FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The New England Patriots released seven players this afternoon. The transactions were made in compliance with the NFL's 65-man roster limit (not including roster exemptions), which took effect at 4:00 p.m. EDT. On Sunday, September 4, all roster exemptions will expire and the 53-man regular-season roster limit will go into effect.
Below is a list of the transactions made by the Patriots today.
| NAME | POS | HT | WT | BORN | YR | COLLEGE | HOMETOWN |
| Anderson, Jason | WR | 6-3 | 195 | 06/25/82 | R | Wake Forest | Charlotte, N.C. |
| Gould, Robbie | K | 6-1 | 181 | 12/06/82 | R | Penn State | Lock Haven, Pa. |
| Krug, Ryan | G | 6-4 | 304 | 06/07/82 | R | Connecticut | Pine Beach, N.J. |
| Morton, Chad | RB | 5-8 | 203 | 04/04/77 | 6 | Southern California | South Torrance, Calif. |
| Pili, Ifo | DL | 6-3 | 340 | 12/07/79 | 1 | Brigham Young | Orem, Utah |
| Poteat, Hank | CB | 5-10 | 192 | 08/30/77 | 4 | Pittsburgh | Harrisburg, Pa. |
| Thomas, Santonio | DL | 6-4 | 308 | 07/02/81 | R | Miami (Fla.) | Belle Glade, Fla. |
