Last Tuesday, the Patriots, like all other NFL teams, had to trim their active roster from 80 players down to just 53. While other position groups had players who were either locks to make the team or outside the roster bubble, the linebacking corps was likely one of the groups that many were unsure about.
New England’s newly retooled linebacking corps features many players on the team who are unfamiliar to Patriots fans and media alike, which is seen by some as the team’s biggest weakness.
That being said, let’s take a look at the finalized position group heading into the start of the regular season.