The Patriots’ 53-Man Roster, For Now…

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The final cuts are in and the Patriots’ 53-man roster is set, at least for the moment. There’s bound to be more moves with a whole new crop of free agents and players on waivers. The Pats are currently a little light at offensive line (8) and tight end (2), so expect some movement there. Also, with the somewhat surprising release of Brandon Meriweather, the Patriots could look for some veteran safety help via free agency or a trade. Do you think they’re regretting not re-signing Jarrad Page?

Here’s a look at the current 53-man roster:

Quarterbacks (3)

Tom Brady
Brian Hoyer
Ryan Mallett

Running Backs (4)

BenJarvus Green-Ellis
Danny Woodhead
Stevan Ridley
Shane Vereen

Kevin Faulk opens the season on the PUP list. Sammy Morris is a notable cut here.

Wide Receivers (6)

Wes Welker
Deion Branch
Chad Ochocinco
Taylor Price
Julien Edelman
Matthew Slater

Brandon Tate is a notable but not surprising cut.

Tight Ends (2)

Rob Gronkowski
Aaron Hernandez

What’s surprising here is that there are only two. With all of the multiple tight sets the Pats run, there’s bound to be an addition here.

Offensive Linemen (8)

Matt Light
Logan Mankins
Dan Koppen
Dan Connolly
Sebastian Vollmer
Nate Solder
Steve Maneri
Ryan Wendell
Rich Ohrnberger

Rookie Marcus Cannon starts the year on the non-football injury/PUP list. Rich Ohrnberger is placed on IR in a surprising move. I don’t recall him getting hurt. This is another area bound to see an addition or two.

Defensive Linemen (10)

Jermaine Cunningham
Vince Wilfork
Albert Hayneworth
Andre Carter
Shaun Ellis
Myron Pryor
Kyle Love
Gerard Warren
Mike Wright
Mark Anderson

Ron Brace and Brandon Deaderick start the season on the PUP list.

Linebackers (7)

Jerod Mayo
Brandon Spikes
Gary Guyton
Rob Ninkovich
Dane Fletcher
Tracy White
Jeff Tarpinian

Jeff Tarpinian is a surprising keep. He was hurt most of training camp and the preseason. You have to think that his roster spot is shakey as the Pats are bound to add to the tight end and/or offensive line positions.

Corners (6)

Devin McCourty
Leigh Bodden
Kyle Arrington
Ras-I Dowling
Antwaun Molden
Darius Butler

Pats carry an extra corner here. Molden has been in New England less than a week and he sticks. He, along with Butler, are among the roster spots that could be cut if the Pats look to add talent elsewhere.

Safeties (4)

Patrick Chung
Sergio Brown
Josh Barrett
James Ihedigbo

It will be interesting to see what happens here. This can’t be the safety roster heading into the season opener. I’m still perplexed as to why both Brandon Meriweather and James Sanders were cut.

Specialists (3)