And then there were 53.
But as evidenced one Labor Day weekend ago, it is a fluid 53 for the New England Patriots.
How much turnover has there been from the final Saturday of August 2018 to the final Saturday of August 2019?
For reasons ranging from retirement and release to trade and injury, a total of 22 players who were on New England’s initial active roster then are not on the initial active roster now.
Here’s a glance through what’s changed, or stayed the same, at each position for the Patriots.
QUARTERBACK
Stidham finds himself the No.