January 1 - Signed their 25th-round pick, end Paul Yanke, and their 27th-round pick, end Clar Appledoorn.

January 4 - Ed McGah named interim president and Bud Hastings named interim general manager.

January 15 - Don Blessing, Charles Harney, Roger Lapham, Wallace Marsh, and Chet Soda sold their shares of the team to Ed McGah, Robert Osborne, and Wayne Valley. McGah was named team president, Valley was named vice president, and Osborne was named treasurer.

January 16 - Signed their 15th-round draft pick, wide receiver Bob Coolbaugh.

January 17 - Signed their 13th-round draft pick, wide receiver Jerry Burch. Signed free agent halfback Oneal Cuttery.

January 23 - Defensive backfield coach Ed Cody resigned.

January 24 - Signed their 21st-round draft pick, quarterback Mike Jones, and their 23rd-round draft pick, guard Roger Fisher. Signed free agent guard Arnold Metcalf.

January 27 - Signed their 2nd-round draft pick, halfback George Fleming.

February 1 - Offensive line coach Ernie Jorge resigned.

February 15 - Removed the interim tag from the title of general manager Bud Hastings. Hired Bob Maddock as offensive line coach.

February 21 - Signed three free agents: halfback Clive Bullian, center Harrison Rece, and tackle Bob Voight.

February 28 - Signed three free agents: halfback Grover Garvin, end John Hardy, and tackle Ray Schaack.

March 15 - Hired Al Salisbury as ticket manager.

March 16 - Signed four free agents: defensive back Bo Bankston, tackle John Freim, end Fred Tunnicliffe, and tight end Charles Moore.

April 1 - Traded fullback Billy Lott and quarterback Babe Parilli to the Patriots for halfback Dick Christy, fullback Alan Miller, and defensive tackle Hal Smith.

April 7 - Signed five free agents: halfback Bob Cabanyog, defensive back Ted Cano, guard Tom Cousineau, halfback Herm Urenda, and defensive lineman Dave Williams.

April 9 - Hired George Dickson as offensive backfield coach.

May 14 - Signed free agent guard Glen Hakes on or before this date.

May 20 - End Paul Yanke retired from pro football.

May 29 - Signed two free agents: end Earl Randolph and tackle Julius Varnado.

June 9 - The AFL awarded the team two 12th-round picks in the 1962 draft in compensation for the loss of the signing rights to halfback CJ Alexander to the Patriots and defensive end Jim O'Brien to the Bills. Both players had been part of the Minneapolis/St Paul group in the 1960 AFL draft.

June 14 - Signed two free agents: linebacker Dick Carlsen and guard Jim Green.

July 9 - Guard Don Manoukian retired from pro football.

July 14 - Acquired linebacker Al Bansavage from the Chargers for an unspecified future draft pick.

July 21 - Signed two free agents: quarterback Nick Papac and halfback Ed Whittle. Tackle Ray Schaack informed the team he would not report to training camp.

July 22 - Waived tackle Dalton Truax and defensive tackle Don Deskins. Defensive tackle Ron Warzeka and end Fred Tunnicliffe informed the team they would not report to training camp.

July 26 - Defensive tackle Ramon Armstrong retired from pro football. Released five players: running back Bo Bankston, defensive back Clive Bullian, linebacker Dick Carlsen, defensive back Grover Garvin, and defensive back Ed Whittle.

July 27 - Waived three players: center Roger Fisher, halfback Ted Cano, and tight end Charles Moore.

July 31 - Released wide receiver Earl Randolph. Linebacker Tom Cousineau and guard Jim Green voluntarily left training camp.

August 2 - Signed three free agents: halfback Jim Pace, defensive end Jim Toon, and guard Roger Meitz. Waived quarterback Mike Jones and defensive end John Freim.

August 3 - Invited guard Dick DeBov to training camp for a tryout.

August 8 - Waived defensive back Nyle McFarlane and dismissed guard Dick DeBov from training camp.

August 9 - Halfback Jim Pace voluntarily left training camp.

August 10 - Traded tight end Gene Prebola to the Broncos for guard Willie Smith. Signed free agent cornerback Frank Bernardi.

August 15 - Traded halfback Dick Christy to the Titans for tight end Dave Ross and a player to be named later.

August 22 - Purchased the contract of defensive tackle Volney Peters from the Chargers for an undisclosed sum. Tackle Francis Morelli reported to the team after being added to the trade of Dick Christy to the Titans for Dave Ross. Waived cornerback Bob Cabanyog, guard Roger Meitz, and tackle Dave Williams.

August 23 - Signed two free agents: cornerback Fred Williamson and fullback Jim Jones. Waived cornerback John Hardy.

August 27 - Signed their 19th-round draft pick, halfback Charley Fuller. Waived defensive end Jim Toon and fullback Oneal Cuttery.

August 29 - Acquired guard John Cadwell from the Texans for Oakland's 11th-round pick in the 1962 draft. Wide receiver Herm Urenda placed on the inactive list.

August 30 - Waived fullback Jetstream Smith, wide receiver Alan Goldstein, tackle Francis Morelli, wide receiver Clar Appledoorn, guard Arnold Metcalf, and cornerback Frank Bernardi. Public relations director Jack Gallagher resigned.

August 31 - Signed two free agents: offensive lineman Jim Brewington and defensive end Jon Jelacic. Placed center Harrison Rece on injured reserve.

September 5 - Waived five players: tight end Carmen Cavalli, cornerback Eddie Macon, guard John Cadwell, tight end Dave Ross, and tackle Julius Varnado.

September 7 - Signed free agent guard Herb Roedel. Waived guard John Dittrich.

September 11 - Signed free agent defensive end Gary Finneran. Waived fullback Jim Jones. Hired Bill Tunnell as public relations director.

September 13 - Signed free agent cornerback Bob Garner.

September 14 - Waived defensive lineman George Fields.

September 18 - Fired head coach Eddie Erdelatz. Promoted Marty Feldman to head coach. Placekicker Larry Barnes waived sometime on or after this date. Signed free agent fullback Walt Kowalczyk.

September 19 - Waived halfback Jack Larscheid.

September 20 - Invited free agent defensive back Johnny Bookman for a tryout.

October 2 - General manager Bud Hastings resigned.

October 3 - Signed free agent fullback Clem Daniels and tackle Cliff Roberts sometime between September 6 and this date.

October 9 - Named Wes Fry acting general manager. Named Ed Walls business manager. Activated tackle Cliff Roberts from the taxi squad.

October 26 - Activated fullback Clem Daniels from the taxi squad. Waived fullback Walt Kowalczyk. Placed defensive tackle Hal Smith on injured reserve.

October 27 - Signed free agent defensive tackle Harry Jagielski.

December 6 - Traded the signing rights to their 2nd-round draft pick, halfback Lance Alworth, to the Chargers for four players to be named later.

December 7 - Signed their 6th-round draft pick, linebacker Dan Birdwell, and their 7th-round draft pick, tackle Jim Norris.

December 11 - Signed their 8th-round draft pick, defensive end Ferrell Yarbrough.

December 14 - Signed their 3rd-round redshirt pick from the 1961 draft, defensive lineman Joe Novsek. Signed free agent guard/linebacker Joel Walenta.

December 19 - Signed their 23rd-round draft pick, guard Elvin Basham. Hired Jack Hennessy as community relations director.

December 20 - Signed their 5th-round pick from the spring redshirt draft, halfback Gene White.

December 23 - Signed their 24th-round draft pick, Mickey Bruce. Signed free agent wide receiver Joe Borich.

Specific date(s) unknown.

December 2, 1961

1. from Buffalo
2. from Boston
3. redshirt pick

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