Michael Williams will spend the 2016 season on the New England Patriots’ injured reserve list.
The tight end was waived/injured Friday and cleared waivers Monday, so he reverted to the Patriots’ reserve/injured list. Williams tore his ACL on Wednesday during Patriots minicamp.
The move leaves the Patriots with Rob Gronkowski, Martellus Bennett, Clay Harbor, A.J. Derby, Bryce Williams and Steven Scheu at tight end. The Patriots acquired Bennett via trade this offseason and signed Harbor as a free agent. Derby was selected in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL Draft, while Williams and Scheu were signed as rookie free agents after going undrafted this spring.
Harbor is the favorite to earn the No. 3 tight end role on the Patriots after Williams’ injury.
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