The New England Patriots took the first step towards finalizing their initial 53-man roster on Monday by releasing 14 players.
The Patriots and every other NFL team must get down to 53 players by 4 p.m. Tuesday. Their roster stood at 90 going into Monday, so they still have 23 more cuts to make, minus however many players are moved to injured reserve.
Here are the 14 players they released Monday:
LS Tucker Addington, WR Kawaan Baker, DE William Bradley-King, DT Josiah Bronson, LB Steele Chambers, RB Deshaun Fenwick, CB Azizi Hearn, T Zuri Henry, DE Christian McCarroll, TE La'Michael Pettway, DT Sam Roberts, C Charles Turner, CB Mikey Victor, TE Jacob Warren
None of those cuts are surprising. The tougher decisions will come with the final round of cuts on Tuesday.
Of course, there will almost certainly continue to be roster activity after Tuesday’s deadline, with coach Jerod Mayo telling The Greg Hill Show Monday morning that the team would be scouring the waiver wire for help, particularly on the offensive line.