Bills Set 53-Man Roster

After waiving six players yesterday, the Bills cut 18 more players today to get themselves down to the 53-man roster limit:

Released:

• DT Eli Ankou (injury settlement)
• QB Matt Barkley
• WR Tanner Gentry
• TE O.J. Howard (story)
• RB Duke Johnson (story)
• OL Greg Mancz

Waived:

• OL Alec Anderson
• RB Raheem Blackshear
• DT C.J. Brewer
• DT Brandin Bryant
• DT Prince Emili
• LB Joe Giles-Harris
• WR Isaiah Hodgins
• DB Ja’Marcus Ingram
• DE Kingsley Jonathan
• DE Mike Love
• DB Nick McCloud
• OL Luke Tenuta

Placed on reserve/PUP:

• CB Tre’Davious White (story)

Placed on reserve/suspended:

• LB Andre Smith

We heard about some of Buffalo’s bigger moves earlier today, including the release of O.J. Howard and Duke Johnson. Greg Mancz is one of the most experienced players to get cut, with the veteran having appeared in 63 games across seven NFL seasons. His positional versatility was expected to land him a roster spot as a backup offensive lineman, but the team ultimately opted for a younger option. Mancz certainly didn’t help his case when he missed the preseason finale while recovering from a foot injury suffered during practice.

Tanner Gentry and Alec Anderson are both candidates to return to Buffalo via the practice squad. Gentry has bounced on and off the Bills roster over the previous two seasons without getting into a game. Anderson started 10 games at UCLA last year before landing with the Bills as an undrafted rookie.

Matt Barkley has spent the past four seasons in Buffalo. He got into eight games with the Bills between 2018 and 2020, completing 53 of his 97 pass attempts for 788 yards, three touchdowns, and four interceptions. He was demoted to QB3 in 2021 following the acquisition of Mitchell Trubisky, and Barkley didn’t end up seeing the field last year. He was eyeing a similar role in 2022 with Case Keenum now serving as Josh Allen‘s primary backup.