Scissor Saturday: NFL, AFC North and East teams making the required cuts

By | Published Saturday, August 31, 2013

As I wrote about it last week, it is a tough time of year for NFL teams as they try to reduce their rosters to the required 53.  All 32 teams have until Saturday 6 p.m. to reach the magic number.  However, beginning Sunday at Noon, each team can sign players to its eight-member practice squad.  For our beloved AFC North and East divisions, read on and see if your favorite player made the cut and if your team made all the right moves. 

Below is a list of players who have been sent packing in your AFC North and East divisions.  This list will be updated as teams continue to make their announcements to get to 53.  Hey, and I am not perfect (as my wife points out every day) so if I left someone off the chopping block or you want to vent because your team kept this hobo and not that hobo, let me know.

AFC North

Ravens

Let it be at 53

RB Anthony Allen, CB Marc Anthony, LB Nigel Carr, RB Delone Carter, LB Brandon Copeland, QB Dayne Crist, OT Jordan Devey, OT Roger Gaines, QB Caleb Hanie, TE Alex Silvestro, C Reggie Stephens, WR Tandon Doss, OT J.J. Unga, TE Billy Bajema, S Omar Brown, TE Matt Furstenburg, RB Bobby Rainey


Drive to 75

RB Damien Berry, WR Rashaad Carter, G/OT Jack Cornell, ILB Bryan Hall, G/OT Ramon Harewood, CB Moe Lee, OT David Mims, DE Will Pericak, WR Gerrard Sheppard, WR Tommy Streeter, TE Visanthe Shiancoe, LB Meshak Williams

 

Bengals

Let it be at 53

FB John Conner, WR Cobi Hamilton, RB Daniel Herron, OT Dennis Roland, LB J.K. Schaffer, QB John Skelton, C T.J. Johnson, CB Chris Lewis-Harris, CB Onterio McCalebb, LB Dontay Moch, CB Shaun Prater, WR Taveon Rogers, WR Roy Roundtree, DT Terrence Stephens, OG John Sullen, LB Bruce Taylor, LS Bryce Davis, S Tony Dye, OT Reid Fragel

 
Drive to 75

WR Jheranie Boyd, CB Terrence Brown, LB Jordan Campbell, G Otis Hudson, DT Vaughn Meatoga, TE Richard Quinn, K/P Quinn Sharp, OT Jason Weaver

 
Browns

Let it be at 53

OL Braxston Cave, WR Mike Edwards, TE Dan Gronkowski, DB Abdul Kanneh, RB Miguel Maysonet, WR David Nelson, DB Kent Richardson, P/K Colton Schmidt, LB Justin Staple, LB Justin Cole

 
Drive to 75

LB Kendrick Adams, OL Dominic Alford, WR Dominique Croom, DL Nicolas Jean-Baptiste, DB Vernon Kearney, DL Dave Kruger, FB Owen Marecic, OL Ryan Miller, WR Jordan Norwood, WR Cordell Roberson, LB Tommy Smith, TE Travis Tannahill, CB Trevin Wade.

 
Steelers

Let it be at 53

RB Alvester Alexander, DE Brian Arnfelt, LB Alan Baxter, WR Justin Brown, WR Reggie Dunn, RB Jonathan Dwyer, LB Terence Garvin, OL Mike Golic Jr., CB Terry Hawthorne, OG Chris Hubbard, OT Joe Long, C Joe Madsen, TE Jamie McCoy, LB Marshall McFadden, WR Kashif Moore, P Brian Moorman, TE Nathan Overbay, LB Brian Rolle, CB Devin Smith, NT Alameda Ta'amu, S Ross Ventrone, CB Josh Victorian

 
Drive to 75

OT D'Anthony Batiste, RB Baron Batch, OL Justin Cheadle (injured), OT Mike Farrell, WR David Gilreath, WR Tyler Shaw, CB Ryan Steed, LB Stevenson Sylvester, TE Peter Tuitupou, CB DeMarcus Van Dyke, QB John Parker Wilson, WR J.D. Woods, RB Jeremy Wright

 
AFC East

 
 Jets

Let it be at 53

K Dan Carpenter, DL Antonio Garay, QB Greg McElroy, DL Tevita Finau, S Rontez Miles

Drive to 75

WR Joe Collins, K Billy Cundiff, WR Braylon Edwards, DB Donnie Fletcher, OL Patrick Ford, C Dalton Freeman, OL Trey Gilleo, DB Bret Lockett, RB Joe McKnight, OL Stephen Peterman, LB Sean Progar-Jackson, P Ryan Quigley, WR Marcus Rucker, LS Patrick Scales, TE Hayden Smith, RB Chad Spann, WR K.J. Stroud, WR Rahsaan Vaughn

 
Dolphins

 
Let it be at 53

RB Jonas Gray, TE Kyle Miller, DB Julian Posey, WR Chad Bumphis, WR Brian Tyms

 
Drive to 75:

OL Jeff Braun, OL Chandler Burden, DT Chris Burnette, LB Michael Clay, WR Jeff Fuller, LB Alonzo Highsmith, LB David Hinds, FB Jorvorskie Lane, G Lance Louis, DE Emeka Onyenekwu, WR Julius Pruitt, WR Andrell Smith, WR Kenny Stafford, LB Nathan Williams

 
Bills

Let it be at 53

DE Kourtnei Brown, RB Zach Brown, CB Crezdon Butler, G Antoine Caldwell, G Zack Chibane, DB Jordan Dangerfield, TE Dorin Dickerson, DB Kip Edwards, RB Kendall Gaskins, DT Jarron Gilbert, DB T.J. Heath, WR Brandon Kaufman, QB Matt Leinart, LB Keith Pough, TE Nick Provo, OT Zebrie Sanders, LB Brian Smith, C David Snow.  Injured reserve: QB Kevin Kolb, WR Brad Smith, RB Drew Smith.

 
Drive to 75

DB Dominique Ellis, WR Da'Rick Rogers CB Jumal Rolle, WR DeMarco Sampson, C Ryan Turnley, G Keith Williams

  
Patriots

Let it be at 53

QB Tim Tebow, TE Jake Ballard, FB Ben Bartholomew, DL Marcus Benard, DE Jermaine Cunningham, TE Daniel Fells, WR Johnathan Haggerty, OL Luke Patterson, DL Gilbert Peña, LB Mike Rivera, OL Matt Stankiewitch, DL Scott Vallone, P Zoltan Mesko, RB George Winn, WR Quentin Sims, DE Justin Francis, DB Justin Green, DT Marcus Fortson, LB Ja'Gared Davis, S Kannoris Davis

 
Drive to 75

WR Kamar Aiken, CB Ras-I Dowling, CB Brandon Jones, LB Niko Koutouvides, TE Evan Landi, CB LeQuan Lewis, OL Brice Schwab, LS Mike Zupancic

 

Keep in mind everyone; do not back up the truck just yet.  This is not the beginning of the end, but the end of the beginning.  There are still practice squad rosters to create and players cut today may be back with your team after any injured reserve designation to return decisions are made at the start of next week.  There is also the wacky waiver wire where hundreds of these cuts will end up.  So stay with me, we are in this game together.

 
Shocker cut of the day: Patriots P Zoltan Mesko.  Honorable shocker cut of the day: Bengals FB John Conner.

Not surprised this guy is out of a job: Patriots QB Tim Tebow.

"Let it be at 53" veteran I feel sorry for the most: Steelers S Ross Ventrone

 
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