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The Cardinals have begun the process of releasing players as they whittle down to the 53-man regular season limit.
Coach Kliff Kingsbury isn’t enjoying the experience, knowing it may be the end of the road for some of them.
“It’s not fun, because these guys have come here and worked their tails off and moved their lives,” Kingsbury said. “When it doesn’t work out, it’s just a tough situation.”
Alas, every team must do it as they try to put together the most competitive rosters possible. For the Cardinals, especially, the work won’t end at Saturday’s 1 p.m. cutdown deadline. They will have the top waiver claim priority on every NFL player released with fewer than four accrued seasons.
“It’ll be a busy weekend, no question,” Kingsbury said. “I’m not sure as far as numbers go, what that will look like (when it comes to claims). But I know the scouting department has been working long hours getting ready, knowing the position we have and that claim order.”
Kingsbury said the scouts have been poring over tape and analyzing other rosters to determine the most likely cuts. There is only a 24-hour window to make a waiver claim, so the Cardinals must have all their ducks in a row.
“We try to get a feel for who we think is going to be available, so when they do happen you can be pretty efficient in your evaluations,” Kingsbury said.
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