Patriots Player Departure FB Brock Lampe released

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[mgteich]

he was on the verge of making the 53 man before he injured

I disagree.

He was an UDFA who didn't even have one hit in practice before going on iR in late July. He definitely was NOT on the verge of making the 53.

 

[rkarp1]

I disagree.

He was an UDFA who didn't even have one hit in practice before going on iR in late July. He definitely was NOT on the verge of making the 53.

if the team was going to keep a FB, it was going tobe him

 

[BUSTAMOVE]

I am a bit surprised at this release timing considering camp has just started. What if he is signed by another team and then Gilliam gets hurt a few days later? Now you are back to your FB being Jack Westover.

If he couldn’t beat out Westover then he must not be showing any promise

 

[TheRainMaker]

After watching Anchorman, I thought I was never going to see that lamp guy again. Some people strike gold being in that right place at the right time. Just one year later he strikes gold with the “40 Year Old Virgin” and TV show “The Office”.

He and Jack Black have very similar career paths. Black was pretty irrelevant for quite some time before he hit the jackpot with “Shallow Hall”.

 

[Wozzy]

he was on the verge of making the 53 man before he injured

He got injured during the team's first padded practice of training camp. He was far from making the team.

they gave him significant money last year to sign him as an udfa

I paid a premium for Swedish Fish, it was still pennies. No UDFA’s contract precludes a team from cutting them. They make peanuts.

who knows the teams point of view? not me. not you.
but if Gilliam injures, imo....short sighted decision

Westover is still on the roster. Lampe probably got cut because he was third on the depths chart, not because of Gilliam.

 

[Pape]

Its a sign that Lamp Sucks from their vantage point.

That's a harsh take...

Maybe some news / info will shake loose over the next few days about him

 

[Gumby]

……..,
Westover is still on the roster. Lampe probably got cut because he was third on the depths chart, not because of Gilliam.

If I am not mistaken, Westover is still on the rostet (90) as a TIGHT END, Not as a FB.

 

[Family]

If I am not mistaken, Westover is still on the rostet (90) as a TIGHT END, Not as a FB.

But he can fill in for both.

Maybe the team felt Westover was as good as Lampe at FB or close enough to keep him for the versatility.