FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Building a 53-man roster is no easy feat.

For starters, it technically doesn't even have to include 53 men. The Atlanta Falcons' didn't. Not on Tuesday when their initial roster was released. It featured 52 players .

And that's OK.

Because an NFL team's roster is forever a penciled-in list. Nobody writes in pen. Definitely not in permanent marker.

Tuesday's reduction deadline was just that — a deadline. The league simply needed every club to settle on a max of 53 players, marking the official transition from preseason to regular season. Who those players is bound to change. Heck, some did as soon as Wednesday.

Nonetheless, it's interesting to compare gut reactions and spot early differences among all 32 teams. That's why I combed through all of their initial ro

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