The Patriots have until 4 p.m. on Tuesday to cut its roster down to the league-mandated, 53-man limit.
But Bill Belichick and New England’s player-personnel staff got a head start on their roster cuts over the weekend, with the team announcing 11 cuts on Sunday evening.
The 11 players cut by New England are:
DT Carl Davis
LB Diego Fagot
S Brad Hawkins
TE Johnny Lumpkin
RB C.J. Marable
DB Quandre Mosely
CB Rodney Randle
DT Justus Tavai
OL Micah Vanterpool
TE Scotty Washington
LB Carson Wells
With those cuts, the Patriots are down 78 players on their roster, with another 25 cuts needed before Tuesday evening.