Training camp is in the books, and the Patriots now have a decent body of work available to evaluate players from.
There’s been a couple weeks of padded practices and a preseason game. With two preseason games left and just under a month before the regular-season kicks off on Sept. 7, there’s still time for players to earn a role on the team Mike Vrabel is building.
But, cutdown day can often bring surprises, and an unfortunate reality of the business is that sometimes players lose their jobs.
Here’s a look at five players who made several starts for the Patriots last year who could be on the bubble.