US EditionReport: Patriots Cut Ties With Veteran Receiver
Kendrick Bourne, 30, requested release after trade talks with Minnesota Vikings collapsed, following the team's acquisition of Adam Thielen and Bourne's injury and reduced output.
- The Patriots granted wide receiver Kendrick Bourne's release request on Wednesday, ESPN reported, officially ending his tenure with New England.
- Trade talks with the Minnesota Vikings broke down when they acquired Adam Thielen on Wednesday morning, ending the proposed trade to send Kendrick Bourne to Minnesota, according to reports.
- A look at Bourne's recent record shows he spent four seasons with the Patriots after starting with the San Francisco 49ers, posted a career-high 800 yards in 2021, but injuries including a 2023 ACL tear limited his recent output.
- As a vested veteran, Kendrick Bourne becomes an immediate free agent and is expected to draw interest from the Minnesota Vikings and San Francisco 49ers, while the Patriots absorb a $2.8MM dead money hit.
- The Patriots' roster context shows Bourne made the initial 53-man roster on Tuesday but asked to be released and was cut Wednesday, closing his four-plus-year stint as New England retains seven receivers including Stefon Diggs under coach Mike Vrabel.
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Source: Patriots granting Kendrick Bourne’s request to be released after failed trade talks
The Patriots are granting wide receiver Kendrick Bourne’s request to be released, a source confirmed to the Herald’s Andrew Callahan. 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…
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