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Yesterday the Patriots cut 24 players to bring their roster number down to the league-mandated 53. Today will see the team begin to sign players to the newly expanded 16-man practice squad, can you believe we’re a week away from the season opener?
Here’s the final Sunday check-in before the regular season.
The team’s journey to trim down their roster to 53 included some notable releases:
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The Patriots have confirmed their initial 53-man roster ahead of the NFL regular season. Now, expect further transactions for IR, PS, and roster additions in the coming days, I’d be surprised if this is the same 53 they’ll have in a weeks time.
Some notable releases included both kickers Nick Folk and Justin Rohrwasser (Folk could be back in the next few days), WR Jeff Thomas, RB J.J. Taylor, RB Lamar Miller, and LB Cassh Maluia.
Check out the full list below.
WR Jeff Thomas
OL Ben Braden
QB Brian Lewerke
TE Paul Butler
WR Andre Baccellia
OL Tyler Gauthier
RB Lamar Miller
LB Terez Hall
DT Bill Murray
WR Devin Ross
DL Nick Thurman
FB Paul Quessenberry
LB Scoota Harris
CB Myles Bryant
CB D’Angelo Ross
LB Cassh Maluia
TE Jake Burt
K Justin Rohrwasser
LB/TE Rashod Berry
K Nick Folk
RB J.J. Taylor
WR Isaiah Zuber
DL Xavier Williams
DL Tashawn Bower
If you wanted to see how it unfolded cut by cut, you can check out the live cut day blog I wrote for most of the day here.
Welcome to the 2020 PatsPropaganda cut day live blog! Find up to date information below, and the confirmed team releases at the bottom of the post, provided by @ShawMellors
17:35- That’s it from me today! Thanks for tuning in, a week tomorrow the Patriots take on Miami, be sure stay tuned for all of our upcoming content here on PatsPropaganda!
17:28- Patriots confirm the full list of the 24 players that were released today. The final 3 – WR Isaiah Zuber, DT Xavier Williams and DL Tashawn Bower.
17:24- Another UDFA released, RB J.J. Taylor will be a good PS addition if he clears waivers.
It’s been just over a month since I posted my pre-camp roster projection, and now we’re just two days out from cut day. By 4pm EST on Saturday, the Patriots will have submitted their final 53-man roster.
Remember, this year’s practice squad has been expanded to a maximum of 16 and can include veteran players for the first time.
The team also tonight officially announced the release of WR Mohamed Sanu, CB Michael Jackson, and DL Michael Barnett.
Here’s my final projection on who makes it and who misses out.
First announced by Jim McBride, the Patriots informed the players this morning that Cam Newton would be the team’s starting QB.
First reported by Ian Rapoport, the Patriots are releasing veteran WR Mohamed Sanu.
A bit of a surprise this one, initially at the beginning of camp, I thought Sanu could be a cut candidate given his poor first season in New England along with his injury issues, but following a fairly strong camp, I had him as a lock, but no more.
The Patriots acquired Sanu in a trade last year with Atlanta, where the team exchanged their 2020 second-round draft pick for his services. On reflection, fans will look back at this being one of the poorer trades of Belichick’s last decade as HC.
The release didn’t make the wire today, so there’s still a chance a team may come in to trade for him, but one thing’s for sure, his time in Foxborough is now over.
Per @patscap the release of Sanu will not inflict a dead cap hit and has created $5.75m in cap space.
Look out for my final 53-man roster projection which is being released tomorrow!
After three seasons in Jacksonville, the Jaguars have released the 4th overall pick pick in the 2017 draft, Leonard Fournette. The 25-year-old Fournette is coming off a season in which he had a career high in a number of statistical categories. Fournette had a career high in games played, rushing yards, yards per carry, and receptions. But, Fournette’s departure in Jacksonville shouldn’t come as a surprise. He had previous issues with head coach Doug Marrone, and reportedly has been on the trade block for quite some time.
Fournette cleared waivers and can officially sign with any team. At this point in time, Fournette’s market is unknown, but according to BetOnline, the Patriots are co-favorites to land Fournette at 11-4 odds.
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