The Patriots cleared space on Sunday by moving wide receiver Jeremiah Webb to injured reserve, a move that effectively shuts down his season just two practices into training camp unless the two sides later reach an injury settlement.
Webb, 25, came into the league with New England as an undrafted rookie in 2025. He showed a little something in the preseason, catching six passes for 80 yards and a touchdown, but it wasn’t enough to stick on the 53-man roster. The 5-foot-11, 198-pound receiver and return man was waived at the deadline last August, went unclaimed on waivers, and then landed on the Patriots’ practice squad once it was formed.
His path through the organization kept moving from there. Webb was an inactive standard elevation for January’s wild card game against the Los Angeles Chargers and later signed a futures contract after Super Bowl LX. Now, with the injured reserve designation, he no longer counts against the team’s active limit.
The roster shuffle came after the Patriots signed outside linebacker Gabe Jacas, the No. 55 overall pick in the 2026 class, to his four-year, $8.6 million rookie contract. Jacas has not practiced yet, and the team moved him to the active/non-football injury list. He joins running back Terrell Jennings and special teams captain Brenden Schooler on that list.
All three players on NFI can begin practicing at any point during training camp. The same is true for tight end C.J. Dippre and veteran edge Harold Landry III, who are also currently on New England’s .
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