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Pittsburgh Steelers to make several roster cuts prior to Thursday’s final preseason game

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With the start of the 2017 league year, the NFL altered its traditional format for trimming down rosters from 90 to 53 players.

The old format was as follows:

  • 90-man roster for preseason weeks 1-3
  • Trim roster from 90 to 75
  • Participate in week 4 of the preseason
  • Trim roster from 75 to 53

The new format is as follows:

  • 90-man roster for the entire preseason
  • Trim roster from 90 to 53 after week 4

This all seems just fine.