Patriots place team captain Brenden Schooler on non-football injury list

New England Patriots captain Brenden Schooler will begin the 2026 season on the non-football injury list. The defensive back and special teams standout missed the entirety of the team's training camp and preseason schedule after being placed on the list in July. By moving him from the active roster to the reserve list, the team ensures he will miss at least the first four games of the regular season. Schooler, an undrafted free agent who joined the team in 2022, is a former Pro Bowl and first-team All-Pro selection. The Patriots are currently finalizing their roster ahead of the league's 53-man cutdown deadline on Sunday evening. The team continues to evaluate the status of other players, including outside linebacker Harold Landry III, who has been on the physically unable to perform list throughout camp.

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