Official Non-Packers Final Cuts Thread

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VIKINGS @73

From PFT:

Jaymar Johnson, Stylez G. White among early Vikings cuts
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on September 2, 2011, 9:18 PM EDT
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The Vikings have started to make their roster cuts.

Stylez G. White and wide receiver Jaymar Johnson are among the early names, according to espn1500.com. Johnson’s release may indicate cornerback Marcus Sherels won the punt return job.

Running back Tristan Davis, end David Akinniyi, guard Byron Isom, cornerback Devon Torrence and safety Ryan Hill were also waived.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/02/jaymar-johnson-stylez-g-white-among-early-vikings-cuts/

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Mardy Gilyard got cut

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EAGLES @71

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/02/eagles-cut-nine/

Like several other teams, the Eagles are moving from 80 players to 53 in phases.

The first wave of cuts includes nine players: cornerback Jamar Wall, receiver Rod Harper, defensive end Chris Wilson, linebackers Rashad Jeanty, center A.Q. Shipley, tight end Cornelius Ingram, running back Stanley Havili, guard/center Dallas Reynolds, and running back Graig Cooper.

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FALCONS @63

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/02/coy-wire-chauncey-davis-among-early-falcons-cuts/

You can tell the Falcons program under G.M. Thomas Dimitroff is working because they are cutting better players in year four of the Dimitroff/Mike Smith era.

Solid veteran defenders Chauncey Davis, Trey Lewis and Coy Wire were among 17 Falcons cut on Friday. All three have played a lot of snaps for the Falcons defense, which is getting younger. 10 more players will have to go on Saturday.

Here’s the rest of the list: tight end Marquez Branson, fullback Lucas Cox, center Paul Fenaroli, safety Matt Hansen, wide receiver Brandyn Harvey, running back Gartrell Johnson, defensive end Tom McCarthy, cornerback Kamaal McIlwain, center Ryan McMahon, safety Rafael Priest, defensive end Kiante Tripp, safety Suaesi Tuimaunei and linebacker Bear Woods.

The Falcons also reached an injury settlement with wide receiver Andy Strickland.

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TITANS @61

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/02/titans-cut-15-players-including-stafon-johnson/

Myron Rolle wasn’t the only young Titans player with a familiar backstory that got cut on Friday.

Former USC running back Stafon Johnson, who has battled back from a life-threatening accident and a season-ending injury in 2010, was waived by Tennessee. He’ll be a candidate for the practice squad.

Also cut: T Pat McQuistan, LB Rennie Curran, DE Hall Davis, RB Herb Donaldson, TE Riar Geer, TE Cameron Graham, G Thomas Gray, DE Julian Hartsell, WR James Kirkendoll, CB Lequan Lewis, RB Kestahn Moore, WR Michael Preston, and RB Joe Tronz.

The Titans will complete their cuts on Saturday.

UPDATE: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...-in-tennessee/

This post would qualify under the “notable name” department. Both defensive end Jacob Ford and wide receiver Justin Gage have played key roles for the Titans the last few years, often as starters. On Saturday, the Tennessean reports that they were both let go.

This is what happens when a new coaching staff arrives and changes schemes on both sides of the ball.

Also cut for Tennessee: defensive end Pannel Eggboh and cornerback Frank Walker.

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CARDINALS @53

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/02/cardinals-get-down-to-53/

The Arizona Cardinals have made the necessary cuts to get down to 53 men on their roster, well in advance of tomorrow’s deadline.

The players cut today include punter Ben Graham, safety Jared Campbell, cornerback Fred Bennett, center Ben Claxton, quarterback Brodie Croyle, linebacker Will Davis, cornerback Marshay Green, defensive end Kenny Iwebema, tackle Cliff Louis, nose tackle Ricky Lumpkin, fullback Reagan Maui’a, defensive end Jeremy Navarre, wide receiver Aaron Nichols, cornerback Bryant Nnabuife, linebacker Cyril Obiozor, center Kris O’Dowd, guard Tom Pestock, running back William Powell, tight end Steve Skelton, linebacker Kendall Smith, linebacker Pago Togafau, cornerback Thad Turner, safety Matt Ware, wide receiver Isaiah Williams and tackle D.J. Young.

Guard Floyd Womack and wide receiver Sean Jeffcoat were placed on injured reserve.

Like all NFL teams, the Cardinals will monitor all the other cuts around the league and consider adding players who are released from other teams. So the 53 men on the roster now won’t necessarily be the same 53 men on the roster when the Cardinals open the season next weekend. But they have kept their jobs on what may be the toughest day of the year to be an NFL player.

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STEELERS @53

Byron Leftwich will not get a chance to return from his broken left arm this season.

The Steelers placed Leftwich on injured reserve, ending his season. They also cut 21 more players, getting their roster to 58.

Perhaps most notable on the list: wide receiver Tyler Grisham, who seemingly had made a good impression. He’s a practice squad candidate. Jerricho Cotchery appears to be safe.

Here’s the full list of cuts: Baraka Atkins, Mario Harvey, Chris McCoy and Mortty Ivy, defensive lineman Corbin Bryant, defensive backs Brett Greenwood, Macho Harris, Donovan Warren and Da’Mon Cromartie-Smith, running backs James Johnson and John Clay, offensive linemen Colin Miller, Kyle Jolly, John Malecki, Trevis Turner and Keith Williams, wide receivers Armand Robinson, Wes Lyons and Tyler Grisham, tight end Jamie McCoy and kicker Swayze Waters.

Leftwich is set to be a free agent next year.

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bears cut chester taylor

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BEARS @66

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/02/bears-drop-14-players-still-need-to-cut-13-more/

While some Bucs were unofficially let go Friday, the Bears are the first team to make their cuts official.

They are doing the cuts in waves. 14 players were dropped Friday afternoon, and the list doesn’t include Chester Taylor. Chicago still has to drop 13 more players to get down to the 53-man limit.

Here’s the list: WR Onrea Jones, G Johan Asiata, LB Deron Minor, CB Ryan Jones, WR Jimmy Young, OT Josh Davis, FB Eddie Williams, C Alex Linnenkohl, P Spencer Lanning, LB Chris Johnson, WR Andy Fantuz, LB Tressor Baptiste, CB Antareis Bryan, and LS Jake Laptad.

Most of the players here were undrafted rookies. Onrea Jones was once with the Cardinals. Fantuz was a CFL product. Asiata played for the Bears last year.

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Cowboys are releasing DE Igor Olshansky..

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http://www.nfl.com/transactions?transactionMonth=9&transactionYear=2011&transactionTeamAbbr=&prevTransactionMonth=0&prevTransactionYear=0&prevTransactionTeamAbbr=

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RAMS @77

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/03/rams-cuts-include-mardy-gilyard/

Receiver Mardy Gilyard, regarded in 2010 as a promising prospect who slid in the draft, will be realizing any potential he has in a city other than St. Louis.

Howard Balzer of 101sports.com and The Sports Xchange points out that Gilyard has disclosed via his Twitter page that he has been waived.

Per Balzer, agent Brian Ayrault has tweeted that two of his clients — offensive lineman Renardo Foster and linebacker Zac Diles — also have been released by the Rams.

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Just in case the Packers are in the market for a TE:

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/03/broncos-dump-dante-rosario/

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Just in case the Packers are in the market for a TE:

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...dante-rosario/

I'm not sure how we can go into the season with fewer than 6 TEs.

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BUCS @77

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/02/the-cuts-have-started/

In Tampa, the Bucs have already let go of three names we recognized. The Bucs have cut defensive tackle John McCargo, defensive end Kyle Moore, and linebacker Tyrone McKenzie already, according to Stephen Holder of the St. Petersburg Times.

McKenzie, a former Patriots second round pick, thought he had a shot to start at middle linebacker. McCargo was once a first-round Bills pick. Moore was the fourth-round pick of Tampa in 2009.