FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots have informed quarterback Bailey Zappe that he will be waived, sources told ESPN.

Zappe finished the preseason 15 of 25 for 137 yards, with no touchdowns and no interceptions. He played 36 snaps in the opener, the most of any quarterback, as he entered after veteran starter Jacoby Brissett and Drake Maye played one series apiece.

But then he hardly saw the field, playing just five snaps in the second preseason game, and six in the finale, as the majority of time went to rookies Maye and Joe Milton III.

The deadline for teams to trim to the 53-player roster limit is 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. In another notable move, Patriots wide receiver Kendrick Bourne will start the season on the physically unable to perform list, meaning he will miss at least the first four games, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Bourne, who re-signed with New England on a three-year contract in March, is recovering from a torn ACL he suffered last October.

Quarterbacks coach T.C. McCartney noted how Zappe handled a challenging situation.

“Bailey’s been a pro’s pro. He’s been in some tough situations here over the years. Tough situation when you go in for your first preseason game [this year] and they boo,” he said. “He’s been the same guy every day and he’s had a really good camp. He’s gotten a lot better from Phase 2 [of the offseason] when I first saw him. I’ve been impressed.”

Once the Patriots selected Maye with the No. 3 overall pick in the draft, and then also drafted Milton in the sixth round, it made Zappe a longshot to stick on the roster despite his eight career starts.

The 6-foot-1, 215-pound Zappe has posted a career stat line of 192-of-304 for 2,053 yards, with 11 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. He said one of his goals in preseason and training camp was to cut down on his turnovers, and he succeeded by finishing without one through 2024 practices.