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.

Multiple Boston sources project the New England Patriots cutting multi-year starting safety Kyle Dugger, despite Wolf saying he has a role.

New England Patriots executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf was asked about Kyle Dugger's roster status on Monday.

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

A safety drafted by former head coach Bill Belichick is named a bubble player for the New England Patriots in the preseason.

Kyle Dugger faces a battle to reclaim his starting safety role as the Patriots shake up their secondary in training camp.

Pro Football Talk's Josh Alper dug into the positional battle in New England, and it doesn't necessarily look great for Dugger. Dugger is listed as a starter on New England's unofficial depth chart, but that's not how things have played out in practice.