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 search for a trade partner comes just one year into a sizable contract extension Dugger signed with the Patriots last offseason. He has three years remaining on the four-year,