The Jets and Giants have shaped the core of their teams before the start of the NFL regular season. The Jets’ distinct characteristic is youth, while the Giants’ obvious strength is a talented defensive front seven.

The NFL’s deadline for the league’s 32 franchises to submit their initial 53-man rosters was Tuesday at 4 p.m., but they are still fluid. Teams will make trades or claim players cut by other clubs to shore up depth at various positions, and release players or sign them to the standard 16-man practice squad (17 with one player from the NFL’s International Player Pathway Program) to make room for the new additions.

All of the Jets and Giants’ picks from this year’s draft, held in April, made the rosters. That is seven picks for each team. A few may wind up on the practice squad

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