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Lions' Matt Patricia on cut day: 'I hate it, it's the worst'

Allen Park — The day after the NFL's regular season concludes has been dubbed Black Monday due to fact multiple coaches are typically fired, but far less attention is given to the league's roster cutdown day.

By Saturday afternoon, more than 800 players will lose their jobs as teams around the league reduce rosters from 80 to 53. And while more than half will resurface on the league's expanded practice squads in the ensuing days, it's an emotionally draining day for players on the bubble, as well as the coaches and general managers who have to break bad news to those who didn't make it.