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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

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4
RB Aaron Shampklin

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5
WR John Hightower

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6
WR Pokey Wilson

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7
WR Terrell Bynum

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8
WR Milton Wright

9
WR Darrius Shepherd

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10
TE Hunter Kampmoyer

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11
TE Michael Ezeike

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12
OL Brenden Jaimes

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13
OL Isaac Weaver

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14
OL Austin Pleasants

15
OL Johari Branch

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16
DT David Moa

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17
DT Jerrod Clark

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18
DT Terrence Lang

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19
DT CJ Okoye

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20
EDGE Ty Shelby

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21
EDGE Andrew Farmer

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22
EDGE Brevin Allen

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23
LB Blake Lynch

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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

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30
S A.J. Finley

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31
S Tyler Baker-Williams

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32
S Michael Jacquet

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33
K Dustin Hopkins

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