The second of three roster limit deadlines arrived on Tuesday afternoon. The Green Bay Packers reduced their roster from 85 players to 80 with five different transactions.
The next deadlines will force the Packers to go from 80 to 53 players by Tuesday, Aug. 30. But first the roster needed to be at 80 before the final batch of preseason games are played this week.
Here’s how the Packers got it done: