The Buffalo Bills' roster cuts are complete.
Buffalo trimmed its roster to 53 players ahead of Sunday's NFL deadline, releasing or waiving more than 30 players over the final weekend of the preseason.
The cuts included several veterans, including safety Geno Stone, wide receiver Trent Sherfield and fullback Ben VanSumeren. The Bills also traded center Sedrick Van Pran-Granger to the Indianapolis Colts
.Rookie defensive lineman Zane Durant was placed on injured reserve with a designation to return. Wide receiver Tyrell Shavers will start the season on the physically unable to perform list. Defensive lineman Phidarian Mathis will serve a three-game suspension to begin the season.
Here's the complete list of players the Bills released or waived while
setting their initial 53-man roster for the 2026 season.
Buffalo Bills final roster cuts 2026
- QB: Shane Buechele
- RB: Frank Gore Jr., Ian Wheeler
- FB: Ben VanSumeren
- WR: Trent Sherfield, Mecole Hardman Jr., Dante Pettis, Ja'Mori Maclin, Stephen Gosnell, Max Tomczak, Quentin Skinner
- TE: Shane Zylstra
- OL: Nick Broeker, Chase Lundt, Da'Metrius Weatherspoon, Bruno Fina, Sincere Haynesworth
- DL: Zion Logue, Travis Clayton
- OLB: Andre Jones Jr., Cade Denhoff
- ILB: Keonta Jenkins, Jimmy Ciarlo, Otis Reese IV, Theron Gaines
- CB: Kani Walker, Te'Cory Couch, Toriano Pride Jr., Anthony Kendall, Jordan Dunbar, D.J. Miller
- S: Geno Stone, Wande Owens
- P: Mitch Wishnowsky
Several of those players could be back in Buffalo quickly.
Players with fewer than four accrued NFL seasons who were waived must first clear the waiver process Monday before they can sign with a practice squad. Vested veterans who were released are free to sign with another team.
The Bills can begin assembling their practice squad Monday after waiver claims are processed.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Buffalo Bills final roster cuts 2026: Full list of players released
