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It has been an eventful two days for the Patriots as they have been gradually paring down the roster to reach the 53-man limit by Tuesday at 4 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thus far, they have parted with 14 players but added two via trades, so the roster currently stands at 77, meaning 24 more players must be let go, traded, or placed on IR to get to 53. This is important because after a player makes the initial 53-man roster, he can be placed on IR with the possibility of returning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Players Cut: <\/b>
\n<\/span>QB Trace McSorley<\/span>
\n<\/span>P Corliss Waitman<\/span>
\n<\/span>DT Carl Davis<\/span>
\n<\/span>LB Diego Fagot<\/span>
\n<\/span>S Brad Hawkins<\/span>
\n<\/span>TE Johnny Lumpkin<\/span>
\n<\/span>RB C.J. Marable<\/span>
\n<\/span>CB Quandre Mosely<\/span>
\n<\/span>CB Rodney Randle<\/span>
\n<\/span>DT Justus Tavai<\/span>
\n<\/span>OL Micah Vanterpool<\/span>
\n<\/span>TE Scotty Washington<\/span>
\n<\/span>LB Carson Wells<\/span><\/p>\n

Traded: <\/b>
\n<\/span>Pierre Strong to Cleveland<\/span><\/p>\n

Players Added:<\/b>
\n<\/span>OT Tyrone Wheatley Jr. from Cleveland for Strong<\/span>
\n<\/span>OT Vederian Lowe from Minnesota for a 2024, 6th-round draft pick<\/span><\/p>\n

There weren\u2019t any shockers in the first batch of players released. A mild surprise was the release of Carl Davis, but Sam Roberts has been playing very solid football this summer, and they need the youth movement to continue.<\/span><\/p>\n

I know tackles are needed because of injury\/illness, but I wasn\u2019t a fan of trading Pierre Strong after just one season. I know Belichick explained that to get a player, they’d have to give up one, but I believe Strong has much more upside than either Taylor or Montgomery. But it’s done, and we move on. Some of the players may make it back to the PS.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the subject of the offensive line, if you’d like a measured (and smaht!) opinion on the matter, read what Matt Chatham, @chatham58<\/span>\u00a0had to say about the supposed lack of attention paid to the OL this offseason.<\/p>\n

“The you-shoulda-taken-[whatever position] instead game is so tired & intellectually dishonest. I don\u2019t get how one can still muster the energy to fake those arguments in 2023. If they hadn\u2019t taken Christian Gonzalez, the IDENTICAL o-line conversation would now be happening about CB. 0.0 doubt about that. And if NE took a RT in the 2nd instead of Keion White\u2014who has caused talker wet pants across the region for two months\u2014not taking the game-changer freak instead of a boring RT would be the angle. It\u2019s just a street corner card table shell game for dum-dums. The challenge of the NFL is you can\u2019t get everything you need at an ideal level. That\u2019s the setup. All the adult brains get this.”<\/p>\n

And then there was this: “Making late camp trades for a position thin on experienced, fully healthy bodies isn\u2019t necessarily an indication of wrong transactions. It\u2019s an indication of a shortage of healthy bodies. And, for the most part, one can\u2019t predict future health at signing. People forget that.”<\/p>\n

I, for one, love it.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Patriots 53-Man Roster Projection 3.0 \u2014<\/b><\/h3>\n

With the cuts in full swing, here is who I predict will still be around once the cuts are finished.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Quarterbacks (2):<\/b><\/p>\n

Mac Jones
\n<\/span>Bailey Zappe<\/span><\/p>\n

Out: Malik Cunningham (PS)<\/span><\/p>\n

Running Back (3):\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Rhamondre Stevenson
\n<\/span>Ezekiel Elliott
\n<\/span>JJ Taylor<\/span><\/p>\n

Out: Kevin Harris, Ty Montgomery<\/span><\/p>\n

Wide Receivers (6):<\/b><\/p>\n

DeVante Parker
\n<\/span>Tyquan Thornton
\n<\/span>Kendrick Bourne
\n<\/span>JuJu Smith-Schuster
\n<\/span>Demario Douglas
\n<\/span>Keyshon Boutte, <\/span>
\n<\/span>Out: Thyrick Pitts<\/span><\/p>\n

Tight Ends (2):<\/b><\/p>\n

Hunter Henry
\n<\/span>Mike Gesicki<\/span><\/p>\n

Out: Matt Sokol, Anthony Firkser<\/span><\/p>\n

Offensive Line (10):<\/b><\/p>\n

Trent Brown
\n<\/span>Cole Strange
\n<\/span>David Andrews
\n<\/span>Michael Onwenu<\/span>
\n<\/span>Riley Reiff
\n<\/span>Tyrone Wheatley
\n<\/span>Sidy Sow
\n<\/span>Atonio Mafi
\n<\/span>Vederian Lowe
\n<\/span>Jake Andrews<\/span>
\n<\/span>NFI: Calvin Anderson\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Out: James Ferentz, Chasen Hines, Bill Murray, Andrew Stueber<\/span><\/p>\n

Defensive Line (7):<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Christian Barmore
\n<\/span>Keion White
\n<\/span>Davon Godchaux
\n<\/span>Deatrich Wise
\n<\/span>Lawrence Guy
\n<\/span>Daniel Ekuale
\n<\/span>Sam Roberts<\/span><\/p>\n

Out: Jeremiah Pharms\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Edge\/Linebacker (8):<\/b><\/p>\n

Matthew Judon
\n<\/span>Josh Uche
\n<\/span>Anfernee Jennings
\n<\/span>Ja\u2019Whaun Bentley
\n<\/span>Jahlani Tavai
\n<\/span>Marte Mapu
\n<\/span>Mack Wilson
\n<\/span>Chris Board<\/span><\/p>\n

Out: Ronnie Perkins, Calvin Munson, Joe Giles-Harris<\/span><\/p>\n

Cornerbacks (6):<\/b><\/p>\n

Christian Gonzalez
\n<\/span>Jonathan Jones
\n<\/span>Marcus Jones
\n<\/span>Jack Jones
\n<\/span>Isaiah Bolden
\n<\/span>Myles Bryant<\/span><\/p>\n

Out: Ameer Speed, Shaun Wade, Tae Hayes<\/span><\/p>\n

Safeties (4):<\/b><\/p>\n

Kyle Dugger
\n<\/span>Adrian Phillips
\n<\/span>Jabrill Peppers
\n<\/span>Jalen Mills<\/span><\/p>\n

Out: Joshuah Bledsoe, Brad Hawkins<\/span><\/p>\n

Special Teams (5):\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Chad Ryland (K)
\n<\/span>Bryce Baringer (P)
\n<\/span>Joe Cardona (LS)
\n<\/span>Matthew Slater (Gunner\/Coverage)
\n<\/span>Brenden Schooler (Gunner\/Coverage)<\/span><\/p>\n

PUP: Cody Davis Out: Nick Folk (trade possibility)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Stay tuned to <\/span>PatsFans.com<\/span><\/a> for roster updates.<\/span><\/p>\n

Follow me on Twitter <\/span>@SteveB7SFG <\/span><\/a>or email me at <\/span>stevebpatsfans@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Listen to our <\/span>Patriots 4th and 2 podcasts <\/span><\/a>on Apple, YouTube, and Streamyard as Russ Goldman, Derek Havens, and myself from <\/span>PatsFans.com <\/span><\/a>discuss the latest Patriots news and game analysis.<\/span><\/p>\n

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