Cut! These 30 great NFL players were released by their teams

Todd Gurley may have been a surprise cut by the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday afternoon, but he can take solace in being far from the only great player who’s been served his walking papers. Here’s a look at 30 of the best NFL players who have ever …

7. Charles Woodson

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With a $10 million cap hit coming, the Packers had to part ways with Woodson, their 36-year-old former Defensive Player of the Year, in 2013. But, as Woodson found out, you can go home again. He returned to Oakland, the team that drafted him in 1997, and made second-team All-Pro in his final NFL season.