Oakland Raiders Cuts: Walter McFadden and the 5 Toughest 53-Man Roster Cuts

By Saturday, September 3, the Oakland Raiders and the rest of the NFL will need to have their respective rosters trimmed to the league-mandated 53-man limit.

It's one of the toughest days of the year for NFL GMs, who have to make 27 releases to get their rosters from 80 players down to 53. Overall, that means over 800 players (864, if all 32 teams make 27 cuts) will be unemployed by Saturday night.

The Raiders have some tough cuts of their own to handle by Saturday.

Here are some of the toughest cuts the team might have to make to get their roster down to 53 men.   

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