NFL short tracker: Harvey Unga of BYU(Utah) Harvey Unga time as Jacksonville Jaguar was short

Harvey Unga time as Jacksonville Jaguar was short lived.

A little over a week after running back signed with the team on August 16th all-time at BYU, Jacksonville launched Unga and 10 other players Friday.

NFL teams are making cuts to get their lists to a maximum of 75 players at 2 pm MDT Tuesday deadline. After this first round of cuts, teams must reduce their rosters to 53 active players within 14:00 Saturday.

In his only preseason game with the Jaguars, Unga had five yards a carry as Jacksonville lost 13-12 to Detroit on Friday.

Unga was recently featured in a teaser for an episode that chronicles the journey of the NFL, which will be a part of the next round of NFL Network, "Undrafted."

"The NFL is not for anyone that is weak minded, I'll say that. If this was easy, everyone would be doing it," Unga said in the clip that aired Thursday night on NFL Network. The "Undrafted" series premieres on October 23.

"I have a vision," he said. "I have an idea of ​​what I wanted -. Feel, taste, to gobble it to me I think I've only scratched the surface."

Unga, who has made the transition to fullback in the pros, was a seventh round of the NFL supplemental draft pick by the Chicago Bears in 2010 From that year until early October 2013, he spent time in and out of Bears staff, mainly in the practice squad. Unga time was elevated to the 53-man active roster December 28, 2012, although he did not play when Chicago faced the Lions in the season finale.

Other places that have been cut so far:

R. J. Stanford, CB, Utah

Stanford veteran has his contract terminated by the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday. After spending the past two seasons with the Miami Dolphins, Stanford signed with Cincinnati in March. He has played in 41 career games of the regular season and has 39 tackles and an interception in four pro seasons.

Kerwynn Williams, RB, Utah State

Williams, sophomore running back who spent most of his time last year at practice squads for the Colts and Chargers, was cut by San Diego on Monday. He rushed for 10 yards and a touchdown in the first week of the preseason, but did not record any statistics in the last two weeks. That's a stark contrast to last year, when he had 169 yards rushing for Indianapolis in the preseason and started the season on the active roster of 53 players. Soon, however, he moved to the practice squad of the Colts before moving on to the practice squad of the Chargers.

Reggie Dunn, WR, Utah

Dunn, who was in his sixth NFL team in just his second year as a professional, was waived Monday by the Arizona Cardinals. He had a kickoff return of 14 yards and a punt return three meters during the preseason.

Cody Hoffman, WR, BYU

Hoffman, an undrafted rookie who signed a free agent contract with Washington, was waived by the Redskins on Sunday. Hoffman, who was three inches taller than any other receiver on the team in Washington, did not catch a pass and went only twice during the first three preseason games for the Redskins.

Joe Kruger, DE, Utah (Timpanogos HS)

The sophomore Kruger was waived by the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday. Kruger, who spent last season on injured reserve, had four tackles, one for loss input and an attempted field goal blocked during the preseason game. According to the release team about their cuts, Kruger fellow sophomore Brandon Bair man hung back on the template.

Tay Glover-Wright, DB, Utah State

Rookie Glover-Wright, an undrafted free agent who signed with Atlanta, was one of 10 players waived by the Falcons Sunday afternoon. Glover-Wright was listed as third string cornerback in Table latest team depth and had three tackles and one pass deflection in preseason game.

Michael Smith, RB, Utah State

Former Aggie was cut Saturday by the New York Jets. He signed with the Jets on August 1st, but did not play in any preseason game. He was released by Tampa Bay earlier this summer after being selected in the seventh round by the Buccaneers in 2012.