UM Alumni - NFL Cuts
NFL cuts started last week but are continuing as teams go from @90 down to the regular season 53-man roster. UM players recently cut include:
Carlo Kemp - LB - Chargers
Daylan Baldwin - WR - Browns (due to injury)
Donavan Jeter - DT - Cut by Bears last week; picked up by Giants and then cut
Nick Eubanks - TE - Colts
Jalen Mayfiend - OL - Falcons (this one is a surprise to me - former draft pick and part-time starter)
The Browns cut Michael Dwumfour (DT) but the Titans picked him up
August 28th, 2023 at 11:19 AM ^
I almost posted this yesterday too, mainly because of Jalen Mayfield. Very surprising to see.
August 28th, 2023 at 11:30 AM ^
mayfield wasn't too surprising. he had been hurt the past year and probably didnt show much to secure a spot on the 53.
He'll probably end up on a roster after week 1 when contracts are non guaranteed
August 28th, 2023 at 11:38 AM ^
Indeed surprsing. I just watched him the other night and he was still moving dudes 5 yards off the line.
August 28th, 2023 at 11:53 AM ^
Sometimes it better to be cut early because it gives players a better chance to catch on with another team while rosters are still expanded and they can still compete for a final roster spot.
August 28th, 2023 at 11:35 AM ^
Oliver Martin still hanging on with the Jaguars. I think he's had more catches in the preseason with them than he did in his entire college career with three Big Ten teams. He'll likely be cut this week, but good for him.
August 28th, 2023 at 11:47 AM ^
Forgot about him. Figured he was still at some plain state U.
August 28th, 2023 at 11:56 AM ^
I was working on my Ex-Wolverine Update post the other day, and I thought he was in the NFL...but I still double-checked Iowa's and Nebraska's rosters, just to be sure.
August 28th, 2023 at 12:00 PM ^
August 28th, 2023 at 12:25 PM ^
I was actually just thinking about this yesterday, but if there's a mutual parting of ways or if Michigan cuts ties with a kid...the hit rate on those kids is very, very low. In other words, if wide receiver commitment X is passed over by Michigan's staff, then you can *almost* guarantee that kid is not going to pan out wherever he ends up.
August 28th, 2023 at 1:55 PM ^
Well, it's logical because they likely left because couldn't earn top spot here and decided to leave vs fight harder for it...so even if they do elsewhere, they weren't able to do so here, and unlikely they will in NFL.
August 28th, 2023 at 3:36 PM ^
I realize I wasn't clear, but I was actually talking about commitments, not players. So if Michigan parts ways with a commit or if there's a "mutual breakup," that usually signifies something. There are guys like Gareon Conley, who decommitted from Michigan in favor of a better/equal opportunity at Ohio State, and that worked out just fine for him (getting to the NFL, at least). But then there are guys like Denzel Ward and Denver Warren and Carter Dunaway and Chase Lasater and Kiante Enis and Sir Patrick Scott...
(If you're asking "who?" at this point, that's my point.)
August 28th, 2023 at 12:46 PM ^
here's one:
Taco Charlton, a Cowboys' first-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, was released from IR with an injury settlement this afternoon. NBC Sports' Matt Maiocco was among the first to report the move.
Charlton, 28, signed with San Francisco on a one-year deal this offseason. He was placed on injured reserve earlier this month.
August 28th, 2023 at 1:08 PM ^
This leaves people wondering what Taco will be doing tomorrow on Taco Tuesday.
August 28th, 2023 at 1:15 PM ^
It really doesn't
August 28th, 2023 at 1:31 PM ^
Jalen Mayfield has been one of the worst OL I've been able to see since he opted back in to the Covid season. Just abysmal at the NFL level.
August 28th, 2023 at 3:32 PM ^
I read somewhere recently that he was in the bottom 5 percent in most OL metrics amongst those with X amount of snaps. I wish I remember where it was. But it backs up your eye-test.
August 28th, 2023 at 2:59 PM ^
Lavert Hill was cut by the Steelers today.
August 29th, 2023 at 8:23 AM ^
Devin Bush might be getting cut too. The contract he signed with Seattle is non guaranteed, and he was on kick off duty in the last preseason game.