The New England Patriots and New York Giants have put the preseason to bed. The two clubs squared off on Thursday night for their final exhibition of the summer, and it was the Giants who ended the preseason on a winning note with a 42-10 victory at MetLife Stadium.

The preseason is over for the New England Patriots, but Mike Vrabel and company have a lot of work to do leading up to Week 1.

By 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Aug. 26, New England and the league’s other 31 clubs will have to reduce their rosters from a maximum of 90 to no more than 53. This means that hundreds of players are about to hit waivers and the open market over the next few days, including up to 38 Patriots.

The clock is about to strike midnight on the 2025 NFL preseason. Already, the New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers have all turned the page toward the regular season after rolling through their final exhibitions on Thursday night, and now eight more teams will do the same on Friday night.

Mike Vrabel is pleased about the progress the New England Patriots are making, but there's one area of the organizational operation he really wants to clean up.

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