Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel wears his heart on his sleeve.

He showed as much when he refused to entertain reports that wide receiver Kendrick Bourne and safety Marcus Epps requested to be released after the two veterans were part of the final round of cuts this week.

Vrabel met with the media on Wednesday and was asked how he and the front office handle requests to be released.

The question came after ESPN’s Adam Schefter noted that veteran Kendrick Bourne had requested to be released following original reports that the Patriots were releasing the wide receiver. Twenty-four hours before that, the Boston Herald reported that safety Marcus Epps had also requested a release.

Mike Vrabel said his focus has been on assembling the best roster possible and that he was unaware if any playe

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