The No. 3 job appears wide open. Ben Yurosek, the undrafted signee who got the guaranteed money of a sixth-round draft pick ($254,000), gets the nod here. Bartholomew, the sixth-round rookie dealing with a back injury, could start the season on the physically unable to perform list, forcing him to miss at least four games.
T Christian Darrisaw, G Donovan Jackson, C Ryan Kelly, G Will Fries, T Brian O’Neill, G/T Blake Brandel, C/G Michael Jurgens, T Justin Skule, T Walter Rouse
Waived: G Henry Byrd, C/G Joe Huber, G Vershon Lee, G Michael Gonzalez
The top nine blockers appear pretty straightforward with their newly formed starting five and three reserves — Brandel, Jurgens and Rouse — from last year’s team. Skule replaces David Quessenberry as the swing tackle. Jackson, this year’s first-round pick out of Ohio State, appears a lock to start at left guard on Sept. 8 in Chicago after he was held out of Saturday’s exhibition with the rest of the starters.
OLB Jonathan Greenard, OLB Andrew Van Ginkel, OLB Dallas Turner, OLB Bo Richter, OLB Gabe Murphy, DT Harrison Phillips, DT Jonathan Allen, DT Javon Hargrave, DT Levi Drake Rodriguez, DT Jalen Redmond, DT Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins
Waived: DT Taki Taimani, OLB Tyler Batty, DT Elijah Williams, DT Travis Bell, OLB Chaz Chambliss