VFL’s In The NFL: Which Former Volunteers Made 53-Man Rosters

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By Aidan Sidoti

As NFL teams trimmed their rosters yesterday before the 4 p.m. ET deadline, several former Volunteers found themselves on the right side of cutdown day, while others were left looking for new opportunities elsewhere. 

Here’s the list of former Tennessee Vol players who made their 53-man rosters, and the players that got cut. 

Atlanta Falcons

DE James Pearce

Buffalo Bills

WR Joshua Palmer

Carolina Panthers

OL Cade Mays

Chicago Bears

OL Darnell Wright

Cleveland Browns

RB Dylan Sampson

WR Cedric Tillman

Dallas Cowboys

QB Joe Milton III

Green Bay Packers

CB Kamal Hadden

Houston Texans

DE Derek Barnett

DE Darrell Taylor

Kansas City Chiefs

DT Omarr Norman-Lott

OL Trey Smith

Los Angeles Rams

SAF Jaylen McCollough

LB Byron Young

Las Vegas Raiders

WR Dont’e Thornton Jr. 

Miami Dolphins

DE Matthew Butler

RB Jaylen Wright

Minnesota Vikings

SAF Theo Jackson

New England Patriots

QB Joshua Dobbs

New Orleans Saints

RB Alvin Kamara

RB Velus Jones Jr. 

CB Alontae Taylor

New York Giants

WR Jalin Hyatt

San Francisco 49ers

WR Jauan Jennings

Tennessee Titans

LS Morgan Cox

DT Shy Tuttle 

CB Gabe Jeudy-Lally (Surprise!)

WAIVED/RELEASED:

TE Princeton Fant – Dallas Cowboys

QB Hendon Hooker – Detroit Lions

DL Omari Thomas – New Orleans Saints

DL Elijah Simmons – Arizona Cardinals

CB Dee Williams – New York Giants

WR Marquez Callaway – Las Vegas Raiders

FB Jakob Johnson – Houston Texans

TE McCallan Castles – Los Angeles Rams

OL Jerome Carvin – Jacksonville Jaguars

DB Will Brooks – Tampa Bay Buccaneers