Yesterday, Patriots cornerback Chad Scott was placed on injured reserve. Scott, who injured his left knee the first day of practice, was going to help fill the void left by Asante’s holdout. So his injury is a bigger blow than it seems. Now, the Patriots need Asante Samuel, which helps to fill his side of [...]
Atttendance
Same players out as in the morning, except for safety Rashad Baker, who was not seen at practice
Chad Scott
Injured his knee trying to break up a pass near the beginning of practice
Was carted off the field holding his left knee
If the injury is serious, as it seems, cornerback depth will become as important as ever. [...]
Attendance
The Patriots kicked off day one of training camp in the Gillette Stadium practice fields. The place was packed to the point that tardy fans were forced to stand.
Absent Players
Brandon Meriweather (contract issues, no longer a problem)
Donte Stallworth
Asante Samuel (holdout)
Kareem Brown
Rest of PUP
Players who donned red non-contact jerseys
Junior Seau
Eric Alexander
Laurence Maroney
Randy Moss
Received big ovations at [...]
The Patriots announced the release of rookie runningback Justise Hairston today. The Patriots selected Hairston in the sixth round of the NFL draft in April. Hairston was released after being placed on PUP with an undisclosed injury. I thought he looked good in minicamp, and with his size, and his domination in 1-AA, I thought [...]
From Christopher L. Gasper at Reiss’ Pieces:
A source close to Patriots first round pick Brandon Meriweather has confirmed that the sides have completed a five-year deal. The source said that Meriweather would be at Patriots’ practice tomorrow. We’ll try to track down terms of the deal.
Although Meriweather was not present for the Patriots first practice [...]
Randy Moss has finally selected his jersey number, which will be 81. Moss had delayed the number for three months, until he finally selected it today. For the minicamp season, Moss wore #6, but is now wearing #81.
Overview:
For the last five or six years, tight ends have been a very esssential piece of the Patriots offense. The Patriots generally don’t start a full back and start two tight ends instead (or an h-back). However, this year the Patriots acquired more than a handfull of potentially star receivers. Will this take away from [...]
Kelley Washington was cleared from the physically unable to perform list yesterday. This means he can now practice with the team. Not like there was any practice that he missed in the first place. I can see how it made a whole lot of sense putting him on the list then.
Here is the list:
WR Troy Brown
RB Justise Hairston
WR Chad Jackson
CB Eddie Jackson
S Mel Mitchell
DL Richard Seymour
TE David Thomas
WR Kelley Washington
With Troy Brown, Kelley Washington, and Chad Jackson all out, it will give players like Reche Caldwell and Jabar Gaffney a chance to earn their roster spots. Troy Brown is likely only on PUP so that [...]
Overview:
Wide receiver is going to be the most competitive position this year in training camp. During the offseason, the Patriots acquired four big name receivers: Donte Stallworth, Wes Welker, Randy Moss, and Kelley Washington. They will join last year’s crop of Jabar Gaffney, Reche Caldwell, Randy Moss, Chad Jackson, Bam Childress, and Kelvin Kight. There are [...]
