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Gavino Borquez

Predicting 33 Chargers players who will be cut (or traded) ahead of Tuesday’s deadline

USA TODAY Sports Kirby Lee Chargers Robert Hanashiro Jayne KaminOncea Mark J Rebilas Stan Szeto

The Chargers’ training camp and preseason are over and now the real work begins as they trim their roster to 53 players by 1 p.m. PT on Tuesday.

Here’s our prediction for which 33 players will be cut (or traded) this week ahead of the trade deadline:

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Note: EDGE Carlo Kemp, CB Cam Brown and OL Matt Kaskey have been released as of Sunday.

1
QB Max Duggan

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2
RB Elijah Dotson

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3
RB Tyler Hoosman

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

4
RB Aaron Shampklin

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5
WR John Hightower

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

6
WR Pokey Wilson

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7
WR Terrell Bynum

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8
WR Milton Wright

9
WR Darrius Shepherd

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

10
TE Hunter Kampmoyer

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

11
TE Michael Ezeike

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

12
OL Brenden Jaimes

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

13
OL Isaac Weaver

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

14
OL Austin Pleasants

15
OL Johari Branch

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

16
DT David Moa

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

17
DT Jerrod Clark

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18
DT Terrence Lang

Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

19
DT CJ Okoye

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

20
EDGE Ty Shelby

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21
EDGE Andrew Farmer

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

22
EDGE Brevin Allen

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

23
LB Blake Lynch

Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports

24
LB Mikel Jones

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25
LB Nathan East

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26
LB Tae Crowder

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27
CB Tiawan Mullen

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28
CB AJ Uzodinma

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

29
CB Matt Hankins

Lon Horwedel-USA TODAY Sports

30
S A.J. Finley

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

31
S Tyler Baker-Williams

Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports

32
S Michael Jacquet

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

33
K Dustin Hopkins

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