The Knights Watchman

Last week was the fourth and final week of preseason games for the NFL. Not long after those games were completed, players faced final cut-down day, as rosters needed to be trimmed to 53 men on Saturday, September 2. Yesterday, teams began signing some of those released players to their practice squads, or in some cases, claimed players off waivers. A number of former Rutgers football players were affected. Here is the recap from the past week: George Johnson assisted on 2 tackles, but was released by the Buccaneers. Carlton Agudosi (azcardinals.com via Twitter) Carlton Agudosi had 2 catches for 16 yards. He was released by the Cardinals on Saturday, but then singed to Arizona 's practice squad on Sunday. Congrats to Carlton on making the practice squad. Quentin Gause was in on 2 tackles for the Denver Broncos, but was released on Saturday. Kevin Snyder had 1.5 tackles for the Broncos, but was also released on Saturday. Leonte Carroo had 1 catch for 12 y...

Jeremy Zuttah (NFL.com) Former Rutgers offensive lineman Jeremy Zuttah was not back on the market for long. Just days after being released by the 49ers, Zuttah was signed to a two-year contract by the Baltimore Ravens, the same team that traded him to San Francisco in March. A Pro Bowl center last season with Baltimore, his previous trade to San Francisco was seen as a move to clear cap space. Baltimore , though, has since experienced some injuries along the offensive line and clearly were very happy to pick up Zuttah with nothing to exchange. And San Francisco essentially moved down in the draft for no reason. His situation is summed up well by Sean Wagner-McGough in his article at CBSsports.com . Best of luck to Zuttah for the upcoming season.

There are a significant number of Rutgers players currently on NFL rosters. It's preseason, and there's a chance not everyone will stick, but it's still exciting to note the progress that Scarlet Knights are making in the pros. This is a list of many of the guys who recorded stats or found themselves in the news this past week. Kenny Britt: caught 1 pass for 4 yards Leonte Carroo : caught 1 pass for a nifty 33-yard TD Brandon Coleman: 3 catches for 23 yards Mohamed Sanu: caught 1 pass for 5 yards Anthony Cioffi: recorded 1 tackle Marcus Cooper: recorded 1 tackle Jonathan Freeny: recorded 4 tackles Steve Longa: recorded 4 tackles Jason McCourty: recorded 1 tackle Logan Ryan: recorded 3 tackles Kevin Snyder: recorded 4 tackles In addition, wide receiver Andrew Turzilli was signed this week by the New York Giants. And in a surprise move, center Jeremy Zuttah was released by the San Francisco 49ers. Zuttah had been slowed a bit with a leg injury, but this was...

Rutgers fan favorite and St. Louis Rams fullback Brian Leonard is hosting an instructional summer football camp on the grounds of the College of New Jersey in Ewing Township. Joining Leonard will be former Rutgers standouts Ray Rice, Jeremy Zuttah, and Manny Collins. The camp's official Web site is www.leonardcamps.com .