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Aug 22, 2023

Tracking all of the big NFL cuts and trades, plus Bills lead way as we unveil our All

Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!

I'm going to cut right to the chase today: NFL cut day is upon us.

The league used to hold three cut days, but then that number was trimmed down to two in recent years, but now, there's only one cut day and that day is today. Things are probably going to get pretty crazy over the next few hours, which is why I'm mixing pure Colombian coffee grounds into everything I eat and drink today. It's the only way to survive. I will then probably wash that down with three Red Bulls that I will likely also mix with coffee grounds.

Cut day isn't just a big day for cuts; it's also a day where we'll see a lot of trades, so we'll be following all of those as the day unfolds. Also, to break up the monotony of cuts, we'll be unveiling our All-AFC East team. Oh, and we'll also be TALKING TO Jimmy Garoppolo!

Anyway, here's your daily reminder to tell all your friends to sign up for the newsletter. To get them signed up, all you have to do is click here. Let's get to the rundown.

Today is a big day for the Pick Six podcast and that's because I finally made my return. After sitting out for most of the month due to my suspension -- just kidding, I was on vacation -- the crew invited me on to join Tuesday's show.

I was on with Katie Mox, Will Brinson and Emory Hunt and we decided to turn a good chunk of the episode into a game show, which I think was our way of honoring Bob Barker (RIP Bob).

The rules of the game were simple: We each got to spin our giant NFL wheel, which consisted of 32 teams and then we had to come up with our best bet for the team we landed on.

Here's a look at one team that we each landed on:

Our podcast turned game show from today covered multiple best bets and if you want to hear them all, you can do that by listening to the show here. You can also watch today's show on YouTube by clicking here.

Between now and 4 p.m. ET, all 32 NFL teams have to cut their rosters down from 90 players to 53 players, which means there are going to be more than 1,100 players out of a job by the end of the day.

When that many players are being released, there are always going to be a few surprises, and we've already seen a few with the release of Cardinals QB Colt McCoy and Giants WR Jamison Crowder. Although there are still a few more hours to go until the deadline, here's a look at some notable players who have already been released:

QB Colt McCoy (Cardinals)QB Trace McSorley (Patriots)QB Jake Fromm (Commanders)QB Trevor Siemian (Bengals)RB Myles Gaskin (Dolphins)WR Jamison Crowder (Giants)TE Albert Okwuegbunam (Broncos)LB Christian Kirksey (Texans)LB Deion Jones (Panthers)P Pat O'Donnell (Packers)RB Zonovan Knight (Jets)RB Kenyan Drake (Colts)

Cuts will be coming out fast and furious all day, and it's not going to be easy to keep track of. The good news is that we've made that easy for you with a CUTS TRACKER. If you want to check out the full list of cuts as they happen, just click here. (The list won't be final until after the 4 p.m. ET deadline.)

We've also got a live blog that you can follow along -- where we break down the cuts -- and you can check that out by clicking here.

Final cuts won't be the only thing happening in the NFL today. There will also be quite a few trades, and if you're wondering why that happens, it's pretty simple: If a talented player is on the verge of being released, a team will usually call around to see if anyone wants to make a trade before cutting him. By making a deal, they get something in return for a player they were going to cut anyway.

There have been quite a few trades since yesterday's newsletter, so let's do a quick rundown of every deal that's happened over the 24 hours:

Browns-Chargers trade

Saints-Broncos trade

Bears-Dolphins trade

Panthers-Chiefs trade

Giants-Bills trade

TRADE RUMORS: These guys haven't been traded, but there's speculation that a deal could get done before the end of the day.

Basically, it's going to be a busy day, and if you take a nap at any point, you'll probably miss 17 or more moves while you're sleeping, so I think what I'm trying to say is that you probably shouldn't take a nap today.

It's been a wild offseason for Jimmy Garoppolo and the Raiders. From his injured foot to the Josh Jacobs situation to Tom Brady buying part of the team, a lot has happened in Las Vegas over the past few months and Jimmy decided to talk about it with us during a one-on-one interview Monday with CBSSports.com's Jordan Dajani. Jordan would like everyone to know that he was NOT overcome by Jimmy's handsomeness.

Here's a breakdown of some of things that Jimmy and Jordan talked about:

Garoppolo also talked about his injured foot and what he expects of himself this season and if you want to check out his full interview, you can do that by clicking here.

The Buffalo Bills are coming off a season where they just won the AFC East title, so it probably won't come as a huge surprise when we tell you that they ended up with the most players on our all-division team for the AFC East.

Jared Dubin went through all four rosters in the division to create one Super Team that consisted of 27 players (12 on offense, 12 on defense plus three special teams). Of the 27 players on the All-AFC East team, eight of them came from Buffalo, a total that edged out the Dolphins, who put seven players on the team.

With that in mind, let's take a look at the offense for the AFC East's all-division team:

QB: Josh Allen, BillsRB: Rhamondre Stevenson, PatriotsWR: Stefon Diggs, BillsWR: Tyreek Hill, DolphinsWR: Jaylen Waddle, DolphinsTE: Hunter Henry PatriotsFLEX: Garrett Wilson, JetsOT: Terron Armstead, DolphinsOT: Dion Dawkins, BillsOG: Alijah Vera-Tucker, JetsOG: Mike Owenu, PatriotsC: David Andrews, Patriots

If you want to see the defensive side of the AFC East's All-Division team, plus the special teams representatives, then be sure to click here.

It's been a busy 24 hours in the NFL, and since it's nearly impossible to keep track of everything that happened, I went ahead and put together a roundup for you.

Hunt: Cowboys.Katie: Browns.Brinson: 49ers.Breech: Ravens.Browns-Chargers trade Browns get: Chargers get:Notes:Saints-Broncos tradeSaints get:Broncos get:Bears-Dolphins tradeBears get:Dolphins get:Panthers-Chiefs tradePanthers get:Chiefs get: Giants-Bills tradeGiants get: Bills get: TRADE RUMORS: Colts RB Jonathan Taylor.Patriots K Nick Folk. Eagles DE Derek Barnett.Vikings WR Jalen Reagor. Garoppolo is excited that Jacobs will be back.Garoppolo is impressed with his receivers.Jimmy reacts to Brady buying part of the team. QB:RB: WR:WR:WR:TE:FLEX:OT:OT:OG:OG:C:Kyler Murray to miss at least four games. Cardinals refuse to name a starting QB.Von Miller to start season on PUP list.Buccaneers starting center likely done playing in the NFLBuccaneers starting center likely done playing in the NFLBuccaneers starting center likely done playing in the NFLMatthew Stafford can't relate to Rams' younger players.
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