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Christian D'Andrea

The biggest preseason roster cuts for all 32 NFL teams

Across the NFL, uncomfortable meetings are happening. Head coaches and assistants are meeting with fringe roster players. Sometimes the news is good; most of the time, however, it is not.

Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline to submit 53-man rosters will mark the end of the road for rookies and veterans alike. Preseason depth charts must be culled down from 90 players to a dense 53, sending hundreds of players to the waiver wire as franchises try to craft a Super Bowl winner. For some, it means an anxious foray into free agency. For others, it’s the end of their NFL dreams.

This isn’t an exhaustive list of each team’s cuts as they pare their rosters down to 53 men. It’s just a roundup of the most recognizable names — some stars, some starters and some useful depth options — to be shuffled off toward unplanned free agency prior to Week 1. Here are the biggest cuts for all 32 teams, beginning at the top of the alphabet with the Arizona Cardinals. This is a running list, and will be updated as names trickle in ahead of Tuesday’s cutoff.

Arizona Cardinals

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  • QB Colt McCoy
  • RB Corey Clement
  • RB Ty’Son Williams

Atlanta Falcons

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  • CB Blessuan Austin
  • WR JJ Arcega-Whiteside
  • LB Kemoko Turay

Baltimore Ravens

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  • S DeAndre Houston-Carson
  • RB Melvin Gordon
  • OL Sam Mustipher
  • QB Josh Johnson
  • QB Anthony Brown

Buffalo Bills

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  • TE Jace Sternberger
  • OL David Quessenberry
  • WR Andy Isabella
  • LB A.J. Klein
  • RB Darryton Evans
  • S Dean Marlowe

Carolina Panthers

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  • WR Damiere Byrd
  • LB Deion Jones
  • S Eric Rowe
  • OT Cameron Irving
  • QB Matt Corral

Chicago Bears

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  • OL Alex Leatherwood
  • QB PJ Walker
  • QB Nathan Peterman
  • CB Kindle Vildor
  • DE Trevis Gipson

Cincinnati Bengals

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  • EDGE Tarell Basham
  • TE Devin Asiasi
  • PR/WR Trent Taylor
  • P Drue Chrisman
  • QB Trevor Siemian
  • CB Sidney Jones IV

Cleveland Browns

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  • K Cade York
  • QB Kellen Mond
  • DT Maurice Hurst
  • RB Demetric Felton
  • WR Anthony Schwartz

Dallas Cowboys

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  • S Sheldrick Redwine
  • QB Will Grier
  • EDGE Ben Banogu

Denver Broncos

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  • WR Kendall Hinton
  • QB Ben DiNucci
  • TE Albert Okwuegbunam (update: not released but traded to the Eagles, per Adam Schefter)
  • K Brett Maher
  • WR KJ Hamler
  • DT Mike Purcell
  • CB Fabian Moreau
  • WR Marquez Callaway

Detroit Lions

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  • OT Germain Ifedi
  • OL Bobby Hart
  • DT Christian Covington
  • WR Denzel Mims
  • WR Trey Quinn
  • QB Adrian Martinez
  • RB Benny Snell

Green Bay Packers

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  • P Pat O’Donnell
  • CB Shemar Jean-Charles

Houston Texans

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  • LB Christian Kirksey
  • CB Desmond King
  • TE Nick Vannett
  • WR Steven Sims Jr.
  • LB Cory Littleton
  • EDGE Chase Winovich
  • DT Roy Lopez

Indianapolis Colts

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  • RB Kenyan Drake
  • CB Teez Tabor
  • TE Ricky Seals-Jones
  • CB Darius Rush
  • WR Breshad Perriman
  • WR James Washington
  • WR Isaiah McKenzie

Jacksonville Jaguars

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  • RB Qadree Ollison
  • OT Bobby Evans

Kansas City Chiefs

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  • DT Danny Shelton
  • RB La’Mical Perine
  • RB Deneric Prince
  • TE Kendall Blanton

Las Vegas Raiders

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  • RB Darwin Thompson
  • RB Damien Williams
  • WR Keelan Cole
  • WR Phillip Dorsett

Los Angeles Chargers

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  • QB Max Duggan
  • LB Tae Crowder

Los Angeles Rams

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  • RB Royce Freeman
  • QB Brett Rypien
  • DT Marquise Copeland
  • OL Logan Bruss

Miami Dolphins

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  • WR Keke Coutee
  • RB Myles Gaskin
  • DE Da’Shawn Hand
  • TE Tyler Kroft
  • WR Robbie Chosen
  • CB Justin Bethel
  • OT Cedric Ogbuehi

Minnesota Vikings

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  • QB Jordan Ta’amu
  • WR N’Keal Harry
  • CB JoeJuan Williams
  • LB Troy Reeder
  • WR Jalen Reagor

New England Patriots

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  • QB Trace McSorley
  • DT Carl Davis
  • TE Anthony Firkser
  • QB Bailey Zappe
  • QB Malik Cunningham
  • RB Ty Montgomery

New Orleans Saints

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  • WR Bryan Edwards
  • CB Bradley Roby
  • LB Jaylon Smith
  • S Jonathan Abram
  • OL Storm Norton

New York Giants

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  • WR Jameson Williams
  • RB James Robinson
  • OT Julie’n Davenport
  • WR Cole Beasley
  • CB Amani Oruwariye

New York Jets

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  • LB Nick Vigil
  • RB Zonovan Knight
  • QB Tim Boyle
  • P Thomas Morstead

Philadelphia Eagles

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  • OT Dennis Kelly
  • TE Tyree Jackson
  • TE Dan Arnold
  • WR Devon Allen
  • RB Trey Sermon
  • LB Nick Morrow
  • S K’Von Wallace
  • WR Greg Ward

Pittsburgh Steelers

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  • LB Tanner Muse
  • OT Le’Raven Clark
  • TE Zach Gentry
  • LB Nick Kwiatkoski

San Francisco 49ers

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  • DE Taco Charlton
  • WR Chris Conley
  • WR Anthony Miller
  • DL Kerry Hyder

Seattle Seahawks

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  • LB Ben Burr-Kirven
  • C Joey Hunt

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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  • K Rodrigo Blankenship

Tennessee Titans

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  • K Michael Badgley
  • DT Trevon Coley
  • DT Kyle Peko

Washington Commanders

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  • RB Jaret Patterson
  • QB Jake Fromm
  • CB Rachad Wildgoose
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