​Foxborough, MA – August 25: The tight ends and offensive players wear guardian caps over their helmets during a New England Patriots practice at Gillette Stadium on August 25, 2026. (Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) | Boston Globe via Getty Images NFL cutdown day is underway, but the New England Patriots still have plenty left to do in building their team for the upcoming 2026 season. After finalizing an initial 53-man roster on Sunday, the team will look to add potential waiver-wire claims and build a 16-player practice squad.Teams can enter waiver claims to add players with fewer than four accrued seasons to their active rosters until 1 p.m. ET on Monday. Shortly after, an initial 16-player practice squad can be built out of internal and external cuts.In order to stay on top of all the moves New England will make over the next few hours, please make sure to bookmark and regularly revisit our up-to-the-minute tracker below. For an up-to-date look at the team’s roster and practice squad, please click here; for up-to-date odds about the Patriots, please head over to FanDuel Sportsbook.Patriots additionsTE Cameron Latu: Claimed off waiversLB Darius Muasau: Claimed off waiversP Mitch Wishnowsky: Signed to the practice squadDT Jeremiah Pharms Jr.: Signed to the practice squadOT Lorenz Metz: Signed to the practice squadDT Eric Gregory: Signed to the practice squadRB Hassan Haskins: Signed to the practice squadOL Jacob Rizy: Signed to the practice squadLB Riley Wilson: Signed to the practice squadOL Jake Kubas: Signed to the practice squadWR Kyle Dixon: Signed to the practice squadWR Cameron Dorner: Signed to the practice squadS Mike Brown: Signed to the practice squadRB Lan Larison: Signed to the practice squadCB Kindle Vildor: Signed to the practice squadPatriots departuresCB Marcellas Dial: Claimed off waivers by the DolphinsLB K.J. Britt: ReleasedOL Ben Brown: ReleasedPatriots practice squad and waiver wire trackerNewest transactions at the top. The Patriots have 16 spots available on their practice squad, with six spots available for players regardless of their NFL experience.8/31: The Patriots announced the following 12 practice squad signings: Mitch Wishnowski, Riley Wilson, Kindle Vildor, Jacob Rizy, Jeremiah Pharms Jr., Lorenz Metz, Lan Larison, Hassan Haskins, Eric Gregory, Cameron Dorner, Kyle Dixon and Mike Brown. They have not announced a Jake Kubas signing, which was previously reported by The Athletic.8/31: New England signed safety Mike Brown, cornerback Kindle Vildor and running back Lan Larison to its practice squad. All three players spent time with the Patriots throughout the entire offseason. The team also placed punter Bryce Baringer and linebacker Khalil Jacobs on short-term injured reserve. They will miss at least the first four games of the season. | Practice squad count: 13 (4 spots open)8/31: Undrafted rookie wide receiver Cameron Dorner is signing to the Patriots’ practice squad, accor