The NFL’s “black weekend” has come and gone as all 32 teams have trimmed their rosters to 53 players and made subsequent waiver moves. Here’s a recap of each initial 53-man roster, waiver moves and practice squads in the NFC South.
We’ll look at the initial 53-man rosters for each team, check out any waiver claims or trades made since the cutdown, update the rosters and also check out each team’s current practice squad. For reference, if a player’s name is just listed on the practice squad, that means they were in camp and waived by that team, otherwise it will be noted if a player was waived by another team.
NFC South weekend roster moves
Atlanta Falcons
Initial 53-man roster
QB (2): Matt Ryan, Matt Schaub
RB (5): Devonta Freeman, Ito Smith, Qadree Ollison, Brian Hill, Kenjon Barner
FB (1): Ricky Ortiz
WR (6): Julio Jones, Calvin Ridley, Mohamed Sanu, Justin Hardy, Russell Gage, Olamide Zaccheaus
TE (3): Austin Hooper, Luke Stocker, Jaeden Graham
OL (9): Jake Matthews, Kaleb McGary, Matt Gono, Ty Sambrailo, James Carpenter, Chris Lindstrom, Jamon Brown, Wes Schweitzer, Alex Mack
DL (9): Vic Beasley, Takkarist McKinley, Adrian Clayborn, Allen Bailey, John Cominsky, Jack Crawford, Grady Jarrett, Tyeler Davison, Deadrin Senat
LB (5): Deion Jones, De’Vondre Campbell, Foye Oluokun, Jermaine Grace, Duke Riley
DB (10): Desmond Trufant, Isaiah Oliver, Damontae Kazee, Blidi Wreh-Wilson, Jordan Miller, Kendall Sheffield, Keanu Neal, Ricardo Allen, Sharrod Neasman, Kemal Ishmael
Specialists: P Matt Bosher, K Matt Bryant, LS Josh Harris
Waiver Claims
None
Practice Squad
WR Christian Blake
WR Brandon Powell (waived by Lions)
QB Danny Etling
S Chris Cooper
OL Sean Harlow
DE Austin Larkin
DT Jacob Tuioti-Mariner
DT Justin Zimmer
Carolina Panthers
Initial 53-man roster
QB (3): Cam Newton, Will Grier, Kyle Allen
RB (4): Christian McCaffrey, Jordan Scarlett, Reggie Bonnafon, Elijah Holyfield
FB (1): Alex Armah
WR (5): D.J. Moore, Curtis Samuel, Jarius Wright, Chris Hogan, Torrey Smith
TE (3): Greg Olsen, Ian Thomas, Chris Manhertz
OL (9): Daryl Williams, Greg Van Roten, Matt Paradis, Trai Turner, Taylor Moton, Greg Little, Dennis Daley, Tyler Larsen, Brandon Greene
DL (6): Gerald McCoy, Dontari Poe, Kawann Short, Efe Obada, Kyle Love, Vernon Butler
LB (10): Shaq Thompson, Luke Kuechly, Mario Addison, Bruce Irvin, Brian Burns, Jermaine Carter, Andre Smith, Marquis Haynes, Jordan Kunaszyk, Christian Miller
DB (9): Donte Jackson, James Bradberry, Eric Reid, Tre Boston, Ross Cockrell, Rashaan Gaulden, Javien Elliott, Colin Jones, Kevon Seymour
Specialists: P Michael Palardy, K Joey Slye, LS J.J. Jansen
Waiver Moves
Claimed: DB Natrell Jamerson (from Green Bay), WR Ray-Ray McCloud (from Buffalo), WR Brandon Zylstra (from Minnesota)
Cut: WR Torrey Smith, RB Elijah Holyfield, DB Kevon Seymour
Updated 53-man roster
QB (3): Cam Newton, Will Grier, Kyle Allen
RB (3): Christian McCaffrey, Jordan Scarlett, Reggie Bonnafon
FB (1): Alex Armah
WR (6): D.J. Moore, Curtis Samuel, Jarius Wright, Chris Hogan, Ray-Ray McCloud, Brandon Zylstra
TE (3): Greg Olsen, Ian Thomas, Chris Manhertz
OL (9): Daryl Williams, Greg Van Roten, Matt Paradis, Trai Turner, Taylor Moton, Greg Little, Dennis Daley, Tyler Larsen, Brandon Greene
DL (6): Gerald McCoy, Dontari Poe, Kawann Short, Efe Obada, Kyle Love, Vernon Butler
LB (10): Shaq Thompson, Luke Kuechly, Mario Addison, Bruce Irvin, Brian Burns, Jermaine Carter, Andre Smith, Marquis Haynes, Jordan Kunaszyk, Christian Miller
DB (9): Donte Jackson, James Bradberry, Eric Reid, Tre Boston, Ross Cockrell, Rashaan Gaulden, Javien Elliott, Colin Jones, Natrell Jamerson
Specialists: P Michael Palardy, K Joey Slye, LS J.J. Jansen
Practice Squad
WR DeAndrew White
LB Sione Teuhema
TE Temarrick Hemingway
DE Bijhon Jackson
S Quin Blanding
OG Rishard Cook
DE Bryan Cox, Jr.
DB Cole Luke
New Orleans Saints
Initial 53-man roster
QB (3): Drew Brees, Teddy Bridgewater, Taysom Hill
RB (3): Alvin Kamara, Latavius Murray, Dwayne Washington
FB (3): Zach Line
WR (6): Michael Thomas, Ted Ginn Jr., Tre’Quan Smith, Keith Kirkwood, Austin Carr, Deonte Harris
TE (2): Jared Cook, Josh Hill
OL (9): Terron Armstead, Ryan Ramczyk, Patrick Omameh, Larry Warford, Andrus Peat, Will Clapp, Ethan Greenridge, Erik McCoy, Nick Easton
DL (9): Cameron Jordan, Marcus Davenport, Trey Hendrickson, Wes Horton, Malcom Brown, Taylor Stallworth, Shy Tuttle, Mario Edwards Jr., Sheldon Rankins
(Carl Granderson is on the Commissioner’s list with a two-week roster exemption and David Onyemata is suspended for Week 1)
LB: (6): Demario Davis, A.J. Klein, Alex Anzalone, Craig Robertson, Kaden Elliss, Vince Biegel
DB: (11): Vonn Bell, Marcus Williams, Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, Saquan Hampton, J.T. Gray, Marshon Lattimore, Eli Apple, P.J. Williams, Justin Hardee, Ken Crawley
Specialists: P Thomas Morstead, K Wil Lutz, LS Zach Wood
Waiver Moves
None, however, the Saints did trade LB Vince Beigel to the Miami Dolphins for LB Kiko Alonso.
Updated 53-man roster
QB (3): Drew Brees, Teddy Bridgewater, Brian Hill
RB (3): Alvin Kamara, Latavius Murray, Dwayne Washington
FB (3): Zach Line
WR (6): Michael Thomas, Ted Ginn Jr., Tre’Quan Smith, Keith Kirkwood, Austin Carr, Deonte Harris
TE (2): Jared Cook, Josh Hill
OL (9): Terron Armstead, Ryan Ramczyk, Patrick Omameh, Larry Warford, Andrus Peat, Will Clapp, Ethan Greenridge, Erik McCoy, Nick Easton
DL (9): Cameron Jordan, Marcus Davenport, Trey Hendrickson, Wes Horton, Malcom Brown, Taylor Stallworth, Shy Tuttle, Mario Edwards Jr., Sheldon Rankins
(Carl Granderson is on the Commissioner’s list with a two-week roster exemption and David Onyemata is suspended for Week 1)
LB: (6): Demario Davis, A.J. Klein, Alex Anzalone, Craig Robertson, Kaden Elliss, Kiko Alonso
DB: (11): Vonn Bell, Marcus Update, Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, Saquan Hampton, J.T. Gray, Marshon Lattimore, Eli Apple, P.J. Williams, Justin Hardee, Ken Crawley
Specialists: P Thomas Morstead, K Wil Lutz, LS Zach Wood
Practice Squad
OT Derrick Kelly
DB Terrell Williams Jr.
DB T.J. Green
WR Taquan Mizzell (waived by Bears)
DL Mitchell Loewen (waived by Lions)
OL John Leglue (waived by Broncos)
WR Emmanuel Butler
TE Dan Arnold
TE Alize Mack
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Initial 53-man roster
QB (3): Jameis Winston, Blaine Gabbert, Ryan Griffin
RB (3): Peyton Barber, Ronald Jones, Dare Ogunbowale
WR (6): Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Breshad Perriman, Justin Watson, Bobo Wilson, Scott Miller
TE (4): O.J. Howard, Cameron Brate, Anthony Auclair, Tanner Hudson
OL (9): Donovan Smith, Ali Marpet, Ryan Jensen, Alex Cappa, Demar Dotson, Caleb Benenoch, Gerald Hawkins, Earl Watford, Zack Bailey
DL (6): Vita Vea, Ndamukong Suh, Beau Allen, William Gholston, Rakeem Nunez-Roches, Patrick O’Connor
LB (10): Carl Nassib, Shaquil Barrett, Devante Bond, Anthony Nelson, Demone Harris, Lavonte David, Devin White, Deone Bucannon, Jack Cichy, Kevin Minter
DB (9): Vernon Hargreaves, Carlton Davis, MJ Stewart, Jamel Dean, Sean Murphy-Bunting, Jordan Whitehead, Mike Edwards, Justin Evans, Darian Stewart
Specialists: P Bradley Pinion, K Matt Gay, LS Zach Triner
Waiver Moves
None
Practice Squad
RB Bruce Anderson
S John Battle
DL Terry Beckner
QB Nick Fitzgerald
WR Emanuel Hall
C Nate Trewyn
CB Mazzi Wilkins