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 In a long-anticipated move, [[Chet Soda]] stepped down as general manager, but said he had no "immediate plans" to sell his share of the team. Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] quickly disavowed any interest in the post, saying he wasn't ready to quit coaching and didn't think a person could do both jobs well at the same time. Assistant general manager [[Bud Hastings]] was thought to have the inside track to be Soda's replacement.
+=====Transactions=====
+**Resigned**
+[[Chet Soda]], general manager
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 [[Myron Pottios]], linebacker, by the Steelers
+/*
+Soda, Valley, Hastings
+Erdelatz
+*/
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 ======January 5, 1961======
-=====News=====
+=====Transactions=====
-The team's sixth-round draft pick, end [[Bobby Crespino]] of Mississippi, signed with the Browns. The Browns also signed another Mississippi end, [[Johnny Brewer]], whose signing rights had been transferred to the Raiders after he'd been a redshirt pick of the short-lived Minneapolis/St. Paul franchise.
+**Draft choices signed by NFL teams**
-The Raiders' 22nd-round pick, Idaho State guard [[Blayne Jones]], signed with the Montreal Alouettes.
+[[Johnny Brewer]], end, by the Browns\\
+[[Bobby Crespino]], end, by the Browns
+**Draft choice signed by CFL team**
+[[Blayne Jones]], guard, by Montreal
+/*
+Tribune
+McGah, Valley, Osborne, Hastings, Crespino, Brewer, Soda, Fleming
+*/
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 ======January 6, 1961======
-=====News=====
 One of the team's two eighth-round draft picks, fullback [[Tom Watkins]] of Iowa State, turned down Oakland's contract offer and stated his desire to sign with the Browns, who had picked him in the 15th round of the NFL draft..
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 ======January 8, 1961======
-=====News=====
+=====Transactions=====
-The team’s eighth-round draft pick, Mississippi guard [[Richard Price]], signed with the Cowboys.
+**Draft choice signed by NFL team**
+[[Richard Price]], guard, by the Cowboys
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 ======January 9, 1961======
-=====News=====
+=====Transactions=====
-The team's 28th-round draft pick, Oregon quarterback [[Dave Grosz]], signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
+**Draft choice signed by CFL team**
+[[Dave Grosz]], quarterback, signed by Saskatchewan
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 ======January 11, 1961======
-=====News=====
+=====Transactions=====
+**Draft choices signed by NFL teams**
-Two of the team's draft picks signed with the Cowboys: Clemson quarterback [[Lowndes Shingler]] (9th), and Stanford halfback [[Skip Face]] (30th).
+[[Skip Face]], halfback, by the Cowboys\\
+[[Lowndes Shingler]], quarterback, by the Cowboys
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 =====Transactions=====
-The team acquired linebacker [[Al Bansavage]] from the [[Chargers]] for an unspecified future draft choice.
+**Trade**
+Acquired linebacker [[Al Bansavage]] from the [[Chargers]] for an unspecified future draft pick.
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