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Akeem Ayers & Jonathan Casillas are free agents, yet they are not brought in for a peek...
The Patriots seem to be very salary cap conscious. They asked Denver to take on
part of Thomas's salary. They seem set against filling holes throughout the roster
with outside help.
Ayers' career seems to have wound down since he left the Pats after the 2015 season. He played one year of a two-year deal as an OLB in Indy's 3-4 defense in 2016, wasn't nearly as productive, and then was cut at the end of Camp in 2017. The Pats had him in for a tryout a few days after cutdowns and nothing happened. Ayers was out of work, then, until he hooked on with the Gints for their last six games of the season. Ayers was used on ST almost exclusively, and wasn't offered a new contract for 2018. Now 29, he hasn't even been making the rounds of tryouts this season, AFAIK.
Casillas (now 31) left the Pats after the 2014 season for a 3-year/$10M deal with the Gints as a special-teamer/reserve LB. He ended up starting for them at LB from about halfway through the 2015 season until he suffered a neck injury in mid-2017 that eventually put him on IR. The Pat had him in for a tryout this past April, but nothing happened. I thought they'd sign him as cheap veteran depth, but it's possible that he didn't pass the physical/medical.
The Patriots seem to be very salary cap conscious. They asked Denver to take on
part of Thomas's salary. They seem set against filling holes throughout the roster
with outside help.
The Patriots seem to be very salary cap conscious. They asked Denver to take on
part of Thomas's salary. They seem set against filling holes throughout the roster
with outside help.
I agree. The Pats need to find a way to improve the pass rush.Claim or Sign the Beast, Whichever is Applicable!
I agree. The Pats need to find a way to improve the pass rush.
Mayhard to judge based on the team he was with. A change of scenery like a winning team does a lot for a player. I’ll be interested to see how Amari Cooper does with his new team.I don't know if he has anything left.
I don't know if he has anything left.