NFL Roster Cuts Are In; Teams Down To 53 Players

Winslow was acquired by Seattle in the offseason from the Tampa Bay Bucanneers in exchange for a conditional draft pick.

The ninth-year veteran out of Miami has a history of causing problems in the locker room, but he has been one of the more productive pass-catching tight ends in the NFL on the field.

The holiday weekend is here, but there will be no relaxing for NFL front offices. While you bid farewell to the summer with an icy cold can of non-ironic PBR and some overdone hamburgers, your favorite team’s general manager is working the phones trying to shore up holes in the team’s final roster before the 2012 NFL season starts on Wednesday.

Teams have plenty of options to consider after Friday’s final cut deadline saw more than 700 players released from preseason rosters. I took an an early look at some of the players being cut on Friday, and even more names hit the wire since then.

Now that the final batch of NFL roster cuts are in, teams will begin creating their eight-man practice squads. These are generally rookies or second year players who were cut in the last round of roster cuts. Those on practice squad practice with the team all year but they’re not treated as part of the 53-man roster.

The creation of practice squads can begin at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday.

Here is the complete list of cuts:

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Big Cat Country notes that the Jaguars placing Rackley on IR means he cannot suit up for Jacksonville this season:

Rackley, a third-round pick in 2011, started 14 games for the Jaguars at left guard in 2011.

Here’s a full list of Minnesota’s cuts:

WR Emmanuel Arceneaux

DL Chase Baker

CB Chris Carr

DE Jeff Charleston

FB Ryan D’Imperio

OL Chris DeGeare

CB Bobby Felder

S Eric Frampton

DT Trevor Guyton

RB Lex Hilliard

OL Tyler Holmes

CB Reggie Jones

OL Kevin Murphy

LB Corey Paredes

OL Austin Pasztor

DE Nick Reed

QB Sage Rosenfels

C Quentin Saulsberry

TE Mickey Shuler

RB Jordan Todman

Waived by the Redskins were:

Additionally, the following veterans were released by the Redskins:

Here is the full list of the Raiders final cuts:

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The Ravens waived the following players:

The following players were placed on injured reserve:

Here is the complete list of players headed out of New Orleans:

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Players waived by the Buccaneers are:

Additionaly, the team released the following:

The Eagles cut 19 other players earlier today. Here is the full list of cuts:

The complete list of players who were waived:

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Additionally, the following players were waived:

In addition to the above, the Titans put the following players on Injured Reserve:

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The 53-man roster that was announced on Friday will likely be different by early next week as the Rams will see who is available through waivers and make some changes to the bottom part of their roster.

The players let go on Friday include:

The 49ers announced their 21 cuts to the roster to get it down to the 53-man limit in time for Friday’s deadline. Here is the full list of the players cut:

Patriots.com has a breakdown of all of the players released by the Patriots.

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The following players were waived:

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White and Ganaway were two of the final seven cuts, joining the previously released Robert T. Griffin to make three 2012 draft picks who were roster casualties on Friday. All three were drafted in the sixth round or later, but Ganaway was, of course, the only player to score a touchdown for the Jets in their four preseason games.

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Here are the 23 players who did not make the team:

The Cowboys are still very interested in landing some of these players on the practice squad, and they are multiple players who the Cowboys might try to bring back if they clear waivers.

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The rest of the cuts included:

The Cardinals decided to keep Levi Brown on the injured reserve list.

But don’t make the mistake of thinking every one of these 53 guys will be with the Colts in a week - or in a day or two, at that. The Colts will be very active in the next few days, evaluating other team’s cut players and deciding which players would help them. Look for the Colts to address the cornerback position, the offensive line and the nose tackle position (Antonio Johnson is actually the only active nose tackle currently).Players cut by the Colts were: wide receivers Kashif Moore and Jeremy Ross; running backs Deji Karim andDarren Evans; tight ends Andre Smith and Kyle Miller; offensive tackles Mike Tepper and Steven Baker; centerZane Taylor, defensive tackles Chigbo Anunoby and Jason Shirley; linebackers Jerry Brown and Greg Lloyd; guard Hayworth Hicks, safeties Mike Newton and Latarrius Thomas, cornerback Brandon King and long snapper Justin Snow.

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