PATRIOTS NEWS Practice Squad Signings

Urgent · Thursday at 6:26 PM

Tough surviving as a practice squad player.

p8ryts · Thursday at 6:40 PM

Why are we signing multiple TE's and Safeties? We need heft in DL and a guy they valued was cut in about 2 days.

DaBruinz · Friday at 11:58 AM

p8ryts said:
Why are we signing multiple TE's and Safeties? We need heft in DL and a guy they valued was cut in about 2 days.

The Pats have 2 DL on the PS. They have 1 TE on the PS. They have 2 safeties on the PS.

Gotta figure for STs depth for the Safeties and TE.

Eric Gregory is your "heft" on the D-line for back-up in case of injury.

Clearly, Hunt didn't show enough in the 2 days of practice to warrant staying.

The biggest change in the depth at ILB. They are carrying 6ILB on the Pro-roster and 2 additional on the PS. That's 2 additional they didn't carry last year.

manxman2601 · Friday at 5:22 PM

jboston19 said:

Some details and highlights

Pro day

4.42 forty (very good for a 200lb safety)
37" vertical
10-6" Broad

Gumby · 2026-09-05T02:56:43-0400

manxman2601 said:
Some details and highlights

Pro day

4.42 forty (very good for a 200lb safety)
37" vertical
10-6" Broad

Official pats page release on the transactions: FWIW, no really new info.

Patriots Sign S Elliott Davison to the Practice Squad; Release DT Jalen Hunt from the Practice Squad

Huckleberry1 · 2026-09-05T09:23:52-0400

manxman2601 said:
Practice squadders are almost by definition JAGs.

I get what you are saying Manx, but I think that with many of them they see traits that are exceptional and are trying to shore up their weaknesses so they can later use their strengths. Edelman wasn't a practice squad guy, but he spent three years on the bubble before breaking out. He was the prototype of a guy with an exceptional trait, his short area quickness, who needed to develop the rest of his game to turn into the player he became. They didn't dare put him on PS because they knew that he would get picked up instead of ever getting there.

manxman2601 · 2026-09-05T09:33:45-0400

Huckleberry1 said:
I get what you are saying Manx, but I think that with many of them they see traits that are exceptional and are trying to shore up their weaknesses so they can later use their strengths. Edelman wasn't a practice squad guy, but he spent three years on the bubble before breaking out. He was the prototype of a guy with an exceptional trait, his short area quickness, who needed to develop the rest of his game to turn into the player he became. They didn't dare put him on PS because they knew that he would get picked up instead of ever getting there.

I'd like to know what % of people placed on the PS in their first year make it in the NFL. There will be exceptions for the reasons you state but I would maintain they are the exceptions rather than the rule and by a significant margin. My statement was a bit of a blunt one and maybe 'replacement level' is more accurate than JAG.

Huckleberry1 · 2026-09-05T09:48:10-0400

manxman2601 said:
I'd like to know what % of people placed on the PS in their first year make it in the NFL. There will be exceptions for the reasons you state but I would maintain they are the exceptions rather than the rule and by a significant margin. My statement was a bit of a blunt one and maybe 'replacement level' is more accurate than JAG.

I don't disagree that the vast majority of UDFA's don't make it in the NFL, the tact of the matter is that the vast majority of draft picks don't even make it in the NFL. My only point was that many of the end of roster guys and PS guys get to stick around because of specific strengths teams see in them. Their hope is that they can shore up their weaknesses and turn them into productive players, even if most won't get their.

Wozzy · 2026-09-05T10:23:14-0400

p8ryts said:
Why are we signing multiple TE's and Safeties? We need heft in DL and a guy they valued was cut in about 2 days.

I told people here a week or so ago at cutdown time not to read too much into every backend of the roster or practice squad signing. The team is rapid fire bringing guys in to kick the tires and see what is out there.

captain stone · 2026-09-06T19:03:41-0400

jboston19 said:

Where's the veteran Cornerback, Nose Tackle, Edge Defender, Center, Tight End & Running Back?

Uptown · 2026-09-06T19:14:23-0400

captain stone said:
Where's the veteran Cornerback, Nose Tackle, Edge Defender, Center, Tight End & Running Back?

A couple of those positions may get signed after Week 1 so the contract isn’t guaranteed.

Grogan14 · 2026-09-06T19:31:44-0400

captain stone said:
Where's the veteran Cornerback, Nose Tackle, Edge Defender, Center, Tight End & Running Back?

How many S does this team need?

Wozzy · 2026-09-06T19:36:42-0400

captain stone said:
Where's the veteran Cornerback, Nose Tackle, Edge Defender, Center, Tight End & Running Back?

The Patriots CB room is arguably the best in the NFL.

They signed Greg Van Roten, he can play center. Jacob Rizy is also on the PS and flashed some this preseason. That’s good depth.

They have two good RB’s on the practice squad, one big bruiser, one change of pace back. Plus the three starters that’s the room and it’s a pretty good unit.

Nose Tackle I agree would be nice.

More OLB depth wouldn’t hurt until Landry returns, but you don’t typically find good OLB’s available at this point.

TE is a similar situation, not much worth signing. Play Arkin and use a 6th lineman, Lomu should be a plus blocker as the 6th lineman and Hollins can give you some end of line blocking and receiving.

Signing bad players doesn’t help the team, it hurts the salary cap and accrues a bunch of unnecessary dead cap at the end of the season. At some point you ride the horse that brought you.

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