NFL teams will cut their rosters to 53 players on Saturday and we already know one move that the Patriots will be making as they pare down for the regular season.

Wide receiver Julian Edelman will be going to the suspended list after a violation of the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy. Edelman will miss the first four weeks and he said on Tuesday that he’s having a difficult time coming to grips with the fact that he only has a handful of days left before the ban goes into effect.

“It’s been a hard week Eddie Jackson Jersey ,” Edelman said, via the team’s website. “It’s definitely been a reality check, but I’m not going to sit here and worry about things I can’t control. Ultimately, I put myself in this situation. I definitely put a lot more value into these practices Malik Jefferson Jersey , every opportunity I’ve had this week to do extra. Yeah, I won’t be there for the first four, so, I don’t want to go into those weeks saying Justin Simmons Jersey , ‘I wish I would’ve done this or that.'”

Edelman chose not to share how he’ll be training during his absence from the team, but said he’s gotten advice about handling the time away from Tom Brady. Brady served a four-game suspension to start the 2016 season and played in New England’s fourth preseason game that summer. It’s not known if Edelman will do the same this week.

The San Francisco 49ers have exercised the fifth-year option to keep defensive end Arik Armstead under contract through 2019.

The team announced the move Monday to pick up the option worth about $9 million. The deal is guaranteed for injury and will become fully guaranteed next March.

Armstead was taken 17th overall in 2015. He has six sacks and 56 tackles in 30 career games. Armstead played just six games last year before a season-ending broken hand.

San Francisco also waived linebackers Jimmie Gilbert, Boseko Lokombo and Donavin Newsom; and defensive backs Dexter McCoil and Channing Stribling.

The Niners signed seven undrafted free agents: WR Steven Dunbar, TE Ross Dwelley Sylvester Williams Jersey , QB Jack Heneghan, OL Alan Knott, OL Jamar McGloster, DL Niles Scott Jeff Heath Jersey , and S Terrell Williams.

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