The NFL deadline for roster cuts for teams to get down to 53-man roster was on Saturday at 6 pm and as the news started coming out about releases around the league, a number of notable players got cut, including Clay Harbor, Matt Leinart, David Carr, Vince Young, Lance Ball, Jacob Hester, J'Marcus Webb and more.
Many of those players have been signed and claimed by other teams, including Webb to the Vikings and Harbor to the Jaguars, while Alex Green was claimed by the Jets after being released by the Green Bay Packers. The team feels comfortable with James Starks, Eddie Lacy and Jonathan Franklin this season and the Broncos also let go of backs in Ball and Hester, sticking with Montee Ball and Ronnie Hillman as well as Knowshon Moreno.
Here are some quick hits from around the league with confirmations of moves from Twitter, ESPN.com, Pro Football Talk and Yahoo:
--The Denver Broncos signed wide receiver Tavarres King to their practice squad
--DJ Williams claimed from the Packers by the Jaguars
--Chad Hall claimed as wide reciever off waivers by Chiefs from 49ers
--Alex Green claimed by Jets on waivers
--Jacob Hester released by Broncos
--J'Marcus Webb Claimed by Vikings from Bears
--Clay Harbor claimed by Jags after Eagles cut
--Bills signed Thad Lewis to practice squad
--Tim Tebow released by Patriots
--Kellen Davis released by Browns
--Giants release Ryan Torain
--Devin Aromashodu works out with Lions
--Andre Carter released by the Raiders
--Giants release Marvin Austin
--Antoine Winfield released by Seahawks and retires
