The New England Patriots entered Tuesday 23 players above the NFL roster limit of 53. In order to get to that number, the team of head coach Mike Vrabel ended up cutting 21 players while sending two more to injured reserve.

For a full rundown of the moves, please take a look at our Patriots roster cuts tracker. In order to find out what they mean for the team from a big-picture perspective, just keep on reading.

Cole Strange era over

In 2022, the Patriots made one of the more surprising draft picks of the Bill Belichick era when they used the 29th overall pick in the first round on Cole Strange. The Chattanooga guard was considered a talented player, whose best traits included elite athleticism and impressive versatility. Nonetheless, he was widely seen as a possible third-round pick ra

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