Last week we reported that former St. Louis BattleHawks tight end Connor Davis had been signed by the New York Jets. This news came amidst a slew of former XFL players receiving tryouts for other NFL franchises in the lead-up to the 2020 kickoff.
Now, unfortunately we’re learning that Connor Davis has been cut from the Jets to make room for safety Anthony Cioffi.
Former St. Louis BattleHawks TE Connor Davis cut today by the Jets. pic.twitter.com/I62jwMrxLU
— XFLXTRAPOINTS (@xflxtrapoints) August 23, 2020
The 6’8″, 260-pounder also played for the Birmingham Iron in the Alliance of American Football (AAF). A Stony Brook product, Davis was invited to the New York Giants rookie mini-camp in 2018 but was never offered a contract. He played in 41 collegiate games and totaled 6 catches for 41 yards. Davis took snaps at TE, OT and DE for the Seawolves.
Connor Davis joined the BattleHawks from Team 9 after Cole Hunt was injured during the teams opening weekend match-up against the Dallas Renegades.
It’s unfortunate to see, but with the NFL season creeping closer we wouldn’t doubt if Davis gets another shot with a different team before the season kicks off.
