NFL Cuts with CFL Connections and the Argos

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NFL teams have until tomorrow to make cuts but a number of former CFLers and draft picks have already been cut (see below). CFL.ca has listed those with CFL connections and their current standing at the time of release. One update on this list so far: first overall pick, WR Mark Chapman by Hamilton, has been released by the Denver Broncos. With regards to those with Argo connections WR Posey has been released by Baltimore, WR Domtrelle Inman is a free agent, and OL Greg Van Roten is still on the roster of Carolina. They left Argo's 2018 first round pick, OL Ryan Hunter who is with Kansas City, off the list of players with NFL connections.

https://www.cfl.ca/2018/08/30/tracking-notable-former-cfl-players-south-border/

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Don't think Van Roten is going anywhere. He's the leading candidate to be Carolina's starting left guard.

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Argo's first round draft choice Ryan Hunter has been released by Kansas City.

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Several players with connections to other CFL teams also had their status clarified today.
Former Edmonton Eskimo WR Brandon Zylstra made the Vikings.
Former Redblack and Tiger Cat Brett Maher beat out veteran Dan Bailey for the Cowboys' kicker's job.
Saskatchewan draft pick Anthony Auclair made the 53-man roster of the Buccaneers for a second year.

National former Rider DB Elie Bouka has been placed on the Eagles' injured list.

On the other hand, former BC third round draft pick OL Brett Boyko, who was on the Eagles and Chargers PR for three years, was released by the Chargers after an injury settlement.
Former Bomber punter Jon Ryan was cut by Buffalo after being released earlier by Seattle, possibly ending a 12-year NFL career.
Former second round Eskimo draft pick DT Stefan Charles was cut by the Chiefs after joining them last year, following time with the Titans, Bills, Lions and Jaguars over the last five years.
Former Eskimo DB Kenny Ladler has been released by Washington.
DB Jeff Richards, who played for the Redblacks in 2015-16, was released by the Chargers after one year on the PR.
The Bears have released former Alouette DB Jonathan Mincy.
The 49ers cut former Eskimo DB Dexter McColl.

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Ryan Hunter has now accepted a PR spot. The Chiefs view him as a potential centre and guard.

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Freddie Bishop, who the Argos were rumoured to be pursuing when they traded Shawn Lemon to BC, has been released by Detroit.

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Twelve Canadians made the 53 man roster, including former Argo draft pick Luke Wilson.



Long-snapper Louis-Philippe Ladouceur of Montreal and defensive tackle Tyrone Crawford of Windsor, Ont., both return for yet another NFL campaign with Dallas. ...

Ladouceur, 37, has been a model of consistency with Dallas. Entering his 14th season, the six-foot-six, 256-pound Canadian is not only the Cowboys’ longest-tenured player but hasn’t missed a game in his pro career. ...

The six-foot-four, 285-pound Crawford enters his seventh season with Dallas after being taken in the third round, No, 81 overall, in the 2012 NFL draft out of Boise State. Crawford, 28, has started 59 of 77 regular-season games with the Cowboys, registering 143 tackles, 16.5 sacks and two forced fumbles. ...

Right guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif of Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que., begins his fifth season with Kansas City. The former McGill star enters the second year of the US$41.25-million extension he signed with the Chiefs that made him the highest-paid Canadian football player in NFL history. ...

– Defensive tackle Nathan Shepherd of Ajax, Ont. The New York Jets selected the six-foot-four, 315-pound Shepherd in the third round, No. 72 overall, in this year’s draft out Fort Hays State. The Canadian hasn’t disappointed and is a projected starter.

– Defensive lineman Brent Urban of Mississauga, Ont. Injuries have plagued the 2014 fourth-round pick, who missed 39 games over parts of four seasons with Baltimore. But the six-foot-seven, 300-pound Urban opens the ’18 campaign as the Ravens’ starting defensive end.

– Defensive end Christian Covington of Vancouver. The Houston Texans’ six-foot-two, 305-pound defensive lineman looks to successfully come back from last year’s season-ending biceps tear. The son of Canadian Football Hall of Fame defensive lineman Grover Covington is entering his fourth season with Houston.

– Defensive lineman David Onyemata of Winnipeg. The former Manitoba star is entering his third season with the New Orleans Saints, who selected the six-foot-four, 300-pounder in the fourth round, No. 120 overall, in the 2016 NFL draft. He started six games last season, registering 38 tackles and two sacks.

– Tight end Luke Willson of LaSalle, Ont. Willson signed this off-season with the Detroit Lions, right across the border from where he grew up, after five seasons with Seattle. The personable six-foot-five, 254-pound Willson had 89 catches for 1,129 yards with 11 TDs during his tenure with the Seahawks while also earning a Super Bowl ring.

– Tight end Antony Auclair of Notre-Dame-des-Pins, Que. The former Laval star begins his second season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The six-foot-six, 256-pound Auclair had two catches for 25 yards in 2017.

– Centre Brett Jones of Weyburn, Sask. He begins his first season with the Minnesota Vikings after recently being acquired from the New York Giants. The six-foot-two, 312-pound former Calgary Stampeder spent three seasons with the Giants.

– Receiver T.J. Jones of Winnipeg. The six-foot, 188-pound receiver/kick-returner enters his fifth season with the Lions. The former Notre Dame star appeared in 14 games _ six starts _ in 2017, registering a career-high 30 catches for 399 yards and one touchdown before suffering a shoulder injury.

– Defensive tackle Eli Ankou of Ottawa. The six-foot-three, 325-pound former UCLA Bruin had 15 tackles and 1.5 sacks in nine games last season, his first with the Jacksonville Jaguars.


http://3downnation.com/2018/09/02/can-con-canadians-earned-nfl-roster-spots/

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Former Alouette DB Jonathan Mincy has accepted a PR spot with the Chicago Bears.