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One of the top quarterbacks in Penn State history is now on the free-agent market in the NFL. Trace McSorley was among the many players around the National Football League to learn they will not be included on their team’s 53-man active roster at the start of the 2021 NFL season. The Baltimore Ravens officially waived McSorley on Tuesday as the deadline for final roster cuts approached.
It should not take long for McSorley to be on an NFL payroll somewhere though, and there is still a chance the Ravens will manage to keep the former Nittany Lion in the mix.
Ravens are waiving QB Trace McSorley, according to a source.
Baltimore would like to get McSorley on the practice squad if he goes unclaimed on waivers.
Ravens going with Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley as their QBs on the 53-man roster.
— Jamison Hensley (@jamisonhensley) August 31, 2021
This is the first year of the Lamar Jackson era that the Ravens have kept just two QBs on their initial 53-man roster.
Trace McSorley could rejoin the team via the practice squad, but Jackson's vaccination status figures to hang over the team all season.
— Jonas Shaffer (@jonas_shaffer) August 31, 2021
McSorley did battle some back injury concerns during Ravens preseason, but he had seemed like a solid backup option to Lamar Jackson. But the Ravens obviously feel comfortable with using Tyler Huntley as a primary backup to their MVP-caliber franchise quarterback.
McSorley was one of a handful of Nittany Lions officially being cut as teams trimmed down to 53 players on Tuesday. Grant Haley was waived by the New Orleans Saints. Cornerback John Reid, a week after being obtained in a trade from the Houston Texans, was also waived by the Seattle Seahawks.
We will wait to see where these players and others end up as the season approaches.
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