Today NFL teams had to trim down to their final roster of 53. Some veterans of note are now looking for new jobs:
NT Kendrick Clancy- Injuries limited him in pre-season, sure to land on somebody's roster soon.
RB Dorsey Levens- Didn't last very long, might be done.
QB Tim Couch- Terrible pre-season could mark the begining of the end. In a QB-starved league, will get yet another shot.
DE Kenny Holmes- Was considered one of the better FAs available, is so again. Must have stunk for the DE-thin Packers to cut him loose (though they did pick up Truluck).
DT Bryan Robinson- Former starting DT for the Bears, can play end. Sure to be picked up.
DB Kwamie Lassiter- Former Pro-Bowler was one of the few vets in the Chargers backfield (team?).
WR Kevin Dyson- Might be the end of his NFL career. 1st round bust has now hit absolute rock bottom, not even making the Chargers WR corps.
CB Derek Ross- 4th team in as many months.
LB Jason Gildon- Not much left in the tank, but somebody will bite.
CB Terrell Buckley- Useful as a vet nickel / dime back.
K Morton Anderson- Decent vet kickers never sit home long, even ones with wimpy legs.
QB Cory Sauer- Actually a marginal player, only worth mentioning because the Colts are not carrying a back-up for Manning (other than an undrafted rookie).
WR Antonio Freeman- Trade for Booker made him expendable. Sure to find work somewhere in a depth role.
The Eagles' release of both backs Dorsey Levens and Eric McCoo is leading a lot of Eagles fans to believe that a possible trade or waivers pick-up is in the works for the team.
Edit: On his radio show with Salsbury, Clayton said that the reason Levens was cut was because of the injuries at LB they had to keep an extra LB. When Jones, Wayne and Trotter are healthy, Jason Short will be cut and Levens will be back. Apparently the Eagles just didn't expect Levens to be a big contributor the first game or two anyway.
The Eagles' release of both backs Dorsey Levens and Eric McCoo is leading a lot of Eagles fans to believe that a possible trade or waivers pick-up is in the works for the team.
Has got to be a trade. The FA market is still crap (no better than it was a week ago when they picked up Levens). Stewart, Mack and Levens have top billing (though Stewart is a good back-up IMO, just painfully slow). Only guys added were even worse (Cloud, L.Smith, Cason)
Who has spare bodies?
Raiders had a gaggle in camp. Hambrick lost to Wheatley so was traded. Zereoue seems too much like Westbrook, but is a possibility.
Perhaps Lamont Jordan? He is a malcontent headed for FA next summer.
Maybe Anthony Thomas? He is an upgraded version of Buckhalter (though I think Chicago is foolish for trying to run a Rams-style offense with crap at the skill positions).
If the Eagles trade for Jordan/Thomas (each would come fairly cheap) and added some insurance at CB (Buckley is a good fit), they look quite impressive.
Ugh...Truluck was a nice pass rushing option off the bench. Late bloomer. Not a big loss or anything...he's hardly an every down player, or even every other down player, but I liked the guy.
The Chiefs also cut a pair of former fairly highly drafted DT's in Eddie Freeman and Eric Downing, not to mention Andersen and punter Jason Baker who just crapped out in the pre-season.
They let him go, but want to bring him back after the season starts. The reason being that any and every player on the opening day roster gets paid for the season (I believe that only applies to tenured players though). Anybody signed after that is paid a pro-rated amount based on time spent on the team.
They let him go, but want to bring him back after the season starts. The reason being that any and every player on the opening day roster gets paid for the season (I believe that only applies to tenured players though). Anybody signed after that is paid a pro-rated amount based on time spent on the team.
they released him last tuesday 8-31 and re-signed him friday 9-3
It's amazing how fast some players can fall when they get past their primes...2 years ago Gildon was one of the best linebackers in the game, today he's without a job...
Notable Steeler cuts... NT Kendrick Clancy- As JCD said injuries kept him from practicing or playing in the pre-season and he lost his job without a chance to win it back, that's what happens when your replacement lands 3.5 sacks in pre-season... OLB Adrian Ross- Started 11 games for the Bengals last year but just signed too late to make an impact in camp. K Rob Bironas- Every team brings in an extra kicker and punter for practice reasons, usually they're among the first to be cut, Bironas stayed until the last cut and honestly deserved to make the team, but with a proven kicker in front of him it's tough. He'll definitely find himself in the NFL within a matter of weeks. LB Nathanial Adibi- Wasn't done today, but I still can't get over this one. Fifth round pick who I thought very highly of was cut last week, Tennessee snagged him and moved him back to DE. RB Dante Brown- Was great in camp, again, but Willie Parker beat him out for the final RB spot.
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LB Nathanial Adibi- Wasn't done today, but I still can't get over this one. Fifth round pick who I thought very highly of was cut last week, Tennessee snagged him and moved him back to DE.
