Overview
- Teams submitted final 53-man rosters by 6 p.m. ET on Sunday, Aug. 30, completing the league's cutdown process and setting off the 24-hour waiver window.
- The Miami Dolphins traded backup Quinn Ewers to the Jacksonville Jaguars and then acquired Packers quarterback Kyle McCord for a 2028 sixth-round pick to restock their QB room.
- The Minnesota Vikings face an imminent decision on J.J. McCarthy after he lost the starting job and appears behind Carson Wentz for the primary backup role, with reports saying the team is likely to move him.
- The Cleveland Browns placed quarterback Dillon Gabriel on injured reserve with a designation to return and finalized their initial 53-man roster on cutdown day.
- Clubs used trades, injury-list designations and planned practice‑squad constructions as tools to protect assets and manage waiver exposure, a sequence that will shape rosters and player destinations over the next day.