For the New England Patriots and the rest of the NFL, the “worst day of the year” is officially over. By 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, rosters across the league had been reduced to no more than 53 players — a process that put around 1,000 players out of a job, in some cases permanently.

Having entered the day at 76 active players, the Patriots had to make 23 transactions. There were no real shockers or true headline names involved, but every one of those moves comes with its own fallout both from a team and more importantly a personal perspective. For as much as the NFL loves the spectacle and dominating the news cycle — although a certain singer had something to say about that on Tuesday — it is, at the end of the day, a job for hundreds of people.

Pro football, however, rolls on. And at the en

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