The Patriots cut Jalen Reagor from the practice squad after a social media post Originally appeared in NBC Sports Boston
Jalen Reagor’s time with the New England Patriots is over.
The team announced Tuesday afternoon that Reagor has been released from the practice squad.
This movement occurs several hours after Reagor posted a popular meme on his Instagram story On Tuesday morning, that could have been interpreted as him not being happy with his situation in New England. The meme showed a Bugatti in a trailer park.
The team did not mention the Instagram post in its press release, and Reagor has since deleted the post with the meme while Deleting all posts from your Instagram account.
The 25-year-old wide receiver was part of the Patriots’ initial 53-man roster in August but was released and re-signed to the practice squad shortly after. He was not active in either of the Patriots’ first two games of the 2024 NFL season.
After releasing Reagor, the Patriots now have DeMario Douglas, KJ Osborn, Ja’Lynn Polk, Tyquan Thornton, Javon Baker and Kayshon Boutte as wide receivers on their 53-man roster, as well as Matt Landers on their practice squad. Veteran wide receiver Kendrick Bourne is on injured reserve.
The Patriots’ next game is Thursday night against their rival New York Jets at MetLife Stadium.