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8/30/08

Patriots announce final cuts

The New England Patriots have announced the release of 14 players. Additionally, the team placed T Oliver Ross on the Reserve/NFI List and placed LB Bo Ruud And DL Kenny Smith On Reserve/Injured List.

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots placed two players on the reserve/injured list, placed one player on the reserve/non-football injury list and released 14 players today. Tackle Oliver Ross (shoulder) was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list, while linebacker Bo Ruud (ankle) and defensive lineman Kenny Smith (arm) were placed on the reserve/injured list. Additionally, New England released first-year defensive lineman Titus Adams, veteran cornerback Fernando Bryant, rookie tight end Tyson DeVree, rookie safety Mark Dillard, veteran center Mike Flynn, rookie running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis, veteran quarterback Matt Gutierrez, veteran linebacker Victor Hobson, rookie linebacker Vince Redd, veteran cornerback Mike Richardson, rookie tackle Stephen Sene, veteran defensive back Antwain Spann, veteran defensive lineman Santonio Thomas and veteran offensive lineman John Welbourn.

The Patriots are in compliance with the NFL’s regular-season roster limit, which took effect at 4:00 p.m. EDT today.

PLACED ON RESERVE/PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM LIST

#	Name	POS	HT	WT	BORN	YR	COLLEGE	HOMETOWN
91	Ruud, Bo	LB	6-3	235	9/2/1984	R	Nebraska	Lincoln, Neb.
95	Smith, Kenny	DL	6-4	303	9/8/1977	6	Alabama	Meridian, Miss.

PLACED ON RESERVE/NFL LIST

#	Name	POS	HT	WT	BORN	YR	COLLEGE	HOMETOWN
76	Ross, Oliver	T	6-4	327	9/27/1974	11	Iowa State	Los Angeles, Calif.

RELEASED BY THE PATRIOTS

#	Name	POS	HT	WT	BORN	YR	COLLEGE	HOMETOWN
62	Adams, Titus	DL	6-4	305	1/28/1983	1	Nebraska	Omaha, Neb.
25	Bryant, Fernando	CB	5-10	175	3/26/1977	10	Alabama	Murfeesboro, Tenn.
46	DeVree, Tyson	TE	6-6	245	11/12/1984	R	Colorado	Hudsonville, Mich.
30	Dillard, Mark	S	5-11	210	12/5/1986	R	Louisiana Tech	Baton Rouge, La.
75	Flynn, Mike	C	6-3	305	6/15/1974	11	Maine	Springfield, Mass.
42	Green-Ellis, BenJarvus	RB	5-11	215	7/2/1985	R	Mississippi	New Orleans, La.
7	Gutierrez, Matt	QB	6-4	230	6/9/1984	2	Idaho State	Concord, Calif.
59	Hobson, Victor	LB	6-0	252	2/3/1980	6	Michigan	Mt. Laurel, N.J.
49	Redd, Vince	LB	6-6	260	9/1/1985	R	Liberty	Elizabethton, Tenn.
35	Richardson, Mike	CB	5-11	190	2/18/1984	2	Notre Dame	Warner Robins, Ga.
64	Sene, Stephen	T	6-6	310	10/9/1983	R	Liberty	Columbia, S.C.
28	Spann, Antwain	DB	6-0	195	2/22/1983	3	Louisiana-Lafayette	Oceanside, Calif.
92	Thomas, Santonio	DL	6-4	305	7/2/1981	2	Miami (Fla.)	Belle Glade, Fla.
69	Welbourn, John	G	6-5	310	3/30/1976	10	California	Torrance, Calif.

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