PFT’s 2015 AFC 53-man roster cuts tracker

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[Editor’s note: We’re keeping track of the moves as teams make them this weekend, as they have to get to their 53-man roster limit by Saturday at 4 p.m. Check back throughout the weekend, as we’ll update throughout.]

Buffalo

The Bills on Saturday cut quarterback Matt Cassel, saving more than $4 million in base salary. The team also cut defensive tackle Red Bryant, linebacker Kevin Reddick, safety Johnathan Meeks and center Dalton Freeman.

Friday, the Bills released linebacker IK Enemkpali and quarterback Matt Simms in addition to linebacker Quentin Groves, wide receiver Dezmin Lewis, offensive lineman Will Campbell, fullback John Conner, wide receiver Andre Davis, defensive lineman Andre Fluellen, running back Bronson Hill, offensive lineman Darryl Johnson, offensive lineman Alex Kupper, defensive end BJ Larsen, cornerback Merrill Noel, wide receiver Tobias Palmer, offensive lineman Cyril Richardson and running back Cierre Wood.

Miami

The Dolphins cut quarterback Josh Freeman on Friday. On Saturday they cut kicker Caleb Sturgis, offensive tackle Aundrey Walker, quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson, wide receiver Damarr Aultman, center Sam Brenner, defensive tackle Deandre Coleman, linebacker James Davidson, defensive end Emmanuel Dieke, running back Mike Gillislee, wide receiver Cobi Hamilton, tackle Donald Hawkins, linebacker Mike Hull, defensive tackle Anthony Johnson, safety Don Jones, guard Michael Liedtke, linebacker Jeff Luc, tight end Tim Semisch, tight end Jake Stoneburner, safety Cedric Thompson and linebacker Jordan Tripp. The team also waived-injured wide receiver Christion Jones.

New England

The Patriots cut wide receiver Reggie Wayne and running back Jonas Gray on Saturday. The team also cut wide receiver Jalen Saunders, tight end Asante Cleveland, cornerback Justin Coleman, cornerback Robert McClain, linebacker Darius Fleming, defensive lineman Zach Moore, defensive back Daxton Swanson, linebacker Xzavier Dickson and safety Brandon King.

Wide receiver Brandon LaFell was placed on PUP.

On Friday the Patriots released quarterback Ryan Lindley, running back Tony Creecy, wide receiver Zach D’Orazio, wide receiver DaVaris Daniels, guard Ryan Groy, tackle Caylin Hauptmann, tackle Chris Martin, linebacker James Morris, defensive tackle A.J. Pataiali’i and defensive tackle Casey Walker.

N.Y Jets

The Jets cut veteran pass rusher Jason Babin Saturday, along with quarterbacks Matt Flynn and Josh Johnson. Veteran linebacker Joe Mays was released, along with wide receivers Shaquelle Evans, Chris Owusu and Walt Powell, tight ends Arthur Lynch and Wes Saxton, running back Daryl Richardson, fullback Julian Howsare, offensive linemen Charles Brown and Wes Johnson, defensive linemen Ronald Talley and Jordan Williams, linebackers Deion Barnes and Taiwan Jones, cornerback Keon Lyn and safety Durell Eskridge. Defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson (four-game suspension) and offensive lineman Oday Aboushi (one game) begin their suspensions, and they also placed running back Stevan Ridley on the reserve/physically unable to perform list.

Baltimore

The Ravens waived wide receiver Tom Nelson, wide receiver Daniel Brown, linebacker Andrew Bose, tackle Blaine Clausell and cornerback Quinton Pointer. Traded center Nick Easton to the 49ers. Cut cornerback Asa Jackson, offensive lineman Jah Reid, wide receiver Jeremy Butler, guard Robert Myers, cornerback Cassius Vaughn, linebacker Brennen Beyer, guard Kaleb Johnson, running back Terrence Magee, running back Fitzgerald Toussaint, fullback Kiero Small, tight end Konrad Reuland, quarterback Bryn Renner and safety Nick Perry. They also waived-injured defensive end DeAngelo Tyson and defensive tackle Micajah Reynolds (waived-injured). Undrafted rookie linebacker Zach Thompson was placed on injured reserve.

Cincinnati

On Saturday the Bengals cut defensive tackle Devon Still, cornerback Brandon Ghee, safety Shiloh Keo, wide receivers Michael Bennett and Jake Kumerow, guards Dan France, Trey Hopkins and Tanner Hawkinson, quarterback Keith Wenning, kicker Tom Obarski, center Jake Smith, cornerback Troy Hill, tight end Matt Lengel, safety Floyd Raven Sr., linebacker Trevor Roach, offensive tackle Matthew O’Donnell, defensive tackle DeShawn Williams and running backs James Wilder, Jr. and Terrell Watson. Linebacker Vontaze Burfict was placed on PUP.

Cleveland

The Browns cut quarterbacks Thad Lewis and Pat Devlin, running backs Shaun Draughn and Tim Flanders, wide receivers Darius Jennings, Josh Lenz and Vince Mayle, defensive backs Kendall James, Robert Nelson, Landon Feichter, De’Ante Saunders and Joe Rankin, linebackers Hayes Pullard and Mike Reilly, offensive linemen Eric Olsen, Karim Barton, Erle Ladson, Andrew McDonald, Darrian Miller and Vinston Painter and defensive lineman Jacobbi McDaniel Dylan Wynn.

Pittsburgh

The Steelers released running backs Jawon Chisholm and Josh Harris, defensive linemen Matt Conrath, Ethan Hemer, and Mike Thornton, safeties Jordan Dangerfield, Alden Darby, and Gerod Holliman, offensive linemen Reese Dismukes, B.J. Finney, and Doug Legursky, cornerbacks Kevin Fogg and B.W. Webb, linebackers L.J. Fort, Shayon Green, and Howard Jones, and wide receivers Shakim Phillips and Jarrod West. The Steelers also waived offensive linemen Kevin Palmer and Mitchell Van Dyk with the “injured” designation.

Houston

The Texans cut cornerback Charles James, wide receiver EZ Nwachukwu, defensive tackle Louis Nix, wide receiver Damaris Johnson, defensive lineman Brandon Deaderick, running back Kenny Hilliard, linebacker Lynden Trail, tackle Joseph Treadwell, defensive end Fili Moala, defensive end Dan Pettinato, safety Kurtis Drummond, defensive end Tevita Finau, linebacker Kourtnei Brown, offensive lineman Matt Feiler, safety Corey Moore, center James Ferentz, linebacker Max Bullough, linebacker Tony Washington and wide receiver Chandler Worthy. Guard Chad Slade and quarterback Tom Savage were placed on injured reserve.

Indianapolis

The Colts placed defensive tackle Arthur Jones and linebacker Junior Sylvestre on injured reserve and released defensive tackle Kelcy Quarles, wide receiver Duron Carter, wide receiver Vincent Brown, guard David Arkin, outside linebacker Daniel Adongo, quarterback Bryan Bennett, wide receiver Quan Bray, cornerback Chance Casey, nose tackle Josh Chapman, inside linebacker Carlos Fields, defensive tackle Montori Hughes, tackle Ulrick John, outside linebacker Cam Johnson, safety Dewey McDonald, tight end Sean McGrath, linebacker Henoc Muamba, guard Kitt O’Brien, cornerback Eric Patterson, tight end Erik Swoope, cornerback Raymon Taylor and running back Zurlon Tipton.

Jacksonville

The Jaguars waived running back Storm Johnson, cornerback Jeremy Harris, wide receiver Neal Sterling, tight end Ben Koyack, quarterback Stephen Morris, defensive tackle Richard Ash, defensive end Camaron Beard, defensive end Cap Capi, wide receiver Kasey Closs, guard Will Corbin, tight end Connor Hamlett, defensive end Ike Igbinosun, wide receiver Erik Lora, guard Chris Reed, cornerback Rashaad Reynolds, linebacker Todd Thomas, cornerback Peyton Thompson and wide receiver Tony Washington. The team released linebacker Jeremiah George, safety Craig Loston and tackle Austin Pasztor and placed defensive tackle Ziggy Hood on injured reserve.

Tennessee

The Titans on Saturday cut wide receiver Hakeem Nicks, receiver Tre McBride, tackle Byron Stingily, guard Josue Matias, guard Will Poehls, receiver Jacoby Ford, receiver Rico Richardson, quarterback Alex Tanney and running back David Fluellen. The team also placed linebackers Zaviar Gooden, J.R. Tavai and Yawin Smallwood on injured reserve.

Friday, the Titans traded guard Andy Levitre to the Falcons for a 2016 sixth-round pick and a conditional 2017 draft pick. They cut linebacker Andy Studebaker, fullback Zach Boren, cornerback Ri’Shard Anderson, center Gabe Ikard, defensive back Khalid Wooten, defensive back Jemea Thomas, defensive lineman Isaako Aaitui, wide receiver Josh Stewart and linebacker Kaelin Burnett.

Denver

Cut veteran cornerback Tony Carter, nose tackle Sione Fua, linebacker Zaire Anderson, linebacker Lamin Barrow, running back Kapri Bibbs, wide receiver Isaiah Burse, center Dillon Day, safety Josh Furman, guard Ben Garland, tight end Marcel Jensen, linebacker Steven Johnson, tight end Dominique Jones, wide receiver Corbin Louks, nose tackle Chuka Ndulue, cornerback Taurean Nixon, linebacker Gerald Rivers, tackle Kyle Roberts, tackle Charles Sweeton, wide receiver Jordan Taylor and defensive end Josh Watson. Placed safety T.J. Ward and defensive lineman Derek Wolfe on the reserve/suspended list.

Kansas City

The Chiefs traded safety Kelcie McCray to the Seahawks on Saturday, placed tight end Richard Gordon on injured-reserve and placed cornerback Sean Smith on the reserve-suspended list. The team also cut receiver Da’Ron Brown, defensive end Mike Catapano, safety Sanders Commings, linebacker Ja’Gared Davis, defensive tackle Hebron Fangupo, center Garrett Frye, defensive lineman David Irving, linebacker James-Michael Johnson, center Eric Kush, receiver Tello Luckett, center Daniel Munyer, defensive back Deji Olatoye, guard Jarrod Pughsley, running back Darrin Reaves, cornerback Kevin Short, tackle Derek Sherrod, tight end Ryan Taylor, fullback Spencer Ware and receiver Fred Williams.

Oakland

Oakland cut quarterback Christian Ponder, safety Taylor Mays, receiver Kris Durham and defensive lineman C.J. Wilson. The following players were placed on waivers: RB George Atkinson, G Mitch Bell, RB Michael Dyer, LB Spencer Hadley, DE Shelby Harris, T Dan Kistler, TE Brian Leonhardt, DT Ricky Lumpkin, CB Tevin McDonald, DT Leon Orr, LB Josh Shirley, K Giorgio Tavecchio, DE Max Valles, DE Gary Wilkins and WR Devon Wylie. Oakland also waived/injured tackle Anthony Morris and put safety Brandian Ross on injured reserve.

San Diego

Released kicker Nick Novak, tight end John Phillips, wide receiver Austin Pettis, linebacker Chi Chi Ariguzo, cornerback Richard Crawford, cornerback Greg Ducre, wide receiver Javontee Herndon, guard Michael Huey, safety Johnny Lowdermilk, cornerback Jordan Mabin, linebacker Ryan Mueller, tight end Brian Parker, safety Adrian Phillips, cornerback Lowell Rose, running back Dreamius Smith, quarterback Brad Sorensen, defensive tackle Damion Square, linebacker Colton Underwood and guard Kenny Wiggins. Traded offensive lineman Jeremiah Sirles to Minnesota. Placed tight end Antonio Gates and guard Craig Watts on reserve/suspended list.