It’s the weekend after the final preseason game, which means the Buffalo Bills will be cutting their roster from 90 to 53 players. Last year, the NFL changed the roster rules and removed the initial cutdown period, which put all the emphasis on a single weekend of cuts. Teams batched their releases over the course of the weekend, and will likely do the same leading up to Saturday’s 4pm deadline. Last year the Bills didn’t make any noteworthy moves besides releasing promising young running back Jonathan Williams (and keeping Mike Tolbert on the roster) and backup linebacker Gerald Hodges. This year, the roster bubble includes wide receivers like Corey Coleman and Ray-Ray McCloud, half of Buffalo’s tight ends, and possibly veteran quarterback AJ McCarron. As the NFL roster cuts trickle in, we’ll be listing them all here. When the Bills start signing players to fix some vacancies, or fill out their practice squad, we’ll have you covered for that too. Cuts: WR Brandon Reilly (per his Twitter feed) LB Tanner Vallejo (per Ian Rapoport) OL Gerhard de Beer (per his agent, Brett Tessler) WR Corey Coleman (per Ian Rapoport) DB Dean Marlowe (per NFL Draft Diamonds) WR Cam Phillips (per Joe Buscaglia) TE Keith Towbridge (per Joe Buscaglia) C Adam Redmond (per Joe Buscaglia) FB Sam Rogers (per Joe Buscaglia) DT Albert Havili (per Joe Buscaglia) CB Breon Borders (per Joe Buscaglia) DT Tyrunn Walker (per Tom Pelissero) T Mo Porter (per Joe Buscaglia) WR Malachi Dupre (per Matthew Fairburn) S Kelcie McCray (per Aaron Wilson) DE Mat Boesen (per the Bills) G Ike Boettger (per the Bills) RB Travaris Cadet (per the Bills) CB Ryan Carter (per the Bills) WR Kaelin Clay (per the Bills) DE Terrence Fede (per the Bills) RB Keith Ford (per the Bills) DT Rickey Hatley (per the Bills) T Josh James (per the Bills) DE Mike Love (per the Bills) TE Nick O’Leary (per the Bills) WR Austin Proehl (per the Bills) P Jon Ryan (per the Bills) WR Rod Streater (per the Bills) LB Corey Thompson (per the Bills) CB Levi Wallace (per the Bills) T De’Ondre Wesley (per the Bills) LB Xavier Woodson-Luster (per the Bills) Players who made the roster: WR Ray-Ray McCloud III (per NFL Draft Diamonds) S Siran Neal (per NFL Draft Diamonds) DE Eddie Yarbrough (per Nick Wojton) WR Robert Foster (per Matthew Fairburn) WR Jeremy Kerley (per Ryan Talbot) CB Lafayette Pitts (per Joe Buscaglia)<doc-sep>MIAMI GARDENS, FL - DECEMBER 31: Nick O'Leary #84 of the Buffalo Bills after scoring a touchdown during the first quarter against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on December 31, 2017 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) The Buffalo Bills released 34 players on cut day, making some surprising moves and some not so surprising. A Bills quarterback was also on the move. Saturday was cut day in the NFL and Buffalo Bills fans were probably glued to their mobile devices to see who was cut and who wasn’t. It sure was an interesting day around the league, with big trades and surprising cuts. The biggest speculation of the day was what the team would do with their quarterbacks. There was a feeling that one of them was not going to be on the final roster at the end of the day. Either a trade or just cut the player. Then a mid-afternoon call came from the Oakland Raiders about quarterback AJ McCarron and a deal was made to send McCarron to Oakland for a 2019 fifth-round pick in return. That leaves the team with two quarterbacks, rookie Josh Allen and Nathan Peterman. Thirty-four players were released and some of the notable cuts were tight end Nick O’Leary and wide receivers Corey Coleman and Brandon Reilly. I don’t think it was surprising to hear about O’Leary. He didn’t show much in training camp and had good moments here and there in the preseason. O’Leary was drafted by the Bills in 2015. Coleman just joined the Bills a few weeks ago via trade with the Cleveland Browns. I thought he had somewhat of a chance of making the roster, but I guess not. He didn’t seem to impress the coaches, like he failed to do in Cleveland. Enough to not get a roster spot. And lastly, wide receiver Brandon Reilly was let go. The practice squad turned active roster player, Reilly had a decent training camp and preseason. I feel he deserved a spot. Some other notable cuts were cornerback Dean Marlowe and defensive end Ryan Russell. Punter Jon Ryan was also released today after signing last week. He saw limited play in the preseason and kind of a waste of a signing. Colton Schmidt won the job. Now some of these players will be eligible for a spot on the practice squad once they clear waivers. The team can have up to 10 players on the squad, but four have to have two seasons under their belt in the NFL. Want your voice heard? Join the BuffaLowDown team! Write for us! Over 1,500 players lost their jobs and that opens up a lot of new names to free agency. Look for most teams, including the Bills, to be active looking for players that fit.<doc-sep>Final roster cuts are looming for the Buffalo Bills, with the roster set to be finalized by 4:00 PM on Saturday afternoon. It will be a busy day at One Bills Drive and across the NFL, as hundreds of players are set to become free agents in hopes of latching on with another team. Today’s edition of the Bills Links predicts some of the final cuts for the team - with plenty of opinions on what will happen. Enjoy the links and check back with Buffalo Rumblings for all of Saturday’s activity. Buffalo Bills 53-man roster projection includes keeping all three QBs - Democrat & Chronicle If Sal Maiorana were making the calls, here's what his 53-man Bills roster would look like. Sources: Buffalo Bills WR Ray-Ray McCloud's knee injury not believed to be serious | NewYorkUpstate.com McCloud exited the preseason finale with a knee injury. Bills on the bubble: Cam Phillips among those wondering about status as cuts loom – The Athletic Phillips, the undrafted free agent out of Virginia Tech, has worked for this moment and shined early in camp, but will he stick? (Subscription required) [BN] Blitz newsletter: WR Corey Coleman a projected cut to Bills’ 53-man roster – The Buffalo News NFL teams have until 4 p.m. Saturday to trim their rosters from 90 players to 53. Cosell: "My sense is if McCarron didn't get hurt, he would probably be at the top of the depth chart" | WGR 550 SportsRadio NFL Films' Greg Cosell talks about Buffalo's quarterback situation on One Bills Live Buffalo Bills: Embedded, presented by Pepsi, – Episode 3: The Progression - BuffaloBills.com "Training camp creates competition, but Sean McDermott’s Buffalo Bills are teammates first. As the team progresses toward the season, players focus on making each other better and forging lasting bonds." Bills Today: Young Bills players who made the most of their preseason opportunities - BuffaloBills.com Find out which young, under-the-radar Bills impressed GM Brandon Beane this summer. Bills Today: GM Brandon Beane on establishing the final 53-man roster - BuffaloBills.com GM Brandon Beane talks about how the Bills will trim their roster to 53 by Saturday's deadline, rookie WR Ray-Ray McCloud helped his cause on Thursday night plus other news and notes for Friday, August 31. Featured on Buffalo Rumblings Buffalo Bills final 53-man roster projection - Buffalo Rumblings It’s here! Check it now! Greatest comeback part II, predicting the Buffalo Bills’ roster cuts - Buffalo Rumblings Who helped their chances at making the roster and who could be cut during Saturday’s roster cuts? Nathan Peterman has done enough to secure Buffalo Bills starting quarterback job for now - Buffalo Rumblings Josh Allen should stay on the bench for now. Buffalo Bills cuts tracker: Watching as the Bills cut down to 53 players - Buffalo Rumblings We’re tracking the Bills cuts here.<doc-sep>
The Buffalo Bills and National Football League as a whole made a… whole ‘lot of roster moves this weekend. This past Saturday at 4 p.m. was the yearly deadline for NFL to trim their rosters to 53. Throughout training camp teams can carry a max of 90 players. On Saturday, Buffalo had 87 and cut it all the way down. Here’s the list of the 34 players left off of the Bills’ final roster: Of those 34, four were claimed by other teams. Those four are linebacker Tanner Vallejo (Browns), wide receiver Kaelin Clay (Giants), center Adam Redmond (Cowboys) and guard Ike Boettger (Chiefs). The Bills added an additional roster move to their agenda as well, a trade. Buffalo is now down to two quarterbacks as the Bills sent AJ McCarron to the Oakland Raiders. In corresponding moves, Oakland released their other two backups to Derek Carr so McCarron will be the No. 2 QB for the Raiders. The two released were Connor Cook and former Bills first-round pick EJ Manuel. In exchange, the Raiders sent the Bills a fifth-round pick in 2019. After that entire slate, Buffalo’s roster sat at 52 players total. To fill their roster to 53, the Bills signed two more players and released one. Cornerback Ryan Lewis and punter Corey Bojorquez were signed by the Bills, both were cut on Saturday by the New England Patriots. Bojorquez’s signing specifically triggered the release of punter Colton Schmidt. Bojorquez, an undrafted rookie free agent from New Mexico, did not kick a single punt in a game with the Patriots this summer. Finally, of the 30 other players Buffalo released, eight of them signed onto the Bills’ practice squad. Those eight are offensive tackle Gerhard de Beer, running back Keith Ford, defensive end Mike Love, safety Dean Marlowe, wide receiver Cam Phillips, linebacker Corey Thompson, cornerback Levi Wallace and offensive tackle De’Ondre Wesley. Except another two moves this week in regard to the practice squad, as team’s are allowed to carry 10 men on the unit. Following all those moves, here’s how the final Bills roster sits: