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The 2018 preseason -- still four games long out of greed -- is finally over, and more than a thousand players on NFL rosters are about to lose their jobs.

By 4 p.m. on Saturday, September 1, every team must reduce to a 53-man roster, lopping off roughly 53 players each.

Follow along here as we track the major NFL moves.

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Defensive back Jason McCourty (left above), given a chance to play with his brother, Devin, with the Patriots, was on the bubble.