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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The New England Patriots released four players today and now report 64 on their active roster.

Aug 31, 2002 at 10:52 AM

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The New England Patriots released four players today and now report 64 on their active roster. The team will be required to reduce their squad by another 11 players by Sunday, Sept. 1 to meet the NFL's limit of 53. The four players who were released today are listed below:

Player Pos Ht. Wt. Birthdate Year College
Patrick Downey C 6-2 300 06/21/74 1 New Hampshire
Chris Hayes S 6-0 205 05/07/72 6 Washington State
Radell Lockhart DE 6-2 250 05/11/79 1 Catawba
Ratcliff Thomas LB 6-0 245 01/02/74 4 Maryland

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