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With NFL cutting down rosters, several former LSU Tigers were released

The list of former LSU Tigers who were waived on Tuesday’s roster cutdown day.

One of the worst days of the NFL calendar for a lot of players hoping to realize their dreams of playing in the league. Teams had to cut down their roster to 53 players. With over 30 cuts per team, that means that near 1,000 young men won’t be on the active roster, as of now.

There were plenty of former LSU Tigers who didn’t make the initial 53-man roster across the NFL. The most notable names that came to mind were Breiden Fehoko and Thaddeus Moss. Fehoko and Moss were both a part of that 2019 national championship team.

Moss was looking to join Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase in Cincinnati, giving the former Heisman Trophy-winning passer another weapon he was familiar with. Moss signed with the Washington Football Team after going undrafted in 2020. This past offseason he signed with the Bengals, but now finds himself waiting for the next opportunity.

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On Tuesday, these players were waived.

  • Tashawn Bower, New England Patriots
  • Tory Carter, Tennessee Titans
  • Breiden Fehoko, Los Angeles Chargers
  • Cyril Grayson, Tampa Bay Bucs
  • Frank Herron, Carolina Panthers
  • Thaddeus Moss, Cincinnati Bengals
  • JaCoby Stevens, Philadelphia Eagles
  • Stephen Sullivan, Carolina Panthers
  • Badara Traore, Jacksonville Jaguars

Some of these players could be added to the team’s practice squads. LSU Tigers Wire will provide those updates when they are made official.

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Fantasy football: 3 players who won on NFL cut-down day

Which players are the biggest winners from the NFL’s roster cuts?

NFL cut-down day is a wild roller coaster of emotions for players and fans alike, but the unfortunate outcomes for some create huge opportunities for others. In fantasy football, it’s imperative to be able to take advantage of this cracked-open doors on draft day.

1) WR Marquez Callaway, New Orleans Saints: While it was already known for weeks that wide receiver Michael Thomas (ankle) wouldn’t be ready for Week 1, some reports gave an encouraging outlook for his return date. The Saints made it official by placing him on the Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list, which guarantees he will miss the first six weeks. In this case, it will be only five games, since New Orleans is on its bye in the sixth week. Then Thomas has to shake off the rust. Callaway, who enjoyed a strong preseason, gets at least a five-game runway to show he can do it when games actually matter. Don’t be afraid to invest in the middle rounds of drafts.

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2) RB Kenneth Gainwell, Philadelphia Eagles: The release of veteran Jordan Howard makes Gainwell the primary backup to Miles Sanders. Boston Scott showed last year he doesn’t have the chops to be a traditional rusher and should remain entrenched in a third-down role if something where to cost Sanders time. Gainwell figures to spell the former Penn Stater, whose resume over the past five years of combined NFL and collegiate ball shows one season with more than 180 carries and just two years with over 200 total touches. Handcuff the pair, and non-Sanders owners should treat Gainwell as a high-upside speculative buy early in the second half of their drafts.

3) QB Mac Jones, New England Patriots: The first-rounder outplayed Cam Newton in training camp and preseason action, so Bill Belichick rewarded him with the starting job by outright releasing Cam Newton. Jones isn’t likely to be a regular fantasy contributor, but he will stabilize the overall offense. It was the right decision, and gamers can treat him as a fringe matchup play. The honorable mention goes to this backfield, because Newton is no longer around to steal a dozen scores. Huge win for fantasy footballers!

Chargers waive 11 players ahead of NFL roster cuts

The Los Angeles Chargers roster is now down to 69 players.

The trimming has begun.

The Los Angeles Chargers officially waived the following nine players on Monday afternoon:

DB Donte Vaughn

EDGE Davin Bellamy

TE Matt Sokol

LB Nate Evans

OT Darius Harper

WR John Hurst

EDGE Jessie Lemonier

CB KJ Sails

DL Willie Yarbary

In addition, LS Cole Mazza and OL Tyree St. Louis were waived/injured, which means they will be placed on waivers before being placed on the injured reserve.

None of these 11 cuts are surprising.

With Mazza let go of, that means that veteran Matt Overton will be the team’s long snapper to begin the regular season.

2021 New York Jets roster cuts tracker

The Jets have begun making tough decisions ahead of the roster cuts deadline. Keep up with Gang Green’s decisions using our tracker:

The Jets have begun making tough decisions ahead of the roster cuts deadline.

New York, along with the rest of the NFL, must trim its roster to 53 players by 4 p.m. on Tuesday. Teams were most recently at 80 players.

Here you can find a real-time, running list of Gang Green’s cuts. This list only includes players who were cut after the roster was at 80 players.

Chargers trim roster to 80 players

The Los Angeles Chargers cut the roster to 80 players.

The Chargers had to get the roster to 80 players by 1 pm PT on Tuesday.

The team announced the players released are:

LS Ryan Langan

WR Austin Proehl

TE Matt Seybert

OT Kyle Spalding

LB Damon Lloyd and DL Chris Okoye were waived with injury designations, which means they will revert to Reserve/Injured if they go unclaimed on waivers.

In correspondence, safety Nasir Adderley was activated from the Reserve/COVID-19 list.

NFL to have a 3-stage roster cut process during 2021 offseason

The NFL will allow roster cuts to be done through a 3-stage process this offseason.

The NFL is moving back to an offseason that will involve multiple roster cuts — three to be exact. This news comes after owners met to approved of having 90-men rosters to start training camp.

The first set of cuts, which will involve a reduction of five players (putting the roster at 85), will take place on Aug. 17, three days after the Jags’ first preseason game against the Cleveland Browns. Afterward, there will be another reduction by five (moving the roster to 80 players) on Aug. 24, a day after the Jags’ second preseason game against the New Orleans Saints, which is on a Monday night.

Lastly, the final roster deduction, which will be the biggest will take place on Aug. 31, two days after the Jags’ final preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys. At that point, the rosters must be trimmed down from 80 players to the final 53.

Of course, with the Jags’ first regular season game set for Sept. 12 against the Houston Texans, the Jags will have 12 days between final cuts to get their roster right. Additionally, they will be No. 1 in the waiver wire, which will give them a chance to add some of the best players who are released during final roster cuts.

Longhorns in the NFL: Roster tracker as team’s cut down to 53

Several former Texas players were on the bubble in terms of surviving the final round of roster cuts throughout the NFL.

On Sept. 5, NFL teams were forced to make cuts in order to trim their roster down to 53 players. Continue reading “Longhorns in the NFL: Roster tracker as team’s cut down to 53”