The New England Patriots and every other NFL team have until Tuesday afternoon to get their roster down to 53 players. The Patriots got a jump on their roster cuts Friday, as head coach Mike Vrabel announced over a dozen players have been informed they're being released.

Vrabel told reporters that he and executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf met with each of the players Friday morning and told them a transaction was coming. Here are the 14 names Vrabel rattled off after he took the podium to chat with reporters at Gillette Stadium:

RJ Moten, LB

Micah Bernard, RB

Cole Fatheringham, TE

Kyle Peko, DT

Shane Watts, RB

Ben Wooldridge, QB

Phil Lutz, WR

Monty Rice, LB

Sidy Sow, OL

Philip Blidi, DL

Jordan Polk, CB

Jaheim Bell, TE

Isaiah Bolden, CB

Tyrese Robinson, O

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