Patriots waive offensive lineman Ross Reynolds

The New England Patriots waived guard Ross Reynolds on Friday, according to the NFL transaction wire.

Reynolds, 25, had signed to New England’s practice squad in November and served as a standard elevation in advance of the season finale against the New York Jets.

The 6-foot-4, 300-pound Iowa product agreed to a reserve-futures contract as the calendar turned to January.

Reynolds originally entered the league with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2019 and reached a settlement after reverting to injured reserve in 2020. He had played in 31 games and made 14 starts during his Hawkeyes career under head coach Kirk Ferentz, finishing with second-team All-Big Ten honors as a redshirt senior.

The Patriots’ roster stood at 80 after the reinstatement of fellow interior offensive lineman Dustin Woodard on Wednesday.

A 2020 seventh-round draft choice out of Memphis, Woodard, 23, had retired as training camp opened last August in Foxborough.