Patriots placed Rufus Johnson on reserve-non-football illness list

[jmt57]

Not sure yet what that's all about.

I'm sure details will follow soon.

 

[Tony2046]

Mike Reiss has little more to add:

DE Rufus Johnson's season ends due to illness; Patriots claim safety

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- First-year New England Patriots defensive endRufus Johnson had his season come to an end Wednesday when the team placed him on the reserve/non-football injury list. Johnson has been ruled out of the last two games due to an undisclosed illness.

 

[turkeyneck]

I hope this is not the same illness that kept Wendell out. I don't like to hear of illness in the lockerroom.

 

[Observer]

They signed some Dewey character from the Colts

 

[Fencer]

They signed some Dewey character from the Colts

I believe he'll be the 8th safety on the team.

• McCourty
  
• Harmon
• Chung
  
• Richards
• Ebner
  
• Wilson
• King
  
• Dewey

 

[Onedaful]

Patriots claim S Dewey McDonald off waivers; Place LB Rufus Johnson on reserve/NFI list

 

[ctpatsfan77]

They signed some Dewey character from the Colts

And then they added Cheatum and Howe.

 

[farn]

Safety has become our Rutgers.

 

[varjao]

Cmon Bill why another safety, lets go after a swing tackle, this team is one injury away from using tight ends as tackles, or a cornerback even if it is on the throw at the wall to see what sticks strategy

 

[BobDigital]

BB loves his safeties. What can you say? I do wonder why he wants more. With McCourty/Harmon/Chung and Richardson for young depth there really isn't room for someone else to get on the field much.

 

[Fencer]

Cmon Bill why another safety, lets go after a swing tackle, this team is one injury away from using tight ends as tackles, or a cornerback even if it is on the throw at the wall to see what sticks strategy

I doubt all 8 will be here for long.

 

[n1997y]

We've seen CBs converted to safeties, wonder if there's any chance of going the other way? Or maybe using a safety to cover TEs? If BB expects to see more three TE sets he might be thinking about that.

 

[captain stone]

This adding all these crap Safeties bullshyte is utter Fail.

Wake the feck up Bill and start addressing our Real Needs.

 

[TheFlyingWedge]

I believe he'll be the 8th safety on the team.

• McCourty
  
• Harmon
• Chung
  
• Richards
• Ebner
  
• Wilson
• King
  
• Dewey

Maybe they are loading up on safeties rather than cornerbacks to play the nickle and dimeback positions.

 

[juny]

Hpefully it's not the Tampa Bay MRSA.