Cheese Curds, 8/25: Packers face one more cut-down next week

In years past, the NFL held every team’s fourth and final preseason game on the Thursday before the week of the regular season. That allowed the league to set the 53-man roster cut deadline for that Saturday, with waivers clearing and practice squads coming together on Sunday.

This year, however, with the league’s move to a 17-game regular season and a three-game preseason schedule, the timeline between the final exhibition game and week one is extended to nearly two weeks. That allows for a broader time frame and mid-week cuts. Indeed, NFL teams must reach their 53-man rosters next Tuesday, August 31st, instead of several days later.

Although that cut deadline comes a few days earlier in…