The New England Patriots waived quarterback Bailey Zappe on Tuesday. The deadline for teams to get down to a 53-man roster was Tuesday at 4 p.m.
ET. Zappe played in 14 games the past two seasons, starting eight, for the Patriots and was 4-4. He completed 63.
2 percent of his passes for 2,053 yards with 11 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. While Zappe, 25, relieved an ineffective Mac Jones last season, he was buried in the quarterback room this spring and summer behind veteran Jacoby Brissett and rookies Drake Maye and Joe Milton III. Maye was the No.
3 overall pick of the draft, while Milton was taken in the sixth round. Zappe was 15-of-25 passing for 137 yards in the preseason. First-year head coach Jerod Mayo has yet to announce who will start at QB when the Patriots open the season Sept.
8 against the Bengals in Cincinnati. Other notable cuts, per multiple reports: --Martavis Bryant's comeback dreams ended with his release by the Washington Commanders. Bryant, 32, was attempting to play in the NFL regular season for the first time since he was suspended indefinitely by the league in 2018 following multiple drug violations.
The league did not reinstate him until last November. He spent time late last season on the practice squad of the Dallas Cowboys, who released him on Jan. 4.
He caught on with the Commanders two weeks ago after a workout at training camp. --The Tennessee Titans are cutting former first-round draft pick Caleb Farley after three seasons. The No.
22 selection.