After contemplating retirement, Bengals guard Christian Westerman returned to the team Wednesday and was taken off the exempt/left squad list.

The NFL preseason is over. The season is less than a week away from kicking off -- and that means it's time for teams to trim their rosters to 53 players before Saturday's roster deadline.

Here's a team-by-team rundown of every player cut as NFL general managers trim their rosters to the mandatory 53-player limit by Saturday's 4 p.m. ET deadline.

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Bug Howard recovers his own fumble into the endzone for a touchdown.