One of the NFL’s busiest weekends is upon us: by Saturday, 4 pm ET, every one of the league’s 32 franchises will have cut its roster from 80 down to 53 men. This means that hundreds of players are about to hit waivers and the open market over the next few hours. There will not only be plenty of releases, however, but also a lot of other transactions ranging from trades, to waiver wire pickups, to free agency signings.
To not get lost in all the craziness, make sure to bookmark and regularly visit our New England Patriots cutdown tracker: we will compile all the latest news, rumors, and instant analysis here, and also count down to how many more men will have to go in order for the team to bring its squad under the 53-man regular season threshold.