Patriots announce 11 roster cuts, roster down to 78 players

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The Patriots still need to make 25 more roster cuts to get down to the 53-man limit on Tuesday.

The Patriots have until 4 p.m. on Tuesday to cut its roster down to the league-mandated, 53-man limit.

But Bill Belichick and New England’s player-personnel staff got a head start on their roster cuts over the weekend, with the team announcing 11 cuts on Sunday evening.

The 11 players cut by New England are:

DT Carl Davis
LB Diego Fagot
S Brad Hawkins
TE Johnny Lumpkin
RB C.J. Marable
DB Quandre Mosely
CB Rodney Randle
DT Justus Tavai
OL Micah Vanterpool
TE Scotty Washington
LB Carson Wells

With those cuts, the Patriots are down 78 players on their roster, with another 25 cuts needed before Tuesday evening.

Beyond the release of Davis, there aren’t many surprises found in this initial round of roster cuts, with the other 10 players earning limited reps with first or second-team units during preseason games and training-camp sessions. 

There were several other players missing during Sunday’s practice session in Foxborough, although a majority of those absences can likely be chalked up to injury as opposed to a roster-related move.

According to Nicole Yang of The Boston Globe, other missing players on Sunday included:

CB Isaiah Bolden (concussion)
CB Christian Gonzalez (undisclosed injury)
WR Tyquan Thornton (upper body)
S Cody Davis (PUP)
LB Chris Board
LB Ronnie Perkins (undisclosed)
DE Trey Flowers (PUP)
OL Kody Russey (undisclosed)
OL Riley Reiff (leg)
OT Conor McDermott (undisclosed)
OT Calvin Anderson (non-football injury list)