Cutdown day has gotten underway in Foxborough.

The New England Patriots waived offensive tackle Demontrey Jacobs and cornerback Miles Battle on Tuesday morning, per reports from NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero and KPRC 2’s Aaron Wilson.

Jacobs, 26, played a team-high 139 offensive snaps during the 2025 preseason and was vying for a swing role. The product of Grambling State and South Florida had been claimed off waivers following the league’s 53-man deadline last August. He proceeded to appear in 15 games over the course of 2024, including 13 starts between the bookend spots. Staying in for 79.3 percent of the downs, the workload ranked second on the offense by year’s end.

The Denver Broncos originally signed Jacobs as an undrafted free agent in 2023. The 6-foot-6, 315-pound tackle spent his

See Full Page