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Prank text gives Packers' Robert Tonyan cut-down day scare

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- There's life on the NFL roster bubble, and then there's what Robert Tonyan went through on cut-down day.

The first-year tight end, who spent the final month of last season on the Green Bay Packers' practice squad, wasn't one of those players who avoided Lambeau Field all day on Saturday as teams made their final roster cuts.

The 24-year-old went about his routine: a workout, something to eat in team dining and a little film work. By that time, it was about 1:30 p.m. -- or 90 minutes before the cut-down deadline.