The New England Patriots announced they have signed LB Monty Rice to the practice squad, cut practice squad C Bryan Hudson and waived OL Zachary Thomas from the active roster.
New England’s practice squad now includes:
- RB Terrell Jennings
- OL Liam Fornadel
- WR Jotham Russell (International)
- TE Mitchell Wilcox
- LB Joe Giles-Harris
- RB Kevin Harris
- T Caleb Jones
- DB D.J. James
- DB Mark Perry
- OT Jalen McKenzie
- TE Jack Westover
- WR John Jiles
- DT Marcus Harris
- DB Miles Battle
- DE Keshawn Banks
- WR Braylon Sanders
- LB Monty Rice
Rice, 25, was a three-year starter at Georgia, the team leader in tackles in 2019, and a team captain in 2020. The Titans drafted Rice with pick No. 92 overall in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft.
Rice signed a four-year deal worth $4,848,858 that includes a signing bonus of $886,442. He was in the third year of the deal when the Titans waived him. New Orleans claimed him off waivers in December 2023 and he was a part of their final cuts in training camp this year.
He had a stint with the Falcons practice squad before landing with New England.
In 2023, Rice appeared in 12 games for the Titans and recorded 26 tackles.
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