With the NFL preseason now in the rearview mirror, the Patriots and the rest of the NFL must go through the arduous process of cutting their roster down from 90 players to 53 before the league’s mandated deadline on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
It’s a painful 30 hours in the lead-up to Tuesday’s deadline, with many players’ stints in the NFL ranks coming to a close.
As is the case every August, cutdown day always has its fair share of surprises when it comes to established veterans and intriguing players on the roster bubble not making the 53-man squad.