Jaguars Cut Roster To 53 Players
SATURDAY, 4:52pm: As Ryan O’Halloran of the Florida Times-Union notes (via Twitter), the following players were cut by the Jags today:
- Jamell Fleming, CB
- Sherrod Martin, S
- Nate Stupar, LB
- Kerry Taylor, WR
Since Ace Sanders is headed for the reserve-suspended list, the team was able to keep guard Tyler Shatley – who was reported below as having been cut – on its 53-man roster, tweets Oehser.
FRIDAY, 4:01pm: In addition to confirming the cuts noted below, the Jaguars have announced a slew of additional roster moves. Via John Oehser of Jaguars.com, here’s the full list, which reduces the team’s active roster count to 57 players:
Cut:
- Cody Booth, OT
- Chad Bumphis, WR
- Deandre Coleman, DL
- Ricky Havili-Heimuli, DT
- Craig Loston, S
- Drew Nowak, G
- Kasey Redfern, K/P
- Gerald Rivers, DE
- Tyler Shatley, G
- D.J. Tialavea, TE
- Marcus Whitfield, LB
Waived-injured:
- Brandon Barden, TE (groin)
Place on injured reserve:
- Tandon Doss, WR (ankle)
- Rashaad Reynolds, CB (hand)
3:33pm: The Jaguars have started the process of reducing the number of players on their active roster from 75 to 53, as they look to finalize their regular-season roster in time for tomorrow’s deadline. Here are Jacksonville’s Friday cuts, with any additional moves added to the list throughout the day:
- Mike Brewster (C) (via Ryan O’Halloran on Twitter, 3:33pm)
- Eric Kettani (FB) (via Aaron Wilson on Twitter)
- Stephen Morris (QB) (via Pro Football Talk on Twitter). The team hopes to add Morris to its practice squad.
- Ricky Stanzi (QB) (via O’Halloran on Twitter, 3:19pm)
AFC Links: Bills, Jets, Colts, Jaguars
Earlier, we took a look at what ESPN’s NFC writers had to say on this Memorial Day. Now, let’s focus on ESPN’s AFC writers…
- While he could envision the Bills adding a veteran defensive end to play alongside Mario Williams, ESPN.com’s Mike Rodak is very intrigued by former first-rounders Jerry Hughes and Manny Lawson.
- The Jets will likely only keep four of their six runnings backs, writes ESPNNewYork.com’s Rich Cimini. Even then, the writer believes that the backfield, which includes Chris Johnson, Chris Ivory, Bilal Powell, Daryl Richardson, Alex Green and Mike Goodson, will still have “a lot of mouths to feed.”
- Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne is making good progress in his recovery from a torn ACL, says ESPN.com’s Mike Wells. Still, the wideout will likely miss the team’s mandatory minicamp in June.
- The Jaguars have four receivers that are locks to make the roster, according to Michael DiRocco of ESPN.com: Cecil Shorts, Ace Sanders, Marqise Lee and Allen Robinson. That leaves Mike Brown, Kerry Taylor, Tandon Doss, Lamaar Thomas, Chad Bumphis, Damian Copeland and Allen Hurns to compete over the final two spots.