The New England Patriots may look to move on from safety Kyle Dugger ahead of the 2025 NFL season. According to Andrew Callahan of The Boston Herald, Dugger is available for trade, and the team even offered the veteran defender in trade talks to at least one other team.

The San Francisco 49ers could still use another starting caliber safety in their secondary, and they could swing a trade for a 2020 second-round pick.

There's no guarantee New England Patriots returning starter Kyle Dugger will trot out with the first-teamer to begin the season. Mike Vrabel confirmed Wednesday that the veteran safety has been relegated to reps with the 2s while recovering from offseason ankle surgery that perhaps has stunted his development against others vying for snaps.

Aug 19, 2022; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; New England Patriots safety Kyle Dugger (23) on the sideline during the second half of a preseason game against the Carolina Panthers at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports The New ...

Kyle Dugger has fell down the depth chat for the Patriots, and there's a chance he could be on the trade block.

Tom E. Curran, Andrew Callahan, and Trenni Casey discuss Kyle Dugger's decline, Anfernee Jennings' play, and what the roster reveals about Eliot WolfIs Kyle Dugger's time in New England coming to an end?

Multiple Boston sources project the New England Patriots cutting multi-year starting safety Kyle Dugger, despite Wolf saying he has a role.

Late in the fourth quarter of the New England Patriots' 20-12 win over the Minnesota Vikings Saturday afternoon, veteran defenders Kyle Dugger and Anfernee Jenn