Patriots make series of movements

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots announced today that they have released 27 players and placed four players in the casualty reserve. The Patriots placed the following players on the injured reserve: David Andrews, OL Hjalte Froholdt, DB Malik Gant and DL Derek Rivers. In addition, New England also placed OL Yodny Cajuste on the list of injured reserve and non-football and WR Cameron Meredith on the list / physically unable to play.

The Patriots released 27 players: TE Stephen Anderson, TE Andrew Beck, WR Braxton Berrios, RB Nick Brossette, OL Cole Croston, WR Ryan Davis, OL James Ferentz, OL Tyler Gauthier, LB Terez Hall, DL Trent Harris, DB AJ Howard , QB Brian Hoyer, OL Ivey Fuck, Jakob Johnson FB, DL Ufomba Kamalu, OL Cedrick Lang, Calvin Munson LB, DL David Parry, WR Damoun Patterson, LB Christian Sam, TE Eric Saubert, OL Dan Skipper, OL Tyree St. Louis , WR Thomas Demaryius, DL Nick Thurman, DB Ken Webster and LB Scooby Wright III.

Anderson, 26, made his NFL debut as a free agent with the Texans of Houston, Calif., On May 6, 2016. The 6-foot-3, 230-pound player played 28 regular season games with five departures in two seasons. Houston and totaled 36 receptions for 435 yards and two touchdowns. Anderson also participated in two post-season 2016 contests and generated no statistics. He was released by Houston on September 1, 2018 and signed by New England on September 6, 2018. He joined the roster of 53 players in the playoffs last year and was inactive for all three games .

Beck, 23, was signed by New England as a rookie free agent from Texas on May 2, 2019. The 6-foot-3, 255-pound played in 51 games with 30 starts in Texas and finished his career with 40 receptions for 440 yards and four touchdowns. Beck went from linebacker to tight end before the 2014 season.

Berrios, 23, was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round (210th overall) of the 2018 NFL draft in Miami. The 5-foot-9, 190-pound player was injured at the training camp as a rookie and was placed in the injured reserve before the start of the regular season.

Brossette, 23, signed with the Patriots as a free freestyle player from the state of Louisiana on May 2, 2019. The 6-foot-22 pound was winner of a four-year letter to the race to the race for Louisiana State, running for 1,350 yards and 14 touchdowns. In 2018, he played 13 games with 11 starts and finished with 1,039 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns.

Croston, 26, was originally signed by the Patriots as a rookie free agent from Iowa on May 5, 2017. The 6-foot-5, 310-pound player has appeared in five regular season games and two playoff contests as a reserve for. the patriots in the last two seasons. Last year, Croston split his time between the team of 53 players and the training team, making two appearances in the regular season.

Davis, 22, has signed with New England as a rookie free agent in Auburn on May 2, 2019. He is the leader of career receptions for Auburn with 178 receptions and his 14th rank in the United States. history of the school with 1,555 reception yards. Davis had 69 receptions for 546 yards and a touchdown as a senior in 2018.

Ferentz, 30, was originally registered in the NFL as a rookie free agent with the Houston Texans in Iowa in 2014. The 6-foot-2, 300-pound player has appeared in 23 games of regular season and a playoff game during his five career with Houston (2014), Denver (2015-16) and New England (2017-18). Ferentz spent the 2017 season in the Patriots' training team. Last year, he started the season in the training team and joined the training of 53 men in mid-season. Ferentz participated in two regular season games as a reserve and was inactive for the last six games of the regular season and for all three post-season competitions.

Gauthier, 22, signed with the Patriots as a rookie free agent in Miami, Florida on May 2, 2019. The 6-foot-5, 300-pound player began his junior and senior seasons in central Texas , finishing his career. with a series of 29 consecutive starts. He started the last four games of his second season in the left guard before moving on to center.

Hall, 22, was signed by New England as a free Missouri freestyle player on May 2, 2019. The 6-foot-2, 230-pound player became a linebacker to the Missouri linebacker as a junior in 2017 and finished with In total, 71 tackles and five sacks as a senior in 2018. Hall was one of eight real new students to see action in 2015 and was a key reserve in sophomore 2016.

Harris, 23, initially signed with the Patriots as a non-traded free agent in Miami, Florida on May 11, 2018. The 6-foot-2, 255-pound record was released by New England on September 1, 2018 and his rookie season on the training team.

Howard, 23, joined the Patriots' training team on January 8, 2019. The 5-foot-11, 203-pound player signed a contract with the Arizona Cardinals as Rookie free agent from the Appalachian State on April 30, 2018. Howard spent time on cardinals and giants train there last year before joining New England during the playoffs.

Hoyer, 33, is a 10-year veteran of the NFL with two different seasons with New England from 2009 to 2011, before returning for part of the 2017 season and the 2018 season. New England was initially signed a contract with Michigan in 2009, as a rookie free agent. He has also played with Arizona (2012), Pittsburgh (2012), Cleveland (2013-14), Houston (2015), Chicago (2016) and San Francisco (2017). Hoyer participated in 65 games with 37 starts and completed 838 passes on 1,412 passes for 9,902 yards with 48 touchdowns and 30 interceptions.

Ivey, 24, signed with New England as a freestyle player in Florida on July 30, 2019. The 6-foot-5, 306-pound player played in 49 games with 44 starts at both a guard and tackle at during his four seasons in Florida. , winning the honors of the second All-SEC team as second, junior and senior.

Johnson, 24, was signed by New England as a free agent on April 8, 2019, as part of the NFL's International Pathway program. Germany played collegially in Tennessee and spent the 2018 season with the Stuttgart Scorpions as a tight end. Johnson has appeared in 12 games for Scorpions and has totaled 43 receptions for 474 yards and four touchdowns.

Kamalu, 26, made his NFL debut as a rookie free agent with the Houston Texans in Miami, Florida on May 6, 2016. The 6-foot-6, 295-pound player appeared in 13 Matches with three starts for the Texans. from 2016-17 and registered 11 tackles and three sacks. He had been released by the Texans before the start of the 2018 regular season and had made a brief stint in the Arizona Cardinals' training team. Kamalu joined the Patriots' training team in November 2018 and was added to the 53-player roster on December 21, 2018. He has participated in the last two games of the regular season and has been inactive for all three playoff games.

Lang, 27, was signed by New England on April 1, 2019. The 6-foot-7, 300-pound player initially entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with the New York Giants in Texas-El Paso in 2016. Lang spent the 2017 season on the Minnesota training team and the 2018 season on the injured reserve for the Vikings.

Munson, 24, spent the majority of the 2018 season in the Patriots' training squad after being signed in October. The 6-foot, 243-pound began the year on the New York Giants practice squad before being released in early September. Munson first joined the NFL as a free rookie agent with the Giants in 2017, coming from the state of San Diego. He then made a list of 53 players who played 14 games with five starts.

Parry, 27, was signed by the Patriots as a free agent on Feb. 4, 2019. The 6-foot-2, 317-pound player is a four-season veteran in the NFL with the Colts of Indianapolis (2015). -16), New Orleans Saints (2017) and the Minnesota Vikings (2018). Parry started the 32 games of his first two seasons in the NFL with the Colts attacking the nose. Parry appeared in a Saints game in 2017 before landing on the injured reserve. He joined Minnesota in 2018 and played three games before finishing with three tackles.

Patterson, 24, joined the Patriots' training squad on November 8, 2018. The Pittsburgh Steelers originally signed a 6-foot-2, 190-pound contract as a contract. rookie free agent in the state of Youngstown on May 14, 2018. before the start of the regular season. It was signed by Tampa Bay on October 10 and released on November 6.

Sam, 23, was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round (178th overall) of the NFL's 2018 Arizona State Draft. The 6-foot-2, 240-pound player spent his rookie season on an injured reserve.

Saubert, 25, was acquired by New England during an exchange with Atlanta on August 13, 2019. The 6-foot-5, 253-pound player is a two-season veteran in the NFL with Atlanta after joining the team originally in the fifth round. draft pick (174th overall) on Drake. Saubert played 30 games in the NFL with just one start and five receptions for 48 yards.

Skipper, 24, was signed by the Patriots in the training team on January 8, 2019. The 6-foot-9 and 317-pound player originally came into the NFL as a that rookie free agent with the Dallas Cowboys from Arkansas on May 17, 2017. Skipper worked within the Cowboys and Detroit Lions' training teams before being added to The Lions 53 team lineup on October 26, 2017. He participated in a match as a reserve before being released and signed with the Detroit Training Team. . Skipper was released by Detroit at the end of training camp last year and spent time in the Denver Lions and Broncos practice teams.

St. Louis, 22, was signed by New England as an unregistered free agent in Miami, Florida on May 2, 2019. The 6-foot-5 and 315-pound player debuted at once. left and right during his university career. . St. Louis made 34 consecutive starts to help the Hurricanes close its university career. The last 13 starts are on the left tackle.

Thomas, 31, is a nine-year veteran of the NFL with the Denver Broncos (2010-18) and the Houston Texans (2018). The 6-foot-3, 225-pound player entered the NFL as a first-round pick (22nd overall) by Denver in the Georgia Tech NFL draft in 2010. He was traded by Denver to Houston on October 30, 2018. Thomas was released by Houston on February 12, 2019. He played 132 games in the regular season with 118 starts and has 688 receptions for 9,330 yards and 62 touchdowns. Thomas started his 10 playoff games and totaled 53 receptions for 759 yards and six touchdowns. He was a member of the Denver Super Bowl 50 season.

Thurman, 24, entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with Houston in Houston on May 14, 2018. The Texans released the 6-foot-4 and 293-pound at the end of the camp. training last season. Thurman was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a free agent on April 4, 2019 and released on April 29. He signed with New England on May 2, 2019.

Webster, 23, was selected by the Patriots in the seventh round (252nd overall) of the Mississippi NFL 2019 draw. The 5-foot-11, 202-pound athlete appeared in 47 games during his career for Ole Miss and totaled 125 tackles, three interceptions and 22 assists defended.

Wright, 25, was signed by the Patriots as a free agent on August 25, 2019. The 6-foot, 247-pound player entered the NFL as a seventh-round pick (250th overall) by the Cleveland Browns of the United States. # 39; Arizona. in the 2016 draft of the NFL. Wright began his rookie season on training 53 players before being released and signed with the training team. Wright was signed by Arizona to the Cleveland Coaching Team on December 13, 2016 and has played in the last three games of the season. He shared the 2017 season between Arizona's training team and the 53-man roster, taking part in 10 games. Wright was released by Arizona at the end of the training camp last season.