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The 2020 offseason has been anything but normal, given the effect COVID-19 had on both the draft process and the UDFA signing periods. Minicamp invitees and training camp tryouts were virtually non-existent as well, minnowing the fields even further than in usual seasons.
But somehow, finally, the NFL is looking (somewhat) normal, with current 90-man rosters being cut down to 53-man looks later today.
It’s not necessarily the end of the road for a lot of prospects, as practice squads and waiver claims will be available routes to teams, but with nothing a certainty in a pandemic, making a roster will be a tall task for many of our favorite MAC stars.
We’ll update this tracker as news comes in, with updates primarily concerning 2020 draft picks and UDFAs, so be sure to refresh the page or bookmark the URL to check it out. We may also list notable MAC names who have been pros over the last 5 years if they end up being waived or released.
Here’s the list as we currently know it:
Monday, Sept. 1
- Kent State FB Roosevelt Nix (Colts, waived)
Tuesday, Sept. 2
- Ohio LB Quentin Poling (Vikings, waived off injured reserve with settlement)
- NIU WR Tommylee Lewis (Panthers, waived)
Thursday, Sept. 3
- Western Michigan IOL Luke Juriga (Eagles, waived with practice squad offer)
Friday, Sept. 4
- Ohio DB Javon Hagan (Buccaneers, waived with practice squad offer)
- Miami PK Sam Sloman (Rams, makes 53-man roster as starter)
- Miami DE Doug Costin (Jaguars, makes 53-man roster)
Sat. Sept. 5
- Central Michigan DE Joe Ostman (Eagles, released)
- Western Michigan TE Giovanni Ricci (Panthers, waived)
- Ohio OL Austen Pleasants (Jaguars, waived)
- Toledo TE/FB Reggie Gilliam (Bills, makes 53-man roster)
- Western Michigan RB LeVante Bellamy (Denver Broncos, waived)
- Central Michigan DB Xavier Crawford (Bears, waived with practice squad offer)
- Toledo OL Greg Mancz (Texans, released)
- Toledo OL Storm Norton (Chargers, makes 53-man roster)
- Buffalo OL Evin Ksiezarczyk (Falcons, waived)
- Central Michigan QB Cooper Rush (Giants, released)
- Eastern Michigan DB Kevin McGill (Chargers, waived)
- Eastern Michigan OL Ka’Jon Armstrong (Falcons, waived)
- Central Michigan DB Kavon Frazier (Dolphins, made 53-man roster)
- Ball State OL Danny Pinter (Colts, made 53-man roster)
- Buffalo LB Ledarius Mack (Bears, waived)
- Ball State LB Rayshawn Wilborn (Falcons, waived)
- Central Michigan RB Jonathan Ward (Cardinals, waived)
- Northern Illinois OL Jordan Steckler (Saints, waived)