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2025 NFL roster cuts tracker: Live updates from all 32 teams for Tuesday cutdown deadline
NFL teams are cutting from their 90-player training camp rosters to the 53-man roster limit for the regular season, and we'll be regularly updating this space with links to all our posts on the biggest news from roster cutdowns.
The NFL roster cutdown deadline is 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. All NFL teams, which could carry 90 players during the offseason, must be down to 53 players on their active roster by the Tuesday afternoon deadline. Most players will be placed on waivers, meaning they can be claimed by other teams, but more experienced veteran players become free agents as soon as they are released and are not subject to waivers. Other players will go on injured reserve or other roster lists that do not count toward the 53-player limit.
Patriots roster cuts: Who could get let go ahead of Tuesday's deadline?
The New England Patriots and every other team in the NFL have until 4 p.m. Tuesday afternoon to trim their rosters to 53 players. Mike Vrabel and company got a jump on their roster moves last week, but still have a lot of work to do.
"I've been through a lot of these things. We try to do them as respectfully and professionally as we can," Vrabel told reporters ahead of Monday's practice in Foxboro.
New England is down to 76 players on its roster to start Tuesday, with at least 23 more transactions to make ahead of the NFL's deadline. Vrabel hinted that a slew of new names will be brought into New England after rosters are trimmed and players clear waivers, so the Patriots may want to give themselves some extra wiggle room to build out their squad to start the 2025 season.
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13 Patriots missing from final practice ahead of roster deadline
The Patriots will need to trim their roster to 53 players by Tuesday afternoon.
The New England Patriots returned to the fields behind Gillette Stadium on Monday for their 20th practice of the summer, and their final session ahead of the NFL’s roster deadline. By Tuesday 4 p.m. ET, they and the rest of the league will need to be below the 53-player threshold.
How New England will get there remains to be seen, but their practice attendance on Monday might give us some further clues. In total, 13 players were missing — a net increase of two compared to Sunday’s session.
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