2022 NE Patriots Roster

[BigKen]

Patriots making moves very quietly. Roster is now at 86.

Patriots sign USFL defensive lineman Jeremiah Pharms Jr.​

Originally posted on Field Level Media | Last updated 7/19/22

The New England Patriots looked to the USFL for their latest offseason addition, signing defensive lineman Jeremiah Pharms Jr. on Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Pharms, 25, played for the Pittsburgh Maulers in the revived USFL's first season, which concluded earlier this month. He made two sacks and 32 tackles for the Maulers.

Listed at 6-foot-3 and 275 pounds, Pharms has never played in either the NFL or FBS-level college football. He began his collegiate career at Sacramento State before transferring to Friends University, an NAIA school in Wichita, Kan.
Pharms racked up 14 1/2 sacks in his senior campaign at Friends.

Patriots Place OL Chasen Hines & Andrew Stueber On NFI List​

Originally posted on NFLTradeRumors.co
By Wyatt Grindley | Last updated 7/19/22
According to Mike Reiss, the Patriots are placing sixth-round OL Chasen Hines and seventh-round OL Andrew Stueber on the non-football injury list.
Hines, 22, was a sixth-round pick out of LSU by the Patriots in the 2022 draft.
During his four-year college career at LSU, Hines appeared in 35 games for the Tigers and made 17 starts.

Patriots Release Rookie Long Snapper Ross Reiter​

With the New England Patriots beginning their 2022 edition of training camp in just under two weeks, the team have made a roster move ahead of rookies reporting to Gillette Stadium. Rookie long snapper Ross Reiter was waived, the team announced Monday.

 

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Patriots activate Raekwon McMillan

Patriots linebacker Raekwon McMillan has been out for nearly a year after tearing his ACL last August, but his time on the sideline is ready to come to an end. The Patriots put McMillan on the physically unable to perform list last week when he reported to camp and his stay on the list turned [more]

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[BigKen]

Who goes?

According to Tom Curran and Phil Perry, they've been told by BB that the Patriots will keep six wide receivers on the 53-man roster.

Perry believes that the Patriots will move a WR for future picks. Both guys believe that Agholor should be the one who goes, but both agree that he way overpriced for any team to pick up unless they have a major injury.

They believe that Jacoby Meyers might be the odd man out. He's in the final season of his rookie contract and has said that he'd like to come back to the Patriots, but also wants to see what other teams may think he's worth. Curran (25 years) and Perry (10 years) have covered the Patriots for a long time and Curran is probably the media guy that BB has the closest relationship with. Perry thinks that Meyers will be sent because Bill always looks two years ahead at the very least and Meyers will only return a fourth or later compensatory pick in 2024.

If Meyers goes, that would leave eight:

Kendrick Bourne, Nelson Agholor, Devante Parker, Tyquan Thorton, Lil Jordan Humphrey, Ty Montgomery, Tre Nixon, Kristian Wilkerson

NBCSports Boston has a training camp program every night at 6:00 pm. Curran and Perry pretty much sum up the day's activity and BB's daily press conference.

 

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Who goes?

According to Tom Curran and Phil Perry, they've been told by BB that the Patriots will keep six wide receivers on the 53-man roster.

Perry believes that the Patriots will move a WR for future picks. Both guys believe that Agholor should be the one who goes, but both agree that he way overpriced for any team to pick up unless they have a major injury.

They believe that Jacoby Meyers might be the odd man out. He's in the final season of his rookie contract and has said that he'd like to come back to the Patriots, but also wants to see what other teams may think he's worth. Curran (25 years) and Perry (10 years) have covered the Patriots for a long time and Curran is probably the media guy that BB has the closest relationship with. Perry thinks that Meyers will be sent because Bill always looks two years ahead at the very least and Meyers will only return a fourth or later compensatory pick in 2024.

If Meyers goes, that would leave eight:

Kendrick Bourne, Nelson Agholor, Devante Parker, Tyquan Thorton, Lil Jordan Humphrey, Ty Montgomery, Tre Nixon, Kristian Wilkerson

NBCSports Boston has a training camp program every night at 6:00 pm. Curran and Perry pretty much sum up the day's activity and BB's daily press conference.

Six:

Bourne
Parker
Nixon
Thorton
Wilkerson
Agholor ( if to costly or cap hit issue ) maybe Montgomery

 

[Southieinnc]

Who goes?

According to Tom Curran and Phil Perry, they've been told by BB that the Patriots will keep six wide receivers on the 53-man roster.

Perry believes that the Patriots will move a WR for future picks. Both guys believe that Agholor should be the one who goes, but both agree that he way overpriced for any team to pick up unless they have a major injury.

They believe that Jacoby Meyers might be the odd man out. He's in the final season of his rookie contract and has said that he'd like to come back to the Patriots, but also wants to see what other teams may think he's worth. Curran (25 years) and Perry (10 years) have covered the Patriots for a long time and Curran is probably the media guy that BB has the closest relationship with. Perry thinks that Meyers will be sent because Bill always looks two years ahead at the very least and Meyers will only return a fourth or later compensatory pick in 2024.

If Meyers goes, that would leave eight:

Kendrick Bourne, Nelson Agholor, Devante Parker, Tyquan Thorton, Lil Jordan Humphrey, Ty Montgomery, Tre Nixon, Kristian Wilkerson

NBCSports Boston has a training camp program every night at 6:00 pm. Curran and Perry pretty much sum up the day's activity and BB's daily press conference.

Nobody is automatic. Any could stay or go.

 

[BigKen]

Patriots agree to contract extension with DT Davon Godchaux​

Henry McKenna

July 27, 2022 5:17 pm ET


The New England Patriots and defensive tackle Davon Godchaux have agreed to a two-year, $20.8 million contract extension, according to his agents Drew Rosenhaus and Ryan Matha.
The move was likely an effort for New England not only to retain Godchaux for another year but also to free up salary cap space in 2022. Prior to this move, New England was one of the teams with the smallest amount of cap space at roughly $1.4 million.
Godchaux signed a two-year, $15-million deal in 2021 and he had $7.5 million due in new cash in 2022 and $2.75 million more hitting the salary cap in signing bonus. (That signing bonus, however, was already paid in 2021.) It will be interesting to see how the new deal is structured in terms of new money for Godchaux and salary cap space for the Patriots.

 

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Patriots reportedly sign former Jaguars, Eagles receiver Josh Hammond following workout​

New England hosted wideout Josh Hammond and center Jake Lacina on Thursday.
By Oliver Thomas@OliverBThomas Jul 28, 2022, 5:41pm EDT

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The New England Patriots are signing wide receiver Josh Hammond following a workout on Thursday, according to Doug Kyed of Pro Football Focus.
Hammond, 24, entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2020 after a 49-game career at the University of Florida. He spent his rookie season on the practice squad of the Jacksonville Jaguars and appeared in two games as an elevation last season, totaling 13 snaps on offense and two snaps on special teams.
The Philadelphia Eagles had claimed Hammond off waivers from Jacksonville in May. The 6-foot, 194-pound wideout was waived prior to the opening of training camp on Tuesday.
Hammond joins a depth chart in New England that includes DeVante Parker, Jakobi Meyers, Kendrick Bourne, Nelson Agholor, Tyquan Thornton, Tre Nixon, Ty Montgomery, Kristian Wilkerson and Lil’Jordan Humphrey. His older brother, Frankie Hammond Jr., played for the Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets as well as the Alliance of American Football’s Orlando Apollos.

The Patriots also hosted center Jake Lacina for a workout on Thursday, per ESPN’s Mike Reiss.

Lacina, 25, signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2020 after an All-American tenure at Division II Augustana University. Listed at 6-foot-4, 300 pounds, the former Rimington Trophy winner started 10 games this spring for the United States Football League’s New Jersey Generals.

 

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Patriots reportedly sign former Jaguars, Eagles receiver Josh Hammond following workout​

New England hosted wideout Josh Hammond and center Jake Lacina on Thursday.
By Oliver Thomas@OliverBThomas Jul 28, 2022, 5:41pm EDT

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Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

The New England Patriots are signing wide receiver Josh Hammond following a workout on Thursday, according to Doug Kyed of Pro Football Focus.
Hammond, 24, entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2020 after a 49-game career at the University of Florida. He spent his rookie season on the practice squad of the Jacksonville Jaguars and appeared in two games as an elevation last season, totaling 13 snaps on offense and two snaps on special teams.
The Philadelphia Eagles had claimed Hammond off waivers from Jacksonville in May. The 6-foot, 194-pound wideout was waived prior to the opening of training camp on Tuesday.
Hammond joins a depth chart in New England that includes DeVante Parker, Jakobi Meyers, Kendrick Bourne, Nelson Agholor, Tyquan Thornton, Tre Nixon, Ty Montgomery, Kristian Wilkerson and Lil’Jordan Humphrey. His older brother, Frankie Hammond Jr., played for the Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets as well as the Alliance of American Football’s Orlando Apollos.

The Patriots also hosted center Jake Lacina for a workout on Thursday, per ESPN’s Mike Reiss.

Lacina, 25, signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2020 after an All-American tenure at Division II Augustana University. Listed at 6-foot-4, 300 pounds, the former Rimington Trophy winner started 10 games this spring for the United States Football League’s New Jersey Generals.

I like both signings! Now put the pads on!

 

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see BB is a good drafter

Patriots signed P Jake Bailey to a four-year, $13.5 million contract.​

The contract includes $6.5 million and runs through the 2025 season and makes Bailey one of the NFL's three highest-paid punters. Bailey has served as the Patriots' punter since they selected him in the fifth round of the 2019 draft. With Joe Judge potentially running the offense, Bailey could see plenty of work this season.

 

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Patriots activated DB Jabrill Peppers (knee) from PUP list.​

Peppers is recovering from a torn ACL that he suffered in Week 7 last season. The Patriots signed him to a one-year deal in free agency. Peppers is on track to provide depth at safety and cornerback. It's also possible that he contributes on special teams.

 

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Patriots activate Jonathan Jones, Jabril Peppers, Myles Bryant

The Patriots are getting a few players back on the practice field to begin the week. Per Mike Reiss of ESPN, defensive back Jonathan Jones and safety Jabrill Peppers are both practicing on Monday, indicating they’ve been activated off the physically unable to perform list. Defensive back Myles...

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Patriots Reportedly Signing Free Agent Safety After Workout

A new face reportedly is joining one of the New England Patriots' deepest position groups after a successful tryout.

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Patriots 53-man roster projection: Roster spots starting to become more clear

Who has done enough so far through camp to feel good about their spot on the final 53-man roster for the Patriots? Our Phil Perry shares his latest projection ahead of the preseason opener.

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This is from Patriots.com 8/30/2022 :10 PM

Aug 30, 2022 at 07:10 PM

New England Patriots
Staff

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots announced today a series of roster moves to reach the mandatory 53-man roster limit. The Patriots released 24 players and placed two players on injured reserve.

RESERVE LISTS​

The Patriots placed DL Henry Anderson and WR Kristian Wilkerson on injured reserve.

RELEASED PLAYERS​

The Patriots released the following players: TE Devin Asiasi, DB Justin Bethel, OL Drew Desjarlais, OL Yasir Durant, OL James Ferentz, OL Arlington Hambright, WR Josh Hammond, RB Kevin Harris, DB Brad Hawkins, WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey, LB Harvey Langi, LB Cameron McGrone, CB Terrance Mitchell, OL Bill Murray, WR Tre Nixon, DL Jeremiah Pharms Jr., DL LaBryan Ray, OL Kody Russey, OL Will Sherman, TE Matt Sokol, RB J.J. Taylor, K Tristan Vizcaino, LB Nate Wieland and TE Jalen Wydermyer.
Asiasi, 25, was originally drafted by New England in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft (91st overall) out of UCLA. The 6-foot-3, 257-pounder has played in 10 games with three starts and caught 2 passes for 39 yards and one touchdown in his two seasons with the Patriots.
Bethel, 32, is a veteran of 10 NFL seasons with the Arizona Cardinals (2012-17), Atlanta Falcons (2018), Baltimore Ravens (2019) and New England (2019-21). The 6-foot, 200-pounder was originally drafted by Arizona in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL Draft (177th overall) out of Presbyterian. Bethel was signed by New England on October 23, 2019. Overall, he has played in 159 regular season games with 14 starts and has 102 total tackles, four interceptions with three returned for touchdowns and 129 total tackles. He earned three straight Pro Bowl berths as a special teams player from 2013 through 2015.
Desjarlais, 25, was signed by New England to a future contract on January, 27, 2022. The 6-foot-2, 313-pounder was drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League in the first round (4th overall) in the 2019 Draft out of Windsor. He played in all 18 games with 10 starts during his first season. After the 2020 season was canceled, Desjarlais played in all 14 games during a shortened 2021 season and earned a West Division All-Star selection after helping the Blue Bombers win the Grey Cup.
Durant, 24, was acquired by New England in a trade with Kansas City in exchange for a 2022 seventh-round draft pick on August 31, 2021. The 6-foot-7, 330-pounder originally signed with Kansas City as a rookie free agent out of Missouri in 2020. Overall, he has played in 19 games with two starts in the regular season and here postseason games. Last season, he played in eight games with one start for New England and played in a reserve role in the postseason.
Ferentz, 33, has accrued six seasons of NFL experience over the past eight years with Houston (2014), Denver (2015-16) and New England (2017-21). The 6-foot-2, 300-pounder has played in 48 regular season games with six starts and two postseason games as a reserve during his career. Ferentz originally entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with Houston out of Iowa on May 16, 2014. Following his rookie season on the Texans practice squad and two years with the Broncos, Ferentz originally signed with New England on May 18, 2017.
Hambright, 26, was signed by New England to a future contract on January 18, 2022. The 6-foot-5, 315-pounder originally entered the NFL as a seventh-round draft pick (226th overall) by Chicago in the 2020 NFL Draft out of Colorado. He played in nine games with one start at left guard during his rookie season for the Bears. He was released by Chicago on Aug. 31, 2021 and spent the season on the practice squad. Hambright was elevated to the active roster and dressed but did not play at Tampa Bay on Oct. 24.
Hammond, 24, was signed by New England on July 29, 2022. The 6-foot, 194-pounder originally entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with the Jacksonville Jaguars out of Florida on April 27, 2020. He spent the majority of the last two seasons on the Jacksonville practice squad. Hammond was elevated to the active roster for two games last season, seeing limited action at the New York Jets on Dec. 26 and vs. Indianapolis on Jan. 9. He was released by Jacksonville on May 16, 2022, claimed off waivers by Philadelphia on May 17 and then released on July 26.

Harris, 21, was drafted by New England in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL Draft (183rd overall) out of South Carolina. The 5-foot-10, 225-pounder finished his three-year college career with 1,976 yard and 18th on the school's all-time list.
Hawkins, 24, was signed by New England on August 2, 2022. The 6-foot-1, 221-pounder was originally signed by the Atlanta Falcons as a rookie free agent out of Michigan on May 2, 2022 and released by Atlanta on July 11. He played in a program-record 56 career games during five seasons at Michigan and finished with 178 total tackles, eight passes defensed, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.
Humphrey, 24, was signed by New England as a free agent on June 16, 2022. The 6-foot-4, 225-pounder originally signed with the New Orleans Saints as a rookie free agent out of Texas in 2019. He has played in 18 games with six starts for the Saints over the last three seasons and has accumulated 16 receptions for 295 yards and three touchdowns. He has also played in two postseason games with one reception for 14 yards. Humphrey rotated between the practice squad and active roster over his first two seasons and then played in 10 games with four starts in 2021, finishing with 13 receptions for 249 yards and two touchdowns.
Langi, 29, had two different stints with New England after originally signing with the team as a rookie free agent out of Brigham Young in 2017 and then re-signing with the team as a free agent on May 10, 2021. The 6-foot-2, 250-pounder also spent time with the New York Jets from 2018 through 2020. Overall, he has played in 38 regular season games with 10 starts and has totaled 66 tackles, two passes defensed, one fumble recovery and 14 special teams tackles. Last season, he was limited to seven games with one start before finishing the year on injured reserve.
McGrone, 22, was drafted by New England in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft (177th overall) out of Michigan. The 6-foot-1, 236-pounder was placed on the Reserve/NFI list on Aug. 31, 2021 and missed his rookie season.
Mitchell, 30, a veteran of eight NFL seasons with Chicago (2014-15), Dallas (2015), Kansas City (2016-17), Cleveland (2018-20) and Houston (2021), was signed by New England as a free agent on March 16, 2022. The 5-foot-11, 191-pounder originally entered the NFL as a seventh-round draft pick by Dallas (254th overall) out of Oregon in the 2014 NFL Draft. Overall, Mitchell has played in 83 regular-season games with 51 starts and has registered 266 total tackles, one sack, eight interceptions, 59 passes defensed, nine forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. In addition, he has played in four postseason games with three starts and has 14 total tackles.
Murray, 25, originally joined New England as a rookie free agent out of William & Mary in 2020 and has spent the last two seasons on the practice squad. The 6-foot-4, 265-pounder moved to the offensive line from the defensive line this past summer.
Nixon, 24, was drafted by New England in the seventh round of the 2021 NFL Draft (242nd overall) out of Central Florida. The 6-foot-2, 180-pounder spent the entire 2021 season on the practice squad. He began his career at Ole Miss before transferring to Central Florida.
Pharms Jr., 25, was signed by New England on July 19, 2022. The 6-foot-3, 275-pounder was drafted by the Pittsburgh Maulers of the USFL out of Friends University where he finished the season with 32 tackles and two sacks in 10 games.
Ray, 24, was signed by New England as a rookie free agent out of Alabama on May 9, 2022. The 6-foot-4, 290-pounder played in 44 games during his five-year college career and finished with 76 total tackles and six sacks.
Russey, 24, was signed by New England as a rookie free agent out of Houston on May 9, 2022. The 6-foot-2, 300-pounder started his college career at Louisiana Tech, where he started 46 games at center. He transferred to Houston in 2021 and started 14 games at center.
Sherman, 23, was drafted by New England in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL Draft (197th overall) out of Colorado. The 6-foot-4, 310 spent last season on the practice squad, but was elevated to the active roster at Houston on Oct. 10 and saw action on special teams.

Sokol, 26, was claimed off waivers and awarded to New England from Detroit on May 11, 2022. The 6-foot-5, 249-pounder originally entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with the Los Angeles Chargers out of Michigan State in 2019. He has spent time in training camp and on the practice squad of the Chargers, Detroit Lions and Jacksonville Jaguars. In 2020, he was elevated by the Chargers to the 53-man roster for two games.
Taylor, 24, was originally signed by New England as a rookie free agent out of Arizona in 2020. The 5-foot-6, 185-pounder, has played in 11 games over the last two seasons with 42 rushing attempts for 147 yards and two touchdowns and five receptions for 12 yards. He has also returned five kicks for 112 yards and one punt for 11 yards.
Vizcaino, 26, who has spent time in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers, Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Chargers, was signed by New England on June 10, 2022. The 6-foot-2, 205-pounder has played in seven NFL games and is 9-of-10 on field goal attempts and 12-of-17 on extra points in games with the 49ers and Chargers. He did not sign with an NFL team following his college career at Washington but did sign a futures contract with Cincinnati on Feb. 2, 2019.
Wieland, 23, signed with New England as a rookie free agent out of Grand View on August 3, 2022. The 6-foot-1, 223-pounder played last season at Grand View University and helped the school to a 14-1 record and berth in the NAIA FCS Championship game. He originally signed with Iowa out of high school but was slowed by injuries and transferred to Iowa Western Community College.
Wydermyer, 21, was originally signed by the Buffalo Bills as a rookie free agent out of Texas A&M on August 14, 2022. The 6-foot-5, 255-pounder was released by Buffalo on August 14 and then was signed by New England on August 18. Wydermyer ended his three-year college career as the all-time leader among Texas A&M tight ends in career receptions (118), receiving yards (1,468) and touchdown receptions (16).

 

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Devon Asiasi was on his way to Gillette when he was notified that he had been claimed by the Cincinnati Bengals. He will be signing a new NFL contract today.

 

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UPDATE: Practice Squad is starting to fill

Patriots practice squad tracker: Latest rumors, additions to roster

Keep tabs on all of the Patriots practice squad additions with our live tracker entering Week 1 of the 2022 NFL regular season.

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Patriots now have $9 million in cap space.
Belichick believes in 2022 Patriots!

Patriots free up salary cap space by restructuring Jonnu Smith's contract

The Patriots have found a way to create some much-needed salary cap space before Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season.

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Patriots signed WR Laquon Treadwell to the practice squad.​

Treadwell, 27, was a certified bust as the No. 23 overall pick of the Vikings in 2016, but he posted his best pro season to date last year in Jacksonville, going 33-434-1 on 51 targets. He was among the Jaguars' 53-man roster cuts last week and will now try to earn a role in the New England wideout rotation over the next couple weeks while on the practice squad.