The morning after his team’s preseason finale, New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel announced the first wave of players that have been cut.

Vrabel opened up his press conference on Friday by revealing that he and Eliot Wolf had met with the following players and informed them that they planned to cut them:

LB RJ Moten

WR Phil Lutz

DT Kyle Peko

TE Cole Featheringham

DL Phillip Blidi

QB Ben Wooldridge

DB Jordan Polk

LB Monty Rice

OL Sidy Sow

RB Shane Watts

TE Jaheim Bell

DB Isaiah Bolden

RB Micah Bernard.

OL Tyrese Robinson

The most notable names in that group are Bell, Sow and Bolden. All three players were Patriots draft picks in the last couple of seasons.

Bell was a seventh-round pick out of Florida State in 2024. Sow was a fourth-round pick in 2023. Bolden was a s

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