The New England Patriots are a couple of weeks away from the roster cutdown deadline, and the competition is heating up at a multitude of different positions. Nothing is guaranteed with newly-hired coach Mike Vrabel running the show.

We all saw what Henderson did to open the preseason, but there were 13 kickoff returns of 35 yards or more in the first week of preseason. In addition to Henderson’s 100-yarder, there was the 62-yarder from Antonio Gibson.

Julian Edelman’s trip to Gillette Stadium to observe training camp had him feeling optimistic about the Patriots’ future.