For NFL players on the roster bubble, especially rookies who have never been through it before, cutdown day is a nerve-wracking experience. Phone calls before the 4 p.m. ET deadline, even ones that have nothing to do with making or not making the roster, can set off panic.
Rookies Shane Smith, a fullback, and Calvin Munson, a linebacker, both had heart-stopping false alarms Saturday involving food orders.
“I (thought), ‘Oh no,’” Munson said of hearing his phone ring in the afternoon. “The call was from Grubhub. I forgot that I ordered food. The guy said, ‘Yo, I got your sandwiches.