2013 NFL Final Roster Cuts: AFC edition
By Mike Dyce
Teams had to trim their rosters to 53 men by Saturday, August 31st. Here is a list of all the moves AFC teams made to get under the cap.
We also have a list of the NFC’s final roster cuts.
Baltimore Ravens:
- WR Tandon Doss
- safety Omar Brown
- tight end Matt Furstenburg
- defensive tackle Cody Larsen
- guard Antoine McClain
- running back Bobby Rainey
- tackle J.J. Unga
- tight end Billy Bajema
Previously released:
- running back Anthony Allen
- cornerback Marc Anthony
- linebacker Nigel Carr, running back Delone Carter
- inside linebacker Brandon Copeland
- quarterback Caleb Hanie
- quarterback Dayne Crist
- offensive tackle Jordan Devey
- offensive tackler Rogers Gaines
- center Reggie Stephens
- tight end Alex Silvestro
- placed outside linebacker D.J. Bryant on injured reserve
Buffalo Bills:
- quarterback Matt Leinart
- cornerback Crezdon Butler
- tackle Zebrie Sanders
- Released linebacker Kourtnei Brown
- running back Zach Brown
- guard Antoine Caldwell
- guard Zack Chibane
- defensive back Jordan Dangerfield
- tight end Dorin Dickerson
- defensive back Kip Edwards
- running back Kendall Gaskins
- defensive tackle Jarron Gilbert
- defensive backT.J. Heath
- wide receiver Brandon Kaufman
- linebacker Keith Pough
- tight end Nick Provo
- linebacker Brian Smith
- center David Snow
- quarterback Thaddeus Lewis
- linebacker Bryan Scott
- defensive tackle Torell Troup
- defensive end Jamie Blatnick
- defensive end Izaan Cross
They also placed quarterback Kevin Kolb, wide receiver Brad Smith and fullback Drew Smith on injured reserve.
Cincinnati Bengals:
- tackle Dennis Roland
- running back Daniel Herron
- fullback John Conner
- receiver Cobi Hamilton
- linebacker J.K. Schaffer
- quarterback John Skelton
- long snapper Bryce Davis
- safety Tony Dye, tackle Reid Fragel
- center T.J. Johnson
- cornerback Chris Lewis-Harris
- cornerback Onterio McCalebb
- defensive end Dontay Moch
- cornerback Shaun Prater
- wide receiver Taveon Rogers
- wide receiver Roy Roundtree
- defensive tackle Terrence Stephens
- guard John Sullen
- linebacker Bruce Taylor
They also placed linebacker Emmanuel Lamur on injured reserve, and running back Bernard Scott on reserve/PUP.
Cleveland Browns:
- tight end Dan Gronkowski
- offensive lineman Braxton Cave
- wide receiver Mike Edwards
- defensive back Abdul Kanneh
- running back Miguel Maysonet
- defensive back Kent Richardson
- punter Colton Schmidt
- receiver David Nelson
- kicker Shayne Graham
- kicker Brandon Bogatay
- offensive lineman Aaron Adams
- defensive back Akeem Auguste
- linebacker Justin Cole
- running back Jamiane Cook
- defensive lineman Hall Davis
- wide receiver Tori Gurley
- linebacker James-Michael Johnson
- wide receiver David Nelson
- wide receiver Naaman Roosevelt
- defensive lineman Brian Sanford
- defensive back Jamoris Slaughter
- linebacker Justin Staples
They also placed wide receiver Josh Gordon on the reserve/suspended list.
Denver Broncos:
- wide receiver Tavarres King
- tackle Vinston Painter
- running back Lance Ball
- center/guard C.J. Davis
- running back Jeremiah Johnson
- center/guard Ryan Lilja
- tight end Jake O’Connell
- defensive end Jeremy Beal
- center/guard Philip Blake
- tackle Paul Cornick
- defensive tackle Romney Fuga
- defensive tackle Ben Garland
- cornerback Aaron Hester
- linebacker Damien Holmes
- safety Ross Rasner
- wide receiver Gerell Robinson
- wide receiver Lamaar Thomas
- defensive end John Youboty
Placed linebacker Von Miller on reserve/suspended and linebackers Stewart Bradley, Lerentee McCray and defensive end Quanterus Smith on injured reserve.
Houston Texans:
- defensive end Keith Browner
- tight end Jake Byrne
- cornerback Roc Carmichael
- fullback Tyler Clutts
- linebacker Cameron Collins
- receiver Andy Cruse
- offensive lineman Tyler Horn
- defensive end Delano Johnson
- running back Dennis Johnson
- safety Orhian Johnson
- nose tackle Chris Jones
- running back Deji Karim
- offensive linemanAlex Kupper
- cornerback Elbert Mack
- tackle Nate Menkin
- linebacker Mike Mohamed
- receiver EZ Nwachukwu
- safety Jawanza Starling
- defensive lineman Daniel Muir
- nose tackle David Hunter
- receiver Mike Smith
Placed receiver Alan Bonner (hamstring), tackle Brennan Williams (knee), and linebacker Trevardo Williams (knee) on injured reserve.
Indianapolis Colts:
- tackle Ben Ijalana
- defensive tackle Drake Nevis
- outside linebacker Daniel Adongo
- safety Larry Asante
- center Thomas Austin
- cornerback Marshay Green
- defensive end Lawrence Guy
- quarterback Chandler Harnish
- fullback Robert Hughes
- tight end Dominique Jones
- wide receiver Jeremy Kelley
- linebacker Josh McNary
- cornerback Sheldon Price
- wide receiver Jabin Sambrano
- wide receiverLanear Sampson
- linebacker Monte Simmons
- tackle Bradley Sowell
- nose tackle Martin Tevaseu
- tackle Lee Ziemba
- tackle Emmett Cleary
- linebacker Shawn Loiseau
- cornerback Daxton Swanson
Jacksonville Jaguars:
- receiver Jeremy Ebert
- defensive end Pannel Egboh
- running back Jonathan Grimes
- quarterback Mike Kafka
- linebacker Brandon Marshall
- receiver Charly Martin
- tackle Pat McQuistan
- guard Drew Nowak
- cornerback Kevin Rutland
- defensive tackle D’Anthony Smith
- linebacker Julian Stanford
- cornerback Marcus Trufant
- receiver Toney Clemons
- defensive end Ryan Davis
- defensive tackle T.J. Barnes
- offensive tackle R.J. Dill
- tight end Ryan Otten
- receiver Tobais Palmer
- quarterback Matt Scott
- safety Steven Terrell
- linebacker Mike Zimmer
Placed receiver Justin Blackmonon the reserve/suspended list.
Kansas City Chiefs:
- tight end Tony Moeaki
- guard Ricky Henrywas
- defensive end Austen Lane
- tackle Steven Baker
- wide receiver Josh Bellamy
- safety Malcolm Bronson
- safety Greg Castillo
- cornerback Kennard Cox
- defensive lineman Marcus Dixon
- offensive lineman Tommie Draheim
- linebacker Darin Drakeford
- running back Shaun Draughn
- wide receiver Frankie Hammond
- tight end Demetrius Harris
- defensive back Tysyn Hartman
- linebacker Orie Lemon
- cornerback Semaj Moody
- fullback Toben Opurum
- tackle Matt Reynolds
- wide receiver Rico Richardson
- guard Rokevious Watkins
- linebackerRidge Wilson
They also traded linebacker Edgar Jones to Dallas.
Miami Dolphins:
- Antwan Applewhite
- guard Chris Barker
- center Sam Brenner
- wide receiver Chad Bumphis
- wide receiver Keenan Davis
- defensive tackle A.J. Francis
- running back Jonas Gray
- safety Keelan Johnson
- safety Jordan Kovacs
- tackle Andrew McDonald
- tight end Kyle Miller
- wide receiver Marvin McNutt
- defensive end Tristan Okpalaugo
- cornerback Julian Posey
- cornerback De’Andre Presley
- defensive tackle Kheeston Randall
- defensive tackle Tracy Robertson
- linebacker Lee Robinson
- linebacker Austin Spitler
- wide receiver Brian Tyms
- tackle Jeff Adams
- quarterback Aaron Corp
New England Patriots:
- tight ends Daniel Fells
- Jake Ballard
- defensive lineman Marcus Benard
- receiver Johnathan Haggerty
- linebacker Mike Rivera
- offensive lineman Luke Patterson
- fullback Ben Bartholomew
- defensive lineman Gilbert Peña
- offensive lineman Matt Stankiewitch
- defensive lineman Scott Vallone
- quarterback Tim Tebow
- defensive tackle Marcus Forston
- punter Zoltan Mesko
- defensive tackle Justin Francis
- linebacker Ja’Gared Davis
- running back George Winn
- wide receiver Quentin Sims
- safety Kannorris Davis
- defensive back Justin Green
- offensive lineman Josh Kline
- defensive end Jermaine Cunningham
- offensive linemanChris McDonald
- linebacker Jeff Tarpinian
- defensive back Stephone Morris
Placed safety Adrian Wilson on injured reserve.
New York Jets:
- quarterback Greg McElroy
- defensive tackleAntonio Garay
- kicker Dan Carpenter
- running back Mossis Madu
- receiver Michael Campbell
- receiver Mohamed Massaquoi
- receiver Ben Obamanu
- receiver Zach Rogers
- tight end Chris Pantale
- offensive lineman Erik Cook
- offensive lineman J.B. Shugarts
- offensive lineman Jason Smith
- defensive lineman Junior Aumavae
- defensive lineman Lanier Coleman
- defensive lineman Tevita Finau
- linebacker Troy Davis
- linebacker JoJo Dickson
- linebacker Jacquies Smith
- defensive back Royce Adams
- defensive back Mike Edwards
- defensive back Rontez Miles
Placed running back Mike Goodson on the reserve/suspended list.
Oakland Raiders:
- defensive end Andre Carter
- linebacker Omar Gaither
- cornerback Joselio Hanson
- tackle Tony Hills
- safety Reggie Smith
- defensive lineman Ryan Baker
- defensive end David Bass
- linebacker Billy Boyko
- cornerback Chance Casey
- guard Jason Foster
- tight end Richard Gordon
- receiver Greg Jenkins
- safety Shelton Johnson
- tight end Brian Leonhardt
- guard Lamar Mady
- kicker Justin Medlock
- defensive tackle KurtTaufa’asau
- linebacker Chase Thomas
- receiver Conner Vernon
- running back Deonte Williams
- tackle Willie Smith
Placed offensive lineman Tony Bergstrom on injured reserve. Placed receiver Andre Holmes on the reserve/suspended list.
Pittsburgh Steelers:
- running back Jonathan Dwyer
- punter Brian Moorman
- running back Alvester Alexander
- defensive linemen Alameda Ta’amu
- defensive lineman Brian Arnfelt
- linebacker Alan Baxter
- linebacker Terence Garvin
- linebacker Marshall McFadden
- linebacker Brian Rolle
- wide receiver Justin Brown
- wide receiver Reggie Dunn
- wide receiver Kashif Moore
- offensive lineman Mike Golic
- offensive lineman Chris Hubbard
- offensive lineman Joe Long
- offensive lineman Joe Madsen
- tight end Jamie McCoy
- tight end Nathan Overbay
- defensive back Terry Hawthorne
- defensive back Devin Smith
- defensive back Ross Ventrone
- defensive back Josh Victorian
San Diego Chargers:
- tackle Max Starks
- cornerback Cornelius Brown
- safety Sean Cattouse
- linebacker Phillip Dillard
- cornerback Greg Gatson
- linebacker Jerrell Harris
- cornerback William Middleton
- linebacker Daniel Molls
- tackle Randy Richards
- guard Steve Schilling
- wide receiver Luke Tasker
- wide receiver Robert Meachem
- tackle Nick Becton
- linebacker Frank Beltre
- tight end Ben Cotton
- cornerback Marcus Cromartie
- defensive end Logan Harrell
- running back Michael Hill
- cornerback Josh Johnson
- linebacker Thomas Keiser
- center David Molk
- tight end David Rolf.
Tennessee Titans:
- offensive lineman Kasey Studdard
- running back Jalen Parmele
- offensive lineman Daniel Baldridge
- defensive tackle Zach Clayton
- tight end Brandon Barden
- linebacker Gary Guyton
- defensive tackle Nigel Nicholas
- wide receiver Dontel Watkins
- quarterback Rusty Smith
- linebacker Scott Solomon
- tight end Jack Doyle
- fullback Collin Mooney
- linebacker Tim Shaw
- receiver Rashad Ross
- center Fernando Velasco
- defensive tackle Stefan Charles
- safety Corey Lynch
- linebacker Jonathan Willard
- cornerback Khalid Wooten
Placed Marc Mariani on injured reserve.