A fellow capologist, Jay Hurley, wrote about how Week 1 guarantees will impact the 49ers salary cap. It was a such informative piece that I decided to customize it for the New England Patriots.
The defending Super Bowl Champions will cut down to their final roster in less than three weeks. When the 53-man roster is set at that point, it will likely not be completely finalized. We will see roster moves in the days leading up to Week 1, and there could be a flurry of roster moves immediately after Week 1 wraps.
The reason for that latter prediction is due to NFL rules regarding veteran contracts.