The NFL’s roster cutdown deadline is nearly here, and the Patriots have some work to do to reach the 53-player limit by Tuesday at 4 p.m. The Patriots got a jump on things by cutting 14 players Friday, none of which came as much of a surprise. New England will have to make at least 23 transactions to reach 53 players.

"While Dugger thrived in New England and eventually earned a 4-year, $58M contract extension, the new staff appears to view him differently." The post Rapoport: Patriots are ‘shopping’ Kyle Dugger ahead of roster cutdown day appeared first on Boston.

The Patriots last week began shopping safety Kyle Dugger, along with outside linebacker Anfernee Jennings, as Andrew Callahan of the Boston Herald reported Wednesday.