Player Signing Patriots signed P Corliss Waitman

[WTF!]

Patriots sign punter Corliss Waitman - ProFootballTalk

The Patriots have a punter.Corliss Waitman, who departed Denver this week after the Broncos signed punter Riley Dixon, signed with the Patriots today.Waitman is the only punter on the Patriots’ roster. They’ll presumably bring in another punter before training camp.Patriots coach Bill Belichick...

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Patriots coach Bill Belichick has long felt that left-footed punters provide a challenge to opposing returners because the ball spins differently. Waitman is left-footed.

Waitman was born in Belgium and grew up in the Netherlands playing soccer, but moved to the United States in high school and started punting. He played his college football at South Alabama and has spent time in the NFL with the Steelers and Raiders in addition to the Broncos. He also had a prior stint on the Patriots’ practice squad. He was the Broncos’ punter for all 17 games last year.

 

[Brotherblues]

Left footed!

 

[Chevy]

Superbowl!

20-0!

The juggernaut is back!

(but can he rush the passer?)

 

[WinstonSmith]

Patriots sign punter Corliss Waitman - ProFootballTalk

The Patriots have a punter.Corliss Waitman, who departed Denver this week after the Broncos signed punter Riley Dixon, signed with the Patriots today.Waitman is the only punter on the Patriots’ roster. They’ll presumably bring in another punter before training camp.Patriots coach Bill Belichick...

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FYI, his 46.6 yard average is 40 yards longer than Bailey's was last year.

 

[archstanton543]

FYI, his 46.6 yard average is 40 yards longer than Bailey's was last year.

Bailey's 2022 average isn't a high bar to clear.

 

[sb1]

This obviously was Zo's big news.

 

[Brotherblues]

My first thought was you can't trust stats about kicking in Denver so I looked up his home/road splits...

He kicked better on the road.

 

[archstanton543]

This is good news but I have one question...how much can he squat?

 

[borg]

Superbowl!

20-0!

The juggernaut is back!

(but can he rush the passer?)

AHC/STC Joe Judge now..........

 

[signbabybrady]

Does he do kickoffs too?

 

[turkeyneck]

Keep him away from the squat rack!

 

[Sciz]

The Broncos withdrew his ERFA tender, which is to say that he was under contract for minimum salary and they decided that was too much. I think there’s going to be another addition there, and history suggests that it’s probably coming in the fifth round.

 

[Froob]

Seems decent, we’ll probably sign an UDFA or draft a guy too, to compete. Glad we didn’t end up with a guy way over the hill.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

I open up fb and the NEP page post pops on my newsfeed containing a dramatic looking photo and welcome message with a guy in a broncos uniform. AND ITS CORLISS WAITMAN

 

[NormZauchin]

The Broncos withdrew his ERFA tender, which is to say that he was under contract for minimum salary and they decided that was too much. I think there’s going to be another addition there, and history suggests that it’s probably coming in the fifth round.

Looks like the Broncos punted on him.

 

[turkeyneck]

Treat P like OT. Bring in as many bodies as possible and sort thru the pile. Maybe a surprise rises to the challenge.

 

[upstater1]

I had 2 thoughts when I read this. Did we just really sign Corlis Williamson? What's he going to play? Defensive tackle?

And then I thought, wait, that was 25+ years ago when Corlis played at Arkansas. He must be 50 years old at this point.

 

[TommyD4207]

Let's gooooooooo

 

[borisman]

So the player from Denver Zo thought he’d be breaking news on is this guy?

 

[*ChungFu*]

So the player from Denver Zo thought he’d be breaking news on is this guy?

Advance fluffer for Jeudy?