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. |
