The Practice Squad And Further Transactions

Brady6 said:

He ran a 4.45 forty and 6.69 3-cone at his pro day last year. I don't think his issue is speed I think it's that he doesn't know how to play the position. He could be coached up I'm sure, it's not going to happen in Detriot though.

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He ran a 4.62. He can't cover anyone. The Saints kept 4 UDFAs over him.

Clonamery said:

http://nesn.com/2015/09/patriots-sign-ex-seahawks-linebacker-alex-singleton-to-practice-squad/

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Apparently, Barker is gone until his ankle heals.

mgteich said:

Apparently, Barker is gone until his ankle heals.

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Interesting that they signed Singleton instead of bringing back ****son..

Brady6 said:

I would have rather we signed Jordan Tripp.

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or resign James Morris, all 3 are similar size and similar prod day numbers with Morris and Tripp slightly better than Alex

Brady6 said:

I would have rather we signed Jordan Tripp.

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So would I, but maybe he hasn't fully healed from an ankle injury (high sprain?) suffered in mid-August.
I haven't been able to find an update since then.

Mike Reiss ‏@MikeReiss 22s23 seconds ago
Patriots practice squad transactions: LB Eric Martin signed, while LB Alex Singleton and DL Jimmy Staten released.

Dekota Watson was signed to the main roster.

My guess is that Harper is signed to the PS if/when he clears waivers..

Phil Perry ‏@PhilAPerry 6m6 minutes ago
Two out, one in for the practice squad means there is room for one more player. May be held for WR Chris Harper, who was released yesterday

Chiuba E. Obele said:

Phil Perry ‏@PhilAPerry 6m6 minutes ago
Two out, one in for the practice squad means there is room for one more player. May be held for WR Chris Harper, who was released yesterday

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God I hope so!!!! If someone else claims him I'll just off myself

Ross12 said:

God I hope so!!!! If someone else claims him I'll just off myself

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Just be sure the two year contestability period has passed on your life insurance. No need for those premiums to go to waste, right?

Hmm. Didn't want to guaranteed Watson's salary for the year, or did Martin need to be replaced? Martin played 16 ST snaps so he wasn't a roster spot liability, although I won't claim to be able to judge the quality of his ST play. Watson is most famous for running a 4.40, but that was at 226 pounds and he's listed at 245 now, so I don't think he brings some brand new dimension to the defense or anything like that.

We only had 4 LB on the roster, and I'm not sure if this signing really makes it 5, as I only recall him playing on the edge this preseason. So we might be back to 7 deep on the edge...

Watson's not bad. Isn't Dane Fletcher on PUP? Probably want him around as insurance til Fletcher comes back and then they can dump Watson since his salary isn't guaranteed.

If Harper is lost, it will be another five years before the Patriots find another decent
rookie receiver.

Dressing 3 WRs for Bills seems a tad light (even with 17 TEs/RBs)?

Oswlek said:

Just be sure the two year contestability period has passed on your life insurance. No need for those premiums to go to waste, right?

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What's sad is that I actually asked about this before signing my policy. While I honestly didn't mean for it to sound as weird or creepy as it does, the representative looked shocked.

https://twitter.com/AaronWilson_NFL/status/644252786461290496

Texans trade wide receiver Keshawn Martin to New England he was active didn't play in season opener