All the Patriots cuts merged mega thread

[Deus Irae]

Update on Wheatley, from Rappaport:

Hearing fairly strongly that DB Terrence Wheatley will be safe.... The injury to @LeighBodden has helped. But nothing is for sure yet...

Twitter / Ian R. Rapoport: Hearing fairly strongly th ...

 

[FrreeeBird]

Hearing that Eric Alexander has been released...

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Eric Alexander released as well per his twitter account.

Helps insure that McKenzie makes the team. Hopefully it also means we have other young ST stars.

 

[jah]

Hearing that Eric Alexander has been released...

:singing: :rocker: Finally!

 

[BritPat]

:singing: :rocker: Finally!

A bit harsh - someone just lost his job.

 

[patriotscpfc]

A bit harsh - someone just lost his job.

This.

10char

 

[jah]

A bit harsh - someone just lost his job.

Damn. I never thought of it that way

 

[DaBruinz]

Just remember that the Pats have been known to "set the 53" by the deadline, only to change it the next day..

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Damn. I never thought of it that way

Hopefully Eric managed his money well. He's also a shadow roster candidate and as an experienced but young vet will be at least considered by other teams.

 

[Patspsycho]

Just remember that the Pats have been known to "set the 53" by the deadline, only to change it the next day..

BB has said as much. He has said "the wheels will be in motion until early next week." Can't remember where this comes from. I think Reiss.

 

[jah]

Yeah, sorry about my previous statement. I mean, I didn't want him making the 53, but I hope he finds a job with another team. I feel like a total **** now :bricks:

 

[PATSNUTme]

I felt all along that Alexander and Slater would not make the team. Best of luck to Eric. Waiting on the Slater cut or he could be put on IR maybe.

Nothing against either player I just think we have better people at those positions.

 

[BritPat]

Yeah, sorry about my previous statement. I mean, I didn't want him making the 53, but I hope he finds a job with another team. I feel like a total **** now :bricks:

No worries, that's likely tame in comparison to other opinions, especially those who begged for Cassel to be cut two years ago (myself being one of them). I think we all have to remember that at the end of the day, these are normal people like ourselves who need to pay for the roof over their heads and to put food on the table for the kids. Yes they're highly paid, but there's no guarantee it will last forever.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

I felt all along that Alexander and Slater would not make the team. Best of luck to Eric. Waiting on the Slater cut or he could be put on IR maybe.

Why not IR the guy and give him one last shot next year? It's Kraft's money, not mine.

 

[patriotscpfc]

I felt all along that Alexander and Slater would not make the team. Best of luck to Eric. Waiting on the Slater cut or he could be put on IR maybe.

I might be wrong, but I don't see Slater going anywhere right now.

I don't have him on my 53, but Bill likes him and we wont lose that many former Special Teamers as we can't afford to have a whole new Special Teams unit. Gotta have players who've got real gameday experience as a Special Teamer on the 53.

 

[DaBruinz]

Hopefully Eric managed his money well. He's also a shadow roster candidate and as an experienced but young vet will be at least considered by other teams.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Alexander end up in Cleveland within a couple days.

 

[Patspsycho]

Hearing that Eric Alexander has been released...

Source? I get tweets from Reiss, Rappaport, WEEI, and they aren't saying anything. Those guys usually hear it first.

 

[patchick]

Ross Tucker put a world of understanding into his 140 characters this morning:

"Final cut day in the NFL. Been retired 3 years & thought of it still makes me sick. Hundreds of lifelong dreams being crushed today."
Ross Tucker (SI_RossTucker) on Twitter

Alexander always seemed like a decent, hard-working guy and I'm sure we all wish him well. But there's no denying that it feels good to see new blood on that ILB depth chart.

Meanwhile...my bullheaded insistence since draft day that Brandon Deaderick has a real shot at the roster is looking better and better! (I'm so seldom right, I have to stop and smell the roses this time. Especially since I could be proved wrong within minutes. :bricks

 

[mrscruff]

Source? I get tweets from Reiss, Rappaport, WEEI, and they aren't saying anything. Those guys usually hear it first.

Boston herald has it


BostonHerald.com - Blogs: Rap Sheet Blog Archive Patriots have informed safety Ross Ventrone he’s been released

 

[Kontradiction]

Update on Wheatley, from Rappaport:



Twitter / Ian R. Rapoport: Hearing fairly strongly th ...

He's looked better in the preseason than I thought he would. No shocker that we're keeping him. I wonder if Wilhite did enough to keep his job, even with Bodden being out for the year.