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NFL Cut-Down Day Notebook: September 5
Big day in the NFL as all teams need to get their rosters down to 53 players by 4 PM in advance of the 2020 season opener this coming weekend.
Steeler Now will keep you updated on all the notable cuts in this notebook.
UPDATE (4:04 PM)-
The Chiefs have wavied wide receiver Maurice Ffrench, per source.
— Sam McDowell (@SamMcDowell11) September 5, 2020
UPDATE (3:50 PM)-
**Two former Pitt Panthers are released by Washington: WR Jester Weah and CB Ryan Lewis.
Official from WFT pic.twitter.com/LvcjdcdA3l
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) September 5, 2020
UPDATE (3:42 PM)-
Sources: The #Raiders are trading RB/returner Lynn Bowden Jr and a 6th rounder to the #Dolphins in exchange for a 4th round pick, the same pick Miami just got from Vegas. The versatile Bowden was a third-rounder this year.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 5, 2020
UPDATE (3:39 PM)-
Raiders Cutting Veteran RB Theo Riddick https://t.co/ppQmY11Lw1
— NFLTradeRumors.co (@nfltrade_rumors) September 5, 2020
UPDATE (3:04 PM)-
Saints released veteran defensive lineman/linebacker Anthony Chickillo.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 5, 2020
UPDATE (1:54 PM)-
Texans cut former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Jerald Hawkins, per a league source
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) September 5, 2020
UPDATE (1:35 PM)-
Titans Release QB Trevor Siemian https://t.co/EqLdfPR2AU
— NFLTradeRumors.co (@nfltrade_rumors) September 5, 2020
UPDATE (1:20 PM)-
Seahawks Waiving LB Shaquem Griffin https://t.co/XEiJLjNFaH
— NFLTradeRumors.co (@nfltrade_rumors) September 5, 2020
The #Jaguars are cutting both backup QBs Mike Glennon and Josh Dobbs, source said. A surprise. So it’s starter Gardner Minshew and backup Jake Luton from Oregon State… for now. One could return after the 53-man roster shakes out.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 5, 2020
UPDATE (12:16 PM)-
The Chiefs have informed RB DeAndre Washington of his release, per source.
Darrel Williams and Darwin Thompson are now projected back-ups to Clyde Edwards-Helaire.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) September 5, 2020
UPDATE (12:11 PM)-
Falcons released former Minnesota first-round pick Laquon Treadwell, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 5, 2020
Patriots have released RB Lamar Miller, per ESPN.
— LeadingNFL (@LeadingNFL) September 5, 2020
UPDATE (11:03 AM)-
*Former Aliquippa and West Virginia star safety Dravon Askew-Henry is released by the NY Giants but he could be sticking with the team.
The Giants have released S Dravon Askew-Henry, though it sounds like he'll be one of the 16 returning to the practice squad.
— Ralph Vacchiano (@RVacchianoSNY) September 5, 2020
UPDATE (11:02 AM)-
In cut-down news, Washington is releasing TE Richard Rodgers, source said. His dad was also an assistant coach on the team.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 5, 2020
UPDATE (10:58 AM)-
Bengals Waiving QB Brandon Allen https://t.co/GWZxpVi1Pr
— NFLTradeRumors.co (@nfltrade_rumors) September 5, 2020
UPDATE (10:54 AM)-
Packers Cutting OLB Tim Williams https://t.co/c8zB6hmcYN
— NFLTradeRumors.co (@nfltrade_rumors) September 5, 2020
UPDATE (10:04 AM)-
The Washington Football Team plans to keep QB Alex Smith on its 53-man roster, per sources.
Smith still has a long way to go. But another amazing step in his journey back from a catastrophic leg injury.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 5, 2020
UPDATE (9:57 AM)-
Dolphins waiving QB Josh Rosen. (via @RapSheet) pic.twitter.com/1hF1ksJGTR
— NFL (@NFL) September 5, 2020
#Browns are releasing WR Taywan Taylor, per source.
— BrownsWave \: (@BrownsByBrad) September 5, 2020
First surprise cut of the morning: Washington released former starting safety Sean Davis, who it gave a $2 million signing bonus this off-season, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 5, 2020
