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Which former Hawkeyes made NFL rosters after being cut or waived

The dust has settled following the NFL roster trim day on August 26. The deadline to trim the roster to 53 players was at 3:00 p.m. Central Time on Tuesday, August 26.

After most squads carried around 90 players during offseason workouts and preseason games, all 32 rosters were trimmed to 53.

Multiple Hawkeyes were part of the roster cutdown, including rookies, journeymen, and veteran players. The following is a list of former Hawkeyes who signed with new squads or were signed to a practice squad after being cut or waived.

Luke Elkin, long snapper (Chicago Bears)

Iowa long snapper Luke Elkin celebrates with teammates after a successful field goal during a November 2022 game.
Iowa placekicker Drew Stevens, center, celebrates with Tory Taylor and Luke Elkin after a field goal during a NCAA Big Ten Conference football game against Nebraska, Friday, Nov.