With the first week of regular season football less than a week away, NFL teams have officially trimmed their rosters from 75 players down to 53.
This past Saturday, the league required teams to make their final roster cuts by 1:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. The Oakland Raiders submitted their cuts on Saturday, and placed Fullback Marcel Reece on the Reserve/Suspended list.
The other teams in the AFC West also completed their roster cuts by the NFL deadline, so let's take a look at the final roster cuts from the division.
Denver Broncos
Released/Vested Veteran:
Quarterback Mark Sanchez
Running Back Ronnie Hillman
Defensive Lineman Henry Melton
Waived:
Center Dillon Day
Linebacker Vontarrius Dora
Wide Receiver Mose Frazier
Offensive Tackle Lars Hanson
Defensive End Lars Koht
Linebacker Kyle Kragen
Tight End Henry Krieger-Coble
Defensive Back B.J. Lowery
Safety Ryan Murphy
Offensive Tackle Justin Murray
Guard Robert Myers Jr.
Offensive Lineman Aaron Neary
Cornerback Taurean Nixon
Linebacker Dwayne Norman
Wide Receiver Kalif Raymond
Linebacker Sadat Sulleyman
Running Back Juwan Thompson
Cornerback John Tidwell
Linebacker Eddie Yarbrough
Reserve/Suspended:
Safety Shiloh Keo
Notable:It was presumed that eight-year veteran quarterback Mark Sanchez would become the starting quarterback in Denver, after the team traded for him. The situation didn't pan out for Sanchez, as he was cut by the team on Saturday. Sanchez wasn't on the market for long, as the Dallas Cowboys signed the signal-caller.
Kansas City Chiefs
Waived/Released:
Linebacker Tyrell Adams
Wide Receiver Da'Ron Brown
Defensive Back Deveron Carr
Defensive Back Jamell Fleming
Offensive Lineman Reid Fragel
Wide Receiver Frankie Hammond Jr.
Quarterback Kevin Hogan
Safety Jeron Johnson
Defensive Lineman David King
Linebacker Andy Mulumba
Quarterback Aaron Murray
Center Daniel Munyer
Tight End Brian Parker
Offensive Lineman Jarrod Pughsley
Safety Shak Randolph
Running Back Darrin Reaves
Linebacker Terrance Smith
Defensive Lineman Jimmy Staten
Tackle Zach Sterup
Traded:
Cornerback Marcus Cooper
Wide Receiver Rod Streater
Notable:Former Oakland Raiders wide receiver Rod Streater is making his way back to the Bay Area after being dealt to the San Francisco 49ers. Streater was performing well in Kansas City and was assumed to make the team. It'll be interesting to see how he performs in San Francisco.
San Diego Chargers
Waived:
Wide Receiver Rasheed Bailey (injured)
Quarterback Mike Bercovici
Tackle Brett Boyko
Cornerback Richard Crawford
Linebacker Ben Gardner
Running Back Gus Johnson
Defensive Tackle Kamal Johnson
Guard/Tackle Marcel Jones
Safety Adrian McDonald
Defensive Tackle Chuka Ndulue
Linebacker Shaq Petteway (injured)
Wide Receiver/Kick Returner DeAndre Reaves
Linebacker James Ross
Cornerback Larry Scott
Tight End Tim Semisch
Full Back Chris Swain
Guard Vi Teofilo
Linebacker James Vaughters
Tight End Matt Weiser
Wide Receiver Dom Williams
Cornerback Trevor Williams
Reserve/Suspended:
Defensive Tackle Damion Square
Exempt:
Defensive End Joey Bosa
Notable:Due to the amount of time Bosa missed with the team during his contract negotiation, he is listed as exempt. This is a rarity that's not commonly seen, but then again his entire situation with the Chargers wasn't exactly ordinary either.
