Before the 53-man deadline, New England traded Kayshon Boutte to Houston and Miami flipped Tutu Atwell back to the Rams for Jarquez Hunter. The Raiders released Noah Brown on August 24; as a vested veteran he is a free agent, not a Monday-waiver name. Cedric Tillman cleared waivers Saturday and is a free agent.
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Sunday Aug 30, prior to 6:00 p.m. New York time: clubs must reduce to a maximum of 53. Monday Aug 31, 1:00 p.m.: claiming period for players waived at the final roster reduction. Max two designate-for-return tags that day. The clock is still live.
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Filed move. Boutte to Houston for S Jaylen Reed and a 2028 seventh after the Texans lost Jayden Higgins to an ACL. Fan 53 lists that still cut Boutte are stale. Trade before cut.
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Filed move. Dolphins flipped Atwell back to the Rams for RB Jarquez Hunter. Second named skill-WR who already moved. Not a Sunday cut.
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Aug 24. 2017 seventh-rounder, ninth NFL season. Immediate free agent, not a Monday-waiver name. The vested-veteran street is already open. Cite the transaction, not a salary.
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Harbaugh said Beckham has done enough to make an NFL roster. He would not start naming the 53. If they had cut him Sunday he would have been an immediate free agent as a vested veteran.
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Tillman was waived Thursday with a corresponding Blackmon claim. Tillman cleared waivers Saturday and is a free agent. Monday 1 p.m. is the Sunday cutdown waiver class, not Thursday's.
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Shanahan said Kirk was possibly an IR candidate. Clubs get two designate-for-return spots on cutdown day. Kirk was not a named cut in that window.
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The GM mechanic, not a Browns fan 53 as news. Every player who is not a vested veteran who gets cut is subject to the waiver wire for about 20 hours, then you can add them back to the practice squad. Six unlimited vets, ten with two years or fewer.