The Jacksonville Jaguars essentially awoke the sleeping giant that is the NFL from the doldrums of an uncertain and unprecedented offseason when the team released 2017 fourth overall pick Leonard Fournette.
The move sounded a virtual klaxon to confirm, yes, there will be a professional football season, and it's less than a week away from kicking off with the Houston Texans traveling to the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs for the opening salvo on Thursday Night Football.
Before reaching that point, NFL rosters had to be trimmed to 53 by 4 p.m. ET on Saturday.