Two former SIU football players were cut from their respective teams before Tuesday’s deadline for NFL teams to shorten their rosters to 75 players.

The Kansas City Star reported the Kansas City Chiefs released former Saluki wide receiver Brent Little. The Post-Bulletin in Minnesota reported former SIU tight end Braden Jones, who was nursing a thigh injury, was waived.

Little had caught two passes during the last two weeks of the preseason, totaling 30 yards receiving.

Jones had two receptions for 24 yards, all in the Vikings’ Week 3 preseason loss to the Seattle Seahawks.