Overview
- The team released safety John Saunders Jr. to create the roster spot for Dippre.
- Linebacker Otis Reese joined the practice squad after previous stops with Mike Vrabel’s Titans and the Bills.
- The Patriots placed linebacker Darius Harris on practice-squad injured reserve after three game-day elevations.
- Vrabel said Harris was under consideration for a 53-man promotion but is not physically ready at this time.
- Dippre, 23, had spent the season on the practice squad without a game elevation after college stints at Maryland and Alabama, where he logged 65 catches for 782 yards and three touchdowns.