No former members of the Washington Football Team reside on the New England Patriots’ 90-man roster heading into the 2021 preseason opener.
But there are several former Patriots who will be making a return trip to Gillette Stadium on Thursday, including a past draft pick as well as a past trade acquisition.
Here’s a glance through the familiar names now with Washington as the 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff nears. Familiar names aside from defensive lineman Daniel Wise, the younger brother of New England veteran Deatrich Wise Jr.
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Taylor Heinicke, quarterback — The record-setting passer out of Old Dominion spent two weeks on New England’s practice squad in the fall of 2017 before his release.