Buffalo Bills axe nine players on single day including quarterback as NFL roster cut deadline looms over teams

THE Buffalo Bills have released nine players ahead of the new NFL season as the roster cut deadline approaches.

Quarterback Anthony Brown Jr. was one of seven players cut by the Bills , while safeties Dee Delaney and Terrell Burgess were placed on Injured Reserve.

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Wide receiver Damiere Byrd and offensive lineman Kevin Jarvis were also dropped from the roster.

In defense, the four players cut were linebackers Deion Jones and Shayne Simon, along with defensive end Rondell Bothroyd and cornerback Kyron Brown.

The Bills wrapped up their preseason campaign on Saturday, losing 31-26 to the Carolina Panthers .

Now they’re busy finalizing their roster ahead of the cut deadline, which is at 4pm ET on Tuesday.

“This is a tough business,” said head coach Sean McDermott after the Panthers game.

“They’re prepared either way. For whatever happens, they’ll be prepared and they’re gonna be just fine.”

Brown was only signed just before the Panthers game, with starting quarterback Josh Allen’s backup Mitch Trubisky out of action with a knee injury.

The 26-year-old took his unlikely opportunity and went 11-of-12 passing for 102 yards.

But now he’s been cut from the roster, in a pro career where his chances have always been limited.

He made two appearances for the Baltimore Ravens in the 2022 season.

Of the players released, Jones has had the most accomplished career.

He has played for eight seasons, including six with the Atlanta Falcons, and earned a Pro Bowl nod in 2017.

The Bills went 11-6 in the regular season last year.

After victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Wild Card weekend, Buffalo lost to eventual Super Bowl winners, the Kansas City Chiefs in the divisional round.

The Bills kick off their regular season against the Arizona Cardinals on September 8th.

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The reciever room in Buffalo will certainly look different in this new campaign, with Steffon Diggs and Gabe Davis lost during the offseason.

“Stef is a great player, and what he brought to this team was special, miss is, I don’t know if I’d say miss,” Allen said recently when asked by reporters if he would miss Diggs.

“He was a guy that was reliable, you can look to, he’s going to have the juice each and every day.

“I’m sure he’s bringing it over there in Houston, so definitely you can’t say that you don’t miss that.

“But I am happy with what we got going on here and how hard the guys have been working.”