The Patriots made their cuts on this Friday, and the team issued a release with the final list of the players who were let go along with the fact runningback Jeff Demps was placed on injured reserve.
FIRST YEAR PLAYERS:
FB Eric Kettani
DL Aaron Lavarias
TE Alex Silvestro
WR Kerry Taylor
VETERANS:
WR Deion Branch
S Sergio Brown
DL Marcus Harrison
WR Jesse Holley
QB Brian Hoyer
S James Ihedigbo
OL Matt Kopa
C Dan Koppen
LB Niko Koutouvides
S Derrick Martin
LB Jeff Tarpinian
S Malcolm Williams
2012 DRAFT PICKS:
WR Jeremy Ebert
ROOKIE FREE AGENTS:
OL Derek Dennis
TE Tyler Urban
OL Dustin Waldron
OL Jeremiah Warren
OL Darrion Weems
INJURED RESERVE:
RB Jeff Demps
This is an archived article originally published on
August 31, 2012.
Content reflects the editorial context of its original publication date.
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