OT: Thoughts and Well Wishes for Joe Vellano

[DaBruinz]

Hadn't seen this mentioned.

Vellano lost his house in a fire this weekend. On a positive note, he was signed to the Falcon's practice squad.

 

[AtomicDawg]

That sucks. A terrible week by anyone's standards. Hope he does well in Hotlanta.

 

[JMC00]

Man that sucks but seems like no one was injured.


But i'm sure a few mediots will take a shot at Bill now. "He knew the guy lost his home and still cut him"

 

[fxkane]

Yeah, that's a very tough call for Patriot coaching staff, but I have a sense that Joe understood about the pending cut before the fire, and that all's ok with him.

 

[Froob]

New headline: Belichick cuts player after learning house was burnt down

 

[patfanken]

Typical Pats guy. Vallano had minimum talents but has had an NFL career because he maximized what he had, was coached well, and never asked to do what he couldn't. G ood luck to him elsewhere. The fact that he wasn't good enough to stick here, shouldn't count against him

 

[ctpatsfan77]

That sucks.

I hope he didn't lose his SB49 ring--and if he did I hope the Pats replace it.

 

[DaBruinz]

That sucks.

I hope he didn't lose his SB49 ring--and if he did I hope the Pats replace it.

On a side note, if it was me, the ring would have been in a Safety Deposit Box. If it wasn't, I'd have had a separate insurance rider for it specifically.

 

[anditsgood]

Wishing the best for him

 

[Hercules Rockefeller]

New headline: Belichick cuts player after learning house was burnt down

Ooh ooh, what about this one---"Once the house burned down, Belichick knew that the pictures Vellano had on him were gone so he was safe to cut."

I kid, I kid. I always liked Vellano for the specific reason that he had completely maxed out his ability. Even if he was someone everyone was always wanting to upgrade, he stuck around a lot longer than I ever thought he would and outlasted a number of more physically gifted players at his position. It's a real drag about his house, that's devastating. Best of luck in Atlanta, Joe!

 

[Gronkowski123]

vellano filled in valiantly when wilfork/tommy kelly got hurt in 2013. same with chris jones!

 

[letekro]

Sad. Like his game.



(I'm a bad person)

 

[Fencer]

It seems he's unmarried but engaged, so presumably without kids.

Brittany Sena and Joe Vellano 's Wedding Website

If he were married with kids, then this would be terrible for the wife -- Dad transfers to a new job out of town the same week the house burns down. So that's at least something of a mercy; only two people are directly affected by the awfulness.