Giants and Jets Make Final Cuts

The deadline has passed for NFL teams to cut their rosters down to 53 players and the Giants and Jets had tough decisions to make before the deadline.

Giants:

David Tyree was the most well-known name cut by the Giants.  Tyree, who had the incredible catch against the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII, is now without a team as the Giants had seven receivers ranked higher than him on their depth chart.  Giants coach Tom Coughlin said, “David Tyree is such a class act.  What a great guy he is. When he came in to see me, I had a lot of emotions running through my head. He put everything at ease, he had a big smile on his face. I told David he is forever etched in the annals of New York Giants history. That will never change. That moment in history will stand forever in time.”

The Giants also cut quarterbacks Andre Woodson and Rhett Bomar leaving only two quarterbacks on the roster (Manning and Carr).  

The Giants cut WR David Tyree, S Vince Anderson, WR Shaun Bodiford, DL Anthony Bryant, QB Rhett Bomar, DT Jeremy Clark, DL Maurice Evans, DL Robert Henderson, DL Tommie Hill, LB Kenny Ingram, S Travonti Johnson, OL Cliff Louis, RB Allen Patrick, OL Terrence Pennington, S Sha’reff Rashad, OL Orrin Thompson, QB Andre’ Woodson, CB DeAndre Wright and FB Dwayne Wright.

Jets:

The most intriguing story with the Jets was someone they didn’t cut.  Danny Woodhead made the team as the fourth running back after an impressive preseason game against the Eagles where he ran for 158 yards and two touchdowns.  Jets coach Rex Ryan said, “I think Woodhead earned that spot.  I don’t know what he could’ve done more in trying to claiming a job. I thought the guy did a tremendous job for us.”  Woodhead is a fan favorite and the NCAA career leading rusher.

Special teams standout Larry Izzo made the team as did cornerback Drew Coleman.  

The Jets cut CB Rashad Barksdale. TE Kevin Brock, TE Kareem Brown, S Emanuel Cook, LB Kenwin Cummings, OL Stanley Daniels, WR Britt Davis, K Parker Douglass, WR Marcus Henry, RB Anthony Kimble, DL Matt Kroul, T Nevin McCaskill, OT Ryan McKee, C Michael Parenton, DE Zach Potter, TE Jack Simmons and DL Ty Steinkuhler. 

Roster cut lists by Pro Football Central