FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots placed veteran offensive lineman Stephen Neal on the reserve/physically unable to perform list with a shoulder injury and placed veteran tackle Ryan O'Callaghan on the reserve/injured list with a shoulder injury today. Additionally, the team released fullback Kyle Eckel, cornerback Jason Webster and offensive lineman Ryan Wendell. The Patriots are in compliance with the NFL's 75-player roster limit, which went into effect at 4:00 p.m. EDT today. Roster lines for all players involved in today's transactions are listed below.
PLACED ON RESERVE/PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM LIST
| # | Name | POS | HT | WT | BORN | YR | COLLEGE | HOMETOWN |
| 61 | Neal, Stephen | G | 6-4 | 305 | 10/9/1976 | 7 | Cal State-Bakersfield | San Diego, Calif. |
PLACED ON RESERVE/INJURED LIST
| # | Name | POS | HT | WT | BORN | YR | COLLEGE | HOMETOWN |
| 68 | O'Callaghan, Ryan | T | 6-7 | 330 | 7/19/1983 | 3 | California | Redding, Calif. |
RELEASED BY THE PATRIOTS
| # | Name | POS | HT | WT | BORN | YR | COLLEGE | HOMETOWN |
| 38 | Eckel, Kyle | FB | 5-11 | 237 | 12/30/1981 | 2 | Navy | Haverford, Pa. |
| 21 | Webster, Jason | CB | 5-9 | 187 | 9/8/1977 | 9 | Texas A&M | Houston, Texas |
| 62 | Wendell, Ryan | G | 6-2 | 275 | 3/4/1986 | R | Fresno State | Diamond Bar, Calif. |
