Posted at 2:17 a.m., Saturday, September 1, 2007
NFL: Cardinals cut 21, including highly paid rookie
Associated Press
TEMPE, Ariz. — Rookie linebacker Buster Davis was among 21 players cut yesterday as the Arizona Cardinals reduced their roster to the 53-man limit.Davis was Arizona's third-round draft pick out of Florida State and was signed to a three-year, $1.7 million contract. The Cardinals have to pay his $610,000 signing bonus.
Other players released were quarterbacks Shane Boyd and Lang Campbell; linebackers David Holloway and Pago Togafau; center Scott Peters; tight end Alex Shor; running back Steve Baylark; guard Brian Johnson; safety Brandon Keeler; defensive tackle Jonathan Lewis; cornerbacks Michael Adams, Darrell Hunter and Justin Wyatt; tackles Elliot Vallejo, Qasim Mitchell and Brandon Gorin; fullback Roshon Vercher; and wide receivers Leron McCoy, Matt Trannon and Michael Spurlock.
