The New England Patriots’ offseason is underway, courtesy of a 35-23 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. One day later, the team made a handful of procedural moves, according to the NFL transactions wire.
The first set of transactions saw the Patriots lift the suspensions of punter Jake Bailey and cornerback Jack Jones. With their season over, they automatically moved off the reserve/suspended list.
Bailey and Jones were both suspended dating back to Dec. 31. While there has been no official word on why the team made those decisions, both appear to be tied to their injury statuses: Bailey (back) and Jones (knee) were placed on injured reserve on Nov.