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FOXBORO, Mass. -- The New England Patriots whittled down their roster by cutting 11 players and placing wide receiver Brandon LaFell on the physically unable to defend/reserve list Saturday.

The Patriots will add 10 players to their practice squad once waivers clear Sunday at noon.

Keep in mind that things can and likely will change before the Patriots open the regular season Thursday against the Pittsburgh Steelers, but here's the Patriots' initial 53-man roster:

QUARTERBACK (2)
Tom Brady, Jimmy Garoppolo

RUNNING BACK (4)
Brandon Bolden, Dion Lewis, James White, Travaris Cadet
Suspended: LeGarrette Blount

WIDE RECEIVER (5)
Julian Edelman, Danny Amendola, Aaron Dobson, Chris Harper, Matthew Slater
PUP: Brandon LaFell

TIGHT END (4)
Rob Gronkowski, Scott Chandler, Michael Hoomanawanui, Michael Williams

OFFENSIVE LINE (10)
Nate Solder, Ryan Wendell, Bryan Stork, Tre' Jackson, Sebastian Vollmer, Marcus Cannon, Shaq Mason, David Andrews, Cameron Fleming, Josh Kline

DEFENSIVE LINE (4)
Sealver Siliga, Malcom Brown, Alan Branch, Dominique Easley
PUP: Chris Jones

EDGE DEFENDERS (7)
Chandler Jones, Rob Ninkovich, Jabaal Sheard, Trey Flowers, Geneo Grissom, Rufus Johnson, Eric Martin

LINEBACKER (4)
Jamie Collins, Dont'a Hightower, Jerod Mayo, Jonathan Freeny
PUP: Dane Fletcher

CORNERBACK (4)
Malcolm Butler, Tarell Brown, Bradley Fletcher, Logan Ryan

SAFETY (6)
Devin McCourty, Patrick Chung, Duron Harmon, Jordan Richards, Tavon Wilson, Nate Ebner

The Patriots have shown interest in acquiring a "big-bodied" receiver via trade, according to a league source. They also could use initial depth at linebacker and defensive line.

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