Patriots fill open roster spot, elevate two from practice squad

Patriots Announce New Roster Moves Ahead of Texans Matchup

Much will be on the line on Sunday for the New England Patriots as they welcome the Texans to Foxborough in a battle between two teams that started slow and have finished hot. Houston got off to an 0-3 start to this year, while the Patriots were 1-2, but the Texans went 13-2 after that, and the Patriots were 14-1. A trip to next week’s AFC Championship game is in the offing, with the winner traveling to Denver to face a Broncos team that will be…

Patriots fill open roster spot, elevate two from practice squad

The Patriots activated cornerback Alex Austin to the 53 man roster, while also elevating a pair from the practice squad for Sunday’s AFC Divisional Round showdown with the Houston Texans.

Patriots Captain's Availability Seemingly Revealed After Roster Moves

New England Patriots linebacker Harold Landry III should be good to go for his club’s divisional round matchup with the Houston Texans on Sunday. Why? New England essentially telegraphed the veteran’s availability with their (lack of) roster moves on Saturday, which included the practice squad elevations of defensive lineman Leonard Taylor III and running back D’Ernest Johnson, and an activation off injured reserve for cornerback Alex Austin. La…

Patriots Made Three Roster Moves

Per Mike Reiss, the Patriots made three roster moves, including elevating DT Leonard Taylor and RB D’Ernest Johnson from the practice squad. New England also activated CB Alex Austin off of injured reserve. Taylor, 26, was a two-year starter at Miami and earned honorable mention All-ACC in 2022. He declared for the 2024 NFL Draft after his junior season but was not selected.  The Jets signed him as an undrafted free agent, and he made the team e…