Football: NFL Cutdown Day
August 31, 2003 10:35 PM | General
August 31, 2003
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Sunday was cutdown day in the NFL and several former Mountaineer players were affected.
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| Avon Cobourne was one of 20 former Mountaineers to make NFL rosters. (Detroit News photo) |
Wide receiver Antonio Brown, who played in the Canadian Football League last year, survived the final cut to make the 53-man roster for the Buffalo Bills. Free agent rookie Avon Cobourne was parlayed strong preseason play into a roster spot for the Detroit Lions.
Five former WVU players didn’t have similar fates. Defensive tackle Antwan Lake (Lions), running back Adrian Murrell (Cowboys), wide receiver Khori Ivy and defensive tackle David Upchurch (Steelers), fullback Corey McIntyre (Eagles) and kicker Jay Taylor (Browns) were among final cuts Sunday.
The complete roster of former West Virginia players in the NFL:
Antonio Brown, WR, Buffalo Bills
Todd Sauerbrun, P, Carolina Panthers
Rich Braham, C, Cincinnati Bengals
Chris Edmonds, FB, Cincinnati Bengals
John Thornton, DT, Cincinnati Bengals
Avon Cobourne, RB, Detroit Lions
James Davis, LB, Detroit Lions
Barrett Green, LB, Detroit Lions
Mike Vanderjagt, K, Indianapolis Colts
John Browning, DE, Kansas City Chiefs
Gary Stills, LB, Kansas City Chiefs
Mike Compton, C, New England Patriots
Aaron Beasley, DB, New York Jets
Anthony Becht, TE, New York Jets
Jerry Porter, WR, Oakland Raiders
Mike Logan, DB, Pittsburgh Steelers
Amos Zereoue, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers
Soloman Page, OT, San Diego Chargers
Marc Bulger, QB, St. Louis Rams
Lance Nimmo, OT, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
