Between now and 3 PM CT tomorrow, the Titans have to reduce their roster from the 75 players they had for last night’s preseason finale against the Minnesota Vikings to 53. This will at least temporarily end the NFL careers of over a quarter of the current roster. Some of those players will find a roster or practice squad spot with the Titans or a new team, either this year or in the future, but for some of them this is it. NFL GMs and head coaches regularly call today and Saturday their most difficult days of the year. From the outside, not having to make the decisions or tell the players myself, I can be cold-blooded about it, but it’s not a happy day.
Most cuts will not be announced by the Titans until Saturday’s deadline. Players will be informed of their impending release earlier, though, and the information leaks out. This post will be updated as those reports come, generally from one of The Reporters Who Cover The Titans, and as my time allows.
The cuts reported thus far include:
NT Isaako Aaitui (per Josina Anderson)
CB Ri’Shard Anderson
OLB Kaelin Burnett
FB Zach Boren (per Terry McCormick)
C Gabe Ikard (per McCormick)
LG Andy Levitre (traded to Falcons, as first hinted at by Andy Levitre)
WR Josh Stewart
OLB Andy Studebaker (per McCormick)
CB Jemea Thomas
S Khalid Wooten
The Titans’ roster now stands at 65 players, so an additional 12 roster moves (at least) are still to come. Even after the Saturday cutdown to 53, the Titans could still make several roster moves. They made three waiver wire claims on Sunday last year, and they could match that total this year as well.
LATEST UPDATE (2015-09-04 1450 CT): Added Anderson, Burnett, Stewart, Thomas, Wooten, all according to the team. I thought Wooten might have had a chance given LeBeau’s love of numbers at defensive back, but apparently no dice.
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