Packers Roster Cut Tracker 2026
Let’s follow along with all the news leading up to the cut-down deadline on Sunday afternoon.
On August 30th, the NFL imposes a roster cut deadline, requiring teams to trim their rosters from 90 players to 53 for the start of the season. The Green Bay Packers, under head coach Matt LaFluer and general manager Brian Gutekunst, have a tight timeline to reduce their roster of 58 players to 53. While not fond of the earlier deadline, Gutekunst notes that there's little they can do about it.
The cutdown deadline is set for 6:00 PM Eastern Time (5:00 Central) on the same day as the Packers' final preseason game. Players placed on the Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform (reserve/PUP) list, such as Luke Musgrave, Matt Orzech, Micah Parsons and Jordon Riley, do not count against the 53-man limit but cannot be activated until after their team's fourth regular season game.
The Packers' roster includes several players who may be waived or placed on the injured reserve as designated to return players before the cutdown deadline.
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