It’s Wednesday, September 1st, which means we are one day removed from the annual NFL roster slaughter that is the NFL roster cut deadline, as teams trim their rosters down from 80 players to 50.

The unfortunate reality is that amongst the wave of those roster cuts, there’ll undoubtedly be some former Hawkeyes who receive the heartbreaking call that they have been released.

That said, there’s a flip side and that flip side happens to contain many former Hawkeyes who we all continue to root for.

The Survivors

Although the Iowa Hawkeyes happen to have many alumni who are solidified in their roles on NFL teams, there’s an equal if not greater number of former players who are considered as being “on the bubble” with their football futures potentially being on the line.