The New England Patriots are moving on from one of their former top free agent signings after just one year.
The team is releasing wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported Friday.
The move comes one day after Smith-Schuster played 11 snaps and was not targeted once in the team's preseason opener against the Carolina Panthers.
Smith-Schuster, 27, signed a three-year, $25 million contract with the Patriots last offseason. The 6-1, 215-pound former Pro Bowl target was set to step in to a receiving corps that lost Jakobi Meyers, who led New England in 2022 in both catches and receiving yards, to the Las Vegas Raiders.