With the Jets’ 2021 preseason slate officially in the books after their tie against the Eagles at MetLife Stadium on Friday night, roster cutdown day is is almost here.
New York must trim its roster from 80 to 53 players before 4 p.m. on Tuesday. Robert Saleh and Joe Douglas would likely prefer to keep more than 53 players considering the talent in the building at One Jets Drive, but that is not the way things work in the NFL. Gang Green’s head coach-general manager duo will now spend the next 72 hours making excruciating decisions on players who have put everything on the line to make the team over the last month.
Here is Jets Wire’s final attempt at predicting New York’s Week 1 53-man roster.