Aggies Ex Jalen Wydermyer Cut By Bills

The former Aggies star will have to find another way to make an NFL roster.

Matt Galatzan | Aug 15, 2022

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Former Texas A&M star Jalen Wydermyer, the intriguing UDFA rookie tight end, isn’t quite “intriguing” enough to make an active roster in the NFL.

At least not yet.

The Buffalo Bills have announced that four players had been cut from their roster in anticipation of this week’s mandatory cut from 90 to 85.

The Bills released …

TE Jalen Wydermyer

CB Olajiah Griffin

OL Jordan Simmons

OL Derek Kerstetter

Buffalo is now under the limit, with corner Tre’Davious White (knee) and offensive lineman Ike Boettger (Achilles) not counting as both are on the team’s PUP list.

Wydermyer has a large 6-4, 260-pound frame and was touted as a promising candidate before the NFL Draft … largely due to his production. In three seasons at Texas A&M, Wydermyer had 118 receptions, 1,468 receiving yards, and 16 receiving touchdowns.

But … he then tested very poorly and fell entirely through the cracks in the draft.

Wydermyer only played in six snaps against the Colts as he fought from the rear of a crowded and talented tight end room on a Buffalo team that now moves forward with preseason Game 2 on Saturday against the Denver Broncos.

The Bills’ next roster cut to get to 80 is slated for Aug. 23. By Aug. 30, just ahead of the start of the regular season, NFL teams will have to trim down to their final 53-man rosters.

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Published Aug 15, 2022

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.