2026 / 2027 Patriots Roster Transaction Thread

[jmt57]

Most of the players on the tweet above have already been listed, but there are a few others to be added:

S Mike Bown, G Mehki Butler, OL Jack Conley, TE Kyle Dixon, P Matt Haack, DT Isaiah Iton, DB Kobee Minor, WR Tejhauan Palmer, DT Casey Rogers,S John Saunders, CB Kindle Vildor.

Also, one addition, trading for OT Walter Rousee


August 30 list on Patriots.com:

Patriots Make Roster Moves to Reach the 53-Man Roster Limit

The Patriots announced today a series of roster moves to reach the mandatory 53-man roster limit. In addition to releasing 36 players, the Patriots acquired OL Walter Rouse and a 2027 seventh-round draft pick in a trade with the Minnesota Vikings in excha

www.patriots.com

 

[DaBruinz]

8/13 (51/12/1)
Patriots sign to the Practice Squad - Mitch Wishnowsky - P
Patriots sign to the Practice Squad - Jeremiah Pharms - DT
Patriots sign to the Practice Squad - Lorenz Metz - OT (NFL Development Exemption)
Patriots sign to the Practice Squad - Hassan Haskins - RB
Patriots sign to the Practice Squad - Jacob Rizy - C
Patriots sign to the Practice Squad - Eric Gregory - DT
Patriots sign to the Practice Squad - Riley Wilson - LB
Patriots sign to the Practice Squad - Jake Kubas - OT
Patriots sign to the Practice Squad - Kyle Dixon - WR
Patriots sign to the Practice Squad - Lan Larison - RB
Patriots sign to the Practice Squad - Cameron Dorner - WR
Patriots sign to the Practice Squad - Kindle Vildor - CB
Patriots sign to the Practice Squad - Mike Brown - S
Patriots sign to the Practice Squad -
Patriots sign to the Practice Squad -
Patriots sign to the Practice Squad -
Patriots sign to the Practice Squad -

Patriots place on Injured Reserve - Bryce Baringer
Patriots place on Injured Reserve - Khalil Jacobs
Patriots release from the 53-man Roster - Ben Brown - OG/OC
Patriots release from the 53-man Roster - KJ Britt - ILB
Patriots claim off waivers from the Panthers - Cameron Latu - TE
Patriots claim off waivers from the Giants - Darius Muasau - LB

Isaiah Iton reverts to the Injured Reserve

 

[Ian]

Getting caught up - this has been updated:

Current Patriots Roster

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www.patsfans.com

Seems to be some question on Baringer/Jacobs. Reports said they were given a designation to return (which is how I marked them), but Patriots.com has them on IR and only has Bryant with the return designation. So this might still be pending.

 

[Ian]

Getting caught up - this has been updated:

Current Patriots Roster

Current New England Patriots Roster - The only sortable roster for NE Pats players, including contract, draft year, position, age, status and more.

www.patsfans.com

Seems to be some question on Baringer/Jacobs. Reports said they were given a designation to return (which is how I marked them), but Patriots.com has them on IR and only has Bryant with the return designation. So this might still be pending.

I'm also not seeing Haskins on the practice squad on Patriots.com, either. So that's another one to keep an eye on.

 

[DaBruinz]

Getting caught up - this has been updated:

Current Patriots Roster

Current New England Patriots Roster - The only sortable roster for NE Pats players, including contract, draft year, position, age, status and more.

www.patsfans.com

Seems to be some question on Baringer/Jacobs. Reports said they were given a designation to return (which is how I marked them), but Patriots.com has them on IR and only has Bryant with the return designation. So this might still be pending.

Bryant had to be given the DTR designation at the time of the cutdown or he'd have been lost for the year.

Baringer and Jacobs do not have to be designated until they are healthy enough to start practicing.

 

[DaBruinz]

9/1 (53/16/1)
Patriots sign to the 53 man roster - Ben Brown - OC/OG
Patriots sign to the 53 man roster - Erick Hunter - LB
Patriots sign to the Practice Squad - KJ Britt - LB
Patriots sign to the Practice Squad - Jose Ramirez - ED/OLB
Patriots sign to the Practice Squad - Xavier Holmes - ED/OLB
Patriots sign to the Practice Squad - Jalen Hunt - DT

 

[DaBruinz]

9/2 (53/17/1)
Patriots sign to the Practice Squad - Shane Zylstra - TE
Patriots waive/Injury Settlement - Jimmy Kibble - WR
Patriots waive/Injury Settlement - Eric Butler - S

 

[JoeSixPat]

9/2 (53/17/1)
Patriots sign to the Practice Squad - Shane Zylstra - TE
Patriots waive/Injury Settlement - Jimmy Kibble - WR
Patriots waive/Injury Settlement - Eric Butler - S

Seems like there's a lot more late pre-season turnover this year on both the active roster and PS - which I predicted but not quite to this level.

Still, I'm pleased that Vrabel didn't like what he had for depth and is reshuffling the deck to a degree - and I expect they may be moving lots of guys on and off of PS and maybe even cycling the best onto the roster as there's guys on the 53 man roster who can still clear waivers. It's really a season long process in today's NFL to find guys that fit into your system and culture and be ready to plug holes effectively.

He and nearly all the fans here seem to understand just how important quality depth is - we had that during the dynasty years and to BB and the front office's credit, they did better on finding underrated depth than they often did in the higher priced free agents and top draft picks. We all know that "next man up" mentality and quality was really the difference maker as all teams suffer injuries.

So there's going to be half a season in which they're seeing what they've got among these new faces, but hopefully that quality depth rises to the top by mid season. The COULD get lucky on injuries and not need the depth to the same degree, but we know that's rare.

 

[DaBruinz]

Seems like there's a lot more late pre-season turnover this year on both the active roster and PS - which I predicted but not quite to this level.

Still, I'm pleased that Vrabel didn't like what he had for depth and is reshuffling the deck to a degree - and I expect they may be moving lots of guys on and off of PS and maybe even cycling the best onto the roster as there's guys on the 53 man roster who can still clear waivers. It's really a season long process in today's NFL to find guys that fit into your system and culture and be ready to plug holes effectively.

He and nearly all the fans here seem to understand just how important quality depth is - we had that during the dynasty years and to BB and the front office's credit, they did better on finding underrated depth than they often did in the higher priced free agents and top draft picks. We all know that "next man up" mentality and quality was really the difference maker as all teams suffer injuries.

So there's going to be half a season in which they're seeing what they've got among these new faces, but hopefully that quality depth rises to the top by mid season. The COULD get lucky on injuries and not need the depth to the same degree, but we know that's rare.

JSP - Appreciate you, but the commentary belongs in a different thread. This is only for noting the moves.

 

[DaBruinz]

9/3: (53/17/1)
Patriots release from the Practice Squad - Jalen Hunt - DT
Patriots sign to the Practice Squad - Elliott Davidson - S