The Patriots start off their bye week with some 53 and practice squad moves.
Instead of writing a separate article for each piece, I'm just going to lump them in together. The Patriots traded TE Michael Hoomanawanui to the New Orleans Saints while releasing LB Dekoda Watson from the 53-man roster along with WR Kenbrell Thompkins, DL Joe Vellano, and OL Chris Barker from the practice squad. The Patriots have 1 vacancy on their 53-man roster and 3 on the practice squad. The next game is against Dallas in Jerry World in Week 5, so they have time to fill in those spots.