After a weekend in which the New England Patriots drafted a tight end and signed one as an undrafted free agent, they've decided to part ways with one currently on the roster. According to Doug Kyed of The Boston Herald , the Patriots are releasing backup tight end Marshall Lang. The second-year player had spent two separate stints in New England last season, and had inked a futures contract to return in 2026. Lang -- a Ohio native who played five seasons of college football at Northwestern -- orignally broke into the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Seattle Seahawks. After spending training camp in the Pacific Northwest, he was released during the NFL's cutdown day in August. He remained a free agent until he signed with the Patriots' practice squad on October 14. That didn't last long, as Lang spent just two days in New England before being released and re-signing with the Seahawks the next month.…