The Patriots are trading Mapu to the Texans, Jonathan M. Alexander of the Houston Chronicle reports.
New England informed Mapu on Tuesday of plans to cut him, but it appears Houston stepped in before such a transaction could be completed. Per Alexander, the trade involves a swap of late-round picks. Mapu totaled 25 tackles (18 solo), five passes defensed (including one interception) and one forced fumble across 17 regular-season appearances in 2025, playing 120 snaps on defense and 254 snaps on special teams.
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Patriots' Marte Mapu: Good to go for AFCCG
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Mapu (hip) is active for Sunday's AFC Championship Game against the Broncos.
Mapu was battling through a hip injury during practice, but the third-year pro was given the green light to play in Sunday's Championship Game. He has served primarily on special teams this season and has not recorded a tackle across the Patriots' two playoff games.
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Patriots' Marte Mapu: Questionable for AFCCG due to hip
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Mapu (hip) is questionable for Sunday's AFC Championship Game against the Broncos, Evan Lazar of the Patriots' official site reports.
This is a new injury for Mapu. Most of his opportunities this season have come on special teams, though he may rotate in for a few snaps on defense at linebacker if healthy. Mapu played one defensive snap in each of the Patriots' previous two playoff games.
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Patriots' Marte Mapu: Practices in full
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Mapu (neck) was a full participant in Wednesday's practice, Doug Kyed of the Boston Herald reports.
Mapu sustained a neck injury in the Patriots' 2024 season finale, but it now appears he's fully recovered. The Sacramento State product played a career-high 466 defensive snaps across 10 games in 2024, tallying 46 total tackles, including 0.5 sacks, six passes defended (with one interception) and three forced fumbles. He's expected to compete for a depth role in the Patriots' secondary throughout the summer.
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Patriots' Marte Mapu: Not returning to Sunday's game
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Mapu (neck) will not return to Sunday's matchup with the Bills, Taylor Kyles of CLNSMedia.com reports.
The safety left the game in the first half after making one solo tackle. Mapu has 45 tackles (23 solo), six pass breakups, including an interception, and three forced fumbles on the year. Dell Pettus might be in line to see more snaps in his absence.
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Patriots' Marte Mapu: Returns Sunday
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Mapu (neck) has returned to Sunday's matchup with the Titans, Taylor Kyles of CLNSMedia.com reports.
Mapu was considered questionable with a neck injury before returning. The Patriots' secondary is already spread thin with Kyle Dugger (ankle) out, so Mapu's return figures to be helpful.
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Patriots' Marte Mapu: Questionable to return
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Mapu is considered questionable to return to Sunday's tilt against the Titans due to a neck injury.
The severity of Mapu's injury is unknown at this time. With Kyle Dugger (ankle) already sidelined, the Pats are now stretched thin at safety. Dell Pettus figures to fill in for Mapu while he is sidelined.
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Patriots' Marte Mapu: Practices in full Thursday
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Mapu (neck) was a full participant in Thursday's practice.
Mapu popped up on New England's injury report Wednesday due to a neck injury that he likely sustained in Week 6 against the Texans. The issue doesn't appear to be severe, however, as Mape was able to practice without limitations Thursday. The 2023 third-round pick opened the regular season on IR with an unspecified injury, but he was able to return in Week 5 against the Dolphins. Mape has registered 12 tackles (three solo), including 0.5 sacks, two pass breakups and one forced fumble over his two regular-season outings.
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Patriots' Marte Mapu: Could play Sunday
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Mapu (calf) was activated from injured reserve Saturday.
Mapu was designated to return earlier this week after missing the mandatory four games on IR. However, the Sacramento State product is still considered questionable for Sunday's game against the Dolphins.
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Patriots' Marte Mapu: IR bound
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Mapu (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday.
Mapu will have a chance to return this season since the Patriots used one of their two designated to return IR spots from cutdown day. The second-year pro will still need to miss the first four games of the season, but will then be eligible to return Week 5, assuming he is healthy enough to do so.
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Patriots' Marte Mapu: Snatches interception in loss
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Mapu recorded an interception and a pass deflection in Sunday's 27-17 loss to the Chiefs.
Mapu stepped in front of a pass from Patrick Mahomes in the second quarter, securing his first career interception. The rookie played 14 defensive snaps, his highest total since Week 8, which helped lead to the interception.
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Patriots' Marte Mapu: Getting healthy
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Mapu (pectoral) is getting closer to being fully healthy, Dakota Randall of New England Sports Network reports.
Mapu is making progress as he works his way back from tearing his pectoral in March. The 23-year-old has been practicing in a non-contact jersey and could be in line for a big role once healthy.
