Last Saturday saw NFL teams making final cuts to get down to 53-man rosters, and some unexpected names had to hand in their playbooks. Here’s a guide to who was released:
LB Chris Ellis: The Bills transitioned him further and further to the outside until he just wasn’t on the field or in the stadium anymore
WR Kevin Jurovich: Dropped a pass
S Brandon Meriweather: One team’s trash is another team’s starting trash
DE Marques Murrell: The Patriots weighed the pros and cons of Murrell’s one tackle last season and decided it wasn’t a very good tackle
CB Niles Brinkley: Although always the last player to leave the field, that’s because he was always asleep on the 50-yard line
RB Chester Taylor: Watching Taylor struggle became painful for the Bears, so they released him to go play for the Cardinals, where watching Taylor struggle is funny
K Nick Novak: The Jets surprisingly released a kicker, signaling they would only keep six kickers on their active roster this year
QB David Garrard: The Jaguar quarterback’s release was met with shock by Jacksonville fans, who were pretty sure the Jaguars stopped being a thing years ago
