GostkowSKI

Per Rotoworld as a special teams replacement from Ayanbadejo.

Prescott Burgess

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JSn

Well, that's poopy.

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bostonia3333

This was a classic Belichick move--cunning and very slippery. BB signed Burgess to make him believe he could make the team, yet BB knew all along he would be here for only ONE week to tell the Pats everything he knew about the Ravens schemes for the upcoming game. Pats win and the defense excels at several key moments.

Since Burgess never made the Pats active roster, Pats get their 7th round pick back. If I'm wrong, someone correct me.

DarrylS

They want to pick his brain, to prepare for the next meeting...

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Baltimorefan06

Because only Belichick does this.

Pats726

I'm not sure that is the case, if the fact that he did NOT play in a game in a game WAS the condition. I would think with all trades like this for late round picks, there's conditions, but I do not think there is a hard and fast rule about that. It's likely that that IS the case. He was ON the Patriot's roster for one week then cut, then signed to the Practice Squad. I am not sure if it mattered whether he was active and DNP, active and played or inactive during his week with the Patriots 53. I would hope that they made conditions about him playing x amount of games or something for that pick. I do think they liked him and would have kept him on the PSquad if Ayanbadajo had not been hurt and taken back.

Lloyd_Christmas

Here is the link:

Scout.com: Prescott Burgess Profile

Apparently that tried to claim him off waivers before he cleared, but there is a rule that says a team cannot claim a player or sign them from a PS if they are playing that team that week... So they had to wait until after the game was over.

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KontradictioN

He might come in a little bit of handy if we run into the Ravens again in the postseason depending on how much of our playbook/tendencies he was able to absorb in a one week period.

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PATS @ COLTS POSTGAME ANALYSIS BLOG IS NOW UP!

TrueBeliever

You learn something new every day - I didn't know teams could up and sign guys off other teams' practice squads. Course I suppose the union insisted on that so guys couldn't be forced to turn down opportunities to get onto a regular roster.

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pats1

They can opt not be signed. They're not being claimed; they're being signed. If Burgess wanted to stay on the Pats' practice squad he could have.