The New England Patriots could bring in some help from the waiver wire in the coming weeks.
The infamous roster cuts around the NFL are looming right around the corner as we inch closer to the week one opener of this new season. Typically, it's a time that makes for some tough decisions for each team on who they'd like to keep in a tightly-contested roster battle, slimming their group of 90 players to a 53-man set.
"All teams are required to trim rosters from 90 players to 53 by 4 p.m. on Aug. 27, but some of those moves will come earlier than that. The Patriots have the third-highest priority in the waiver-wire order and given some of the obvious needs on the roster , it sets up a critical stretch for the team's pro personnel staff led by Patrick Stewart and Sam Fiorini to add roster-worthy players from teams who maybe didn't have room for them due to depth.
For the Patriots, if there are any quality offensive linemen or any figure that can be a disruptor in New England's lacking pass rush, it may be a perfect player to capitalize on and bring him into the building. This rebuilding squad is well equipped with a few rising young players to help fill those gaps if need be, but if a quality player hits the market, it'll be hard to pass up on the opportunity.
The Patriots, along with the rest of the NFL, will have their own tough decisions to make when the league's cut deadline rolls around on August 27th. However, don't expect this front office to remain quiet in their pursuit to improve the roster after the fact.
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