FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots cut 2022 first-round draft choice Cole Strange despite significant depth concerns along their offensive line, which was one of the team's notable moves Tuesday in trimming the roster to the league-mandated 53 players.

Strange, a guard from Tennessee-Chattanooga, started 29 games in New England since former coach Bill Belichick made him a surprise selection at 29th overall in the 2022 draft. He had opened 2025 training camp under new coach Mike Vrabel as the starter, only to slip down the depth chart after one week, when he began working more as a second- and third-unit center.

The Patriots project to start 2025 third-round pick Jared Wilson , of the University of Georgia, at left guard, with four-year veteran Ben Brown a top backup.

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