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NFL FOOTBALL: Sherfield cut by Bills
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- NFL FOOTBALL: Sherfield cut by Bills
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The final day of cuts are usually the toughest and Danville native Trent Sherfield , Sr. found that out on Sunday.
The Buffalo Bills put Sherfield as one of their final cuts as all NFL teams have to get their rosters to 53 players.
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Sherfield found his way to Buffalo after being cut by the Denver Broncos and Arizona Cardinals last season and signed a one-year deal with the Bills .
In his nine-year NFL career, Sherfield has appeared in 124 games, recording 89 receptions for 1,034 yards and 6 touchdowns.
Just because Sherfield was cut, doesn't mean his time in Buffalo is over. On Monday, he was named to the Bills' practice squad.
Along with Sherfield, a number of players from the University of Illinois were also waiting on their fate.
By the time Sunday ended, there were 23 former Illini who made a 53-man roster for the upcoming season:
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Isaiah Adams , Arizona Cardinals
Tony Adams, Tennessee Titans
Nick Allegretti , Washington Commanders
Tanner Arkin, New England Patriots
Chase Brown , Cincinnati Bengals
Sydney Brown , Atlanta Falcons
Pat Bryant , Denver Broncos
J.C. Davis, New York Giants
Tommy DeVito , New England Patriots
TeRah Edwards, Carolina Panthers
Nate Hobbs , San Francisco 49ers
Gabe Jacas , New England Patriots
Ted Karras , Cincinnati Bengals
Vederian Lowe , San Francisco 49ers
Jartavius Martin, Washington Commanders
Chase McLaughlin , Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jer'Zhan Newton, Washington Commanders
Alex Palczewski , Denver Broncos
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Del'Shawn Phillips, Los Angeles Chargers
James Thompson Jr., San Francisco 49ers
Isaiah Williams , New York Jets
Devon Witherspoon , Seattle Seahawks
There were two former Illini that made the Physically Unable to Perform List: Tip Reiman , Arizona Cardinals, Kerby Joseph , Detroit Lions
And there were two more Illini players that made the Injured Reserve List:
Kendrick Green , Cleveland Browns , Milo Eifler , Tennessee Titans
