The 5 best fits for the biggest NFL veterans released on cut-down day

Who’ll kick the tires on Alex Leatherwood? Where might Sony Michel and O.J. Howard end up? Wither Joe Schobert?

The NFL cutdown deadline has passed, but that doesn’t mean teams have set their 53-man rosters in stone before Week 1 of the regular season officially begins.

The aftermath of these massive roster purges is a suddenly saturated free agent marketplace filled with players whose original teams didn’t want. Like a Goodwill Bargain Outlet, most of the products within were tossed away for a reason. But if you dig hard enough, a few gems will shine through.

That includes some big name veterans who landed on the chopping block after underwhelming training camps, a depth chart crunch at their position, or a combination of the two. While 2022 didn’t drop a Cam Newton-type star onto the waiver wire, there were still a handful of recognizable names suddenly available for needy teams.

Let’s figure out the teams who could use them most.

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