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PFF reacts to surprise cuts around the NFL

It was an eventful Saturday, to say the least. Outside of the blockbuster trades, there were a handful of players let go by their respective franchises that may have come as a surprise to some. Let’s dig deeper into exactly why some of these big names were let go.

The 22nd overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, Doctson missed nearly his entire rookie season with a torn Achilles. The lightswitch never flipped for him afterward. Despite playing 750-plus snaps in each of the past two seasons, Doctson managed receiving grades of 62.