San Diego Chargers: Doug Flutie survived the final cuts, just as coach Marty Schottenheimer promised.
There had been speculation that Flutie, 41, would be cut or
traded by Sunday's deadline to reduce the roster to 53. Instead,
the Chargers will carry four quarterbacks: incumbent starter Drew Brees, rookie Philip Rivers, Flutie and Cleo Lemon.
Schottenheimer said that he doesn't anticipate moving any of them in
a trade and that all four will be on the active roster. Lemon was on
the practice squad last year. The Chargers apparently feared they
would lose him if they waived him as a prelude to putting him on
the practice squad again.
Schottenheimer will announce Monday whether Brees or Rivers will
start at Houston on Sunday. Brees had a strong exhibition season
and is expected to be chosen the starter. Rivers missed 29
practices and two exhibition games during a holdout.
Among those released were wide receiver Kevin Dyson, a member of
Super Bowl teams with the Titans and Panthers; safety Kwamie Lassiter, a nine-year pro and a starter for the Chargers last year; and tackle Carlos Joseph, one of the team's three seventh-round draft picks.
Buffalo Bills: Backup quarterback Travis Brown was placed on injured reserve.
The move comes a week after Brown sprained his left knee in a
preseason game. And it came as a surprise after Bills president Tom
Donahoe indicated last Monday the team was going to keep Brown on
the roster heading into the regular season because he was expected
to miss four to six weeks.
With rookie quarterback J.P. Losman expected to miss at least
the first half of the season with a broken leg, the Bills signed
11-year veteran Shane Matthews last week.
Linebacker Jason Gildon, offensive tackle Marques Sullivan and
defensive end Keith McKenzie were among the notable players
released.
The Bills released two draft choices from the 2003 class: guard
Ben Sobieski, a fifth-round pick, and defensive tackle Lauvale
Sape, a sixth-rounder.
The Bills released one rookie draft pick, receiver Jonathan
Smith, the second of Buffalo's two seventh-round selections last
April.
Also released were linebacker Dominique Stevenson, Buffalo's
seventh-round pick in 2002; cornerback Gerald Dixon; offensive
lineman Jasen Esposito; receiver Drew Haddad; fullback Luke Lawton;
and tight end Rod Trafford.
New Orleans Saints: With one player suspended for violating the
NFL's substance abuse policy and one unable to play, the club released 15-year veteran center Jerry Fontenot,
linebacker Darrin Smith and 14 other players.
The NFL suspended linebacker Sedrick Hodge for four games, and
the team put defensive end Willie Whitehead on the physically
unable to perform list. Whitehead is out until after the sixth
regular-season weekend.
In addition to Fontenot and Smith, cuts made were
defensive tackle Kenderick Allen, guards Ben Archibal and Chad Setterstrom, wide receivers Nathan Black and Derrick Lewis,
cornerbacks Fred Booker and Ahmad Brooks, tight end Dan Curley,
safety Brett Hafford, kicker Rob Hart, fullback Nate Schurman,
linebacker Billy Strother, running back Lamar Smith, and center
Terry Wagner.
Washington Redskins: Coach Joe Gibbs put the finishing touches on his first NFL roster in 12 years, cutting nine-year veteran defensive end Regan Upshaw and 21 others to reach the 53-man limit for the regular season.
The cuts resolved a tight competition for the backup running
back positions when Ladell Betts and Rock Cartwright beat out
Sultan McCullough and John Simon. Curiously, Gibbs left the team
with just four cornerbacks, including two who have durability
issues.
Upshaw was the biggest name to go, but his release wasn't much
of a surprise. He was a disappointment last year, starting only
eight games after signing his five-year, $7.5 million contract.
Upshaw had a chance to stay because his replacement, newly
signed free agent Phillip Daniels, missed nearly all of training
camp with an abdominal strain. But Daniels played in the final
exhibition game and appears set to start the opener next Sunday
against Tampa Bay.
Betts and Cartwright were the obvious choices to back up Clinton Portis at running back until both were injured during the preseason, giving McCullough and Simon a chance to move up the depth chart.
McCullough led the team in rushing with 212 yards on 61 carries
in the exhibition games, but Betts cemented his spot by returning
from his hamstring injury to rush for two touchdowns Friday against
Atlanta.
Baltimore Ravens: The Ravens terminated the
contract of special teams standout Harold Morrow and cut eight
players, including 2004 draft picks Tony Pashos and Brian Rimpf.
The cuts were made Sunday, but the Ravens did not announce them
until Monday.
Morrow, a 31-year-old backup fullback, played exclusively on
Baltimore's special teams last year. A former Viking, he
has 140 career tackles.
Pashos, a tackle, was the Ravens' fifth-round choice. Rimpf, a
guard, was chosen in the seventh round.
Other cuts were linebacker Brandon Barnes, wide receiver Todd Devoe, cornerback Lance Frazier, defensive tackle Jesse Mitchell, tight end Brett Pierce and center Lenny Vandermade.
Houston Texans: Diminutive J.J. Moses, the NFL's shortest player
last season, fended off spirited summer competition for his job to
remain the Texans' kick returner.
Moses, a third-year player technically listed at wide receiver
even though he's never caught an NFL pass, sat throughout preseason
as coach Dom Capers gave seven other players a chance in practice
and during exhibitions.
Perhaps the player cut at Moses' expense was tight end Matt
Murphy, who seemed to impress coaches as he tried to take advantage
of Bennie Joppru's midsummer groin injury. However, Capers chose to
keep just two tight ends instead of three, the number they
traditionally carry on the 53-man roster.
The other offensive cuts were center Luke Butkus, tight end
Jabari Holloway, tailback Adam Matthews, fullback Ed Stansbury and
receivers Chris Taylor and Sloan Thomas.
Defensively, the Texans waived linebackers D.D. Acholonu,
Shantee Orr, Antonio Rodriguez and Anthony Dunn, defensive linemen Jason Davis,
Terrance Martin and Jeremy Slechta, safety Jammal Lord and
cornerback Darrick Vaughn.
Cincinnati Bengals: Defensive tackle Glen Steele was released Sunday, ending his streak of playing in 80 consecutive games with the Bengals.
Steele, a fourth-round draft pick in 1998, had 31 tackles last
season as part of the Bengals' rotation on the defensive line. He
had signed with the New York Giants in the offseason, but was cut
by New York and returned to Cincinnati.
He was the most prominent player released as one of a dozen
moves to get to the 53-man roster limit.
Five other veterans were waived: safety Marquand Manuel;
offensive lineman Alex Sulfsted; tight end James Whalen; defensive
end Elton Patterson; and defensive lineman Greg Scott.
None of the veterans was a regular last season when the Bengals
went 8-8 in coach Marvin Lewis' first season.
New York Jets: The Jets released eight players, including veterans Alan Harper, Matt Walters, Andrew Davison, Dave Yovanovits and Omare Lowe, to get down to Sunday's 53-man roster limit.
Also cut were quarterback Ricky Ray, fullback Derrick Ward and
wide receiver Terrence Stubbs.
Harper, a defensive tackle who was a fourth-round draft pick in
2002, barely played in his two pro seasons. He also saw some action
in NFL Europe, but lost out to more veteran players on the final
cutdown day.
Walters, also a defensive tackle, was drafted in the fifth round
last year. He played in 11 games for New York in 2003.
Lowe, a three-year NFL veteran originally drafted by Miami in
the fifth round in 2002, signed with the Jets last October and
played in three games on special teams. The safety returned a
fumble for a touchdown in a preseason victory over the Giants.
Cornerback Davison was signed by the Jets two weeks ago after
Dallas cut him. He also was with the Jets in 2002.
Yovanovits, a guard, was a seventh-round selection in 2003, and
was inactive for all 16 games last season.
Chicago Bears: Veteran defensive lineman Bryan Robinson, who had been with the Bears since 1998, was among 20 players cut as the team pared its roster to 53.
Also waived Sunday were veteran running back and special teams
player Rabih Abdullah; defensive back Blue Adams; offensive lineman
Bryan Anderson; punter Brooks Barnard; wide receiver Aaron Boone;
linebacker Jeremy Cain; defensive end Quinn Dorsey; defensive back
Vontez Duff; wide receiver Andr De Ford; running back Brock Forsey;
lineman Michael Keathley; linebacker Bryan Knight; defensive back
Alfonso Marshall; wide receiver Ahmad Merritt; defensive end Surron
Pierson; tight end Mike Pinkard; linebacker Jerry Schumacher;
offensive lineman Josh Warner; and defensive end Cliff Washburn.
The Bears placed offensive tackle Marc Colombo on the
physically unable to perform list (knee) and put tight end Gabe
Reid on injured reserve after he hurt his knee in the preseason
finale at Cleveland on Friday night.
Detroit Lions: Receiver David Kircus was one of six
players released.
The team also placed starting strong safety Brian Walker on
injured reserve. The nine-year veteran had arthroscopic knee
surgery on Friday.
In addition to Kircus, a standout on Grand Valley State's 2002
NCAA Division II national championship team, the Lions cut
linebackers Michael Young and Andrew Battle, running back Avon
Cobourne, fullback Stephen Trejo and receiver Reggie Swinton.
Seattle Seahawks: The club placed fullback
Chris Davis and safety Damien Robinson on injured reserve and waived 19 players.
The team also announced that second-year tackle Wayne Hunter has
been suspended one game by the NFL for violation of the league's
personal conduct policy.
Hunter was involved in a domestic dispute involving his
girlfriend during the summer of 2003, the incident that led to the
suspension. Prosecutors declined to pursue charges in the case.
Davis, who missed last season with a torn ligament in his left
knee, injured his right knee in Thursday's final preseason game
against Minnesota. Details of the injury weren't immediately
disclosed.
Robinson missed several practices last week with what was
described as a bruised shoulder.
The Seahawks waived safety Jordan Babineaux; safety Walter
Bernard; defensive tackle LaWaylon Brown and John Schlecht;
receivers Antoine Burns, Taco Wallace and Jason Willis; cornerbacks
Brad Franklin, Michael Harden and Tony Lukins; linebacker Byron
Hardmon; tackle Matt Hill; center Joey Hollenbeck; punter Donnie
Jones; fullback R.J. Luke; defensive end Omar Nazel; running back
Tellis Redmon; guard Jeff Roehl and tight end Josh Whitman.
Pittsburgh Steelers: Dante Brown and nine other players were
released by the club, which tried to trade the running
back before the roster cutdown deadline.
With several teams thin at running back, the Steelers were
looking to trade one of their extra backs. They wound up keeping
free agent rookie Willie Parker of North Carolina and third-year
pro Verron Haynes, who can play either running back or fullback.
Brown, who played in college at Memphis, ran 27 times for 120
yards, a 4.4 average, and three touchdowns in four exhibition
games. He led the team in rushing during the 2003 exhibition season
with 106 yards and two touchdowns, but was activated for only two
games during the regular season.
Also cut were sixth-year linebacker Adrian Ross, a former
Bengals starter brought in when training camp started; fifth-year
defensive lineman Kendrick Clancy; and second-year safety Russell
Stuvaints.
The Steelers also released kicker Rob Bironas, who kicked two
field goals in their 16-13 exhibition loss Thursday to Carolina;
fullback J.T. Wall, a seventh-round draft pick in 2003; rookie
offensive linemen Drew Caylor and Bo Lacy;, linebacker Dedrick
Roper; and defensive end Eric Taylor.
Dallas Cowboys: Jamar Martin, a promising fullback who struggled on special teams, was one of 12 players released.
The Cowboys also released defensive tackle Jermaine Brooks,
safeties Steve Cargile and Tom Crowder, linebacker Ryan Fowler,
tight end Landon Trusty, fullback Lousaka Polite, receiver Terrance Copper and offensive lineman Thomas Herrion. The team had already
said kicker Matt Bryant, defensive end Ryan Wingrove and receiver
Zuriel Smith would be released, moves made official Sunday.
Safety Darren Woodson was formally placed on the reserve
physically unable to perform list, meaning the team's career
tackling leader will miss at least the first five games of his 13th
season. He had a herniated disc removed from his back just before
training camp.
New York Giants: Starting left guard Barry Stokes was placed on injured reserve as Tom Coughlin made 19 roster moves.
Rookie free agent halfback Chris Douglas, who seemingly nailed
down a roster spot on Thursday with his third preseason touchdown,
also was placed on injured reserve, leaving the Giants with three
running backs.
The moves reduced the Giants' roster to 52 players, one under
the league limit.
The most notable players cut were third-year linebacker Quincy
Monk; fourth-year safety Jason Doering, who missed much of training
camp with a knee injury; and long snapper Carson Dach, who held the
job last year.
Carolina Panthers: Five-time Pro Bowl linebacker Jessie Armstead and defensive tackle Shane
Burton were placed on injured reserve, and cornerback Terrance Shaw was released.
Burton was a valuable backup the past two seasons and started
four games each in 2002 and 2003. He recorded 63 tackles and had
three sacks and one interception over the past two seasons and
blocked a field goal in last season's Super Bowl.
Cornerback Eddie Jackson was also released.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Receiver Joe Jurevicius was moved to the reserve non-football injury list and guard Kerry Jenkins was placed on injured reserve with a neck strain.
Sixteen players, including defensive tackle Oliver Gibson, were
released.
Jurevicius, a major contributor when the Bucs won the Super Bowl
two years ago, missed most of last season with a knee injury that
has been slow to heal. Back surgery the first week of training camp
further delayed his return.
By going on the reserve non-football injury list, Jurevicius
will be eligible to return after six games.
In addition to releasing Gibson, the Bucs waived running backs
Brandon Bennett and Earnest Graham, linebackers Michael Brown and
Dustin Cohen, centers Ben Claxton, Scott Jackson and Austin King,
receivers Danny Farmer, Mark Jones and Marcus Knight, safety Will
Hunter, defensive back Kalvin Pearson, defensive tackle Cleveland
Pinkney, defensive end Corey Smith and cornerback Ronyell Whitaker.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: The Patriots cut 12 players, including veteran cornerback Terrell Buckley, who helped the team win its first Super Bowl.
The Patriots also put rookie running back Cedric Cobbs (leg) and
veteran linebacker Matt Chatham on the physically unable to perform
list. Chatham, best known because he tackled a streaker at halftime
during last season's Super Bowl against the Carolina Panthers, also
has a leg injury.
The Patriots also cut wide receivers Michael Jennings, Chas
Gessner and Ricky Bryant; defensive backs Christian Morton and
Je'Rod Cherry; running backs Kory Chapman and Malaefou Mackenzie;
linebackers Justin Kurpeikis and Eric Alexander; defensive lineman
Buck Rasmussen; and offensive lineman David Pruce.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: The Titans released Jason Gesser, their third quarterback, on Sunday and plan to replace him with a veteran.
Releasing Eddie George in July gave the Titans enough space
under the salary cap to sign a veteran. They worked out Doug Johnson on Friday, and coach Jeff Fisher said a deal could be
reached within the next couple of days.
Jarrett Payton, son of the late Walter Payton who was a former
teammate of Fisher's in Chicago, was one of two running backs
released, along with Vick King.
Ten players were released, with two others waived-injured.
The Titans kept 11 defensive backs, six cornerbacks and five
safeties.
Tennessee kept 12 of its 13 draft picks, including Schobel on
the PUP list. Tight end Sean McHugh, a seventh-round pick out of
Penn State, was the only draftee released.
Minnesota Vikings: The Vikings released defensive end Nick Rogers and placed veteran safety Tyrone Carter on injured reserve.
Carter was one of 12 players dismissed before Saturday's
practice, but none of the moves were made official until the Sunday
afternoon deadline. That allowed them to keep Carter on IR instead
of releasing him and negotiating an injury settlement, which can
take some time.
Carter, who sprained his knee in the second preseason game and
wasn't expected back until sometime in October, returned to the
Vikings as a free agent in March after playing for the New York
Jets in 2003.
Philadelphia Eagles: Running back Dorsey Levens and special teams MVP Sean Morey were among 15 players cut.
The Eagles also cut running back Eric McCoo, leaving little
experience behind Brian Westbrook. Reno Mahe and Thomas Tapeh will
now fill the backup role unless the Eagles make a trade or sign a
free agent.
The Eagles also agreed to send a conditional 2005 draft choice
to San Francisco to complete the Terrell Owens deal. The Eagles
originally sent defensive end Brandon Whiting to the 49ers, but he
underwent shoulder surgery in April and has not played or practiced
in the preseason.
If Whiting is on the 49ers' inactive or reserve list for Games
1-5 or longer of the 2004 season, the 49ers will receive a
fifth-round draft choice from the Eagles. If he's on the inactive
or reserve list for Games 1-2, 1-3, or 1-4, the 49ers will receive
a sixth-round draft choice. If he's on the inactive or reserve list
for just Game 1 of the 2004 season, the 49ers will receive a
seventh-round pick.
Indianapolis Colts: Former Arena League quarterback Joe Hamilton will be Peyton Manning's top backup after the Colts released veteran Cory Sauter and 20 others.
The Colts released 21 players but only announced 10 of the cuts.
Dungy said the other 11 names would be announced on Monday.
The Colts also released veteran defensive backs Corey Chamblin
and Kato Serwanga and tackle Jim Newton, who played in three games
with the Colts last season.
Kansas City Chiefs: The Chiefs terminated the contract of kicker Morten Andersen and put middle linebacker Mike Maslowski on injured reserve.
Andersen, the No. 2 scorer in NFL history, was beaten out by
Lawrence Tynes, who starred the past two seasons in the Canadian
Football League. Also new -- and a bit of a gamble -- will be punter
Steve Cheek, who was acquired last week from Houston and punted
well in his only exhibition game.
Starting with defensive tackle Junior Siavii, the Chiefs kept
their first five draft picks. Two undrafted free agents also made
it, defensive back Bennie Sapp and wide receiver Richard Smith.
Defensive end Jared Allen, a supplemental fourth-round pick out
of Division I-AA Idaho State, beat out veteran R-Kal Truluck, who was
traded to Green Bay for a fifth-round and a sixth-round
draft pick. Allen may also be the long snapper on punts.
Twelve players were waived, including punter Jason Baker and
veteran linemen Darnell Alford, Eric Downing and Eddie Freeman.
In an unusual move, the Chiefs opted to keep their roster at 52
for the time being and leave a spot open for Kris Wilson, the
versatile tight end who injured his knee Thursday night against
Dallas.
Also having their contracts terminated were cornerback Cliff
Crosby and safety Lyle West.
Miami Dolphins: Veteran receiver Antonio Freeman was among 20 players cut.
The Dolphins signed Freeman after the first preseason game,
hoping he would help shore up an injury-wrecked receiving corps.
But the former Green Bay standout had just one catch for 19 yards
in the preseason.
Miami also traded backup tackle Brad Bedell to the Packers for
an undisclosed 2006 draft pick.
Another mild surprise among the roster cuts was rookie Fred
Russell, who turned heads with his work on special teams as a
return man but couldn't crack the rotation at running back.
Several Dolphins decided not to make the trip to New Orleans on
Friday because of Hurricane Frances, but coach Dave Wannstedt said
Sunday the team remained unified.
"Our players deserve a lot of credit," Wannstedt said. "The
concentration and focus of the players who were on the field was
good and they were able to separate the business side of football
and play the game."
Wannstedt said any decision on players who missed the trip
without an excuse -- including Chambers, defensive end Chidi Ahanotu
and tight end Donald Lee -- would be dealt with internally.
Denver Broncos: Tight ends Byron Chamberlain and Jed Weaver were among the 20 players cut.
Heading into this season, Chamberlain and Weaver were considered
the leading candidates to replace Shannon Sharpe, who retired in
the offseason.
The moves leave Denver with three tight ends: Jeb Putzier,
Patrick Hape, who also plays fullback, and long-snapper Mike Leach.
Denver also released four draft picks from last year: defensive
ends Bryant McNeal and Clint Mitchell, running back Ahmaad Galloway
and defensive tackle Nick Eason.
Quarterback Bradlee Van Pelt, from nearby Colorado State, and
offensive lineman Josh Sewell, both 2004 draft picks, also were
released.
Cornerback Jeremy LeSueur, a third-round draft pick this year,
was placed on injured reserve with a hernia.
Denver also released linebackers Cornelius Anthony, Charles Burton, Louis Green and Johnny Rutledge; guards Tyson Clabo and Shannon Snell; receiver Romar Crenshaw; punter Hayden Epstein; defensive end Randy Garner; defensive tackle Thomas Pittman; running back Cecil Sapp; and center Chris Watton.
Arizona Cardinals: The Cardinals cut 13 players and placed free safety Dexter Jackson on the injured.
Among those released were cornerback Coby Rhinehart, defensive
end Dennis Johnson, running back Damien Anderson and wide receiver
Kevin Kasper.
The Cardinals also placed defensive tackle Kenny King on the
injured reserve list with a wrist injury.
The other players cut were defensive end Antonio Smith, running
back Aveion Cason, center Steve Grace, wide receiver Lawrence Hamilton, defensive tackle Cedric Hilliard, safety Adrian Mayes, fullback Joshua Rue, defensive lineman Shaun Smith and guard Tony Wragge. Some could be re-signed to the practice squad on Monday.
Cleveland Browns: Tight end Darnell Sanders was released, the first draft pick cut by Butch Davis
since he became coach in 2001.
Sanders, selected in the fourth round (No. 122 overall) of the
2002 draft out of Ohio State, had 18 receptions for 118 yards and
one touchdown in two seasons.
Among the other notable players let go as Davis trimmed his
roster to 53 were defensive end Mark Word, whose contract was
terminated, and wide receiver Frisman Jackson.
The biggest surprise may be that the Browns kept four running
backs, including disgruntled James Jackson, a third-stringer who
recently asked to be traded.
Before Sanders' release, Davis had kept 27 of 28 players he
picked since replacing Chris Palmer after the 2000 season. The lone
exception was linebacker Jeremiah Pharms, who was drafted in 2001
but released because of drug charges.
The club also reached a contract settlement with offensive
tackle Scot Osborne and placed center Jason Anderson on injured
reserve.
Oakland Raiders: The Raiders placed strong safety Derrick Gibson on injured reserve three days after he dislocated his shoulder in the team's final preseason game.
Gibson would have been a starter for the rebuilding Raiders, but
now will need surgery and a lengthy recovery on his hurt right
shoulder. The procedure likely will be this week.
The Raiders acquired safety Marques Anderson from Green Bay on
Friday to help fill the void at the position and he probably will
play at least a limited role in Oakland's opener Sept. 12 at
Pittsburgh.
Anderson and four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Charles Woodson spent
several hours working on the defense Sunday. Woodson ended his
four-month holdout last week, signing the team's one-year tender
for $8.782 million.
With Anderson -- and the solid play of third-round draft pick
Stuart Schweigert -- fifth-year safety Ike Charlton became
expendable. Charlton had been Oakland's primary backup behind
Gibson.
Oakland also cut veteran linebacker Dwayne Rudd and fullback
Chris Hetherington, who last season appeared before a grand jury
investigating a nutritional supplements lab -- the Bay Area
Laboratory Co-Operative -- which has been at the center of a
steroids controversy in several sports.
The team also placed cornerback Clarence Love on injured
reserve. He has been unable to practice in recent weeks because of
a bruised heal.
Atlanta Falcons: Bob Whitfield, a 12-year veteran, was released.
Whitfield, who started a franchise-record 123 straight games
through Week 11 of 2000, was admittedly disappointed in his play
last year before a broken leg and torn ligaments ended his season
in Week 9.
The Falcons also cut cornerback Tod McBride, a five-year veteran
who started nine games last year. He looked like a near lock to
make the team after first-round draft pick DeAngelo Hall broke his
hip Aug. 27.
But McBride never recovered from missing most of last month and
two mandatory mini-camps with knee tendinitis. Coach Jim Mora also
wasn't pleased with his attitude.
Others waived were receiver Kendrick Mosely, offensive tackle
Steve Stewart, tight end Jason Rader and linebacker Terrence Melton.
Receiver and return specialist Woody Dantzler and defensive
tackle Daniel Benetka reached injury settlements.
San Francisco 49ers: Running back Maurice Hicks and fullback Matt Stanley were among 18 players released.
The 49ers also placed rookie defensive tackle Isaac Sopoaga on
injured reserve.
There were no surprises in their cuts, which included eight
rookies.
The 49ers also agreed to keep defensive end Brandon Whiting,
acquired in the trade that sent receiver Terrell Owens to
Philadelphia. Whiting could have been sent back because of his slow
recovery from shoulder surgery, but the Eagles agreed to supplement
the trade with a conditional 2005 draft pick, depending on when
Whiting is healthy enough to return.
Defensive tackle Michael Landry was cut in favor of Josh Shaw,
who rebounded from a four-game substance-abuse suspension and his
subsequent release last season to make this fall's roster.
Sopoaga, a fourth-round draft pick from Hawaii, has a broken
bone in his lower back. San Francisco also cut defensive lineman
Christian Ferrara, a seventh-round draft pick from Syracuse.
Offensive lineman Scott Rehberg, a seven-year veteran, and tight
end Gabe Crecion also were cut. Rehberg and Dwayne Ledford, a
backup lineman last season, were beaten out by Rob Murphy and Brock
Gutierrez.
The 49ers also released safeties Erik Totten and Mike Adams,
cornerbacks Allan Amundson and Rayshun Reed, defensive end Josh
Cooper, receivers P.J. Fleck and Adam Herzing, center Norm Katnik,
linebacker Renauld Williams and kickers Kirk Yliniemi and Nate
Fikse.
Tackle Jerome Davis was placed on injured reserve/non-football
injury.
Information from The Associated Press and SportsTicker was used in this report.