Cut Day Update: Weatherford Wins Punting Job, Other Cuts Made
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According to NJ.com and his agent, Steve Weatherford will be the new punter for the New York Giants. While he does not have the raw strength of Matt Dodge, his accuracy and numbers were slightly better over the seemingly-improved second year player. It’s a tough decision to give up on a young guy so quickly, but remember that Jeff Feagles was the punter prior to 2010. The Giants value experience in this position and, like me, they are probably not convinced that Dodge’s newfound accuracy and confidence will translate in a game that matters.
Weatherford also has the added bonus of being a good holder. This probably means bad news for Sage Rosenfels, who was already on the outside looking in because he missed most of preseason due to illness and injury, and stands to make significantly more money this season than David Carr. Overall, I am happy with this move. The Giants needed to address problems on special teams and I think this will help the rest of the unit have more confidence in their punting game.
Matt Dodge is reportedly being shopped around for a trade, he has not been officially “cut” yet.
Speaking of an improved special teams, we officially no longer need to worry that Darius Reynaud will be returning kicks. He has been waved along with Dodge and 11 other players. The current cut list is below. It seems that, for the time being at least, bubble players Henry Hynoski and Mark Herzlich are poised to make the team.
Here are the final cuts:
1.C Jim Cordle
2.WR Darius Reynaud
3.DE Ayanga Okpokuwuruk
4.OL Ikecheku Ndukwe
5.K Rhys Lloyd
6.DE Craig Marshall
7.TE Chris Hopkins
8.DT Gabe Watson
9.DE Alex Hall
10.S Jerrard Tarrant
11.LB/DE Adrian Tracy
12.TE Daniel Coats
13.P Matt Dodge
14.RB Charles Scott
15.DE Justin Trattou
16.S David Sims
17.S Brian Jackson (waived/injured)
18.DT Dwayne Hendricks
19.RB Andre Brown
20.CB Joe Burnett
21.QB Sage Rosenfels (injured reserve)
22.QB Ryan Perrilloux
23.T Jamon Meredith
24.T Jarriel King
25.WR Michael Clayton
26.C Chris White
27.LB Phillip Dillard
[Source: Star-Ledger]