The Patriots signed rookie tight end CJ Dippre to their 53-man roster Monday.

The move comes in a series of transactions that also saw the Patriots waive rookie safety John Saunders Jr., sign linebacker Otis Reese to their practice squad and place linebacker Darius Harris on practice squad injured reserve.

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Dippre, 23, has spent the entire season on the Patriots’ practice squad, where he has yet to be elevated for a game. The Maryland and Alabama product is the team’s biggest tight end at a listed 6-foot-5, 256 pounds.

Veteran tight end Austin Hooper missed Thursday night’s win over the Jets with a concussion. The Patriots filled his spot on the field by making center/guard Ben Brown eligible as a jumbo tight end. Fullback Jack Westover also played inline.

Saunders was

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