LOS ANGELES_Two players featured prominently on the HBO "Hard Knocks" series were cut Friday as the Los Angeles Rams began reducing their roster from 75 players to 53.
Offensive lineman Eric Kush and receiver Austin Hill were waived, a person with knowledge of the situation said.
Receiver Duke Williams, tight end Justice Cunningham, running back Terrence Magee, safety Rohan Gaines and defensive linemen Ian Seau and Morgan Fox also were among those waived.
More cuts will take place before the NFL's deadline on Saturday at 1 p.m.
On Thursday night, after the Rams lost to the Minnesota Vikings in their final exhibition at Minneapolis, Coach Jeff Fisher turned his attention to the next task at hand, saying Friday was "going to be a tough day."
Fisher is scheduled to meet with reporters Sunday.
Kush's vast collection of tank tops earned him screen time on "Hard Knocks." Hill, son of former Rams tight end David Hill and nephew of sportscaster Jim Hill, also became a story line that features his daughter.
Fox and Seau were on the bubble in a defensive line group that includes nine veterans, four of them first-round draft picks.
Fox was waived after an impressive performance against the Vikings. The former standout at Division II Colorado State Pueblo had two sacks and pressured the quarterback four times.
"You can't watch from anyone better and learn from anyone better," he said of the Rams' veteran linemen after the game. "It has been an incredible honor and privilege to be around that kind of talent."
End William Hayes said Fox had a future in the NFL.
"He's explosive and making good lineman plays," Hayes said.
Seau, nephew of late Hall of Fame linebacker Junior Seau, had said before the final exhibition that he intended to put good plays on tape for the Rams, and for other teams in the event he got cut.
On Friday afternoon, a post on his Twitter feed read: "It ain't over. Just wait on it."
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