Veteran wide receiver Kendrick Bourne has been on the chopping block for a few years with the Patriots, and he is finally getting a change of scenery. On Wednesday, shortly after the Patriots finalized their official 53-man roster for the 2025 season, Bourne was released by New England and is a free agent.

The Patriots had been trying to find a trade partner for Bourne during this preseason, but they failed to do so and were forced to let him go for nothing. The Minnesota Vikings were one team that was linked to Bourne, but they ended up reuniting with veteran wideout Adam Thielen instead .

While the Patriots have no desire to keep Bourne around and the Vikings opted to go in a different direction, there will still be some teams in the market for a veteran wideout who has a lot of

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