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Patriots Roll Dice, Waive LB Dane Fletcher

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August 13, 2012  · 8:35 pm | 1 min read | @IanLogue
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It's a tough break for Dane Fletcher after the linebacker seems poised to be placed on injured reserve.

According to ESPN Boston, the Patriots waived linebacker Dane Fletcher, who appears poised to spend the rest of this season on injured reserve should he clear waivers.

Then again, that's probably what New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin was thinking when he did the same thing with tight end Jake Ballard earlier this offseason.  Instead Bill Belichick scooped up the talented tight end, and as a result he's a future member of Tom Brady's offense.

As it stands right now unless another team feels Fletcher could be a future gem for them as well, hopefully he'll be back next season and pick up where he left off.

Belichick said in a conference call on Friday that things didn't look good for Fletcher after Thursday's injury, so today's news wasn't exactly a surprise.

"The news on Dane [Fletcher] doesn't look very good," said Belichick.  "So he'll probably be out for a while, which is unfortunate because he's worked hard, specifically this offseason and training camp. We've had good competition at the position so it we'll have to look for somebody else to step in but it's unfortunate for Dane. "

This is an archived article originally published on August 13, 2012. Content reflects the editorial context of its original publication date.

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