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Lewis Cine, a safety who was a 2022 first-round pick of the Vikings, had a tryout with the Patriots on Tuesday.

Cine played only 10 defensive snaps during his time with the Vikings. He suffered a very serious leg injury during Week Four of his rookie year, ending that season, and when he returned for his second season he was used almost exclusively on special teams. The Vikings cut him before the 2024 season.

After catching on with the Bills in 2024 Cine played in one regular-season game for Buffalo. This year he joined the Eagles' practice squad in January and was with them throughout the postseason and offseason but did not make the regular-season roster.

Cine was one of three defensive backs the Patriots worked out. They also took a look at Marcus Banks and Tre Hawkins.

Former Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman was in Las Vegas on Tuesday to try out for the Raiders.

Hardman was most recently on the Packers' practice squad at the start of this season but hasn't played in a game in 2025.

A 2019 second-round pick of the Chiefs, the 27-year-old Hardman had a solid start to his career, spending four years in Kansas City and catching 151 passes while also returning punts and kickoffs.

After signing with the Jets in free agency in 2023, Hardman barely got on the field and was then traded back to the Chiefs. Hardman caught the game-winning touchdown pass in the Super Bowl at the end of that season. He remained with the Chiefs in 2024 but played only sparingly.

The Raiders also tried out wide receiver D.J. Turner, wide receiver Hal Presley, guard Layden Robinson and running back Israel Abanikanda.

Veteran pass rusher Shaquil Barrett, a two-time Super Bowl winner and two-time Pro Bowler, vowed through his agent to play in 2025.

Barrett received a midseason tryout on Tuesday with the Colts.

Undrafted in 2014, Barrett was a member of the Super Bowl 50 championship team in Denver. After five seasons with the Broncos, he signed with the Buccaneers. The 32-year-old Barrett won a second ring with the 2020 Bucs.

Following five total seasons in Tampa, Barrett signed as a free agent with the Dolphins in March 2024. He retired in July. By November, he wanted to return. The Dolphins (after declined to activate him or to release him from the reserve-retired list) eventually waived him. After clearing waivers, Barrett returned to the Buccaneers. He appeared in one regular-season game and the playoff loss to the Commanders.

In Indy, Barrett participated in a tryout with several other defensive players, including defensive end Seth Coleman. The Colts signed Coleman, an undrafted free agent in 2025 who spent the offseason and training camp with Seattle, to the practice squad.

For now Barrett is available. And he seems to remain very interested in an eleventh NFL season.

He has 59 career sacks. His best season came in 2019, when he racked up a league-high 19.5 sacks with the Buccaneers.