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-The team signed halfback and original Minneapolis/St Paul draft choice [[George Boynton]] to a contract. Boynton had also been a two-year redshirt pick of the Colts. The team was likely to try Boynton in the secondary.+**Signed** 
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 +[[George Boynton]], halfback
  
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 [[Robert Osborne]] announced he was selling his share of the team to [[Ed McGah]] and [[Wayne Valley]] for a figure the //Chronicle// estimated to be $10,000. Osborne said he had effectively been out for the past six months because of his health and that the sale process had begun in February. He added that the team had lost nearly $620,000 in 1961 and that he had personally been out more than $200,000 since the team was formed two years ago. [[Robert Osborne]] announced he was selling his share of the team to [[Ed McGah]] and [[Wayne Valley]] for a figure the //Chronicle// estimated to be $10,000. Osborne said he had effectively been out for the past six months because of his health and that the sale process had begun in February. He added that the team had lost nearly $620,000 in 1961 and that he had personally been out more than $200,000 since the team was formed two years ago.
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 +**Sold share of team**
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 +[[Robert Osborne]]
  
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-The team waived five players: linebacker [[Joel Walenta]], linebacker [[Elvin Basham]], quarterback [[Chon Gallegos]], wide receiver [[George Boynton]]and defensive tackle [[Bob Voight]]. Boynton and Gallegos were likely placed on the taxi squad at the start of the regular season.+**Waived** 
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 +[[Elvin Basham]], linebacker\\ 
 +[[George Boynton]], wide receiver, likely placed on taxi squad at the start of the regular season\\ 
 +[[Chon Gallegos]], quarterback, likely placed on taxi squad at the start of the regular season\\ 
 +[[Bob Voight]], defensive tackle\\ 
 +[[Joel Walenta]], linebacker
  
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-The team signed defensive back [[Rich Mostardi]] and activated quarterback [[Chon Gallegos]] from the taxi squad.+**Signed**
  
-Mostardi had been drafted by the abandoned Minneapolis/St Paul franchise and his AFL signing rights had been awarded to Oakland upon that franchise's creation.+[[Rich Mostardi]], defensive back 
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 +**Activated from taxi squad** 
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 +[[Chon Gallegos]], quarterback
  
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-The team waived wide receiver [[Charlie Hardy]].+**Waived** 
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 +[[Charlie Hardy]], wide receiver
  
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-The team waived defensive back [[Rich Mostardi]].+**Waived** 
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 +[[Rich Mostardi]], defensive back
  
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-The team activated halfback [[George Boynton]] from the taxi squad sometime during the week prior to the game.+**Activated from taxi squad** 
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 +[[George Boynton]], halfback, exact date unknown but occurred sometime during the week prior to the game
  
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