Tyler Renew

Falcons Cut 14 Players

The Falcons are letting some players walk early as they get ready for the 53-man deadline on Saturday. The team announced the following cuts:

Taylor, a former sixth-round pick, is the son of Fred Taylor, the greatest running back in Jaguars franchise history. The Falcons picked him up in August after he was discarded by the Chiefs.

The Falcons will only carry two quarterbacks on the 53-man roster, D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution tweets, so it appears that Matt Simms will follow Torgersen out the door at some point.

Minor NFL Transactions: 6/5/17

Here are today’s minor moves.

  • The Patriots signed cornerback William Likely and waived defensive end Corey Vereen with an injury designation. A 5-foot-7, 175-pound player, Likely could factor into New England’s return-men competition, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com tweets. The rookie UDFA played four years at Maryland and notched six interceptions as a sophomore in 2014.
  • Former Minnesota Golden Gophers linebacker Jack Lynn signed with the Falcons, who waived fullback Soma Vainuku to make room, Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com reports. He’s a UDFA rookie. Vanaiku’s ouster should pit Derrick Coleman and rookie Tyler Renew against one another at fullback, per McClure.
  • The Broncos waived rookie UDFA tackle Erik Austell, Nicki Jhabvala of the Denver Post tweets. A Charleston Southern product, Austell was one of the 13 UDFAs the Broncos signed coming out of draft weekend.
  • The Chiefs added former Texans wideout Tevin Jones, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle tweets. Jones entered the league as a UDFA out of Memphis last year. He hasn’t seen any game action. The Texans signed Jones to a reserve/futures deal in January but cut him last month.
  • The Saints signed wide receiver Dan Arnold and cut defensive end Drew Iddings, Nick Underhill of The Advocate reports (on Twitter). Arnold comes to New Orleans from Division III Wisconsin-Platteville. Iddings spent time in camp with the Raiders last year and was with both the Panthers and Saints this spring.
  • Swapping out interior offensive linemen, the Titans signed center Marc Spelman and waived center/guard Karim Barton. The latter has bounced around for a few years, being signed to reserve/futures deals by the Browns (2015), Texans (’16) and Titans (’17). The 25-year-old has never played in a game. Spelman comes out of Illinois State. He went to the Bears’ rookie minicamp last month.

Falcons Add 21 UDFAs

The Falcons have announced deals with 21 undrafted free agents. Here they are:

  • Travis Averill, C (Boise State)
  • Marcelis Branch, S (Robert Morris)
  • Daniel Brunskill, OL (San Diego State)
  • Deante Burton, WR (Kansas State)
  • Reginald Davis III, WR (Texas Tech)
  • Darius English, LB (South Carolina)
  • Wil Freeman, OT (Southern Mississippi)
  • Jarnor Jones, CB (Iowa State)
  • J’terius Jones, DE (Miami of Ohio)
  • Cam Keizur, C (Portland State)
  • Andreas Knappe, OT (UConn)
  • Robert Leff, OG (Auburn)
  • Josh Magee, WR (South Alabama)
  • Quincy Mauger, S (Georgia)
  • Jordan Moore, S (University of Texas at San Antonio)
  • Chris Odom, DE (Arkansas State)
  • Tyler Renew, FB (Citadel)
  • Taylor Reynolds, CB (James Madison)
  • Christian Tago, LB (San Jose State)
  • Alek Torgerson, QB (Penn)
  • Deron Washington, S (Pittsburg State)