59 players with Alabama football roots released by NFL teams

When the NFL concluded its preseason schedule on Thursday night, 171 players with Alabama football roots were on the active rosters of the league's 32 teams. By Saturday night, 59 of those players from state high schools and colleges had been released or waived.

NFL teams had until 3 p.m. CDT Saturday to reduce their 90-player offseason rosters to the regular-season limit of 53. The NFL will kick off its 2017 season on Thursday night, when the Kansas City Chiefs visit the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots.

The released players included 28 rookies who were trying to make an NFL roster for the first time.

But there also were some experienced players let go, including nine-year veteran Wallace Gilberry, eight-year veteran Sen'Derrick Marks and seven-year veteran Joe Webb.

Quinton Dial, who's started 26 games over the past two seasons for the San Francisco 49ers; Larry Donnell, who had 63 passes and six touchdown receptions in one of his five seasons with the New York Giants; and Cody Parkey, a former Pro Bowl selection at place-kicker and NFL record-holder, also were among the state players released in the past two days.

Players with at least four seasons of experience became free agents when released. Players with fewer than four seasons in the NFL entered the waiver process and will become free agents if they aren't claimed by another team by 11 a.m. CDT Sunday.

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The players from Alabama high schools and colleges who were released or waived on Friday and Saturday included:

  • Defensive tackle Quinton Dial (Clay-Chalkville) by the 49ers.
  • Wide Receiver Gehrig Dieter by the Chiefs.
  • Defensive end Wallace Gilberry (Baldwin County) by the Bengals.
  • Offensive tackle Brandon Greene by the Bears.
  • Guard Korren Kirven by the Buccaneers.
  • Guard Arie Kouandjio by the Redskins.
  • Wide receiver Richard Mullaney by the Browns.
  • Guard Austin Shepherd by the Vikings.
  • Defensive tackle Ed Stinson by the Cardinals.
  • Safety Vinnie Sunseri (Northridge) by the 49ers.
  • Cornerback Bradley Sylve by the Bills.
  • Tight end Brandon Barnes (Russell County) by the Jets.
  • Wide receiver Jamel Johnson (Carver-Montgomery) by the Seahawks.
  • Defensive end Angelo Blackson by the Titans.
  • Offensive tackle Robert Leff (Fairhope) by the Packers.
  • Guard Alex Kozan by the Rams.
  • Defensive tackle Sen'Derrick Marks (Vigor) by the 49ers.
  • Outside linebacker Cassanova McKinzy (Woodlawn) by the Rams.
  • Place-kicker Cody Parkey by the Browns.
  • Cornerback Trovon Reed by the Chargers.
  • Guard Chad Slade (Moody) by the Texans.
  • Wide receiver Tony Stevens by the Chiefs.
  • Defensive tackle Maurice Swain by the Chiefs.
  • Safety Robenson Therezie by the Jets.
  • Safety Jermaine Whitehead by the Packers.
  • Defensive tackle Gabe Wright by the Eagles.
  • Offensive tackle Avery Young by the Dolphins.
  • Linebacker Chris Casher (Faith Academy) by the Giants.
  • Running back Troymaine Pope (Anniston) by the Colts.
  • Wide receiver Karel Hamilton by the Cowboys.
  • Cornerback Corey White by the Ravens.
  • Defensive tackle Nick Williams (Minor) by the Dolphins.
  • Linebacker Randy Allen by the Ravens.
  • Tight end Braedon Bowman by the Saints.
  • Wide receiver Josh Magee (Hoover) by the Falcons.
  • Defensive tackle Gabriel Mass (Jackson) by the Panthers.
  • Tight end Wes Saxton (Hueytown) by the Bills.
  • Running back DuJuan Harris by the Jaguars.
  • Cornerback Armagedon Draughn by the Jets.
  • Safety Rolan Milligan by the Lions.
  • Quarterback Joe Webb (Wenonah) by the Panthers.
  • Safety Otha Foster by the Ravens.
  • Linebacker Deon Lacey (Hueytown) by the Dolphins.

Alabama high schools

  • Long snapper Winston Chapman (Fairhope) by the Dolphins.
  • Offensive tackle Blaine Clausell (Baker) by the Panthers.
  • Cornerback Carlos Davis (Huffman) by the Rams.
  • Tight end Larry Donnell (Carroll-Ozark) by the Ravens.
  • Cornerback Jacoby Glenn (Vigor) by the Chiefs.
  • Cornerback Chris Humes (Spain Park) by the Raiders.
  • Outside linebacker Eric Lee (Daphne) by the Texans.
  • Wide receiver K.J. Maye (Murphy) by the Patriots.
  • Quarterback Nick Mullens (Spain Park) by the 49ers.
  • Offensive tackle Victor Salako (Grissom) by the Eagles.
  • Safety B.T. Sanders (Foley) by the Bills.
  • Wide receiver Jamari Staples (Clay Central) by the Redskins.
  • Wide receiver Justin Thomas (Prattville) by the Steelers.
  • Linebacker Jonathan Walton (Bayside) by Saints.
  • Cornerback Marquez White (Northview) by the Cowboys.
  • Linebacker Xavier Woodson-Luster (Eufaula) by the Raiders.

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