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Erickson is an intriguing prospect who also might be capable of giving the Patriots a boost on offense, as well as special teams. With Marcus Jones<\/b> sidelined this week, coach Jerod Mayo<\/b> indicated Friday that Erickson could provide depth when it comes to punt returns; in his NFL career, Erickson has returned 162 punts for 1,303 yards, as well as 110 kickoffs for 2,729 yards.<\/p>\n

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Erickson, a 32-year-old veteran of eight seasons, was added to New England\u2019s practice squad Dec. 18.<\/p>\n

The 6-foot, 195-pounder entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with Cincinnati out of Wisconsin in 2016. He has played in 107 regular-season games with 17 starts, and has 112 receptions for 1,373 yards and two touchdowns.<\/p>\n

Rice could provide help on the second level, as well as special teams. The 25-year-old was a third-round pick of the Titans in 2021, and played in 35 games with Tennessee with 10 starts, and finished with 110 total tackles, 2 passes defensed, and 18 special teams tackles.<\/p>\n

The 6-foot, 223-pounder, who has also been with the Saints and Falcons, was signed to the practice squad last month.<\/p>\n

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In addition, the Patriots did not rule out any of the the following players who were classified as questionable on Friday\u2019s injury report, meaning that safety Kyle Dugger <\/b>(ankle\/illness), safety Jabrill Peppers <\/b>(hamstring), offensive lineman Cole Strange<\/b> (knee), and defensive Keion White <\/b>(groin) are all still possibilities to play.<\/p>\n

However, rookie offensive tackle Caedan Wallace <\/b>(ankle) was not activated from injured reserve, making him ineligible to play this week.<\/p>\n

As for the Bills, they elevated wide receiver and safety Kareem Jackson<\/b> from their practice squad Saturday.<\/p>\n

The Patriots were hit with a pair of fines for infractions that occurred in last Sunday\u2019s loss in Arizona, the league announced Saturday.<\/p>\n

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Running back Antonio Gibson<\/b> was hit with a fine of $14,805 because of an unnecessary roughness call in the first quarter, while defensive end Deatrich Wise Jr.<\/b> was fined $16,883 for a horse collar tackle on Arizona quarterback Kyler Murray<\/b> that took place in the third quarter.<\/p>\n

Wise and Gibson weren\u2019t the only two players fined for their actions last week; Cardinals wide receiver Zach Pascal <\/b>was fined $11,255 for unsportsmanlike conduct (taunting) in the fourth quarter of the contest.<\/p>\n

Brad Allen<\/b> is set to work as the referee for Sunday\u2019s Patriots-Bills contest. This will be the first New England game of the year for the 11-year veteran official, who is in his 11th season as an NFL referee.<\/p>\n

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