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Glenn Erby

NFL approves proposal for 1 preseason cut date from 90 players to 53-man roster limit

After several seasons with multiple cutdown days, the NFL is returning to one deadline for teams to trim their rosters.

During the NFL Owners Meetings on Tuesday, a proposal was approved that would call for the Eagles and 31 other NFL teams to trim down their rosters from a 90-man to a 53-man roster by Tuesday, August 29.

The deadline was adjusted before the 2020 COVID-19-impacted seasons:

  • Roster reduction from 90 to 85
  • Roster reduction from 85 to 80
  • Final roster reduction from 80 to 53

Teams can release players according to when they see fit, but three different cutdown dates no longer pressure them during the summer.

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