2026 NFL Roster Cutdown Day Moves: Tracking Every Notable Move Around The League

Decision day has arrived in the NFL. 

After a month's worth of training camp practices and three weeks of preseason games, all 32 NFL teams must trim their rosters to 53 players by 6 p.m. ET on Sunday. That means we could have over 1,000 player transactions this weekend as teams prepare for the start of the regular season. 

Here are some notable moves around the league ahead of Sunday's cutdown day deadline. 

• Cut running back Trey Benson

• Cut quarterback Shane Buechele
• Cut safety Geno Stone
• Cut punter Mitch Wishnowsky
• Cut wide receiver Mecole Hardman Jr.
• Cut wide receiver Dante Pettis
• Carolina Panthers
• Cut quarterback Kyle Trask

• Cut wide receiver Scotty Miller

• Cut quarterback Josh Johnson

• Will reportedly keep quarterback Dillon Gabriel

• Traded for Steelers offensive lineman Broderick Jones Jr.
• Cut wide receiver Denzel Mims

• Traded quarterback Kyle McCord to Dolphins
• Traded for Steelers running back Kaleb Johnson

• Traded for Dolphins quarterback Quinn Ewers
• Cut quarterback Nick Mullens
• Cut quarterback Joey Aguilar

• Cut wide receiver Noah Brown

• Traded for Packers quarterback Kyle McCord
• Traded quarterback Quinn Ewers to Jaguars
• Cut quarterback Mark Gronowski
• Cut wide receiver Terrace Marshall Jr.
• Cut quarterback Cam Miller
• Cut wide receiver Ryan Miller
• Cut wide receiver Tahj Washington

• Cut wide receiver Ronnie Bell
• Cut quarterback Hunter Dekkers
• Cut wide receiver Bub Means

• Cut quarterback Bailey Zappe
• Cut defensive tackle Mazi Smith

• Cut linebacker Elandon Roberts
• Traded offensive lineman Broderick Jones to Cowboys
• Traded running back Kaleb Johnson to Packers

• Cut quarterback Adrian Martinez

• Cut quarterback Jake Browning
• Will reportedly make undrafted rookie Jalon Daniels the backup quarterback