below-average grade of 49.4 overall from the football analytics outlet. His pass blocking mark of 60.7 is solid, at least.

Recently the Bills have added other depth to their offensive line with the likes of Bobby Hart and Jamil Douglas as well. All three will likely see a chance to at least earn a backup spot, but if they impress, Buffalo is no stranger to giving new players starting jobs along the O-line. Daryl Williams did that just last season.

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12 low-cost free agents who can help the Lions in 2021

Some budget free agency options for the Lions and GM Brad Holmes

Free agency begins on March 17th, the first time the new Detroit Lions management regime, headed by GM Brad Holmes, will have a chance to add significant pieces to the roster (outside of the Goff-Stafford trade, which also becomes official that day). We don’t yet know how Holmes, assistant GM Ray Agnew and senior executive John Dorsey will handle free agency acquisitions, but one way they can help the team is to find value without overpaying.

The theme here is to find lower-budget free agents who have a chance to contribute right away, but also with an eye toward perhaps being part of the longer-term success of the Lions.

None of the 12 players listed here should command more than $5 million per year on average. If that threshold isn’t met, the Lions probably need to pass on the players here. Also, none will be more than 31 years old at the start of the 2021 regular season.