Saturday, September 5, 2015

Waiver wire-pa-looza 2015

Time for the annual roundup of where former Rams and family have ended up after the final round of cuts. Former Rams can just be former camp guys; they don't have to have made the Rams roster to make this list. It's based on my recall, ESPN.com's transactions page and blogs and NFL team website roster pages, so errors and omissions are highly likely.

“interesting players” are players I didn't expect to be cut or players I wouldn't mind seeing the Rams take a run at. Let's give it a go:

ex-Rams cut: none
interesting player cut: QB Logan Thomas
ex-Rams on roster: none
ex-Rams on coaching staff: none


ex-Rams cut: none
interesting player cut: (TCU CB) Kevin White
ex-Rams on roster: OL Mike Person (!)
ex-Rams on coaching staff: none


ex-Rams cut: CB Quinton Pointer
interesting player cut: OL Jah Reid
ex-Rams on roster: none
ex-Rams on coaching staff: TEs coach Richard Angulo


ex-Rams cut: LB Kevin Reddick
interesting player cut: DT Red Bryant
ex-Rams on roster: G Richie Incognito, TE Matthew Mulligan
ex-Rams on coaching staff: LBs coach Bobby April III
Rams parents on coaching staff: DBs coach Tim McDonald

ex-Rams cut: none
interesting player cut: RB Jordan Todman
ex-Rams on roster: none
ex-Rams on coaching staff: offensive line coach John Matsko, WRs coach Rickey Proehl

ex-Rams cut: none
interesting player cut: LB Mason Foster
ex-Rams on roster: none
Rams relatives on roster: G Kyle Long
ex-Rams on coaching staff: special teams assistant Derius Swinton

ex-Rams cut: none
interesting player cut: DT Devon Still
ex-Rams on roster: none
ex-Rams on coaching staff: QBs coach Ken Zampese


ex-Rams cut: QB “Thad” Lewis
interesting player cut: DT Phil Taylor
ex-Rams on roster: G John Greco, WR Andrew Hawkins
ex-Rams on coaching staff: RBs coach Wilbert Montgomery


ex-Rams cut: T R.J. Dill and CB Robert Steeples (cutdown to 75)
ex-Rams relatives cut: FB Ray Agnew III
interesting player cut: QB Dustin Vaughan
ex-Rams on roster: none
ex-Rams on coaching staff: offensive coordinator Scott Linehan, assistant offensive line coach Steve Loney

ex-Rams cut: DE Gerald Rivers
interesting player cut: LB Steven Johnson
ex-Rams on roster: G Shelley Smith, S Darian Stewart
ex-Rams on coaching staff: defensive line coach Bill Kollar


ex-Rams cut: DT Jermelle Cudjo, QB Garrett Gilbert (cutdown to 75), S Nate Ness
interesting player cut: TE Joseph Fauria
ex-Rams on roster: none
ex-Rams on injured reserve: WR Greg Salas (knee)
ex-Rams on coaching staff: none

ex-Rams cut: none
interesting player cut: 2014 3rd-round pick DT Khyri Thornton
ex-Rams on roster: none
ex-Rams on coaching staff: none


ex-Rams cut: LB Kourtnei Brown
interesting player cut: DT Louis Nix III
ex-Rams on roster: none
ex-Rams on coaching staff: special teams coach Bob Ligashesky

ex-Rams cut: none
interesting player cut: OL David Arkin
ex-Rams on roster: DT Kendall Langford
ex-Rams on coaching staff: special teams coach Tom McMahon


ex-Rams cut: none
interesting player cut: QB Stephen Morris
ex-Rams on roster: none
ex-Rams on coaching staff: offensive coordinator Greg Olson, defensive coordinator Bob Babich

ex-Rams cut: none
interesting players cut: RBs Spencer Ware and Darrin Reaves
ex-Rams on roster: none
ex-Rams on coaching staff: assistant secondary coach Al Harris


ex-Rams cut: none
interesting player cut: LB Jeff Luc
ex-Rams on roster: none
ex-Rams on coaching staff: none
favorite bit of roster trivia: the Dolphins roster has three McCains.

ex-Rams cut: none
interesting player cut: G David Yankey
ex-Rams on roster: QB Shaun Hill
ex-Rams on coaching staff: defensive backs coach Jerry Gray


ex-Rams cut: DT/TE? Mason Brodine and OL Kevin Hughes both released in training camp
interesting player cut: WR Reggie Wayne (mutual decision)
ex-Rams on roster: WR Danny Amendola, CB Bradley Fletcher, TE Michael Hoomanawanui
Rams Hall-of-Famer relatives on roster: WR Matthew Slater
ex-Rams on injured reserve: WR Brandon Gibson (knee)
ex-Rams on coaching staff: offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, defensive line coach Brendan Daly

ex-Rams cut: none
interesting player cut: QB Ryan Griffin, who they'd promoted to their main roster in 2013 to keep the Rams from claiming him off their practice squad
ex-Rams on roster: none
ex-Rams on coaching staff: assistant head coach Joe Vitt, defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, outside linebackers coach Brian Young

ex-Rams cut: none
interesting player cut: FB Henry Hynoski
ex-Rams on roster: K Josh Brown, TE Daniel Fells, DE George Selvie
ex-Rams on injured reserve: CB Josh Gordy (hip)
ex-Rams on coaching staff: defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, cornerbacks coach Tim Walton (THROW ON THE GIANTS!)

ex-Rams cut: RB Daryl Richardson
ex-Rams relatives cut: WR Saalim Hakim, Az-Zahir's brother
interesting player cut: LB Joe Mays
ex-Rams on roster: DT Leger (DOOZER) Douzable, RB Zac (Yikes) Stacy and QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, the longest-tenured Ram in the league
ex-Rams on coaching staff: special teams coach Bobby April
ex-Ram relatives on coaching staff: assistant defensive backs coach Daylon McCutcheon

ex-Rams cut: TE/FB Brian Leonard, WR Devon Wylie (signed 8/18)
interesting player cut: DT Rickey F. Lumpkin, who may have helped get Barrett Jones get cut
ex-Rams on roster: LB Ray-Ray Armstrong
Rams relatives on injured reserve: LB Chase Williams (son of Gregg)
ex-Rams on coaching staff: none

ex-Rams cut: none
interesting player cut: 2014 4th-round pick CB Jaylen Watkins
ex-Rams on roster: QB Sam Bradford, P Donnie Jones
ex-Rams on coaching staff: offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur

ex-Rams cut: DT Matt Conrath, OT Mitchell Van Dyk (waived/injured, ankle)
interesting player cut: C Doug Legursky
ex-Rams on roster: none
ex-Rams on injured reserve: QB Bruce Gradkowski (finger), K Shane Suisham (knee)
ex-Rams on coaching staff: none

ex-Rams cut: WR Austin Pettis
interesting player cut: WR Titus Davis
ex-Rams on roster: OT Joe Barksdale, QB Kellen Clemens
ex-Rams on coaching staff: secondary coach Ron Milus


ex-Rams cut: S Craig Dahl
interesting player cut: DL Darnell Dockett
ex-Rams on roster: none
ex-Rams relatives on injured reserve: WR Dres Anderson (son of Flipper)
ex-Rams on coaching staff: none
proof RamView can scout talent: they traded for Nick Easton, the Harvard center I called the MVP of the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl

ex-Rams cut: none
interesting player cut: CB Will Blackmon
ex-Rams on roster: none
ex-Rams on coaching staff: safeties coach Andre Curtis, special teams assistant Nick Sorensen

ex-Rams cut: none
interesting player cut: RB Dominique Brown
ex-Rams on roster: none
ex-Rams on coaching staff: head coach Lovie Smith, cornerbacks coach Gill Byrd, and, yes, senior defensive assistant Larry Freaking Marmie STILL has a job in the NFL

ex-Rams cut: CB Jemea Thomas
interesting player cut: WR Hakeem Nicks
ex-Rams on roster: none
ex-Rams on coaching staff: running backs coach Sylvester Croom

ex-Rams cut: none
interesting player cut: TE Devin Mahina
ex-Rams on roster: OT Ty Nsekhe
ex-Rams on coaching staff: defensive backs coach Perry Fewell, offensive quality control coach Dave Ragone

I've got a list of former players and coaches lined up for a where-are-they-now? post, but this is more than enough for today.

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