2018 Patriots roster cuts: New England releases wide receiver K.J. Maye

The New England Patriots’ roster is down to 73 players after the team has parted ways with another one of its depth players. According to NESN’s Doug Kyed http://www.patriotsauthorizedshop.com/authentic-joe-thuney-jersey , the team will move on from wide receiver K.J. Maye – the second time that New England parts ways with him:K.J. Maye went unselected during the 2016 NFL draft and was picked up by the New York Giants as a free agent. However, he was unable to stick with the team and was on the open market from August to December 2016, when the Tennessee Titans added him to their practice squad. The Titans ultimately signed the 5’8 James White Jersey , 190 lbs wideout to a futures contract after his rookie year, but decided to waive him shortly afterwards – paving his way to joining the Patriots for the first time.Maye spent 2017’s training camp with the defending world champions but failed to make the roster and subsequently spent the entire season out of football. He was re-signed by the Patriots ahead of the preseason finale earlier last week but was not expected to make the team but instead offer depth at a wide receiver position that is lacking just that at the moment. Maye could return via the practice squad. Jets quarterback Sam Darnold said on Monday that his injured foot feels good and that he’s hopeful he’ll get to play against the Patriots this weekend.Head coach Todd Bowles referred to Darnold as both day to day and week to week when discussing the rookie’s status, so that provided little indication of the team’s thinking. Wednesday brought a more tangible reference point to use when trying to suss out who will be running the offense.Darnold suited up for the team’s practice Authentic Stephen Gostkowski Jersey , which is a first since he was injured against the Dolphins in Week Nine. Any good feelings that development might generate will be tempered by the fact that reporters watching the open portion of practice report that he has not been participating in drills along with quarterbacks Josh McCown and Davis Webb.The team’s injury report will bring official word of his participation level and more of an idea if he’ll be back in the lineup on Sunday.