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New England Patriots announce initial 53-man roster

USA TODAY Sports Eric Canha Patriots New England Patriots Christian Barmore Christian Gonzalez Christian Petersen Maddie Meyer Bailey Zappe Bill Belichick

The official 53-man roster for the 2023 New England Patriots is now set.

It took quite a bit of last-minute tinkering from coach Bill Belichick to get the roster in line by the 4 p.m. ET deadline on Tuesday.

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One of those moves included trading veteran kicker Nick Folk to the Tennessee Titans for a 2025 seventh-round draft. But the biggest surprise came later in the day, when it was reported that the team had cut their remaining backup quarterbacks, Bailey Zappe and Malik Cunningham.

None of the decisions made could have been easy for Belichick with all of the tough training camp battles that ensued over the last few weeks. Let’s take a look at every player that made the initial 53-man roster.

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QB Mac Jones

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RB Rhamondre Stevenson

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RB Ezekiel Elliott

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WR DeVante Parker

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WR JuJu Smith-Schuster

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WR Kendrick Bourne

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WR Tyquan Thornton

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WR Demario Douglas

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WR Kayshon Boutte

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WR Matthew Slater

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TE Hunter Henry

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TE Mike Gesicki

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C David Andrews

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C Jake Andrews

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G Mike Onwenu

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G Cole Strange

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G Atonio Mafi

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OT Trent Brown

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OT Riley Reiff

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OT Sidy Sow

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OT Vederian Lowe

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OT Tyrone Wheatley Jr.

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OT Calvin Anderson

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DT Christian Barmore

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DT Davon Godchaux

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DT Daniel Ekuale

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DE Deatrich Wise Jr.

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DE Lawrence Guy

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DE Keion White

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DE Sam Roberts

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LB Matthew Judon

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LB Josh Uche

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LB Anfernee Jennings

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LB Ja'Whaun Bentley

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LB Marte Mapu

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LB Jahlani Tavai

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LB Mack Wilson Sr.

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LB Chris Board

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CB Jonathan Jones

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CB Christian Gonzalez

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CB Marcus Jones

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CB Jack Jones

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CB Myles Bryant

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CB Shaun Wade

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CB Ameer Speed

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S Kyle Dugger

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S Adrian Phillips

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S Jabrill Peppers

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S Jalen Mills

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S Brenden Schooler

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K Chad Ryland

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P Bryce Baringer

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LS Joe Cardona

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