Inside NU - 2015 Northwestern NFL CutsRoll Damn 'Catshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52532/insidenu_fav.png2015-09-02T11:42:19-05:00http://www.insidenu.com/rss/stream/89965882015-09-02T11:42:19-05:002015-09-02T11:42:19-05:00Raiders cut Jimmy Hall<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/CorkOnTheNFL/status/638823762675142656">Raiders cut Jimmy&nbsp;Hall</a></h3>
<div class="description"><p><p>The former Northwestern linebacker/safety didn't survive the first round of Raiders camp, as first reported by Steve Corkran of RaiderBeat.com. He was playing at safety for Oakland but couldn't overcome his "tweener" status</p></p></div>
https://www.insidenu.com/2015/9/2/9248317/raiders-cut-jimmy-hallZach Pereles2015-09-01T13:33:11-05:002015-09-01T13:33:11-05:00Vikings cut Mike Kafka<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/Vikings/status/638708828352065536">Vikings cut Mike&nbsp;Kafka</a></h3>
<div class="description"><p><p>The Minnesota Vikings announced that they have released former Northwestern quarterback Mike Kafka in order to get down to the 75-player roster limit. Taylor Heinicke, an undrafted rookie out of Old Dominion, appears to have beaten out Kafka for the third-string job behind Teddy Bridgewater and Shaun Hill.</p>
<p>Kafka had a strong start to the preseason, but increasingly lost out on reps to Heinicke as the preseason progressed.</p></p></div>
https://www.insidenu.com/2015/9/1/9240967/vikings-cut-mike-kafkaZach Pereles2015-08-31T12:10:23-05:002015-08-31T12:10:23-05:00Redskins waive Tony Jones<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/Redskins/status/638396094955675648">Redskins waive Tony&nbsp;Jones</a></h3>
<div class="description"><p><p>The Redskins tweeted out their first round of cuts Monday afternoon, and former Northwestern wideout Tony Jones was one of them.</p>
<p>Jones was always a longshot to make the team considering the Redskins are relatively deep at the position. It was not specified what injury Jones had sustained.</p></p></div>
https://www.insidenu.com/2015/8/31/9233017/redskins-cut-tony-jonesZach Pereles2015-08-31T10:56:16-05:002015-08-31T10:56:16-05:00Colts cut Brandon Vitabile<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/Coltsfanwilson/status/638337401601953792">Colts cut Brandon&nbsp;Vitabile</a></h3>
<div class="description"><p><p>Per Josh Wilson of Stampede Blue, the SB Nation website of the Colts, Brandon Vitabile has been cut:</p></p>
<p><p>The Colts had Khaled Holmes and Jonotthan Harrison ahead of the four-year Wildcat starter, who will now hope to be claimed by another team or perhaps added to the Indianapolis practice squad.</p></p></div>
https://www.insidenu.com/2015/8/31/9232585/colts-cut-brandon-vitabileZach Pereles2015-08-31T10:40:31-05:002015-08-31T10:40:31-05:00Broncos cut Dysert; Siemian to make team?
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<p>The former Wildcat signal caller appears to have beaten out Dysert for the third-string job</p> <p>After some impressive performances in the preseason, Trevor Siemian appears to have beaten out incumbent third-stringer Zac Dysert for a spot with the Denver Broncos. The news was first reported by Mike Klis of 9News:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">QB Zac Dysert waived. Wow. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/9News?src=hash">#9News</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/9sports?src=hash">#9sports</a></p>
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<p>The Broncos drafted Siemian in the 7th round of the 2015 NFL Draft, a year after drafting Dysert in the 7th round in 2014. Dysert began the preseason third on the depth chart, and saw action before Siemian in the Broncos' first preseason game. But since, Siemian has leapfrogged him.</p>
<p>Siemian has impressed this preseason, starting with a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.insidenu.com/2015/8/15/9159035/trevor-siemian-denver-broncos-nfl-preseason-northwestern-quarterback">5-for-6, 90-yard outing</a> against the Seattle Seahawks' reserves. Dysert, meanwhile, went 2-for-5 for 14 yards that night.</p>
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<p>He also led the Broncos on a game-winning drive in Week 2 against the Texans, capping it off with a touchdown pass:</p>
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<p>With questions regarding Peyton Manning's health always abound, it appears that Siemian has, at the very least, locked up a practice squad spot in Denver. Brock Osweiler is entrenched as the second-stringer for the Broncos.</p>
https://www.insidenu.com/2015/8/31/9232387/trevor-siemian-broncos-zac-dysert-cutZach Pereles