Coming off a second straight 4-13 season, the New England Patriots decided to start over yet again. The biggest move in this process was, of course, hiring Mike Vrabel as head coach. In addition, the team also rebuilt a significant portion of its roster: of the 91 players currently on the Patriots’ active roster, almost half — 45 — arrived during the offseason as either draft picks, free agency signings or other pickups.

On Friday night against the Washington Commanders, they will get their first chance to put on a Patriots uniform in a game setting. It may “only” be a preseason game, but for the new members of the organization it will be a chance to showcase why they were brought aboard.

Let’s take a look at who those players are, and what to expect from them come Friday night.

Veteran

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