All 32 NFL teams have begun to make roster moves in light of the September 1, 2018 4:00 p.m. ET deadline to have rosters trimmed to 53 players.
Most of the players being cut in the coming days are subject to waivers, meaning that 31 other teams will have the chance to claim those guys, but there’s a lot more complexity to how this works.
With so much happening, here is a refresher on how the NFL waiver wire operates.
Who is eligible to go through the waiver wire?
When an NFL team releases a player who has less than four years of NFL service, he is subject to the waiver wire process.