New England Patriots Transactions 2011

December
DATETRANSACTION
28 December 2011Signed DE Aaron Lavarias and DB Ross Ventrone to the practice squad.
27 December 2011Signed FB Lousaka Polite. Signed DB Malcolm Williams to the practice squad.
26 December 2011Released DB Ross Ventrone. Released DL Cedric McKinley from practice squad.
21 December 2011Signed S Vincent Fuller.
14 December 2011Signed S Sterling Moore to practice squad.
10 December 2011Signed DL Eric Moore. Signed DB Malcolm Williams from the practice squad. Placed DL Jermaine Cunningham on injured reserve. Released DB Sterling Moore.
7 December 2011Signed WR Dorin Dickerson to the practice squad.
November
DATETRANSACTION
30 November 2011Signed DB Nate Jones.
29 November 2011Released CB Phillip Adams.
23 November 2011Waived S Ross Ventrone. Signed OL Donald Thomas. Re-signed CB Josh Victorian to the practice squad.
21 November 2011Signed S Ross Ventrone from the practice squad. Released OL Donald Thomas.
15 November 2011Added OL Marcus Cannon to active roster from non-football injury reserve list. Released S Ross Ventrone. Signed DB Malcolm Williams to practice squad.
8 November 2011Released DT Albert Haynesworth.
October
DATETRANSACTION
28 October 2011Released CB Leigh Bodden. Signed CB Josh Victorian to the practice squad. Released CB Malcolm Williams from the practice squad.
17 October 2011Released DB Sterling Moore and S Ross Ventrone.
15 October 2011Signed DB Sterling Moore from the practice squad. Released DT Marcus Harrison.
14 October 2011Signed DT Marcus Harrison. Released DB Phillip Adams.
13 October 2011Placed DL Mike Wright on injured reserve. Re-signed DB Phillip Adams.
7 October 2011Released RB Eric Kettani from the practice squad.
5 October 2011Signed CB Sterling Moore to practice squad. Released DB Josh Victorian from practice squad.
4 October 2011Signed S Ross Ventrone to the practice squad.
September
DATETRANSACTION
27 September 2011Released DL Landon Cohen.
21 September 2011Placed C Dan Koppen and DL Myron Pryor on injured reserve. Re-signed DL Landon Cohen and DB Phillip Adams.
14 September 2011Signed OL Donald Thomas. Released OL Thomas Welch. Signed TE Garrett Mills and LB Jeff Tarpinian to the practice squad. Released LB Aaron Lavarias from the practice squad.
7 September 2011Signed TE Dan Gronkowski. Released DL Gerard Warren and CB Darius Butler. Claimed LB A.J. Edds off waivers from Miami.
5 September 2011Signed LB Markell Carter, RB Eric Kettani, OL Matt Kopa, DE Aaron Lavarias, OL Nick McDonald, WR Kerry Taylor, S Ross Ventrone and OL Thomas Welch to the practice squad.
4 September 2011Signed G Brian Waters. Released LS James Dearth and OL Steve Maneri.
3 September 2011Placed RB Kevin Faulk, DL Ron Brace and DL Brandon Deaderick on the reserve-physically unable to perform list. Placed OL Marcus Cannon on the reserve non-football injury list. Placed OL Rich Ohrnberger on injured reserve. Released S Brandon Meriweather, RB Sammy Morris, WR Brandon Tate, DL Landon Cohen, DL Aaron Lavarias, DL Alex Silvestro, DL Eric Moore, LB Niko Koutouvides, LB Markell Carter, TE Lee Smith, TE Will Yeatman, WR Tiquan Underwood, OL Thomas Austin, RB Eric Kettani and DB Ross Ventrone.
2 September 2011Released LB Ricky Brown, OL Jonathan Compas, OL Mike Berry, OL Corey Woods, TE Carson Butler, WR Buddy Farnham, RB Richard Medlin and DL Darryl Richard.
1 September 2011Claimed CB Antwaun Molden off waivers.
August
DATETRANSACTION
29 August 2011Signed WR Tiquan Underwood and S Ross Ventrone. Released LS Matt Katula, TE Garrett Mills, S James Sanders, CB Jonathan Wilhite, DL Kade Weston, WR Tyree Barnes, WR Darnell Jenkins, DB Malcolm Williams, K Chris Koepplin, DE Clay Nurse and OL Mark Wetterer.
24 August 2011Signed OL Mike Berry.
21 August 2011Signed TE Garrett Mills. Released S Bret Lockett and OL Zach Roth.
20 August 2011Placed LB Christian Cox on injured reserve. Signed S James Idhedigbo and LB Ricky Brown.
19 August 2011Waived OL Mark LeVoir.
14 August 2011Signed LB Niko Koutouvides and T Zach Roth. Waived C Chris Morris and DT Stephen Williams.
10 August 2011Claimed G Mark Wetterer off waivers from Cincinnati. Released S Ross Ventrone.
8 August 2011Signed DE Shaun Ellis and DE Andre Carter.
7 August 2011Signed DE Mark Anderson. Released DL Marlon Favorite and CB Thad Turner. Placed OL Kyle Hix on injured reserve.
4 August 2011Signed OL Nate Solder.
3 August 2011Re-signed T Matt Light. Signed C Chris Morris, RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis, OL Jonathan Compas and RB Richard Medlin. Released RB Thomas Clayton and OL Mike Berry.
2 August 2011Signed CB Ras-I Dowling, RB Shane Vereen and DE Christian Cox. Released QB Jonathan Crompton.
July
DATETRANSACTION
29 July 2011Signed QB Ryan Mallett and OL Marcus Cannon. Released DE Ty Warren, TE Alge Crumpler, OT Nick Kaczur, LB Tully Banta-Cain, DL Marcus Stroud, CB Tony Carter and LB Ryan Coulson. Traded a 2013 fifth-round draft choice to the Washington Redskins for DT Albert Haynesworth.
28 July 2011Agreed to terms with RB Stevan Ridley and CB Malcolm Williams.
27 July 2011Signed WR Tyree Barnes, RB Eric Kettani, TE Lee Smith, LB Markell Carter, OL Mike Berry, LB/LS Ryan Coulson, OL Kyle Hix, K Chris Koepplin, DE Aaron Lavarias, LB Anthony Leonard, DE Clay Nurse, WR Jeremy Ross, DE Alex Silvestro, LB Jeff Tarpinian, OL Corey Woods and TE Will Yeatman.
March
DATETRANSACTION
3 March 2011Tendered contracts to RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis and S Jarrad Page. Tendered an exclusive rights contract to CB Kyle Arrington.
2 March 2011Announced the retirement of OL Stephen Neal.
February
DATETRANSACTION
11 February 2011Named Bill O'Brien offensive coordinator.
January
DATETRANSACTION
19 January 2011Signed OL Thomas Austin and T Steve Maneri to future contracts.
18 January 2011Signed TE Carson Butler, QB Jonathan Crompton, WR Darnell Jenkins, WR Buddy Farnham, DL Marlon Favorite, DB Thad Turner and DB Ross Vetrone.
7 January 2011Placed DL Mike Wright on injured reserve. Suspended DE Brandon Deaderick for undisclosed reasons.
5 January 2011Signed LB Marques Murrell.