Less than 24 hours after finalizing their initial 53-man roster for the upcoming season, the New England Patriots have already made a change. Wide receiver Kendrick Bourne was granted his release after a request that he be let go by the team.

According to reports, New England had previously attempted to trade Bourne to Minnesota but no such move materialized. Now, the 30-year-old has been removed from the team in a different fashion.

First WR down

The Patriots keeping eight wide receivers on their initial 53-man roster was not expected, with Bourne arguably the most surprising member of that group. After all, he had missed much of training camp and all of preseason due to an injury suffered during New England’s in-stadium practice on Aug. 2.

With him now off the roster, only seven wide

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