The New England Patriots as well as the other 31 NFL teams had until 9 p.m. ET on Friday evening to get their roster down to the league maximum of 53 players and if you had a Super Bowl ring or two it didn’t mean you were safe in Foxboro.
Gone are two time Super Bowl Super Bowl champions C Dan Koppen and WR Deion Branch. Also apparently having dressed for the last time as a Patriot is fourth year QB Brian Hoyer.
Those released were:
WR Deion Branch
C Dan Koppen
QB Brian Hoyer
S James Ihedigbo
DE Aaron Lavarias (PS)
CB Derrick Martin
S Sergio Brown
RB Eric Kettani (PS)
OL Matt Kopa (PS)
OL Darion Weems (PS)
TE Alex Silvestro (PS)
G Derrick Dennis (PS)
WR Jeremy Ebert (PS)
WR Jesse Holley
LB Niko Koutouvides
LB Jeff Tarpinian
WR Kerry Taylor (PS)
TE Tyler Urban (PS)
OL Dustin Waldron (PS)
G Jeremiah Warren (PS)
CB Malcolm Williams (PS)
DL Marcus Harrison
Injured Reserve
RB Jeff Demps
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PLAYERS:
Dan Koppen,
Deion Branch,
Brian Hoyer,
James Ihedigbo,
Aaron Lavarias,
Derrick Martin,
Sergio Brown,
Eric Kettani,
Matt Kopa,
Alex Silvestro,
Jeremy Ebert,
Jesse Holley,
Niko Koutouvides,
Jeff Tarpinian,
Kerry Taylor,
Tyler Urban,
Dustin Waldron,
Jeremiah Warren,
Malcolm Williams,
Marcus Harrison,
Jeff Demps,
Tom Brady,
Matt Cassel
TEAMS: New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets, New York Giants, Michigan State Spartans
TEAMS: New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets, New York Giants, Michigan State Spartans
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