After Thursday’s preseason finale against the New York Jets, with the deadline to cut the roster from 90 players to 53 looming, I asked New York Giants head coach Pat Shurmur about the human side of the cuts. About the difficulty of telling so many young men their time with the Giants, and maybe in the NFL, was done.
“The human element of it is tough. I think we all get used to it, but if you’ve got a heart and you’ve got a soul, you’re talking about guys’ livelihood,” Shurmur said.
“It’s a tough situation that way, but it’s real.