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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots announced Thursday that they re-signed offensive lineman Chris Barker to the practice squad. The team released defensive lineman Ben Bass to make room for Barker. Barker was on the Patriots’ practice squad until the team promoted him to the 53-man roster on Oct. 1 to provide depth on an offensive line that was dealing with injuries to Dan Connolly, Bryan Stork and Cameron Fleming. Barker did not play in the game against the Jets and was inactive against the Bears. The 6-foot-2, 310-pound Barker is in his second NFL season and was released on Oct. 28 to make room for new linebacker Jonathan Casillas, who was acquired in a trade deadline deal with Tampa Bay. Barker participated in the team’s practice on Thursday. While the Patriots have all 10 practice-squad spots currently filled, it is possible the team will bring back linebacker Deontae Skinner, which means they will need to release one player. The 6-foot-2, 250-pound Skinner was released on Wednesday to open up a 53-man roster spot for veteran defensive lineman Alan Branch. Skinner, a rookie free agent out of Mississippi State who started on the practice squad, was signed to the Patriots’ 53-man roster on Sept. 13. He played in seven games, including one start, and notched 10 total tackles and three special-teams tackles. Patriots practice squad:
OL Chris Barker
DE Jake Bequette
WR Josh Boyce
LB Ja'Gared Davis
LB Darius Fleming
OL Caylin Hauptmann
WR Jonathan Krause
DL Kona Schwenke
DB Daxton Swanson
DL Joe Vellano
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