The New England Patriots' practice squad is getting extra attention this year because of the quarterbacks who are on it.
The Patriots currently have just one QB -- starter Mac Jones -- on their 53-man roster. They reportedly prefer to acquire a veteran to be the backup quarterback, although the options on the free agent market aren't very appealing.
New England waived quarterbacks Bailey Zappe and Malik Cunningham on Tuesday, and they both cleared Wednesday. NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported that Zappe had offers from seven teams but decided to return to the Patriots as a practice squad player. Cunningham also is being added to the practice squad.
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Teams typically don't carry two quarterbacks on the practice squad, but the Patriots aren't the most conventional team when it comes to roster building.
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Who else will join Zappe and Cunningham?
Here's the full list of the players signed to the Patriots practice squad, per the team and media reports. There's a limit of 16 players for the practice squad, so two of the players listed below will need to be released at some point.
- QB Bailey Zappe
- QB Malik Cunningham
- QB Matt Corral
- RB Ty Montgomery
- RB Kevin Harris
- WR T.J. Luther
- WR Jalen Reagor
- TE Matt Sokol
- TE Pharoah Brown
- OL Kody Russey
- OL James Ferentz
- OL Andrew Stueber
- DL Jeremiah Pharms
- LB Calvin Munson
- LB Joe Giles-Harris
- LB Ronnie Perkins
- S Joshuah Bledsoe
- P Corliss Waitman