The New England Patriots may look to move on from safety Kyle Dugger ahead of the 2025 NFL season. According to Andrew Callahan of The Boston Herald, Dugger is available for trade, and the team even offered the veteran defender in trade talks to at least one other team.

According to NFL Insider Jordan Schultz, the Patriots have been open to trading Dugger. Dugger signed a four-year contract worth $58 million just last offseason and that deal is going to be a big piece of this. Trading him would save the Patriots $10.76 million in cap space for the 2025 season and another $8 million for next season.

That’s why it’s been noteworthy that Kyle Dugger and Anfernee Jennings played the entire second half in the Patriots second exhibition game against Minnesota. Both players had good moments - Dugger with an interception and Jennings with 2.5 sacks.

There's no guarantee New England Patriots returning starter Kyle Dugger will trot out with the first-teamer to begin the season. Mike Vrabel confirmed Wednesday that the veteran safety has been relegated to reps with the 2s while recovering from offseason ankle surgery that perhaps has stunted his development against others vying for snaps.

The longest tenured member of the New England Patriots, safety Kyle Dugger, has been demoted to second team under new coach Mike Vrabel.

Late in the fourth quarter of the New England Patriots' 20-12 win over the Minnesota Vikings Saturday afternoon, veteran defenders Kyle Dugger and Anfernee Jenn