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December 31, 1996

The Carolina Panthers suspended DE Shawn King

December 26, 1996

The Denver Broncos placed QB Bill Musgrave on IR.

December 25, 1996

The San Francisco 49ers placed DE Michael Brandon on IR.

The Atlanta Falcons placed LLB David Brandon on IR.

The San Francisco 49ers signed RB Chuck Levy.

December 24, 1996

The Dallas Cowboys signed DB Derrick Frazier.

The Dallas Cowboys placed DB Brock Marion on IR.

December 21, 1996

The Indianapolis Colts released DB Vance Joseph.

The Oakland Raiders placed DB James Trapp on IR.

The Minnesota Vikings placed LB Ben Hanks on IR.

December 20, 1996

The Pittsburgh Steelers signed RB Terry Richardson.

The St. Louis Rams placed DT Jimmie Jones on IR.

The Pittsburgh Steelers placed RB Erric Pegram on IR.

The New York Jets signed WR Chris Doering.

The St. Louis Rams signed K Carlos Huerta.

December 19, 1996

The New Orleans Saints placed DT Willie Broughton on IR.

The New York Giants placed DB Willie Beamon on IR.

The New Orleans Saints placed RB Ray Zellars on IR.

The New York Giants placed RB Keith Elias on IR.

The New Orleans Saints signed WR Brett Bech.

December 18, 1996

The Washington Redskins placed DT Marc Boutte on IR.

The San Francisco 49ers released WR Kevin Lee.

The Atlanta Falcons placed WR J.J. Birden on IR.

The Baltimore Ravens signed TE Harold Bishop.

December 17, 1996

The Detroit Lions placed LB Stephen Boyd on IR.

The Philadelphia Eagles released DT Kevin L. Johnson.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed G Kevin Dogins.

The Philadelphia Eagles signed DT Keith Rucker.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed G Jim Pyne on IR.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed LLB Jeff Gooch on IR.

The NFL suspended DE Chuck Smith

The Philadelphia Eagles signed WR Calvin Williams.

December 16, 1996

DT Kevin Johnson was reinstated from suspension.

The Miami Dolphins placed RB Jerris McPhail on IR.

December 14, 1996

The New Orleans Saints placed TE Irv Smith on IR.

December 13, 1996

The San Francisco 49ers placed TE Sean Manuel on IR.

The Detroit Lions signed TE Eric Stocz.

December 12, 1996

The Washington Redskins placed DE Sterling Palmer on IR.

The Indianapolis Colts signed RB Leon Neal.

The Indianapolis Colts signed QB Kelly Holcomb.

The Dallas Cowboys placed DB Alundis Brice on IR.

December 11, 1996

The Kansas City Chiefs placed FB Tony Richardson on IR.

The Atlanta Falcons placed DB Tim McKyer on IR.

The Indianapolis Colts placed LB Quentin Coryatt on IR.

The Arizona Cardinals placed T Ernest Dye on IR.

The Seattle Seahawks placed WR Brian Blades on IR.

The Chicago Bears placed TE Bobby Neely on IR.

December 10, 1996

The New England Patriots placed FB Sam Gash on IR.

The NFL suspended DT Kevin Johnson

The Philadelphia Eagles placed DT Andy Harmon on IR.

December 9, 1996

The Atlanta Falcons placed DB Juran Bolden on IR.

FB Jeff Cothran was reinstated from suspension.

December 7, 1996

The Indianapolis Colts signed DB Steve Hall.

December 6, 1996

The Indianapolis Colts placed LB Phil Yeboah-Kodie on IR.

The NFL suspended FB Jeff Cothran

The Indianapolis Colts placed DB Damon Watts on IR.

December 5, 1996

The Dallas Cowboys signed DT Ray Childress.

December 4, 1996

The Minnesota Vikings released DB Steve Hall.

The New Orleans Saints placed DB Sean Lumpkin on IR.

The Arizona Cardinals placed G Rob Selby on IR.

The Arizona Cardinals signed G Matt Joyce.

The NFL suspended DT Leon Lett

The Oakland Raiders signed P Leo Araguz.

The San Diego Chargers signed RB Kevin Bouie.

The Chicago Bears signed T James Parrish.

The Green Bay Packers released C Gene McGuire.

The New Orleans Saints signed DB Derrick Hoskins.

The Dallas Cowboys released TE Derek Ware.

The Indianapolis Colts placed DB David Tate on IR.

The Baltimore Ravens signed DB Corey Dowden.

The Green Bay Packers released RB Brian Satterfield.

The Minnesota Vikings signed DB Anthony Prior.

The San Diego Chargers placed TE Alfred Pupunu on IR.

December 3, 1996

The New York Jets released WR Phillip Riley.

The New England Patriots placed LILB Monty Brown on IR.

The Jacksonville Jaguars signed DT Jose White.

The Green Bay Packers signed C Jeff Dellenbach.

The Indianapolis Colts released DB Derrick Frazier.

The Washington Redskins placed DB Darryl Morrison on IR.

December 2, 1996

The Cincinnati Bengals placed LB Steve Tovar on IR.

The Chicago Bears placed DB Clifton Abraham on IR.