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Brandin Cooks will wear No. 14 with the Patriots

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Wide receiver Brandin Cooks will wear jersey number 14 with the New England Patriots, the club finalized on Monday.

Cooks had donned No. 10 with the New Orleans Saints, but that number is taken in New England by quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. Cooks, it turns out, will meet with Patriots beat reporters for the first time in person on Tuesday, at around 11 a.m. ET.

As for the rest of the jersey assignments for new players:

Veteran acquisitions:

WR Brandin Cooks: 14

CB Stephon Gilmore: 24

RB Rex Burkhead: 34

RB Mike Gillislee: 35

TE Dwayne Allen: 83

TE James O'Shaughnessy: 88

DT Lawrence Guy: 93

DE Kony Ealy: 94

Draft picks, undrafted free agents and more:

WR Devin Street: 17

DB Jason Thompson: 26

DB Dwayne Thomas: 27

CB D.J. Killings: 29

DB David Jones: 34

RB LeShun Daniels Jr.: 39

DB Kenny Moore: 42

DB Damarius Travis: 45

TE Jacob Hollister: 48

LB Harvey Langi: 48

LB Ellis Brooks: 51

OT Tony Garcia: 63

OT Conor McDermott: 67

DT Adam Butler: 70

OT Cole Croston: 70

DT Josh Augusta: 72

OT Max Rich: 72

G Jason King: 74

OT Andrew Jelks: 76

WR Cody Hollister: 81

WR Austin Carr: 84

TE Rob Housler: 86

DL Deatrich Wise: 91

DE Derek Rivers: 95

With Gilmore taking No. 24, cornerback Cyrus Jones switches to No. 41.