Today In Patriots History May 12, 2022: Jarrett Stidham traded to Raiders

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Today in Patriots History
Stidham traded to Raiders​

May 12, 2022:
Patriots trade QB Jarrett Stidham and a 2023 7th round pick to Las Vegas for a 6th round pick

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At the time, anybody that stated that Stid the Kid would be starting against the Patriots in the AFCCG in three years would have been considered insane.

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Thursday's news that the New England Patriots made a trade with the Las Vegas Raiders to end Jarrett Stidham's time with the club will likely be just a footnote around the league, but it certainly caps off a tough run here for the former 4th-round pick.

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Thursday’s news that the New England Patriots made a trade with the Las Vegas Raiders to end Jarrett Stidham’s time with the club will likely be just a footnote around the league, but it certainly caps off a tough run here for the former 4th-round pick.​

The two teams made a deal that saw the Patriots send Stidham and a 7th-round pick in 2023 to the Raiders in exchange for a 6th-round pick next year, ending one of the fastest rises and falls we’ve seen for a player in recent years.​

After being taken in the 4th round of the 2019 NFL Draft, Stidham quickly rose up the depth chart, replacing backup Brian Hoyer behind quarterback Tom Brady for his rookie season. When the news broke that Brady wouldn’t be returning in 2020, there were quite a few reports talking about how confident the club was internally with Stidham. In fact, it sounded like they were ready to potentially allow him to compete for the starting role that season.​

That notion was reinforced further when, despite an obvious need at quarterback, the Patriots went so far as to not address it at all in the draft that year. That seemed to indicate that the job was Stidham’s to lose.​

However, something seemed to change from that point. We saw Cam Newton brought in prior to training camp, which completely changed the dynamic heading into the preseason. But unlike Mac Jones, Stidham didn’t go out into camp with the same fire and precision. There was never really a battle between the second-year QB and the veteran.​

Most of training camp that year felt like it was seemingly spent on bringing Newton up to speed while Stidham couldn’t ever get into gear. The second-year QB threw a slew of interceptions during the early part of camp and was extremely inconsistent.​

According to NBC Boston reporter Tom Curran, Stidham’s number one problem was apparently the coaches just didn’t trust him. They were seemingly frustrated by all his turnovers during that preseason, which ended up being a continuation of what they had also seen during practices as they went further into the season. How he handled Newton’s arrival also appeared to be something they were disappointed with.​

“From what I’m gathering, the Patriots don’t feel very good about Jarrett Stidham from, really July on,” Curran said in November of that season. “The things that have gone on with him in terms of — the absence of things that have gone on with him. No compete in terms of trying to win that job away from Cam Newton, and I think that is a big strike against him.”​

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But anyone hoping to see him make a comeback will likely have to follow his progress in Las Vegas. How he’ll factor into things out there with Josh McDaniels remains to be seen, but for now, 2022 4th-round selection, QB Bailey Zappe, will likely be the one who takes Stidham’s place here on the depth chart.​

In the meantime, Stidham moves on and it closes the book on a crazy run for him here in New England. Fortunately, the fact McDaniels wanted him at least gives him an opportunity to continue his career. As we’ve seen, these chances certainly don’t last forever, so now it’s definitely up to him to take advantage of it.​

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The drafting of Bailey Zappe spelled the end of the road for Jarrett Stidham. He was traded to the Raiders with a 2023 7th round selection for a 2023 6th round pick. This is the first trade between Josh McDaniels / Dave Ziegler and Bill Belichick, and probably won’t be the last. I thought the Raiders were set with Nick Mullens and Garrett Gilbert at backup QB. Gilbert was a member of the Patriots Practice Squad last year.​

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I dont know how true this is, but its the offseason so its something to talk about.

It is being reported by James Stewart that Stidham was traded to Vegas, I would be surprised if this was true because I dont think Stidham has any trade value. Maybe a late 7th round pick or player swap?



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Trade
Send Stidham + 7th
Receive 6th + AFC Championship game win 3 years later

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[Wozzy]

Cleveland wanted to offer a first but Bill turned them down.

 

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Today in Patriots History
RIP, The Duke​

May 12, 2022:
Mr. Patriot, Gino Cappelletti, passes away at the age of 88

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Gino Cappelletti, an original member of the Boston Patriots in 1960 and the American Football League's Most Valuable Player in 1964, has died. He was 89.

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Gino Cappelletti was one of, if not THE greatest football player and goodwill ambassador not enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

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Gino Cappelletti was one of, if not THE greatest football player and goodwill ambassador not enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Not only was the versatile kicker/wide receiver the all-time leading scorer in the American Football League, but was one of only three players, along with George Blanda and Jim Otto, to have played in every AFL regular season game.​

Cappelletti was a Patriot for nearly seven decades, taking time away from the game briefly to work in business prior to returning as an assistant coach and later as the team’s radio color commentator. He was as beloved a figure to Patriots fans as Tommy Heinsohn was to the Celtics and Johnny Pesky to Red Sox Nation. Known to all as “The Duke”, he savored the glories of the Brady era while more than earning his regal nickname serving as the living symbol of, and elder statesman for, his many AFL teammates.​

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When news of the formation of the American Football League reached the former University of Minnesota quarterback in the spring of 1960, Cappelletti was tending bar and playing touch football in Minneapolis. It had been a half dozen years since he’d starred at the university, and his football career had taken him to a wide array of teams. Included in this journey were several stints in the Canadian Football League, time with an army team in Fort Still, Oklahoma and an unsuccessful tryout with the Detroit Lions.​

At age 27, with his athletic options dwindling, Cappelletti was at first overlooked by Patriots coach Lou Saban, who’d traveled to the Twin Cities to scout and sign several of Cappelletti’s former Minnesota teammates and current touch football buddies. In an interview with sportswriter George Sullivan, Cappelletti noted, “There were two voices in my head. One said to forget it, it wasn’t meant to be , and the other argued to give it one more try.”​

Cappelletti made several calls and tracked Saban to his home in Illinois. While pleading his case to the former Northwestern coach, he even offered to pay his own expenses to Massachusetts if it meant getting a tryout. Upon his arrival at training camp, the former quarterback announced his intention to kicks and play defensive back. In five exhibition games, his defensive prowess earned him a roster spot, and his kicking improved with each game.​

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On September 9, 1960, Cappelletti made football history when he kicked the first points in AFL history with a first-quarter, 34-yard field goal during a game against the Denver Broncos at BU’s Nickerson Field. In the Patriots’ 13-10 loss, he also lost his job as defensive back-but soon bounced back to serve as the team’s most versatile player.​

At practice one afternoon, Cappelletti stepped in for an injured wide receiver. Assistant coach Mike Holovak, a man known for his sharp eye for talent, liked his moves and soft hands. Cappelletti kept practicing and even started at wide receiver for the last game of the team’s inaugural season, catching one pass.​

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The 1961 season proved to be the ultimate test of Cappelletti’s strength and adaptability as he fought back from a severe case of hepatitis. The growing pile of medical bills and the fact that Saban had informed him that he’d lost his kicking duties to former Syracuse star Bob Yates served as powerful incentives for a make-or-break training camp.​

In the Patriots final exhibition game in Buffalo, Cappelletti caught a touchdown pass from quarterback Babe Parilli and watched as Yates point-after attempt was blocked. Later in the game, Saban put Cappelletti back in as kicker and was rewarded with three field goals from 32, 35, and 38 yards, with the last coming with only thirty seconds remaining in a tied game.​

His career restored, Cappelletti enjoyed a breakout season that year, catching 8 touchdowns, while kicking 17 field goals and 48 extra points to lead the AFL in scoring. It was the first of six straight seasons in which he scored 100 or more points. That record was even approachable until the Patriots’ own Adam Vinatieri reached the century mark in ten straight seasons.​

Amazingly enough, Cappelletti’s 155 points scored in fourteen games in 1964 remain the fourth highest season total in team history after Stephen Gostkowski’s sixteen game totals of 158 in 2013 and 156 in 2014 and 2017 respectively. Cappelletti enjoyed his greatest season in 1964, leading the Patriots to a 10-3-1 record and capturing league MVP honors.​

In 1992, the Patriots retired his number 20 when he was named to the team’s Hall of Fame.​

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Bill wanted Stiddy to start, but he wasn't up to the task.
Picked up Cam in Filene's basement, starting the dynasty downfall.
very poor planning for post Brady

 

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Today in Patriots History
Andre Carter​

Happy 47th birthday to Andre Carter
Born May 12, 1979 in Denver; hometown San Jose, California
Patriot defensive end, 2011, 2013; uniform #93, #96
Signed as a veteran free agent on August 11, 2011
Re-signed on October 22, 2013
Pats résumé: two seasons, 23 games (14 starts), plus two postseason games;
12 sacks, 56 tackles, 15 TFL, 30 QB hits, 3 pass deflections, 2 forced fumbles;
franchise record (tied) for most sacks in a single game (4, vs Jets in 2011);
2011 Pro Bowl


The 7th overall pick of the 2001 draft spent five years each with San Francisco and Washington, before catching on with the Patriots at the age of 32. Rubin Andre Carter showed he was not yet over the hill, registering ten sacks in 2011 (before missing the final two games with a torn quadriceps tendon), and was named to his first (and only) Pro Bowl. Andre signed with Oakland in 2012, then was cut at the end of their training camp the following year. After season-ending injuries to Jerod Mayo and Vince Wilfork, the Pats re-signed Carter for the last nine games of the 2013 season. Overall he had 12 sacks and 55 tackles for the Patriots, playing in 23 games with 14 starts, plus two playoff games. On November 13, 2011 Carter tied a franchise single game record with four sacks on Mark Sanchez in a 37-16 victory in New Jersey against the Jets. He was named NFL Defensive Player of the Week for that effort.

Overall Andre Carter worked out to be an excellent veteran defensive addition for the Patriots - though I hoped/expected he would have stayed in New England longer, without the one season in Oakland.

Andre Carter finished his NFL career with 184 games played over 13 seasons, with 517 tackles (387 solo). He accumulated 80½ sacks, 115 tackles for a loss, 121 quarterback hits and 28 pass deflections. Carter also registered 18 forced fumbles, 4 fumble recoveries and a safety. He also had 12 tackles and 3 tackles for a loss in six playoff games. In February of 2017 Carter was hired as an assistant defensive line coach by Miami, a position he remained in for two years. In February of 2019 Adam Gase - who had been head coach in Miami - hired Carter to be his defensive line coach with the New York Jets. In 2021 LSU hired Andre Carter to become their defensive line coach, and in 2024 he was the pass rush specialist coach with the Las Vegas Raiders.

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Bill wanted Stiddy to start, but he wasn't up to the task.
Picked up Cam in Filene's basement, starting the dynasty downfall.
very poor planning for post Brady

I think he had a plan (Jimmy G), but then Brady kept on playing at high level much longer than anybody could have realistically expected. It was botched, with neither one remaining on the team. The team would have bottomed out with Stidham, but at least the Patriots would have had a better draft spot rather than #15.

To me the biggest issue with the downfall was not bringing in or retaining a quality staff. Think of all the people that left - Scott Pioli, Jason Licht, Thomas Dimitroff, Nick Caserio, Larry Cook, Bucko Kilroy, Bob Quinn, Ernie Adams, Dave Ziegler - plus all the coaches. Belichick's circle of people he knew or trusted kept growing smaller and smaller, and as the years passed he did not effectively replace them. In some cases (Kilroy, Adams) nobody was going to be at that same level, but by then end, the quality in the personnel department and executive staff had eroded tremendously - and along with it, the product on the field.

 

[Wozzy]

Bill wanted Stiddy to start, but he wasn't up to the task.
Picked up Cam in Filene's basement, starting the dynasty downfall.
very poor planning for post Brady

Coming off four Super Bowl appearances in five years, entering the 2020 off-season with the third most dead cap in the NFL, half your starters aged or priced out and picking at the end of the draft.

Tell us you don’t understand team building without actually telling us.

 

[Wozzy]

I think he had a plan (Jimmy G), but then Brady kept on playing at high level much longer than anybody could have realistically expected. It was botched, with neither one remaining on the team. The team would have bottomed out with Stidham, but at least the Patriots would have had a better draft spot rather than #15.

Jimmy also wussied out and didn’t play with injury when he was cleared to play during Tom’s suspension. I’m pretty sure that’s when BB decided Jimmy wasn’t the answer going forward.

 

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Brady signed a 1 year deal which included a no franchise tag clause.
the Pats knew he was leaving and had 12+ months to come up with a plan.
that plan ended up as Stiddy, Cam and the famous "anyone can play QB" comment from a staff member.
and that my fellow posters, was the end of a dynasty, that really did not have to end

 

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Today in Patriots History
20th Century Tidbits​

May 12, 1972:
Pats sign their fifth round draft pick, Ron Bolton

The 6'2 cornerback from Norfolk State played in all but one game (55), with 45 starts for the Pats from 1972 to 1975. Bolton had 18 interceptions during that time before being traded to the Cleveland Browns for OT Bob McKay. Bolton played for seven more NFL seasons, while McKay lasted three years in New England, and only one as a starter.

Ron then went on to have a lengthy football coaching career, primarily in the MEAC.

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Ron Bolton begins his third season and second stint as defensive back coach. It did not take the highly confident Bolton long to show why he is regarded as one of the top secondary coaches in the FCS. The Bison secondary, which had been victimized by passing touchdowns from opponents, improved dramatically, ranking among the best in the MEAC in pass defense and pass efficiency defense in 2011. Howard cornerback Lanny Kelly finished second in the FCS in passes broken up.​

During his first stint here, Bolton served as defensive back coach under then head coach, Rayford Petty from 2002-06 and playing a key role in the development of current NFL standouts, Antoine “Deuce” Bethea of the Indianapolis Colts and Ronald Bartell, Jr of the St. Louis Rams. Howard was No. 1in the MEAC in total defense under Bolton in 2005 and No. 2 in 2006.​

Prior to coming to Howard, Bolton served as secondary coach for Delaware State. In his first season with the Hornets, his defensive backs accounted for 12 of the team’s 13 interceptions in2009. Safety Jerome Strums finished third in the MEAC with four interceptions. Additionally, Bolton’s secondary amassed three of the team’s four defensive touchdowns.​

Bolton also made a coaching stop at Liberty University from 1996-97 and at Norfolk State, his alma mater, from 1997-2001. Additionally, he was a teacher and head football coach at Booker T. Washington High School in Norfolk, Virginia during the 2007 and 2008 seasons. Bolton played collegiately at Norfolk State and had an outstanding career and was named to the Pittsburgh Courier Gazette Black College American team. After an outstanding college career Bolton was drafted in the fifth round by the New England Patriots and spent four seasons there as a cornerback and two years as the team’s Player Representative. Bolton was also a member of the Cleveland Browns and helped lead the team to the AFC Central Division championship and playoff berth in 1980.​

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May 12, 1977:
Allen Gallaher, a Pats 4th round draft pick from USC in 1973, passes away at the age of 26.

The 6'3, 257 lb offensive tackle played in 14 games for the Patriots in 1974. He then played for the British Columbia Lions in the CFL in 1975-76. Gallaher died from a heart attack at the very young age of 26.

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May 12, 1978:
The Patriots sign 26-year old free agent J.J. Jennings

The Holyoke native was a fullback/tailback and possibly the first Patriot from Rutgers. Jennings was drafted by the Chiefs in 1974, but instead signed with Memphis in the World Football League, where he was the WFL Rookie of the Year and All-WFL, rushing for 1,524 yards and scoring 94 points. Jennings was then traded to Philadelphia, as the WFL hoped that his being somewhat local (Rutgers) would spur interest and attendance, but the league folded in 1975. Jennings spent time with the Chiefs but was slowed down by injuries (1975-77), and later signed with the Giants (1977) and Patriots (1978) - but never got on the field in a regular season NFL game. In his post-football life he became an executive with Xerox.

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