FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots announced today that they have signed T Sebastian Gutierrez and G Andrew Rupcich (pronounced RUP-sitch) to the practice squad and released G Jack Conley and DL Fabien Lovett from the practice squad.
Gutierrez, 27, spent a brief time on the New England practice squad in 2022. The 6-foot-5, 308-pounder, originally entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with the Denver Broncos out of Minot State on May 13, 2022. He has spent time with the Las Vegas Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts either in training camp or on the practice squad. He was elevated from the practice squad and played in one game for the Raiders in 2022 and one game for the 49ers in 2024. Gutierrez went to training camp this past summer with San Francisco and Cleveland.
Rupcich, 26, originally entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with the Tennessee Titans on May 13, 2022 out of Culver-Stockton. The 6-foot-6, 325-pounder, has played in 12 games with two starts at right guard during his time with the Titans. Rupcich spent the entire 2022 season the practice squad and the first 12 games of the 2023 season the practice squad before signed to the 53-man roster and playing in five games with two starts. Last season, Rupcich played in seven games in a reserve role before finishing the year on injured reserve. He went to training camp with Tennessee this past summer and began the year on the practice squad before being released on Sept. 29, 2025.
