Falcons first to get to 53-man roster limit … Atlanta appears to be the first team to get down to the league’s opening day 53-man roster as the Falcons have released 37 players to actually get down to 52. It also appears as if all 6 members of the Falcons’ 2018 draft class have made the team, at least for now. All NFL teams have until 4 PM ET this afternoon to get down to the limit. ve to date. Here are all the cuts which have been officially announced so far.