One year ago, the New England Patriots named six players as team captains . As of Friday, none of those players are left on Mike Vrabel’s roster.

David Andrews, Jabrill Peppers, Ja’Whaun Bentley, Jacoby Brissett, Joe Cardona, and Deatrich Wise Jr . – as of Friday, all of them are gone. It became official after Friday’s surprising news that the Patriots are cutting veteran safety Jabrill Peppers.

It’s not just that the team has lost six captains. The team outright released the majority of them. Here’s how each player departed New England in recent months.

C David Andrews - Cut during the offseason, later retired.

QB Jacoby Brissett - Contract expired, left in free agency.

DE Deatrich Wise Jr . - Contract expired, left in free agency.

LB Ja’Whaun Bentley - Cut

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