Update
Mike Reiss reports that the Patriots have claimed WR Davaris Daniels off of waivers from the Vikings.
They also placed seventh-round CB Darryl Roberts on season-ending injured reserve and added LB Dane Fletcher and DT Chris Jones to the reserve/PUP list.
New England waived OL Chris Barker and LB D.J. Lynch to get down to 75 players by today’s deadline.
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The New England Patriots began the process of trimming their roster down to 75 players on Monday by cutting five players.
The list of players either released or placed on waivers includes:
- WR Josh Boyce
- DL Joe Vellano
- LB Dekoda Watson
- WR Jonathan Krause
- TE Jimmay Mundine
Boyce, 24, is a former foruth-round pick of the Patriots back 2013. However, he lasted just a year in New England before they cut him at the start of the 2014 season. The Pats later signed him to their practice squad.
He was to make a base salary of $510,000 for the 2015 season.
In 2014, Boyce was limited to appearing in just one game in which he didn’t record a single statistic.
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