Allen Park — It's the time of the NFL season no one likes. Over the next few days, culminating with the league's 4 p.m. deadline on Tuesday, teams are required to trim their roster from the 90 players permitted in the offseason to 53 ahead of the regular season.
That means nearly 1,200 players will be let go prior to the deadline. The silver lining is more than 40% of that group will land on practice squads around the league the next day.
After his team's preseason finale Friday night, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said he intended to meet with general manager Brad Holmes on Saturday to start making roster decisions, noting the releases would likely be staggered between then and Tuesday afternoon.