CFL announces final cutdowns

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06/25/2009 - Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Canadian Football League on Thursday announced its final roster cutdowns before the start of the regular season.

Below is a list of players released, sorted by team and position:

The B.C. Lions have released wide receiver Otis Amey; linebacker Josh Bean, defensive linemen Melik Brown, Kyle Mitchell and Caesar Rayford; defensive back Trestin George; offensive linemen Darren Marquez and Matt Morencie; safeties Mike McEachern and David Mills, and running back Damian Sims.

The Edmonton Eskimos have released linebackers Andrea Bonaventura and Neil Ternovatsky, with defensive ends Montez Murphy and Chase Ortiz.

Hamilton has released defensive linemen J.P. Bekasiak, Brandon Guillory, Alan Harper and Mike McFadden; defensive backs Carlton Brown, Melvin Matlock and Desman Stephen; linebacker Matt Castelo; wide receivers Eddie Cohen, Cassidy Doneff and Jacob Willis; offensive linemen Francis Dorneau and Dan Oliphant, and safety Sean Manning.

Toronto has released offensive tackle Patrick Afif; running backs Tyler Ebell and Da'Shawn Thomas; linebacker Nick Hannah; wide receivers Kenny Higgins, Matt Lambros, Kinsmon Lancaster, Todd Lowber, Cleannord Saintil and Brad Smith; defensive back Pete Hunter; defensive lineman Kevin Huntley; defensive end Ben Ishola and David McMillan; cornerback Sammy Joseph; wide receiver/kick returners Jerome Mathis and Kenny O'Neal; offensive lineman Zachary Pollari; quarterback Stephen Reaves, offensive guard Gordon Sawler and offensive lineman Chris Van Zeyl.

The Montreal Alouettes released cornerback Blue Adams; defensive end Rodney Hardeway; wide receivers Frantz Hardy, Kevin Marion, Dante Luciani and Alan Turner; offensive guard Robbie Powell; offensive tackle Chris Rutledge; linebacker Jay Staggs; offensive lineman Gerald Davis; defensive lineman Jim David; running back Ciatrick Faison; quarterback Lester Ricard; defensive backs Therrian Fontenot, Sammy Okpro, E.J. Underwood and Emanuel White.

Calgary has released wide receivers Jackie Chambers, John Kanaroski and Vincent Marshall; quarterback Matt D'Orazio; defensive backs Anthony Ivy and Perry Kyles; defensive linemen Julian Jenkins and E.J. Kuale; offensive lineman John Hashem; fullback Scott McHenry and running back Cedric Thompson.

Saskatchewan released defensive linemen Nuvraj Bassi, David Patterson and Seante Williams; wide receivers Todd Blythe, Brandon Childress, Casey McGahee and Byron Ross; kicker Jeff Bolen; running back Jason Geathers; defensive backs Sasha Glavic and Jerron Wisham; quarterback Juan Joseph; linebackers Sam Olajabutu and Brandon Perkins; offensive lineman Brad Peters.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers released defensive backs Patrick Body, Ronyell Whitaker, Jasper Johnson and Nick Kordic; wide receivers Terry Firr, SJ Green, Chris Nickson and Marco Thomas; offensive linemen Jean-Francois Morin-Roberge, Matt O'Meara and Thaddeus Coleman; running back Joe Smith; defensive tackles Joshua Thompson, Sean Ortiz and Martavius Prince; linebackers Jamaine Winborne, Reggie Hunt, John Mohring and Stan van Sichem; quarterback Brad Banks and defensive end Ivan Brown.

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Teams that should be in: Michigan State, Indiana
Work left to do: Illinois, Purdue, Michigan, Iowa

Behind the big two, the pecking order might be in a bit of flux. Has Michigan State passed Indiana after handling the Hoosiers in East Lansing? Where is Illinois in that mix? What looked like a four-big league last week could be morphing into five -- and even six is not unthinkable at this point if everything breaks right.

Should be in:

Michigan State [21-8 (8-6), RPI: 20, SOS: 15] The Spartans made it four-for-four on the homestand, a gigantic accomplishment that leaves them in extremely good shape. MSU is only 1-6 on the road and is at Michigan and at Wisconsin to close things out, meaning the date with the Wolverines on Tuesday looms very, very large. Beating Texas early will hold up well, as will the rout of Bradley and the win over BYU, but will 8-8 be enough? It very well could be, as the computer numbers are good, but why chance it?

Indiana [18-9 (8-6), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Hmm ... good thing the last two are at Northwestern and home to Penn State, because IU might want to get both to feel completely safe after dropping its third in the last four, fading after halftime at Michigan State. Who knew the best nonconference win would be over Southern Illinois, which is a gift that keeps on giving for the Hoosiers. The win over Wisconsin also looks good on the mantel.

Work left to do:

Illinois [21-9 (9-6), RPI: 31, SOS: 25] A good performance at Penn State leaves the Illini in pretty good shape. Can they go to Iowa and take care of business to really look on their way? That's a huge game, as there is a possible cluster of teams that will end at 9-7. Illinois beat Bradley, but has lost to Xavier. A 9-7 mark and a semifinals trip in Chicago could be enough with the computer profile hanging in there, but it would be better not to mess around, clinching at least a tie for third.

Purdue [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 47, SOS: 28] Couldn't get it done at Iowa, but did win at Northwestern to put 9-7 squarely in sight. Where does that leave the Boilermakers, though? Even if they beat Minnesota and Northwestern at home, that won't help the computer numbers. Nonconference wins over Virginia, DePaul and Oklahoma are solid, but not spectacular. The Boilers very well might need an upset in the B10 quarters to have a legit claim.

Michigan [19-10 (7-7), RPI: 55, SOS: 53] Well, Michigan did what it needed to do, winning at Minnesota to take control of its fate. The Wolverines have Michigan State and an already-wrapped-up-the-league Ohio State at home to close, so the chances are there. Win both and we can talk. There is no marquee win yet in the profile, and the Wolverines were splattered in several games against name opponents. A mediocre computer profile fueled by a lack of road wins isn't helping, either.

Iowa [16-12 (8-6), RPI: 80, SOS: 64] For the sake of being complete, we'll add Iowa, this season's Stanford. It's plausible that the Hawkeyes could get to 10-6 (at Penn State, vs. Illinois left), but where does that leave them after a gruesome nonconference performance where the best win was over ... Toledo? Iowa State? Cornell?? If they get to 10-6, we can start to look at what they need to do in the B10 tourney, although my gut sense is that they would need to make the final and have knocked off Ohio State or Wisconsin on the way to have any real claim.

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