In the final hours leading to the NFL's roster cutdown deadline, the Patriots have already made a flurry of moves, most of which haven't been all that surprising. Among the several releases they've already made were the most obvious players on the outskirts of the team, with many likely coming back to the practice squad for the upcoming season.
They did, however, settle one of the most competitive battles of the summer by releasing kicker Parker Romo and deciding that rookie Andres Borregales was going to hold that role instead.
It was a head-to-head competition throughout training camp, with plenty of ups and downs between the two that changed the projected winner almost daily.