K-Gun10 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Bills reduce roster to 75 by Chris Brown, Lead Journalist Last Updated: 8/26/2008 11:47 AM ET Just a handful of hours prior to the 4pm league deadline, the Bills made the necessary decisions to reduce their roster to 75 players. Headlining the list of players released was seventh-round pick Kennard Cox. The defensive back was the last of Buffalo’s three seventh-round selections, but was at arguably one of the most competitive positions in training camp. Cox was even used at free safety in the preseason to explore other possible position options. The Pitt product is expected to merit strong consideration for Buffalo’s practice squad which will be assembled early next week. Also released on Tuesday were punter D.J. Fitzpatrick, receiver C.J. Hawthorne and defensive end Shaun Nua. The final roster move to get Buffalo to the required 75 player limit was accomplished by placing quarterback Matt Baker on the waived-injured list. Baker suffered a broken rib in the last preseason game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermike Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 What does DJ Fitzpatrick do for the rest of the year when the Bills don't have training camp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyT Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 What does DJ Fitzpatrick do for the rest of the year when the Bills don't have training camp? Kicks the living crap out of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Thanks, K-Gun. Fitzpatrick kicked well. The Bills did him a favor @ Indy by showcasing him. Hope he lands with another team. Cox impressed. I hope he's available to sign to our PS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsaikotic Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Cox will probably be brought back for the PS if no-one picks him up...the only surprise I see is that I didn't realize Baker was hurt...but I'm not sure what the waived injured list is...dose it mean hes cut but injured or?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 The Baker thing is interesting. I doubt Trent plays this week. I guess they could play JP a quarter and then have Hamdan play the rest of the game. It could be good for him. It may even help him make the final roster, because if they don't have an emergency #3 for the practice squad, they may be forced to keep three active QBs on the opening day roster. I suppose it depends on how long Baker would be out (as he still has a year left on PS eligibility) or if they have a guy they like they can get from another team they could add to the practice squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-Gun10 Posted August 26, 2008 Author Share Posted August 26, 2008 I think Dustin Fox over Cox is a surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsaikotic Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 I think Dustin Fox over Cox is a surprise. I think fox will be cut also, but your right on that....another thing is, as some have mentioned, sometimes teams try to slip a player onto PS by cutting him on first round of cuts...not sure if that's the case tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazed and Amuzed Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Kicks the living crap out of stuff. Like Kids and stuff? Drop Kick! Breakdance Fighter Kick! Party Kick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 I think Dustin Fox over Cox is a surprise. Still 22 more to go. And they've done the early-cut thing before to try to sneak guys onto the PS, if that's the direction they're leaning. We discussed that re: Jason Peters ... Edit: or what Tsaikotic said two minutes ago ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladiebla Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Cox will probably be brought back for the PS if no-one picks him up...the only surprise I see is that I didn't realize Baker was hurt...but I'm not sure what the waived injured list is...dose it mean hes cut but injured or?? http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_it_mea..._waived_injured "Waived injured' means the team is releasing the player but the player is injured. The team is responsible to pay the player until his injury has healed. This is usually done by reaching an agreement for a specific amount of money, called an injury settlement. Other teams are allowed to pick up players on the waived injured list but they are forewarned that the player is not in condition to play. Sometimes, if a player on the waived injured list is not selected by another team, the team will retain the player and place him on its injured reserve list." Not sure if it helps but it basicly says he's cut but injured, the addition of the injured reserve info add's more confusion then being helpfull. I'm surprised to hear Baker broke a rib in the Colts game he didn't look hurt at all. It certainly raises a question about thursdays game, JP looked like he hurt his thumb again in the Colts game allthough maybe they iced it simply to prevent the swelling he had earlier from returning. Certainly sounds like thursday is going to be Hamdan day. Edit: KFFL simply lists Baker as released: http://www.kffl.com/player/14914/NFL as reported by our board resident ESPN writer Tim Graham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Kicks the living crap out of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 What does DJ Fitzpatrick do for the rest of the year when the Bills don't have training camp? Bank or spend some nice coin for a short-term part-time job? He wasn't laboring for minimum wage, hogging out grease traps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VOR Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Where's the surprise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eSJayDee Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 He wasn't laboring for minimum wage, hogging out grease traps. Actually, if I'm not mistaken, players wages during training camp is pretty low, last I saw, something like $500/week stipend. (Someone more diligent than me can check out the CBA to see how much it is now.) They only make the coin IF they make the roster and get a game check (which would amount to like $15k or more for that week) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Actually, if I'm not mistaken, players wages during training camp is pretty low, last I saw, something like $500/week stipend.(Someone more diligent than me can check out the CBA to see how much it is now.) They only make the coin IF they make the roster and get a game check (which would amount to like $15k or more for that week) $800 for rookies, $1225 for vets. This came up when they signed Hawthorne: http://www.nflplayers.com/user/template.as...=692&type=c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Where's the surprise? That's what I was wondering. Actually, if I'm not mistaken, players wages during training camp is pretty low, last I saw, something like $500/week stipend.(Someone more diligent than me can check out the CBA to see how much it is now.) They only make the coin IF they make the roster and get a game check (which would amount to like $15k or more for that week) There's an article about Earnest Graham in the latest ESPN the magazine. It talks about how little camp guys get paid and his struggle to get on a team and the financial struggle it caused his family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flbillsfan#1 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 That's what I was wondering. There's an article about Earnest Graham in the latest ESPN the magazine. It talks about how little camp guys get paid and his struggle to get on a team and the financial struggle it caused his family. $800/week is a LOT more than most of these guys would make out of football. Plus I'm pretty sure they get free room & board in camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladiebla Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 $800/week is a LOT more than most of these guys would make out of football. Plus I'm pretty sure they get free room & board in camp. It's not much for risking career ending injuries plus it's only for a couple of weeks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermike Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 What's the point of this tier of roster cutdowns? You go from 80 to 75? It seems pretty trivial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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