The New England Patriots have finalized their initial 53-man roster, but they are far from done building their team for the upcoming season.
Until 12 p.m. ET on Wednesday, teams can put in waiver claims to add players with less than four accrued seasons to their active rosters. An hour later, at 1 p.m. ET, an initial 16-player practice squad can be built out of previously cut players.
Given that the NFL’s rules allow teams to sign up to six players regardless of their experience to a practice squad, every one of the 19 players that were either released or waived by the Patriots on Tuesday are candidates to be brought back via the developmental roster.