Here are the official rules for cutdown day tomorrow:
Prior to 4:00 p.m. ET, clubs must reduce rosters to a maximum of 53 players on the Active/Inactive List.
Simultaneously with the roster reduction to 53 players, clubs that have players in the categories of Active/Physically Unable to Perform or Active/Non-Football Injury or Illness must select one of the following options: place player on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform or Reserve/Non- Football Injury or Illness, whichever is applicable; terminate or request waivers with the designation of Failed Physical or Non-Football Injury or Illness, whichever is applicable; request waivers; terminate contract; trade contract; or continue to count the player on the Active List.
Clubs are permitted to designate for return a maximum of two players who are placed on an applicable Reserve List during the business day of the final roster reduction. Any such player will immediately count against the club’s number of designations, even if the player does not subsequently return to practice.
Players who are on the Reserve List or Exempt List and are not counting against the 90-player limit will begin to count against the 90-player limit.
We can expect 38 cuts assignments to PUP, IR, or NFI, and thereafter the next day 16 players added/signed to the PS and possibly the addition of the IPP player
62- Federico Maranges* who would be PS roster exempt. Players waived are subject to to be claimed by weaker teams if that team thinks the player is worth claiming. There is frequently some confusion as to who is kept on the PS so we need to wait to see 'official team announcements' in order to prevent unnecessary extra work here. . As well even if a vested veteran player is cut, he could be added back to the team as the player is a UFA. The 53 man team is usually not finalized until the first game and thereafter the normal churning ( PS elevations, etc.) for competitive purposes starts.
In usual fashion JS often contrives to trade for a player or two the team has been looking at acquiring to bolster a weaker positional group. I'd expect between 54 and 57 roster moves over the next week totem days.
