Former Tennessee Vols QB released by NFL team 2 weeks after getting signed

Former Tennessee Vols quarterback Nathan Peterman was waived by the Las Vegas Raiders on Tuesday morning ahead of final NFL roster cuts.

Peterman, who spent three seasons at Tennessee before finishing his college career at Pittsburgh, was signed by the Raiders on August 13. This is the second straight year that Peterman has been waived just before the start of the season (Peterman was waived by the Chicago Bears last August before getting re-signed to the active roster...he was than waived again in September).

It's possible that Peterman could return to the Raiders. And it would make sense given his connection to Raiders offensive coordinator Luke Getsy (Peterman and Getsy were together with the Bears in 2022 and 2023).

Las Vegas, however, could also opt to pursue a quarterback like Bailey Zappe, a former fourth round draft pick who was released by the New England Patriots on Tuesday. Zappe started eight games for the Patriots over the last two seasons.

Peterman, meanwhile, hasn't started a game in the NFL since the 2022 season.

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