It took the New England Patriots more than two weeks to fill the open spot on their 53-man roster previously occupied by running back and kick returner Antonio Gibson, who will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL. When they did, they opted to go for the waiver wire.

Caleb Murphy, a former undrafted free agent in his third season in the NFL, was claimed by the club earlier this week. The 25-year-old had been put on waivers by the Los Angeles Chargers the previous weekend.

For the Patriots, he is not an entirely unknown commodity. Murphy had originally entered the league as a rookie free agent with the Titans in 2023, when they were still coached by Mike Vrabel. Now, the two are reuniting in Foxborough.

“He was a very productive college player,” Vrabel briefly said about the

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