THE NEW COURT DATE -- IS NOW SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER FOURTH. CHECKING SPORTS -- AND THE FINAL CUTS ARE IN. THE PATRIOTS AND THE OTHER NFL TEAMS --- FINALIZED THEIR 53-MAN ROSTERS AT FOUR P-M TODAY. THE PATS GOING WITH A NEW KICKER IN 2024.... AND DECIDING ON WHICH QUARTERBACKS THEY'RE KEEPING. SPORTS DIRECTOR TAYLOR BEGLEY BREAKS IT DOWN FOR US. WELL GUYS -- THERE WERE A FEW SURPRISES, BUT NOTHING GROUNDBREAKING HERE AT THE ROSTER DEADLINE FOR THE PATRIOTS... FOUR QUARTERBACKS WERE TOO MANY TO HAVE ON THE 53-MAN ROSTER AND SAME GOES FOR TWO KICKERS... BOTH POSITIONS THAT THE TEAM AT LAST SEASON... NOTABLE CUTS INCLUDE -- QUARTERBACK BAILEY ZAPPE, KICKER CHAD RYLAND -- MEANING VETERAN JOEY SLYE WILL BE THE PATS KICKER... WR DAVID WALLIS -- WHO LOOKED LIKE AN EXPLOSIVE RETURN MAN DURING THE PRESEASON... 2023 5TH ROUND GUARD ATONIO MAFI... AND 2022 6TH ROUND RUNNING BACK KEVIN HARRIS... NOW -- TEAMS HAVE UNTIL NOON TOMORROW TO FILE CLAIMS ON ANY PLAYERS CUT ACROSS THE LEAGUE... THE PATRIOTS ARE NO. 3 IN THE WAIVER CLAIM ORDER -- JUST LIKE THEIR DRAFT POSITION... THAT MEANS IF THEY PUT A CLAIM IN FOR A PLAYER -- THEY WILL GET THAT PLAYER AS LONG AS THE TWO TEAMS BEFORE THEM -- CAROLINA AND WASHINGTON -- DIDN'T PUT A CLAIM IN FOR THE SAME PLAYER... I'LL HAVE MORE AT 6 IN SPORTS. AND A REMINDER -- WE ARE YOUR OFFICIAL RHODE ISLAND PATRIOTS STATION. WE GOT THE PATS FOR *MOST* OF THEIR GAMES THIS SEASON. THAT INCLUDES THE SEASON OPENER AT CINCINNATI.