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Out the door in 20 minutes: What it's like to get cut in the NFL

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Tim Masthay said his goodbyes and walked out of Lambeau Field on Tuesday afternoon. Halfway to his truck in the players' parking lot, he reached into his pocket and realized he forget his iPhone.

On his way back to the stadium, a thought hit him.

"I wondered if they had already canceled my code to get into the building," Masthay said.

The veteran punter realized that's how fast things can change in the NFL. A half-hour earlier, he was relaxing in the players' lounge with kicker Mason Crosby and long snapper Rick Lovato, waiting for the special teams meeting to start.