FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots announced today that they have released the following six players: OL Jake Andrews, DL Marcus Harris, WR JaQuae Jackson, LB Titus Leo, S Mark Perry and TE Giovanni Ricci.
Andrews, 25, was originally drafted by New England in the fourth round (107th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft out of Troy. The 6-foot-3, 308-pounder, played in 16 games with one start at left guard as a rookie in 2023 and then spent the 2024 season on injured reserve.
Harris, 24, was signed by New England to the practice squad on Oct. 11, 2024. The 6-foot-2, 298-pounder, originally entered the NFL as a seventh-round draft pick (247th overall) of the Houston Texans out of Auburn in the 2024 NFL Draft. Harris played his first two seasons at Kansas (2019-20) before transferring to Auburn for three seasons (2021-23) and finished his college career with 125 total tackles, 11 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and 4 fumble recoveries.
Jackson, 25, was signed by New England on June 6, 2024. The 6-foot-1, 184-pounder, was originally signed by Atlanta as a rookie free agent out of Rutgers on April 30, 2024, but was released on June 4, 2024. He spent the 2024 season with New England on injured reserve.
Leo, 25, was signed by New England to the 53-man roster from the Indianapolis practice squad on Nov. 19, 2024. The 6-foot-3, 250-pounder, was originally drafted in the sixth-round of the 2023 NFL Draft (211th overall) by Indianapolis out of Wagner. He spent the entire 2023 season on injured reserve. Leo was released by Indianapolis on Aug. 27, 2024, and was signed to the Indianapolis practice squad. He played in four games with the Patriots last season and finished with 1 tackle.
Perry, 23, was signed by New England to the practice squad on Sept. 19, 2024. The 6-foot, 215-pounder, originally was signed by Miami as a rookie free agent out of TCU on May 10, 2024. He was released by Miami on Aug. 27, 2024 and signed by Houston to the practice squad on Aug. 29. Perry was released by Houston from the practice squad on Sept. 10. He transferred to TCU for his final three seasons after beginning his college career at Colorado.
Ricci, 28, signed a futures contract with New England on Feb. 3, 2025. The 6-foot-3, 245-pounder, originally entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with the Carolina Panthers out of Western Michigan in 2020. He spent his rookie season on the practice squad and then played in 36 games with four starts and finished with 9 receptions for 102 yards over the next three years with the Panthers. Ricci signed with the Cleveland Browns as an unrestricted free agent last season but was released at the end of training camp and spent the season out of football.
