Today was cutdown day today and Bill Belichick and his staff released 15 players, placed 3 on the PUP list, 1 on the non-football injury list and 1 on the Injured Reserve to get to the NFL limit of the 53-man roster.

New England PatriotsHere are the players, that for now, are the 2011 New England Patriots:

Quarterbacks – 3

  • Tom Brady
  • Brian Hoyer
  • Ryan Mallett

Running Backs – 4

  • BenJarvus Green-Ellis
  • Danny Woodhead
  • Shane Vereen
  • Stevan Ridley

Tight Ends – 2

  • Aaron Hernandez
  • Rob Gronkowski

Wide Receivers – 6

  • Deion Branch
  • Wes Welker
  • Chad Ochocinco
  • Taylor Price
  • Julian Edelman
  • Matthew Slater

Offensive Line – 8

  • Matt Light
  • Sebastian Vollmer
  • Logan Mankins
  • Dan Koppen
  • Dan Connolly
  • Ryan Wendell
  • Nate Solder
  • Steve Maneri

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Defensive End – 5

  • Andre Carter
  • Shaun Ellis
  • Mike Wright
  • Mark Anderson
  • Jermaine Cunningham

Defensive Tackle – 5

  • Vince Wilfork
  • Albert Haynesworth
  • Kyle Love
  • Myron Pryor
  • Gerard Warren

Linebackers – 7

  • Jerod Mayo
  • Brandon Spikes
  • Rob Ninkovich
  • Gary Guyton
  • Dane Fletcher
  • Jeff Tarpinian
  • Tracy White

Cornerbacks – 6

  • Devin McCourty
  • Leigh Bodden
  • Ras-I Dowling
  • Kyle Arrington
  • Darius Butler
  • Antwaun Molden

Safety – 4

  • Patrick Chung
  • Sergio Brown
  • Josh Barrett
  • James Ihedigbo

Specialists – 3

  • Stephen Gostkowski – PK
  • Zoltan Mesko – P
  • James Dearth – LS