4:00 PM EST. That was the deadline for all 32 NFL teams to get their rosters down to 53 players.
That meant a fair amount of players around the league would have to be let go.
In the midst of two blockbuster trades orchestrated by the Houston Texans, some of the moves made were overshadowed. Here’s a position-by-position recap of the players who were released that are names you know or names you ought to know.
QUARTERBACKS:
- Tyree Jackson (Buffalo Bills)
- Jeff Driskel (Cincinnati Bengals)
- Kevin Hogan (Denver Broncos)
- Brett Rypien (Denver Broncos)
- Brian Hoyer (New England Patriots)
- Kyle Lauletta (New York Giants)
- Paxton Lynch (Seattle Seahawks)
RUNNING BACKS:
- LeSean McCoy (Buffalo Bills)
- Christian Wade (Buffalo Bills)
- Tra Carson (Green Bay Packers)
- Jacquizz Rodgers (New Orleans Saints)
- Elijah McGuire (New York Jets)
- Josh Adams (Philadelphia Eagles)
- Andre Ellington (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
- Jeff Wilson Jr. (San Francisco 49ers)
- Samaje Perine (Washington Redskins)
WIDE RECEIVERS:
- Michael Floyd (Baltimore Ravens)
- Damon Sheehy-Guiseppi (Cleveland Browns)
- Terrelle Pryor (Jacksonville Jaguars)
- Laquon Treadwell (Minnesota Vikings)
- Demaryius Thomas (New England Patriots)
- Keelan Doss (Oakland Raiders)
- Jordan Matthews (San Francisco 49ers)
- Josh Doctson (Washington Redskins)
TIGHT ENDS:
- Logan Paulsen (Atlanta Falcons)
OFFENSIVE LINE:
- Christian Westerman (Cincinnati Bengals)
DEFENSIVE LINE:
- Jonathan Bullard (Chicago Bears)
- Datone Jones (Jacksonville Jaguars)
- Cornellius “Tank” Carradine (Miami Dolphins)
- Ziggy Hood (New Orleans Saints)
LINEBACKERS:
- Shane Ray (Baltimore Ravens)
- Malik Jefferson (Cincinnati Bengals)
- Jachai Polite (New York Jets)
- Noah Spence (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
DEFENSIVE BACKS:
- Captain Munnerlyn (Buffalo Bills)
- Su’a Cravens (Denver Broncos)
- Teez Tabor (Detroit Lions)
- Orlando Scandrick (Philadelphia Eagles)
SPECIALISTS:
- Britton Colquitt (Cleveland Browns)
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