The New England Patriots launched large receiver Okay.J. Osborn on Tuesday and activated guard Cole Extraordinary to the 53-man roster.
Osborn, 27, has performed in seven video games (4 begins) and has seven receptions on 18 objectives for 57 yards and one landing. He has participated in 53 p.c (232) of the offensive snaps. He has now not performed because the Patriots’ 19-3 victory at Chicago on Nov. 10.
The Patriots signed Osborn as a unfastened agent in March after he spent 4 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, who decided on him within the 5th spherical of the 2020 NFL Draft. Osborn has 165 occupation receptions for 1,902 yards and 16 TDs in 66 regular-season video games (34 begins).
Extraordinary, 26, went at the reserve/bodily not able to accomplish checklist on Aug. 27 because of torn patellar tendon sustained in a sport final season towards the Kansas Town Chiefs on Dec. 17, 2023. He used to be decided on in twenty ninth total within the 2022 NFL Draft and changed into the Patriots’ starter at left guard for all 17 video games that season and for 10 video games in 2023 earlier than his season all of a sudden got here to an finish.
New England additionally signed rookie kicker John Parker Romo to the follow squad and launched linebacker Keshawn Banks. Romo, 27, performed in 4 video games this season for the Vikings, making 11 of 12 field-goal makes an attempt with a protracted of 55 yards, and 7 of 8 extra-point makes an attempt earlier than his unencumber final Friday.
The Patriots’ beginning kicker is veteran Joey Slye.
Banks, who turns 25 on Dec. 21, seemed within the Patriots’ final 3 video games after being increased from the follow squad.
–Box Degree Media
