Ben Brown and Erick Hunter Signed to the 53

[manxman2601]

limited size, good speed... not the recipe for a run stuffer, most likely a coverage linebacker

Makes for a good spy linebacker though.

 

[Brady85-23]

Yeah. Because Patspulpit is a better source than the Patriots themselves.... *SMH*

Pats pulpit is usually accurate. Everyone makes mistakes. I apologize for this most harmful infraction Sir da pontificator please don't shake your head at me

 

[Pape]

Makes for a good spy linebacker though.

that too

 

[Family]

Can anyone explain why the team didn't have to eat the dead cap when they cut Ben Brown?

 

[Pape]

Can anyone explain why the team didn't have to eat the dead cap when they cut Ben Brown?

not familiar with his deal... but i would hazard a guess that there were no guaranteed dollars left on the extension he signed

 

[Family]

not familiar with his deal... but i would hazard a guess that there were no guaranteed dollars left on the extension he signed

Right next year they get out with minimal damage, but this year not very friendly.

EDIT Sorry I thought I responding to you in the thread you started about Landry. Sorry/

 

[manxman2601]

Good article on Erick Hunter here. He sounds like a coaches dream. I'm rooting for this one.

Some highlights:

"He didn’t move to defense until getting to college, meaning he’s played linebacker for only four seasons."

"Wilson said he knew Hunter was destined to play professional football during his redshirt season in 2024 after a shoulder injury. Although unable to play, Hunter dressed for every game, participated in warm-up drills, and coached younger players from the sideline — displays of leadership that Wilson knew would serve the linebacker well. As he redshirted, Hunter sat in on defensive coaches’ meetings and in the booth during games."

"Returning to Morgan State for his graduate senior season, Hunter often stayed late enough that he was the last player in the building, sometimes locking up the facility for director of football operations Gerald Huggins."

"“He would come visit [me in my office], and he would just be up in there till it’s dark outside and watching film. And then we just would talk about what scouts are looking for and other linebackers that they’re comparing them against. He just was so determined and cared so much. You just got to root for a kid like that.”

“You can rank his athleticism with other linebackers in the NFL. He’s right up there,” Huggins said. “If you want to go pound for pound, number for number, his athleticism and the ability to process information, understand and learn and study like a pro, it was night and day.”

Erick Hunter has spent years proving people wrong. Now he’s doing it in Detroit - Andscape

Erick Hunter is leveraging the lessons of his unconventional football path as he pushes to make the Lions as a UDFA out of Morgan State.

andscape.com

 

[Pape]

Right next year they get out with minimal damage, but this year not very friendly.

EDIT Sorry I thought I responding to you in the thread you started about Landry. Sorry/

lol its all good

 

[JoeSixPat]

Ben Brown was re-signed today. He's on the 53. If he's not healthy, they'll likely call up Rizy with a game day elevation.. But it's going to be interesting since the Pats have 10 OL (5 OTs) not including Bryant. Unless they have Crownover slated to move to Guard.

I'm glad Brown is back, in part because I've yet to see if Wilson is better at C than he was at LG

But the fact that they'd even cut Brown suggests to me that they like what they see of Wilson - and perhaps the Brown move was to clear space for a guy off of waivers or trade that didn't come to be. Brown may not be the best on the OL but he's depth that we need and I have no problem having 10 OL on the 53 man squad (though I'd have gone with just 2 QBs to make room for them.)