Badgley was once a bright spot, but he became a point of contention due to his inconsistency. Last season, he tied for 27th overall with a He missed three extra-point attempts as well. Head coach Brandon Staley and special teams coordinator Derius Swinton decided to let competition help them make their decision at kicker. The Los Angeles Rams finished No. As good as the defensive front and secondary played, the two groups lacked the connective tissue from the LBs to be even better.
Part of the problem stemmed from a lack of athleticism along the second line. Micah Kiser is a smart and instinctive linebacker. In fact, he tied for third on the team last season with 77 total tackles in only nine games. Kiser is a physical downhill plugger.
As such, the Rams chose to keep others at linebacker. Third-round rookie Ernest Jones is the one to watch at this position. The year-old already had an opportunity to serve as the defensive signal-caller during preseason.
That's just who I am. Left tackle Austin Jackson is a first-round pick. The organization invested in guards Robert Hunt and Solomon Kindley during the same draft class. Center remained unsettled, though. The team signed Matt Skura and Cameron Tom this offseason, but both were cut. The Dolphins could afford to do this because Michael Deiter took control of the position, and a trade for Greg Mancz from the Baltimore Ravens helped settle things.
For a quarterback to realize his full potential, he must be comfortable working in the pocket. Miami has built up its offensive front, with the final piece finally falling into place to help Tagovailoa. Mond committed multiple turnovers during his preseason appearances, but they spent a third-round pick on him in April. Everyone within the organization understands he is a developmental prospect with the potential to start down the road.
Everything is slow-motion, a little bit, but he did make some good throws today, I thought, and moved out of the pocket a couple of times," head coach Mike Zimmer told reporters two weeks ago. Performance, system fit and locker room presence all played a part. Fellow quarterback Brian Hoyer told reporters that Jones immediately fit into the Patriots' culture.
He has earned that respect by his preparation and his play. Jones is a traditional pocket passer, which the franchise seems to prefer after 20 years with Tom Brady behind center. The team retained just three CBs. Granted, C.
Gardner-Johnson is a safety only in title. The third-year defensive back is most often found covering the slot. Patrick Robinson surprised many when he decided to retire in the middle of training camp. Lattimore is a standout cover corner, but he still has pending legal issues.
Somewhere, somehow New Orleans must acquire depth at the premium position. General manager Mickey Loomis should be looking everywhere to build out his secondary, whether through the waiver wire, a trade or free-agent signing.
The New York Giants had to upgrade their pass rush this offseason, but they didn't do so as effectively as possible. Second-round rookie Azeez Ojulari should give New York a speedy edge-rusher with massive potential.
Lorenzo Carter is also returning from a ruptured Achilles tendon, and the Giants should expect more from third rounder Oshane Ximines, too. The year-old managed He's better off working from a three-point stance and reducing inside to maximize his pass-rushing potential. Instead of finding ways to utilize Odenigbo, the Giants released him with their pass rush still in question.
Tyler Kroft and Trevon Wesco are the two men left standing after Tuesday's moves. The Jets' relative lack of talent at the position will hamper their offensive scheme.
Tight ends are often featured in wide-zone-heavy offenses because they can contribute in both the run and pass games. Maybe Kroft returns to his form, when he caught 42 passes and seven touchdowns with the Cincinnati Bengals. That seems like a stretch, though. Instead, rookie quarterback Zach Wilson will be forced to rely heavily on his revamped wide receiver corps. The Philadelphia Eagles made it a point to turn over their wide receiver corps from last season.
The Eagles then traded up in the first round to draft reigning Heisman Trophy winner DeVonta Smith with the 10th pick. On Tuesday, they surprisingly released Travis Fulgham, their leading receiver from last year.
Fulgham is only 25 and showed promising flashes during the campaign. He erupted for receiving yards and four touchdowns in his first five games. The Eagles will now feature Smith and first-round pick Jalen Reagor as their main receivers.
Greg Ward emerged as a reliable and versatile option last season as well. Still, Fulgham probably needed a longer look considering the state of the Eagles' receiving corps. Instead, the team chose to part ways with him now instead of later. The Pittsburgh Steelers have a year-old starting quarterback who underwent major elbow surgery less than two years ago. Questions about their offensive line aren't going away anytime soon, either. That makes their backup quarterback position more important than perhaps any other team's.
It appears as though No. Just trying to put things on film that are something that I can showcase what I can do. A lack of maturity became an issue early in Haskins' career, which led to his release from the Washington Football Team.
If Haskins is now showing more of a commitment to football and his team, he could become a vital part of the Steelers as Roethlisberger's eventual heir apparent.
Last season, the San Francisco 49ers tied for the league's 13th-most punt returns. The unit finished 14th in average yards per return and 15th in total punt return yardage. Mediocre best describes San Francisco's effort in that phase of the game. Head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch didn't prioritize the position this offseason, either.
Barrows added that Brandon Aiyuk and Mohamed Sanu both practiced with the special teams unit during training camp. Coaching staffs don't always like to place one of their top receivers back as a returner for fear of potential injury.
But in this particular case, Aiyuk may be the best option to add a spark as the 49ers' punt returner. The Seattle Seahawks are rather lean at wide receiver after their final roster cuts.
Well, lean and mean might be a better description of a group that features DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett. Beyond the team's top two targets, Freddie Swain and second-round pick D'Wayne Eskridge may be the only two keepers since the team surprised with its release of Penny Hart. Maybe the Seahawks want another veteran receiver. Or they could be surfing the waiver wire to add another target. Matt Skura 's release would come as a surprise a few months ago, but his fate was essentially sealed when Miami traded for Greg Mancz.
With Jones' rise to the top spot, it led to the team releasing veteran Cam Newton. It fuels speculation about a potential trade, perhaps for the Eagles' Zach Ertz , whom general manager Joe Douglas knows from his days in Philadelphia. The Jets did well to get a fourth-rounder for Herndon, also sending a sixth-rounder to Minnesota. He teased with his potential after a promising rookie season in , but never progressed. New York's coaching staff didn't see him as a fit. Kroft, the new TE1, was all over the map in the preseason, from drops to touchdowns.
The biggest non-move was the decision to not upgrade at QB2, which is a huge risk. Backing up rookie Zach Wilson is Mike White , who hasn't taken a snap in the regular season. The Jets are the first team in eight years to go into a season with no regular-season experience at the position. Traded : TE Chris Herndon. Biggest move: The Ravens cut Trace McSorley , which means Baltimore will go with two quarterbacks on the man roster for the first time in Lamar Jackson 's four seasons.
This year, Baltimore is going with Tyler Huntley as the only quarterback behind Jackson. The Ravens are hoping McSorley clears waivers and can get signed to the practice squad. Baltimore also released veterans Pernell McPhee and Anthony Levine , but both are expected to get re-signed after wide receivers Rashod Bateman and Miles Boykin get placed on short-term injured reserve.
Injured reserve : RB J. Biggest move: Cincinnati showed some aggressiveness when it came to trimming their offensive line in the preseason. Then on Tuesday, the team waived fourth-round pick Mike Jordan , who started 19 games over the past two seasons with the club. But in the end, Cleveland elected to keep four running backs instead, including D'Ernest Johnson , who along with rookie RB Demetric Felton , now figures to play a big role in the return game.
Haskins rounds out the quarterback group headlined by Ben Roethlisberger and featuring Mason Rudolph as the primary backup. Josh Dobbs , who was vying for the third spot, landed on IR with a season-ending injury sustained in the final preseason game. Beyond the quarterback battle, the Steelers made unexpected cuts on the interior offensive line, keeping just two guards in Kevin Dotson and Trai Turner.
The team released B. Finney and Rashaad Coward , who each had a compelling case to make the team as a versatile backup. Coward filled in with the first team while Dotson recovered from an early camp ankle injury, and Finney was capable of playing either guard spot, along with center. Hassenauer ; and guards Dotson and Turner. No, this isn't a roster cut, but by keeping the quarterback on its roster, the Texans are using a spot on their man roster on a player they don't expect to play for them this season.
Watson faces 22 lawsuits alleging sexual assault and inappropriate behavior. Traded : DE Shaq Lawson. Biggest move: The Colts didn't make any surprise cuts to get their roster down to 53 players. There wasn't much competition outside of who would be the team's backup quarterback -- or potential starter -- during camp.
Jacob Eason was the frontrunner for most of training camp over Sam Ehlinger. He officially locked up the position when Ehlinger went down with a knee injury that will keep him out several weeks. Ehlinger's injury leaves the Colts with just two quarterbacks Eason and Carson Wentz on the roster. It wouldn't be surprising if they added another one until Ehlinger returns. One intriguing thing the Colts did do is show their premium on having pass-rushers, as they kept six defensive ends on the roster.
The team's first-round pick has been disappointing and lost his starting job last season to undrafted rookie Doug Costin who didn't make the roster this season , but defensive coordinator Joe Cullen raved about Bryan's strength last week and said he needs to work on finishing plays. Biggest move: Releasing fourth-rounder Dez Fitzpatrick is a surprising move. The Titans traded fourth-, fifth- and seventh-round picks to the Panthers to move up and select Fitzpatrick with the th pick this year.
Fitzpatrick struggled early in camp. Earlier this month, coach Mike Vrabel said the rookie had to do "a lot" to earn more significant reps. Fitzpatrick seemed to settle in once the Titans went to Tampa for joint practices with the Buccaneers, highlighted by a yard touchdown reception in their preseason matchup.
But his late push wasn't enough even though the Titans kept seven receivers on their man roster. Biggest move: The Broncos didn't have the high-profile, how-did-that-happen cut. And it won't move the needle much outside of personnel meetings, but in-house it was a tough call for the Broncos to waive quarterback Brett Rypien. Rypien, who started a Broncos win over the New York Jets last season and is a developmental prospect the Broncos think has a future, got caught in the squeeze.
A squeeze caused, at least in part, by a lean toward defense in George Paton's first year as general manager the Broncos kept 27 players on defense on the initial roster as compared to 23 on offense and the emergence of youth, as eight of the team's 10 draft picks made it. The roster also includes an undrafted rookie, and 28 of the players on it are in their first, second or third season in league.
Traded : WR Trinity Benson. Biggest move: The Chiefs, mindful of last year's Super Bowl disaster, kept 10 offensive linemen and an 11th, Kyle Long , on the physically unable to perform list. Included are eight players who weren't with the team last year. That should fortify them against the string of line injuries that wound up ruining the end of their season. Traded : OL Yasir Durant. Biggest move: One of the biggest mysteries in camp is who would win the kicker battle between Michael Badgley and Tristan Vizcaino , and now we know the Money Badger is no more.
Vizcaino made three field goals last year for the 49ers and has been fairly consistent this training camp. Badgley made of last year and was booed by fans at preseason games. And so, it was decided by coach Brandon Staley on cutdown day Tuesday. New England can keep Harry on the man roster, move him to injured reserve and attempt to pull off a trade in a month or so, but the third-year wideout hasn't done much to increase his value.
In two preseason outings, he caught two passes for 23 yards. The Patriots may just release him if they're not able to find a suitor before final cuts. Last year, the Arizona Cardinals designated Jordan Hicks as a team captain. This offseason, they found his replacement. The Cardinals selected Zaven Collins in the first round of this year's draft. Still on the roster, Hicks may have to wait until he's released in order to move on with a new team.
With Collins and Isaiah Simmons locked into the starting inside linebacker positions, don't expect the year-old back in the desert for the season. So, Hicks will finish the preseason healthy, logging two tackles in two outings. Unless a team wants to fill a hole at inside linebacker because of an injury or the Cardinals sat on an offer for Hicks up until this point, expect him to hit the open market. They will line up alongside Hunter Renfrow in three-wide-receiver sets.
Head coach Jon Gruden spoke highly of wideout Zay Jones, who hauled in all three of his targets for 57 yards against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 1 of the preseason. He'll likely make the final man roster, which potentially leaves two slots at the position. Brown and Snead may contend for one spot if the Raiders want to keep a wide receiver who's a capable kick returner. As Vic Tafur of The Athletic tweeted, the former played in Sunday's preseason finale, which "is not a good sign for him.
Brown finished the game with one catch for two yards. Remember, running back Jalen Richard served as the primary kick returner last season. He's out indefinitely with a foot injury. Vegas could keep undrafted rookie wideout DJ Turner, who returned 14 kicks for yards in at Pittsburgh. Brown and Snead have returned a total of five kickoffs in their 13 pro years combined. Typically, bottom-of-the-depth-chart wide receivers play major roles on special teams even if they're not returners.
Brown hasn't taken a snap on special teams since the season. When a new coaching staff takes over, underachieving early-round draft picks should feel some pressure to impress the new regime.
Jahlani Tavai did the complete opposite in Week 2 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. According to MLive. He missed a tackle on a check-down to Najee Harris that turned a 3-yard pass into a yard chunk play.
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