Patriots Player Departure Chris Jones Re-leased.

[fnordcircle]

Kitchen gone too. Bad week to be a Pats' DT.

 

[Ross12]

Wow really? Maybe Bill has decided he just isn't going to use DT's anymore.

 

[Love The Drake]

So mocking 3 dts then

 

[Dexter]

Joe Vellano is invincible.

 

[Sciz]

Joe Vellano is invincible.

That makes sense for now. You can fit 4 Vellanos into Jones' cap hit. If he lasts until the cut to 53, then I volunteer to lead the panicking.

 

[Galeb]

Pats may be trading up a bit to grab a DT.

 

[Dexter]

Pats may be trading up a bit to grab a DT.

No need, there will be plenty of good options available in the end of the 2nd round.

 

[bbobbo]

Chris Jones Re-leased

fixed-term or month-to-month?

 

[Ross12]

I guess it makes some sense - if they weren't in love with their DT depth and this draft is stocked full of DT talent, may as well trim some guys and get younger at the position in the draft.

 

[Froob]

fixed-term or month-to-month?

That's a guaranteed ignore list addition.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Or, maybe, just maybe, this is the same deal as with Gaffney, and they'll be re-signing him after he clears waivers?

 

[AtomicDawg]

Kind of expected this with so many DTs available in the draft. I think Kitchen might've stayed through training camp and preseason if Knighton wasn't signed.

 

[Froob]

Or, maybe, just maybe, this is the same deal as with Gaffney, and they'll be re-signing him after he clears waivers?

Could be. My comment on this will be conditional then.

If we bring him back: He sucks
If he isn't brought back: He's awesome

 

[DaBruinz]

Still leaves the Pats with the following:
Branch, Knighton, Brown, Kearse, Kuhn, Vellano at DT.

And I expect at least 1 DT possibly DT/DE combo to be drafted as well.

 

[bbobbo]

That's a guaranteed ignore list addition.

i'm just keeping my eye on tom brady's facebook page for news of him getting new wheels for his R8. then i can post (wait for it):

Brady Re-Tires

 

[Jimke]

The Patriots can replace them with rookies they can control beyond 2016 at low salaries.
Part of the pre-draft culling to free up some room for UDFAs.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

The Patriots can replace them with rookies they can control beyond 2016 at low salaries.

Ditto for a couple of other players on that list (Marcus Kuhn, Joe Vellano).

I hope Jones clears waivers (he should, though) and the Pats re-sign him.

 

[jah]

Thinking Jones will come back on a min deal.

 

[signbabybrady]

Not a good year to be a C. Jones

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Thinking Jones will come back on a min deal.

Minimum + incentives, I would think.