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New England’s final 53-man roster

After cutting 22 players and placing another on injured reserve, the Patriots’ remaining 53-man roster is defensive back heavy heading into the regular season.

Here’s the complete list:

Quarterbacks

Tom Brady

Ryan Mallett

Running backs

Stevan Ridley

Shane Vereen

Danny Woodhead

Brandon Bolden

Fullbacks

(none)

Wideouts

Wes Welker

Brandon Lloyd

Julian Edelman

Matthew Slater

Tight ends

Rob Gronkowski

Aaron Hernandez

Daniel Fells

Visanthe Shiancoe

Offensive line

Nate Solder

Logan Mankins

Dan Connolly

Ryan Wendell

Marcus Cannon

Sebastian Vollmer

Donald Thomas

Nick McDonald

Defensive line

Rob Ninkovich

Kyle Love

Vince Wilfork

Chandler Jones

Brandon Deaderick

Ron Brace

Justin Francis

Jake Bequette

Marcus Forston

Trevor Scott

Jermaine Cunningham

Linebackers

Jerod Mayo

Brandon Spikes

Dont’a Hightower

Bobby Carpenter

Mike Rivera

Tracy White

Safeties

Patrick Chung

Steve Gregory

Tavon Wilson

Nate Ebner

Cornerbacks

Devin McCourty

Kyle Arrington

Sterling Moore

Ras-I Dowling

Marquice Cole

Alfonzo Dennard

Special Teams

Stephen Gostkowski

Zoltan Mesko

Danny Aiken