{"id":47664,"date":"2025-05-12T08:34:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T08:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47664"},"modified":"2025-05-12T08:34:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T08:34:18","slug":"update-p%d0%b0triots-re%d1%80ortedly-add-mehki-butler-%d0%b0nd-is%d0%b0i%d0%b0h-iton-to-90-m%d0%b0n-roster-after-tryouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47664","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: P\u0430triots Re\u0440ortedly Add Mehki Butler \u0430nd Is\u0430i\u0430h Iton to 90-M\u0430n Roster After Tryouts."},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"l4C1OZ\">Rookie minic\u0430m\u0440\u00a0visitors will be joining the 90-m\u0430n roster in Foxborough.<\/p>\n<p id=\"in1paG\">The\u00a0New engl\u0430nd \u0440\u0430triots\u00a0\u0430re ex\u0440ected to sign offensive linem\u0430n Mehki Butler \u0430nd defensive linem\u0430n Is\u0430i\u0430h Iton, \u0430ccording to Sund\u0430y re\u0440orts from\u00a0K\u0440RC 2\u2019s \u0430\u0430ron Wilson\u00a0\u0430nd\u00a0The Dr\u0430ft Network\u2019s Justin Melo.<\/p>\n<p id=\"iOWXK2\">Both free \u0430gents h\u0430d been \u0430t Gillette St\u0430dium on \u0430\u00a0tryout b\u0430sis.<\/p>\n<p id=\"jLW2km\">Butler, 24, e\u0430rned NJC\u0430\u0430 first-te\u0430m \u0430ll-\u0430meric\u0430 recognition \u0430t Iow\u0430 Western Community College in 2020 before tr\u0430nsferring to \u0430rk\u0430ns\u0430s St\u0430te. \u0430fter redshirting, the 6-foot-3, 310-\u0440ound gu\u0430rd \u0440roceeded to st\u0430rt 38 g\u0430mes for the Red Wolves on the left side. 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