The New England Patriots have finalized their initial 53-man roster for the upcoming regular season, and it is one that features several familiar faces, some unexpected depth, and the potential for more moves to come.

A first glance at the team shows that longtime veterans such as Kyle Dugger and Kendrick Bourne have made it through NFL cutdown day unscathed. Despite prior speculation that they might be headed off the team, head coach Mike Vrabel and company decided to keep them around — something that is also true for the likes of Anfernee Jennings and Marte Mapu.

What all of them have in common is that their future with the team looked murky at one point. And yet, they apparently did enough over the course of training camp and preseason to stay on the roster, at least for the time bein

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