The Patriots today signed rookie free agent defensive lineman Keionta Davis, and released undrafted rookie defensive back Dwayne Thomas.\r
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Davis (6-foot-4, 260 pounds) finished his career at Tennessee-Chattanooga with 31 career sacks, including 10.5 as a senior.\r
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Thomas played four snaps, all on special teams, against the Jaguars.

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The Patriots today signed rookie free agent defensive lineman Keionta Davis, and released undrafted rookie defensive back Dwayne Thomas.\n
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Davis (6-foot-4, 260 pounds) finished his career at Tennessee-Chattanooga with 31 career sacks, including 10.5 as a senior.\n
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Thomas played four snaps, all on special teams, against the Jaguars.

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