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It's hard to wrap your head around it because we have a habit of dehumanizing professional athletes, but it's wild to consider that close to 1,000 NFL players lost their jobs in the past 48 hours.

Most of them are not millionaires, and many will never play another (or a first) NFL snap.

Condolences to those who were required to turn in their playbooks as NFL teams cut their rosters down from 90 to 53 ahead of Saturday's 4 p.m. ET deadline. And with that in mind, here's a breakdown of the most notable, most surprising and most regrettable moves as we shift from the preseason to the real deal.