2008 Offseason
January
- 8 Signed DE Willie Evans to reserve/futures contract
- 13 Announced a 17-month extension of contract of team president Rich McKay
- 13 Named former Patriots director of college scouting Thomas Dimitroff as new general manager
- 16 Defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer signed to same position with Cincinnati Bengals
- 23 Named Mike Smith head coach
- 24 Named Emmitt Thomas assistant head coach, Bill Musgrave quarterbacks coach and Brian VanGorder defensive coordinator
- 25 Named Mike Mularkey offensive coordinator
- 26 Named Terry Robiskie offensive coordinator, Ray Hamilton defensive line coach, Gerald Brown running backs coach and Glenn Thomas offensive quality control coach
- 29 Named Keith Armstrong special teams coordinator, Jeff Fish strength and conditioning coach, Bill Hughan assistant strength and conditioning coach and retrained Tom McMahon as assistant special teams coach
- 30 Named Chris Scelfo tight ends coach and Paul Dunn assistant offensive line coach
- 31 Named Paul Boudreau offensive line coach
February
- 4 Named Joe Danna defensive quality control coach
- 5 Re-signed free agent TE George Cooper
- 6 Named Alvin Reynolds defensive backs coach
- 9 Assistant General Manager Billy Devaney named Executive Vice President of Player Personnel for the St. Louis Rams
- 11 Waived WR Todd Watkins
- 15 Released TE Alge Crumpler, QB Byron Leftwich, T Wayne Gandy, CB Lewis Sanders, WR Jamin Elliott, LB Marcus Wilkins and DT Rod Coleman.
- 29 Re-signed QB Chris Redman
March
- 1 Agreed to terms with free agent S Erik Coleman and CB Von Hutchins
- 2 Agreed to terms with free agent TE Ben Hartsock and RB Michael Turner
- 3 Released RB Warrick Dunn
- 5 Released QB Joey Harrington
- 7 Signed free agents DT Rashad Moore, DT Kindal Moorehead and DE Simon Fraser
- 10 Signed free agent DT Tim Anderson
- 10 Signed free agent C Alex Stepanovich
- 12 Re-signed QB Joey Harrington
- 14 Signed free agent TE Jason Rader
- 19 Retained exclusive rights to T Tyson Clabo
- 20 Traded CB DeAngelo Hall to Oakland for a second-round pick in 2008 and a fifth-round pick in 2009
- 21 Signed free agent K Jason Elam
- 24 Retained exclusive rights to DT Montavious Stanley
April
- 24 Signed free agent K Kevin Lovell
- 26 Drafted QB Matt Ryan (R1-3 overall), OT Sam Baker (R1-21 overall) and LB Curtis Lofton (R2-37 overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft
- 26 Traded two second round choices (#34 and #48 overall) and a fourth round choice (#103) to the Washington Redskins for a first round choice (#21 overall/T Sam Baker), a third round choice (#84 overall) and a fifth round choice (#154 overall)
- 27 Drafted CB Chevis Jackson (R3-68 overall), WR Harry Douglas (R3-84 overall), S Thomas DeCoud (R3-98 overall) LB Robert James (R5-138), LB Kroy Biermann (R5-154 overall), RB Thomas Brown (R6-172 overall), CB Wilrey Fontenot (R7-212 overall) and TE Keith Zinger (R7-232 overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft
- 28 Signed undrafted free agents LB Isaac Brown (Central Michigan University), P Jimmie Kaylor (Colorado State University), CB Glenn Sharpe (Miami, Fla.), FS D.J. Wolfe (Oklahoma University), DE Brandon Miller (University of Georgia), RB Jamar Brittingham (Bloomsburg University) and T Michael Butterworth (Slippery Rock University)
- 29 Signed free agents WR Chandler Williams and DB Nick Turnbull
May
- 19 Released LB Earl Everett and DB Nick Turnbull and signed WR Tony Gonzalez (wide receiver),S Eric Brock and S Jamal Lewis
- 20 Agreed to contract terms with QB Matt Ryan (first-round draft choice)
- 21 Signed free agent TE Brad Listorti
- 22 Waived P Jimmie Kaylor
- 23 Waived SS D.J. Wolfe
June
- 7 Signed Draft pick, TE Keith Zinger to a four-year contract
- 10 Waived TE George Cooper
- 10 Signed Draft picks CB Chevis Jackson and S Thomas DeCoud
- 17 Released DB Jimmy Williams and signed Draft pick Wilrey Fontenot
- 18 Signed Draft pick RB Thomas Brown
- 20 Agreed to contract terms with veteran free agent S Deke Cooper
- 20 Agreed to contract terms with Draft pick WR Harry Douglas
- 20 - Released OT Michael Butterworth, DE Derrick Jones, S Jamal Lewis and OL Kurt Quarterman
- 23 Released C Doug Datish
- 26 Signed Draft pick DE Kroy Biermann
July
- 18 Released WR Tony Gonzalez (wide receiver)
- 15 Signed Draft pick LB Robert James
- 23 Named Georgia Force Head Coach Doug Plank Falcons coaching assistant
- 25 Signed Draft pick LB Curtis Lofton
- 25 Signed CB Blue Adams, LB Coy Wire and OL Michael Butterworth, waived CB Glenn Sharpe and OL Pat McCoy, reached an injury settlement with LB Travis Williams, placed DT Trey Lewis on the active/non-football injury list and placed T Renardo Foster and the physically unable to perform list
- 26 Signed Draft pick T Sam Baker
August
- 4 Released RB Jamar Brittingham and signed TE George Cooper
- 6 Signed LB Mickey Pimentel and placed LB Robert James on injured reserve
- 7 Signed C Doug Datish and waived K Kevin Lovell
- 11 Waived/injured TE Brad Listorti
- 19 Released WR Joe Horn and waived/injured LB Isaac Brown
- 24 Released TE George Cooper and signed TE Marcus Pollard
- 26 Placed DT Trey Lewis on the reserve-non football injury list and T Renardo Foster on the reserve-physically unable to perform list
- 30 Waived OL D'Anthony Batiste, S Eric Brock, OL Michael Butterworth, S Deke Cooper, C Doug Datish, DE Willie Evans, QB Joey Harrington, CB Wilrey Fontenot, OL Kynan Forney, DE Brandon Miller, DT Rashad Moore, OL Terrance Pennington, LB Mickey Pimentel, TE Marcus Pollard, CB Glenn Sharpe, DT Montavious Stanley, S Daren Stone, LB Cameron Vaughn, WR Eric Weems, WR Chandler Williams, TE Keith Zinger and placed RB Thomas Brown on injured reserve
- 31 Claimed DT Jason Jefferson off waivers, released DT Tim Anderson and signed TE Keith Zinger, WR Eric Weems, OL D'Anthony Batiste, DB Glenn Sharpe, DB Eric Brock and DE Brandon Miller to the practice squad.
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