cadarius Tony Desmond Ritter and the most surprising cut from every NFL team the athletic another busy roster cutdown day passed as NFL teams traded released and waved their way to 53 man rosters by Tuesday afternoon not every initial roster looks how it was projected to though there were more than a few swerves shocks and surprises which cut surprised and intreat the Athletics NFL beat reporters you can find one for all 32 teams below Ariz a Cardinals Desmond Ritter QB the surprise depends on the starting point had someone told you that Arizona would cut Ritter when it acquired him in a March trade from Atlanta for receiver Rond Del Moore yes you would have been surprised but had someone told you this after watching Ritter perform during a preseason not at all he was not good here's the thing Arizona needed a QB to back up Kyler Murray despite a below average 2023 season with the Falcons Ritter was worth a shot he had starting experience he had won games the trade made sense all Ritter had to do was hold off seconde Backup Clayton tune he couldn't do it not dismissing tune he deserves credit the question now becomes whether the Cardinals stick with tune at no to or if they bring in another QB to challenge him doer Atlanta Falcons Kevin King DB the no 33 pick of the 2017 draft by the Packers hasn't played in the NFL since 2021 but he looked like he was on the verge of Reviving his professional career in Atlanta this preseason King got lots of work at outside cornerback nickel and safety during practices and preseason games and consistently Drew praise from the Falcons coaching staff including assistant head coach for defense Jerry gray who coached King in Green Bay if he's on this team you'll see a guy who can make some plays gray said he's got great ball skills I like him because I know what he can do in the end Atlanta's decision to keep only five cornerbacks on the initial roster seems to have cost King that chance Josh Kendall Baltimore Ravens Anthony Miller WR it says a lot for how predictable this year's cutdown day for the Ravens was that the most surprising cut was a wide receiver who signed with the team about Midway through training camp and hasn't caught a pass in an NFL regular season game since 2021 the reality was that there were no real surprises this year for the Ravens who had a good number of their moves on perceived bubble guys impacted by injuries Miller was practicing well and moving around the field at a different speed than many of the other Ravens receivers Baltimore had some uncertainty at wide receiver Beyond its top three of Z flowers Rashad baitman and Nelson AER and you could have made a case for Miller a former Chicago Bears second round pick to get one of those final spots Jeff's ruek Buffalo Bills l Collins old Collins was the most surprising bills cut by name recognition and guaranteed money but nothing else the team signed Collins in free agency hoping he'd be their top backup someone who could play both tackle and guard and gave him one.5 million guaranteed to do it instead the summer showed that Collins struggled with speed as a pass blocker and moving on pull blocks in the Run game after just a couple of weeks The Tackle guard versatility vanished and he only prac at guard even splitting some backup reps with younger players it leaves the bills with no starting experience among their backups but colins play didn't warrant a spot over someone else Joe baglia Carolina Panthers Terrace Marshall Jr W the Panthers did a lot of their heavy lifting roster trimming in March so there were few players left who would qualify as a huge surprise but we'll go with Marshall because he was a high draft pick second round in 2021 and because he was coming off a strong end to the preseason but the writing has been on the wall for the former LSU wide out for a while Marshall requested a trade last fall and the Panthers were shopping him ahead of Tuesday's cuts when GM Dan Morgan found no takers he moved on from Marshall who probably needed a fresh start Joseph person Chicago Bears Jake keran o to the Bears have injury problems up front backup left tackle Larry Barum was placed on IR but his design designated to return center slfd Ryan Bates is weak to we with a shoulder problem and rookie lineman Kieran amaji recently returned to practice following surgery on his quad in October keran also played for new offensive coordinator Shane Waldron in Seattle for 3 years but the Bears opted for backup center Doug Kramer a sixth round pick in 2022 to round out their depth up front veteran Matt prior can handle every role but Center Adam John s