Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala and Aaron Francisco were released by their respective teams yesterday.

The Jacksonville Jaguars released 16 players, including running back Fuamatu-Ma'afala.

Fuamatu-Ma'afala, a former Saint Louis School player, played college football at the University of Utah.

Fuamatu-Ma'afala re-signed with the Jaguars in March. Fuamatu-Ma'afala has also spent time with Pittsburgh.

Francisco, a defensive back, was released by the New York Jets. Francisco, a 2001 Kahuku High School graduate who went on to play at Brigham Young University, was also released by the Arizona Cardinals in August.

Also yesterday, Cincinnati cut Campbell High graduate Cliff Russell, a wide receiver.

BRONCOS

FATAFEHI RELEASED

Defensive lineman Mario Fatafehi, a Farrington High graduate, was one of 19 players cut yesterday by Denver.

Fatafehi started all 16 games at tackle for the Broncos last season, but he got caught up in a numbers game created when Denver brought in four veteran linemen from Cleveland, including Courtney Brown, and traded for 49ers end John Engelberger. All four of the former Browns made the roster, as did end Marco Coleman.

ELSEWHERE

Moves: Veterans Hugh Douglas, Jon Ritchie and Sean Landeta were released by Philadelphia and former first-round pick David Terrell was let go by New England.

Three players were suspended for four games by the NFL — Kansas City offensive lineman John Welbourn, Cincinnati defensive end Duane Clemons, and Cleveland defensive back Michael Jameson.

Welbourn was suspended for four games for violation of the league's steroid policy. Jameson and Clemons were suspended for an unspecified violation of the league's substance abuse policy. And running back Ricky Williams, who sat out all of last season, was officially put on the suspended list by Miami, which had known all along he would miss the first four games.