NFL cuts tracker 2026: Live roster news, updates, notable cuts for all 32 teams originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
We are just days away from the return of NFL football — but first, all 32 teams have some decisions to make.
Over the last few months, each squad has shaken its roster up, entertaining positional battles and welcoming in some fresh faces through free agency and the draft. But the time for roster debates is no longer; the official roster cut-down mark arrives Sunday at 6 p.m. ET.
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By that point, every team must have its 90-man offseason roster trimmed down to 53 players for the regular season. Additionally, each club can carry up to 17 practice squad members (with one being an international player), a likely outcome for most of the notable roster cuts.
The Sporting News is tracking some of the notable roster cuts for each team below. Follow along with the latest names who did not crack the list of 53 players on each squad.
JUMP TO TEAM:
Arizona | Atlanta | Baltimore | Buffalo
Carolina | Chicago | Cincinnati | Cleveland
Dallas | Denver | Detroit | Green Bay
Houston | Indianapolis | Jacksonville | Kansas City
Las Vegas | LA Chargers | LA Rams | Miami
Minnesota | New England | New Orleans | NY Giants
NY Jets | Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | San Francisco
Seattle | Tampa Bay | Tennessee | Washington
- RB Trey Benson
- WR Bryson Green
- TE Baylor Cupp
- LB Reid Williford
- WR Mac Dalena
OT Cody Ford
- WR Cedric Tillman
- TE Brenden Bates
- TE Dea'Quan Wright
- CB Tyron Herring
- DE Benton Whitley
- CB Tre Avery
- CB Tyler Hall
- OT Tyre Phillips
- TE Jack Stoll
- TE Drew Biber
- T Jeremiah Byers
- P Nik Constantinou
- S Christopher Edmonds
- CB Nate Evans
- DT Coziah Izzard
- DT Patrick Jenkins
- CB Jeremiah McClendon
- T Izavion Miller
- DE Jamil Muhammad
- WR Ben Patterson
- TE Jermaine Terry II
- NT Kelvin Gilliam
- WR Hakeem Butler
- WR Kyre Duplessis
- S Taylor Rapp
- RB Raheem Blackshear
- RB Kye Robichaux
- WR Cedrick Wilson
- RB Joshua Pitsenberger
- WR Jha'Quan Jackson
- WR Juwann Winfree
- LB Marte Mapu
- CB Mekhi Blackmon
- DB Devon Marshall
- WR Jeff Caldwell
- OT Kellen Diesch
- WR Noah Brown
- WR Luke Grimm
- LB Daniel Rickert
- WR Ryan Miller
- WR Tahj Washington
- TE Cole Turner
- G Jamaree Salyer
- C Jim Bonifas
- DT James Ester
- CB Ahmari Harvey
- DB Ethan Robinson
- DL Taki Taimani
- CBTyreek Chappell
- CB Dwight McGlothern*
- WR Kobe Prentice
- CB Kenneth Harris
- RB Dante Miller
- WR Ryan Miller
- RB Sam Scott
- EDGE Nathan Voorhis
- LB Kobe King
- K Cade York
- RB Ja'Quinden Jackson
- WR Brandon Hayes
- S J.T. Gray
- WR Joaquin Davis
- DB Israel Mukuamu
- TE Jaheim Bell
- OL Greg Crippen
- DB Jaylon Guilbeau
- DB Jack Henderson
- DB Brandon Hill
- WR Jakobie Keeney-James
- DB Tamon Lynum
- DB Daryl Porter
- WR Cornell Powell
- RB Alex Tecza
- WR Isaiah Winstead
- TE Josiah Deguara
- TE Tanner McLachlan
- DE Titus Leo
- LB Xavier Thomas
- RB Anthony Hankerson
- LB Chris Paul Jr.
- LB Joseph Vaughn
- CB Shemar Jean-Charles
- RB Kadarius Calloway
- WR Dennis Houston
- LB Dominique Hampton
- DB Sanoussi Kane
- OT Foster Sarell
- S Will Harris
- S Malik Spencer
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- Date: Sunday, Aug. 30
- Time: 6 p.m. ET
NFL teams must cut their rosters to 53 players by 6 p.m. ET on Sunday, Aug. 30 — a slight new twist in the rules for 2026. Typically NFL cut-down day is the Tuesday following the final preseason game, so teams have less time to make roster decisions this year.
Teams are permitted to keep up to 90 players during training camp and preseason games, allowing for deep rosters and heavy evaluation.
In addition to the 53-man roster, teams can carry a practice squad that features up to 16 players. To be practice-squad eligible, players must meet certain qualifications.
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