The 2025 deadline for the 53-man roster cutdown is quickly approaching.

With the preseason wrapping up this weekend, all NFL teams must soon trim their roster to 53 players in advance of the 2025 regular season.

Here is what you need to know about the NFL's 53-man roster deadline.

When is the roster deadline?

All teams must reduce their roster to an initial 53 players by Tuesday, August 26, at 1 p.m. (PT).

How many players can a team keep?

Teams are required to have 53 players on their active roster. Each team has also has a practice squad that consists of more than a dozen players.

Teams can have a maximum of 16 players on their practice squad but there is one exception. If a team has a player from the International Pathway Program on their roster — which the Chargers have in tight

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