The Patriots’ roster shuffle on Monday started with a hit to the offense: Romeo Doubs is headed to injured reserve, which means New England will be without the veteran wideout for at least four games.
Doubs suffered a shoulder injury while hauling in a 42-yard touchdown in the first quarter of Sunday’s 26-19 AFC East win at Gillette Stadium. He was later moved from questionable to out.
Since signing in March, the 26-year-old has produced 14 catches for 261 yards and three touchdowns, while working 246 offensive snaps across six games and making two starts. He won’t be eligible to return until late November.
New England’s receiver group now moves ahead with A.J. Brown, DeMario Douglas, Efton Chism III and Kyle Williams.
To fill Doubs’ spot on the 53-man roster in Foxborough, the Patriots promoted safety Elliott Davison from the practice squad. Davison had already been elevated for games against the Las Vegas Raiders and New York Jets, and he was set to revert Monday before the promotion became official. In those two appearances, the 24-year-old logged two tackles and one pass deflection while playing 10 defensive snaps and 37 on special teams.
Davison originally entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent out in 2025 and spent his rookie season on the New Orleans Saints’ practice squad. The UTSA product signed with New England’s practice squad in September, was released, and then returned.
The Patriots also made three more practice-squad additions on Monday, signing wide receiver Ryan Miller, center Jacob Rizy and guard Andrew Rupcich. Cornerback D’Shawn Jamison was released to make room in the 17-man group.
Miller, 26, went undrafted from Furman in 2023 and has already bounced through several NFL stops. He spent three seasons split between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 53-man roster and practice squad, was claimed by the New York Giants in December, then was awarded to the Miami Dolphins in training camp before being let go last week. Across 30 NFL games, Miller has 17 receptions for 254 yards and four touchdowns, including a 77-yard score in September.
Rizy arrived in May as part of New England’s undrafted class and began 2026 on the practice squad. The 6-foot-5, 306-pound rookie free agent played 155 snaps at center over three preseason games before being waived ahead of the roster deadline. At Harvard and Florida State, he was a second-team and first-team All-Ivy League selection and started 27 games while lining up at center, left guard, right guard and right tackle.
Rupcich is back with the Patriots after being waived with an injury settlement in August following a stint on injured reserve. The 27-year-old offensive lineman had first joined New England’s practice squad last September and signed a futures contract in February.
He entered the league with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2022 and played in 12 games there, including two starts. His return comes as three Patriots starters - Ben Brown, Alijah Vera-Tucker and Morgan Moses - were ruled out on Sunday.
Jamison’s departure closes the loop on a short stay with New England. The 27-year-old cornerback worked out and signed with the practice squad last week, then became the corresponding move after the roster needed room.
He previously entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of Texas in 2023, with stops in San Francisco, Carolina and Pittsburgh before spending the first month of the 2026 season on Arizona’s practice squad. In 18 career games, Jamison has 10 tackles, one pass deflection and one start, along with 107 defensive snaps and 166 on special teams.
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