NFL mandates 53-man rosters by August 30 deadline
The NFL required all 32 clubs to cut their offseason rosters to 53 players by 6 p. m.
ET on August 30, and several trades and waiver moves were already underway. Earlier reports noted the same deadline: CBS Sports first highlighted the league-mandated cut-down, NBC Sports added that teams were trimming squads from 90 to 53 players, and Yahoo Sports said waiver claims would be processed the following.