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Cutting Players Is the Worst Part of an NFL Head Coach’s Job
More than 1,100 players will be released as NFL teams finalize their 53-player rosters by Tuesday, with some eligible for practice squads as per league rules.
- By 4 p.m. EDT Tuesday, NFL teams must cut rosters to 53 players, releasing more than 1,100 NFL players as coaching staffs face a challenging process.
- Under roster rules, practice squads can hold up to 16 players, including six veterans, with remaining spots for players with two or fewer accrued seasons plus one from the International Player Pathway program.
- Coaches say cutting players is the hardest part of their job, with Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott praising their class and Houston Texans coach DeMeco Ryans calling it `tough this year` due to deep competition.
- As a result, teams often focus on keeping players and can reassign those clearing waivers to the practice squad, while others may sign them to active rosters anytime.
- Because of roster depth, clubs must make tougher cuts, as Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles warned, `When you become a good team, the cuts get harder.
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Cutting players is the worst part of an NFL head coach's job
Ask any NFL coach the worst part of their job and the overwhelming response will be cutting players.
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