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This year's final cutdown day was already going to be different. Typically, the NFL's deadline for teams to announce their 53-man rosters took place on the Saturday before the first week of the regular season. By the time most NFL fans had finished their first cup of coffee, teams would make their initial cuts before releasing their first 53-man roster sometime in the mid-afternoon.Things are different in 2021. With the advent of the 17-game season, the 's final cutdown day was moved to a weekday. Instead of Saturday morning mayhem, NFL fans experienced their version of Super Tuesday, a term usually reserved for election Tuesdays. Several teams made moves that made national headlines, while other teams managed to mostly stay out of the limelight. Zach Duke Jersey  No team, however, was able to avoid making at least one or two tough decisions. Players who did not make their team's roster will now look to either find a spot on another roster or find a home on a practice squad.Now that the 4 p.m. deadline has pa sed, let's take a look at each team's most notable roster cut. We've also Erick Aybar Jersey  included several trades that went down throughout the course of the day.The Cardinals officially placed cornerback on the team's reserve/retired list. On Monday, reported that the former hero is dealing with a "personal situation" while adding that stepping away from football is "on the table." A Pro Bowler in 2015, the 31-year-old Butler picked off four pa ses as a member of the last season.  Atlanta notably kept three quarterbacks -- , and rookie -- on the 53-man roster. Rosen, who signed with Atlanta last week, went 9 of 18 with 118 yards and a touchdown during his preseason debut with the Falcons.Despite a strong preseason, was unable to unseat four-time All-Pro , who will return for his 10th season in Baltimore. Baltimore had reportedly about a po sible trade for Verity before ultimately waiving him.Veteran receiver(and ) was part of Buffalo's initial 53-man roster following an impre sive camp. Not as Minnesota Twins Custom Jersey  fortunate was quarterback , as the former Georgia standout was part of Buffalo's roster cuts.  In Charlotte, former XFL star beat out 2019 third-round pick as backup. With Grier's release, defensive end and offensive lineman are the only Panthers left from the team's 2019 draft cla s.In a bit of a surprise, the Bears waived receiver and sixth-round pick . Newsome had recently returned to practice after breaking his collarbone during OTAs. The Bears are reportedly hoping to re-sign Newsome to the practice squad if he manages to clear waivers. A bigger surprise was the team's release of cornerback , who left the Bears on August 13 in order to deal with a personal family matter. A 2015 Pro Bowler, Trufant is still owed $3.5 million from the Lions, who released him in March.The Bengals parted ways with rookie running back Pooka Williams, who had just one carry for eight yards during the preseason. Williams, whom the Bengals try to sign to their practice squad if he clears waivers, rushed for over 1,000 yards in each of his first two seasons at Kansas. He opted out of the 2020 season after Kansas' first four games. Cincinnati also waived defensive tackle -- a former Pro Bowler who started 11 games during the 2020 season -- and former starting offensive guard Michael Jordan.  Cleveland had several notable cuts,  Miguel Sano Jersey but the biggest one was the release of receiver . Hodge, whose prowe s special teams was recently praised by Cleveland special teams coach Mike Priefer, caught two touchdown pa ses during the preseason that included a 22-yard touchdown catch from quarterback on Sunday night. The emergence of and rookie apparently made Hodge expendable.In a close competition, beat out and for the job as the Cowboys' No. 2 quarterback behind . Rush, who served as Prescott's primary backup from 2017-19, went 29 of 46 for 272 with two touchdowns and zero interceptions during the preseason.  Byron Buxton Jersey Gilbert was 28 of 50 for 301 yards with one touchdown and zero interceptions. DiNucci was 35 of 66 pa sing for 348 yards with two touchdowns and four interceptions.Denver released two of the four "quarterbacks" who started under center for them in 2020. The team released and receiver , who started at quarterback against the Saints when , Rypien and were placed on the team's reserve/COVID-19 list. The Broncos will reportedly sign Rypien to their practice squad if he clears waivers.  As of 4 p.m., the Lions did not have a kicker after waiving and . Detroit also waived cornerback le s than a month after acquiring the veteran defensive back.The biggest headline out of Green Bay was the news that All-Pro left tackle would start the 2021 season on the team's physically unable to perform. Filling in for Bakhtiari will be , a Pro Bowl guard who has temporarily Glen Perkins Jersey  moved over to tackle. The Packers also waived receiver , who caught 28 pa ses in 24 games in Green Bay.A week after acquiring him via trade, the Texans released cornerback Ka'Dar Hollman. The ' sixth-round pick in 2019, Hollman appeared in 18 regular season games (with one start) during his first two seasons. Houston gave up a seventh-round pick in the 2022 draft to acquire Hollman. The Texans also made headlines by cutting former starting receiver .  The Colts' most notable roster cut was rookie safety , a fifth-round pick who became the second-highest pick cut before his rookie season began in Chris Ballard's time as general manager. The Colts instead decided to keep , a more versatile defender who is coming off of an impre sive camp.The Jaguars released several notable receivers that included II, (who played for Urban Meyer at Ohio State), and . Among the other notable Jaguar cuts included safety and offensive lineman .For the first the first time as Chiefs general manager, Brett Veach has released one of his draft picks before the start of the regular season. That player is receiver , a fifth-round pick who caught 53 pa ses for 882 yards and seven touchdowns during his senior season at  Justin Morneau Jersey Clemson. Powell caught just four pa ses during the preseason.  Las Vegas granted receiver quest to be released. The Raiders had signed Brown to replace , who signed with the Patriots during the offseason. Las Vegas also released strong safety , the team's 2016 first-round pick who spent the 2020 season with the Browns.The Chargers bid adieu to kicker Michael Badgley, who lost his position battle against Tristian Vizaino. The team's  Rod Carew Jersey kicker since 2018, Badgley made 80% of his field goal attempts and 95.3% of his point-after attempts over that span. He struggled in 2020, however, as he made a career-low 72.7% of his field goal tries and 92.3% of his point-after attempts.After trading punter to the Packers, the Rams restructured the contract of . The team's starting punter since 2018. Scott averaged 45.5 yards per punt last season, a 1.5-yard improvement from the previous season.  Miami's roster cuts included linebacker , who be signed to the Dolphins' pract