Leading up to the bloodiest day on the NFL calendar, this past Tuesday, the braintrust of Lynch and Shanahan had a number of difficult decisions to mull before cutting their roster to 53 players.
Nothing underlines how tight of a rope had to be walked more than the fact that three training camp participants — Nsimba Webster, Dakota Shepley, and Justin Hilliard — were claimed off of waivers before they could be added to the practice squad. Plus, Jonas Griffith was traded to the Broncos with a 2022 seventh-round pick for a 2022 sixth rounder and a 2023 seventh rounder.