Patriots expected to sign DL Alan Branch

[Mack Herron]

Locker room to Siberia? Where are the investigative reporters?

 

[Brady_to_Moss]

not holding my breath on this one..something happened..and it couldn't have been good if still not signed

 

[Archeryaddict12]

John Abraham part 2

 

[JMC00]

John Abraham part 2

Except John Abraham wasn't given a number or seen in the locker room by reporters

 

[TeamFirst]

https://twitter.com/shalisemyoung/status/526858159089266690

Seems he has a locker and a number and was spotted today.

 

[Danger Zone]

https://twitter.com/shalisemyoung/status/526858159089266690

Seems he has a locker and a number and was spotted today.

One idle speculation/theory from a couple of days ago was that if he wasn't going to play Sunday, Belichick wouldn't use a roster slot on him until after the weekend.

 

[Deus Irae]

The NFL transaction wire is out, and Alan Branch still hasn't been signed by the Patriots or any other team.

https://twitter.com/DougKyedNESN/status/526851781599690752

 

[IcyPatriot]

He'd rather go to a team where last call is 3am ...........

 

[Archeryaddict12]

Except John Abraham wasn't given a number or seen in the locker room by reporters

Still ain't signed or apart of the team yet.

 

[Ross12]

Talk about "shadow roster"...

 

[Dragda]

Talk about "shadow roster"...

I'd prefer we never use that term ever again. Not many things bother me, but that always has for some reason.

 

[Mack Herron]

Mike Loyko ‏@NEPD_Loyko 49s49 seconds ago
#Patriots did not sign Alan Branch today. Would have to think zero hour is approaching with signing him or not.

Mike Loyko ‏@NEPD_Loyko 3m3 minutes ago
Can't imagine a team can bring a player in, give him a locker, a number, and then hide him for a week without signing. League would step in

 

[Ross12]

I'd prefer we never use that term ever again. Not many things bother me, but that always has for some reason.

I don't actually like that term either, I think it's kind of stupid; I was just joking that this feels like a literal case of being on a "shadow roster"... Having a number and a locker and being around the team and in the locker room, yet somehow not actually on the roster.

 

[Brady_to_Moss]

Except John Abraham wasn't given a number or seen in the locker room by reporters

no he didn't..only that crappy erica girl and that dolt mike lokyo or whatever his name was said "pats are where he will end up

 

[Aßßynormal]

Maybe he's working off a suspension on the DUI. Available, with practice time, in week 11.

 

[RayClay]

Maybe he's working off a suspension on the DUI. Available, with practice time, in week 11.

He's got a wicked hangover

 

[mgteich]

OK, I don't understand him being given a number. But I do understand him not being signed. He wasn't ready to play against Chicago, and would likely be inactive against Indy. If this is indeed the situation, it seems reasonable for Belichick to wait until after the bye. What is the downside, other than someone else signing this valuable potential resource. So, we'll have another 2 weeks to see which special teamer is cut or put on IR.

Perhaps, Belichick just decided that he was no longer a good idea, That does seem unlikely.

 

[TheBostonStraggler]

This is BB we are talking about. If he could keep a practice squad player for an extra hour by signing a desired Free Agent temporarily to the medical staff, he would do it (as a good HC should).

I'm not saying this is the case, however, if reports are true and the new guy has a locker then it's one definite possibility that this is just BB being BB.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

BB really loves screwing with the press, the fan boys and to his detriment Das Kommisioner. He simply can't restrain himself. Probably figures that Roger is too busy hiding out after his disastrous last press conference. I know that my greatest career detriment was not restraining myself from occasionally tweaking the CEO. It was worth it, though.

 

[BelichickFan]

Mike Reiss ‏@MikeReiss46 secs46 seconds ago
Free-agent DT Alan Branch is here at Gillette Stadium. Look for him to practice today and an official signing to be announced by Patriots.