2003 New England Patriots Season - Opening Training Camp Roster

Opening Training Camp Roster

At the time of the first public training camp practice at Gillette Stadium on July 24, they had the NFL maximum of 80 players signed to their roster. The Patriots received seven roster exemptions for the NFL Europe allocations of Dyshod Carter, Mike Malan, Mike Clare, Rod Trafford, Courtney Ledyard, Brad Harris, and Scott McCready. Additionally, the Patriots allocated offensive lineman Corey Mitchell, wide receiver T. C. Taylor, and quarterback Shane Stafford to NFL Europe and received roster exemptions for them, but those players were waived before the start of training camp. Finally, injured exclusive rights free agent Stephen Neal did not sign his tender until after camp began, and did not count against the roster limit.

New England Patriots 2003 opening training camp roster
Quarterbacks
  • 12 Tom Brady
  • 6 Rohan Davey
  • 19 Damon Huard
  • 15 Kliff Kingsbury R

Running Backs

  • 33 Kevin Faulk KR
  • 41 Michael Malan FB
  • 44 Fred McCrary FB
  • 35 Patrick Pass FB/KR
  • 21 J. R. Redmond
  • 42 Antwoine Womack

Wide Receivers

  • 83 Deion Branch
  • 80 Troy Brown PR
  • 87 David Givens
  • 16 Scott McCready
  • 86 David Patten
  • 10 Dan Stricker UR
  • 85 Dedric Ward
  • 14 Kerry Watkins UR

Tight Ends

  • 84 Fred Baxter
  • 88 Christian Fauria
  • 82 Daniel Graham
  • 49 Spencer Nead R
  • 47 Rod Trafford
 Offensive Linemen
  • 68 Tom Ashworth T
  • 75 Mike Clare C
  • 77 Mike Compton G
  • 64 Bill Conaty C
  • 60 Jasen Esposito G/C UR
  • 76 Brandon Gorin T
  • 71 Russ Hochstein G
  • 70 Adrian Klemm T
  • 62 Matt Knutson T
  • 67 Dan Koppen C R
  • 72 Matt Light T

Defensive Linemen

  • 97 Jarvis Green DE
  • 91 Bobby Hamilton DE
  • 69 Brad Harris DE
  • 99 Ethan Kelley NT R
  • 90 Dan Klecko NT R
  • 94 Ken Kocher NT
  • 96 Rick Lyle NT/DE
  • 98 Anthony Pleasant DE
  • 64 Buck Rasmussen DE UR
  • 93 Richard Seymour DE
  • 92 Ty Warren DE R
 Linebackers
  • 54 Tedy Bruschi ILB
  • 58 Matt Chatham OLB
  • 51 Rosevelt Colvin OLB
  • 49 Don Davis ILB
  • 46 Jason Hunt OLB UR
  • 53 Larry Izzo ILB
  • 52 Ted Johnson ILB
  • -- Courtney Ledyard ILB
  • 42 Chad Lee ILB UR
  • 95 Roman Phifer ILB
  • 59 Maugaula Tuitele ILB
  • 50 Mike Vrabel OLB

Defensive Backs

  • 34 Chris Akins FS
  • 28 Dyshod Carter CB
  • 30 Je'Rod Cherry FS
  • 43 Scott Farley SS UR
  • 23 Antwan Harris FS
  • 37 Rodney Harrison FS
  • 31 Ben Kelly CB
  • 24 Ty Law CB
  • 39 Shawn Mayer FS UR
  • 36 Lawyer Milloy SS
  • 29 Aric Morris SS
  • 25 Leonard Myers CB
  • 38 Tyrone Poole CB
  • 22 Asante Samuel CB R
  • 45 Otis Smith CB
  • 26 Eugene Wilson CB R

Special Teams

  • 66 Lonie Paxton LS
  • 8 Daniel Pope P
  • 4 Adam Vinatieri K
  • 13 Ken Walter P
 Reserve Lists
  • 63 Joe Andruzzi G
  • 48 Tully Banta-Cain OLB R
  • 27 Mike Cloud RB
  • 18 Chas Gessner WR UR
  • 81 Bethel Johnson WR/KR R
  • 74 Kenyatta Jones T/G
  • 55 Willie McGinest OLB/DE
  • 64 Gene Mruczkowski G/C UR
  • 32 Antowain Smith RB
  • 65 Damien Woody C


Exclusive-Rights FAs

  • 61 Stephen Neal G

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