Going to put all the news and information that comes out in one place with our analysis so you can just keep coming back to this page and not having to click on individual stories (which is how you know which outlet is a clickbait factory — there are plenty of those are here):
Here's my final version of the 53-man roster
5:48 p.m.: Officially, here are the moves made by the Patriots' today, per the league wire.
The team has also already signed off on the paperwork for the Richards deal.
For what it's worth, just because a move we've reported on isn't listed here, it doesn't mean the wheels aren't already in motion. Some of the holdups can be procedural in nature.
5:31 p.m.: From Chris.......the Patriots cut cornerback Ryan Lewis, defensive lineman Frank Herron and wide receiver Devin Lucien, per league sources. All three have practice squad eligibility. By our count, the Patriots are now at 82 83 players, and have to cut 29 30 more between now and 4 p.m. on Saturday.
1. Per a league source, John is being examined to gauge the extent of injury he sustained last night. His long-term status is unclear, at least right now.
2. The team has released running back Khalfani Muhammad. NESN's Doug Kyed had it first.
12:57 p.m.:
With Shane Lechler cut, Tom Brady becomes the fourth-oldest active NFL player, behind kickers Adam Vinatieri, Phil Dawson and Matt Bryant. https://t.co/XImfMwpEvr
— Michael David Smith (@MichaelDavSmith) August 31, 2018
12:34 p.m.: From Chris, the Patriots are waiving wide receiver Paul Turner, per a league source. The 25-year-old does have practice squad eligibility.
11:31 a.m.: Richards traded to Falcons for 7th-round pick
There will be a lot of celebrating in many corners of Patriots Nation about this one, including here at BSJ. Jordan Richards is a great guy, but he just isn't a good football player and it wasn't his fault the Patriots kept putting him out there. I'm so happy I don't have to watch Richards attempt open-field tackles anymore. Falcons have confirmed that this is for a conditional 2020 seventh-round pick. That's like trading him for a future bag of beat-up balls. — Bedard
11:20: Notable question/quote earlier from Belichick on Cyrus Jones.
Q: It’s been one year since Cyrus Jones injured his knee. Have you seen him in the spring and the summer start to return to the explosive athlete he was before the injury?
BB: Yes. Absolutely. I wish in these last two games we could have had an opportunity to get him started in the return game. He had a couple chances that I thought he did well in Carolina but he really didn’t have much yesterday. They were kick-offs or touchbacks and we didn’t block well enough on the returns really to give him a chance to do anything but handle the ball. I thought he handled the ball well in some fairly challenging ball-handling situations. He did a fine job of that, that was no problem. I just – he really didn’t get a chance to get started and of course we would have liked to have seen that but that’s the way it goes.
11:15: Garcia released by Jets
Patriots 2017 third-round pick Antonio Garcia, who battled an illness before returning and being released this offseason, was also waived by the Jets.
Updating.