The Patriots are granting wide receiver Kendrick Bourne’s request to be released, a source confirmed to the Herald’s Andrew Callahan.

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The move comes after the Patriots failed to finalize a trade that would have sent Bourne to the Vikings, who acquired Panthers wide receiver Adam Thielen on Wednesday morning.

Bourne made the Patriots’ initial 53-man roster on Tuesday, and will be released Wednesday. The 30-year-old wide receiver has been with the Patriots since 2021. He signed a three-year contract extension last offseason and has been the subject of trade talks for most of his time in New England.

Bourne suffered a foot injury in the second week of training camp during an intra-squad scrimmage and hasn’t practiced since early August. He is now healthy and was expected

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