NFL news roundup: Latest league updates from Wednesday, Feb. 15

SIGNINGS

• DE Brent Urban
• CB Daryl Worley

COACHING NEWS

• Team is hiring veteran wide receivers coach Adam Henry, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported. Henry, who has coached at LSU and with five NFL teams, most recently was Indiana’s co-OC/WR coach.

COACHING NEWS

• Parks Frazier has been hired as Carolina’s new passing game coordinator. Frazier was on Panthers head coach Frank Reich’s staff in Indianapolis and was promoted to offensive play-caller during the latter half of the 2022 season.
• Special teams coach Chris Tabor is being retained on Reich’s staff. 
• Offensive line coach James Campen and assistant OL coach Robert Kugler are being retained on Reich’s staff. 

COACHING NEWS

• Declan Doyle is leaving the Saints to join Sean Payton’s staff in Denver as a tight ends coach, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. Doyle spent the past four seasons in New Orleans as an offensive assistant.

SUSPENSIONS

• WR Calvin Ridley, who was suspended indefinitely in 2022 for betting on NFL games during the 2021 season, is applying for reinstatement today, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.

SIGNINGS

• QB Chris Oladokun (reserve/futures)
• RB Jerrion Ealy (reserve/futures)
• RB La’Mical Perine (reserve/futures)
• WR Cornell Powell (reserve/futures)
• WR Ihmir Marsette-Smith (reserve/futures)
• TE Kendall Blanton (reserve/futures)
• TE Matt Bushman (reserve/futures)
• G Mike Caliendo (reserve/futures)
• C Austin Reiter (reserve/futures)
• NT Danny Shelton (reserve/futures)
• LB Cole Christiansen (reserve/futures)
• DB Dicaprio Bootle (reserve/futures)

COACHING NEWS

• Vic Fangio has been officially announced as the Dolphins defensive coordinator. Fangio quietly signed a contract with the Eagles to help prepare them for the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII. NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported on Jan. 29 that Miami was hiring Fangio.

ROSTER CUTS

• WR Kristian Wilkerson waived
• DB Tae Hayes waived
• K Quinn Nordin waived

COACHING HIRES

• Joe Woods was officially hired as New Orleans’ defensive coordinator. NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported on Feb. 6 that the Saints were expected to hire the former Browns DC. New Orleans also announced the hires of Todd Grantham as defensive line coach, Marcus Robertson as secondary coach, Clancy Barone as tight ends coach and Kevin Carberry as assistant offensive line coach.

SIGNINGS

• WR Devon Allen (reserve/futures)
• WR Tyrie Cleveland (reserve/futures)
• OT Fred Johnson (reserve/futures)
• OT Roderick Johnson (reserve/futures)
• G Iosua Opeta (reserve/futures)
• DE Tarron Jackson (reserve/futures)
• DE Matt Leo (reserve/futures)
• LB Davion Taylor (reserve/futures)
• DB Mario Goodrich (reserve/futures)

RETIREMENTS

• John Mitchell, the assistant head coach to Mike Tomlin, announced his retirement after spending the last 29 years with the Steelers. Mitchell was the longest-tenured member of Tomlin’s staff. 

COACHING NEWS

• Seahawks QB coach Dave Canales is being hired as the team’s offensive coordinator, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported.

OC INTERVIEWS

• Eric Bieniemy, current Chiefs offensive coordinator, will interview for the Commanders OC job on Thursday and is considered a “top candidate” for the role, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reports, per a source.