Patriots Player Departure WR Jeremy Ebert cut

[Uncle Rico]

Mike Reiss ?@MikeReiss 7m
Patriots have informed WR Jeremy Ebert he will be released, per source. Ebert a 7th-round pick out of Northwestern in 2012.

 

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[Patradomous]

Wasn't Ebert the Vrabel pick?

 

[SONS_OF_BELICHICK]

Time to mark down the Ebert shirts......

 

[Sicilian]

7th round flyer who never wowed anyone, making room now for two higher picks and another couple UDFA flyers.

 

[Rob0729]

Wasn't Ebert the Vrabel pick?

You are confusing Ebert with Ebner. Ebner, if he is cut, won't be cut until one of the cutdown days. He played well on special teams. So the only way he is cut is if one of the rookies make him expendable there.

 

[Triumph]

Value

Easy come and easy go.

 

[resdubwhite]

Best of luck Jeremy.

I would think he'll get a chance somewhere.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Best of luck Jeremy.

I would think he'll get a chance somewhere.

Maybe, but not at all a given. Nobody wanted him the first time, either.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

You are confusing Ebert with Ebner. Ebner, if he is cut, won't be cut until one of the cutdown days. He played well on special teams. So the only way he is cut is if one of the rookies make him expendable there.

Plus he has insane athleticism for a safety. The short version is this: right now, his floor is around Larry Izzo. If he can learn to be a true safety, his ceiling is Rodney Harrison.

 

[Jimke]

Ebert wasn't added to the practice squad right after he was cut last year.
TJ Moe has taken his place on the roster. I wouldn't be surprised if Moe bumps Edelman off the roster. Moe returned kicks at Missouri. Perhaps he can also return punts.

 

[jmt57]

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At least one reporter agrees.

Wide receiver turnover continues: New England Patriots release Jeremy Ebert | masslive.com

Ebert, who was selected out of Northwestern with the Pats' final selection of the 2012 NFL Draft, failed to make the team's 53-man roster, but stuck around on the practice squad and looked to be a long-term project at slot receiver. The 6-foot-0, 195-pound receiver drew interest from the Patriots because of his quickness, especially out of the slot and gained the reputation as a possible successor to the recently departed Wes Welker.

New England's additions at the wide receiver position have apparently made Ebert expendable. During free agency, the Patriots added Donald Jones, Danny Amendola and Michael Jenkins to help reload the position. They then followed that up by selecting two wide receivers during the 2013 NFL Draft: second round pick Aaron Dobson out of Marshall and third round pick Josh Boyce from TCU. What may have been the tipping point for Ebert, though, was the signing of undrafted free agent T.J. Moe out of Missouri, who has already drawn even stronger comparisons to Welker.

During his time at Northwestern, Ebert recorded 173 receptions for 2400 yards and 21 touchdowns, including 75 catches and 1060 yards as a senior.​

 

[JMC00]

Ebert wasn't added to the practice squad right after he was cut last year.
TJ Moe has taken his place on the roster. I wouldn't be surprised if Moe bumps Edelman off the roster. Moe returned kicks at Missouri. Perhaps he can also return punts.

Moe will bump Donald Jones off the roster before he bumps Edelman.

 

[DarrylS]

I told you BB does not know how to draft..

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

I'd be disappointed were this NOT to have happened. If the new crop of WRs, including FAs aren't expected to be better than Ebert, BB has been asleep at the switch.

 

[TruthSeeker]

I'm surprised it wasn't Kamar Aikens or Andre Holmes. You'd think those two would be even further down the food chain.

 

[patsfan13]

Apparently they saw enough to part ways given the new players from the draft and the UDFA's.

 

[Haley]

Ebert wasn't added to the practice squad right after he was cut last year.
TJ Moe has taken his place on the roster. I wouldn't be surprised if Moe bumps Edelman off the roster. Moe returned kicks at Missouri. Perhaps he can also return punts.

You must be joking.

 

[PatsFanStnfrd]

It is easier to cut 7th round picks which is why REACHES are all right here. I wish BB had selected Da'rick Rogers here w/ his last pick -- and given him a chance on a player w/ genuine upside. I think if Rogers behaves, he becomes a serviceable player for Buffalo -- perhaps even a star.