Baseball
Atlanta -- Activated first baseman Chris Chambliss from disabled list; optioned catcher Larry Owen to Richmond of International League.
Detroit -- Claimed pitcher Glenn Abbott on waivers from Seattle.
Toronto -- Activated pitcher Mike Morgan from disabled list; returned pitcher Matt Williams to Syracuse of International League.
Football
Atlanta -- Offensive tackle Mike Kenn received one-year extension of his contract through 1985 season.
Chicago -- Placed wide receivers Dan Plater and Oliver Williams on injured reserve.
Detroit -- Rleased kicker David Warnke and offensive tackle Juan Taylor, both free agents, and placed defensive end Phil Darns on the injured reserve list.
Green Bay -- Released punter Ray Stachowicz, free agent quarterback Bill Myatt of Hayward State, free agent defensive back Vince Phason and defensive back Carlton Briscoe, an 8th round draft choice from McNeese State; placed linebacker Calvin Favron on injured reserve.
Kansas City -- Placed running backs Del Thompson, Daryl Posey and Ernie Goolsby and wide receiver Mike Lewis on injured reserve.
New England -- Released wide receiver Morris Bradshaw, tight end Bob Fischer and rookie kicker Mike Bass of Illinois; placed rookie defensive lineman Smiley Creswell on injured reserve.
New Orleans -- Linebacker Whitney Paul informed club of his retirement.
New York Giants -- Traded center Chris Foote to New York Jets for an undisclosed draft choice; waived outright tackle Mike Rustemyer, offensive tackle Jeff Wiska, defensive end Tim Moore and tight end Gary Shirk; placed on injured reserve linebacker Billy Matthews, running back Larry Heater and offensive tackle Karl Nelson.
Philadelphia (USFL) -- Named offensive line coach Jim Erkenbeck as offensive coordinator; named Carl Smith, former coach of the special teams and tight ends, to coach quarterbacks and wide receivers; named Joe Marciano as coach of special teams and tight ends.
Pittsburgh -- Returned running back Curtis Brown to Buffalo; placed linebacker Sal Sunseri of Pitt, defensive linemen Conrad Coye of Northeastern and Russ Joyner of Boston College, linebacker Dennis Fowlkes of West Virginia and guard Jay Hull of Wichita State on the reserve list.
St. Louis -- Released linebacker John Gillen and wide receiver Fernanza Burgess.
San Diego -- Released kicker Joaquin Zendejas, a free agent from La Verne College (Calif.).
San Francisco -- Released guard John Choma, defensive end Don Drake, linebacker Gary Wimmer and wide receiver Scott Collie; placed quarterback Bryan Clark, wide receiver Marv Lopes, safety Robby Chapman, center John McCauley, and kicker Mike Wood on the injured reserve list.
Seattle -- Released defensive ends Mike White, Mark Bell and Michael Gray, guard Pete Speros, offensive tackle Bob Clasby, wide recievers Reggie Butts and Georg Works, quarterback Ron Gaynor, cornerback Carlton Peoples andlinebacker Jerome Bell.
Tampa Bay -- Released tight end Ron Battle, wide receivers Herbert Harris and Mark Barousse, linebackers Paul Girgash and John Samuelson, running back Phil Carter and defensive end Chris Wampler; announced linebacker Bo Harris failed to pass physical.
Washington -- Placed defensive end Mat Mendenhall on reserve status and put rookie tackle Todd Hallstrom on injured reserve.
Basketball
Kansas City -- Released guards Lorenza Andrews, their fifth round draft choice from Oklahoma State, and Preston Neumayr, their eighth round pick California-Davis, and forwards Bernard Hill, a ninth round pick from Panhandle State, and Aaron Haskins, a 10th round pick from Washington State.
Milwaukee -- Matched an offer by Chicago for center-forward Harvey Catchings.
Hockey
Boston -- Signed left Nevin Markwart, their top draft pick, to a multi-year contract.
New Jersey -- Signed defensemen Shawn Evans, their second selection in the draft, to a multi-year contract, and Mike Hordy, a free agent.
College
Grambling State -- Named Ron Taylor an assistant football coach in charge of linebackers.
