{"id":7557,"date":"2016-08-23T09:43:17","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T13:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=7557"},"modified":"2016-08-23T09:43:17","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T13:43:17","slug":"patriots-roster-coming-focus-team-releases-three-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2016\/08\/23\/patriots-roster-coming-focus-team-releases-three-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriots Roster Coming Into Focus, Team Releases Three Veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Patriots have released three more veterans today as they cut ties to CB E.J. Biggers, RB Donald Brown and DE Frank Kearse according to sources. Bill Belichick has always favored cutting loose veterans as early as possible if they don\u2019t fit into the team\u2019s plans, to give them a better chance of latching on with other teams. This seems to be the case here as none of the three appeared close to landing a roster spot.<\/p>\n<p>Brown seemed to have a good shot at making a roster spot. LeGarrette Blount\u00a0and Dion Lewis were coming off of serious injuries, Tyler Gaffney is unproven and Brandon Bolden is mainly a ST\u2019s player. That left James White and a bunch of question marks.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6608\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6608\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6608\" src=\"http:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Donald-Brown-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"Brown takes a breather after running some drills\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Donald-Brown-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Donald-Brown-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Donald-Brown-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Donald-Brown-2048x1369.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Donald-Brown-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Donald-Brown-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brown takes a breather after running some drills<\/p><\/div>\n<p>But Brown, got hurt early and camp and struggled to get back on the field. Both Gaffney and Blount had solid preseason outings in back-to-back weeks so the team will probably roll with them, White and Bolden to at least initially start the season.<\/p>\n<p>Kearse was a DE in Washington and projected to be an interior player here. He didn\u2019t stand out much during training camp and with others playing at a higher standard, he wasn\u2019t projected to make the team.<\/p>\n<p>Biggers came from Philadelphia as a free agent and signed a 1-year, $840,000 contract with a modest $25,000 signing bonus. With a lack of depth from 2015 in the Patriots secondary, he was thought to be at least in the mix for a veteran presence at cornerback.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7558\" src=\"http:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Hogan-Biggers-1024x643.jpg\" alt=\"Hogan,-Biggers\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Hogan-Biggers-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Hogan-Biggers-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But undrafted rookies Jonathan Jones, Cre\u2019Von LeBlanc as well as 2<sup>nd<\/sup>-year player Darryl Roberts have all outplayed him this summer. Not that Biggers play was poor, but the younger, faster and more athletic players were standing out daily. That forced the team to release V\u2019Angelo Bentley and now Biggers.<\/p>\n<p>With his release, the corner position now has Malcolm Butler, Logan Ryan, Justin Coleman, Cyrus Jones, LeBlanc and Roberts as their six top players. They may only opt to keep five so the competition will heat up in the final two weeks.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow me on Twitter\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveB7SFG\"><em>@SteveB7SFG<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0or email me at\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/patspub.patsfans.com\/stevebpatsfans@gmail.com\"><em>stevebpatsfans@gmail.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Listen to our\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/patriotsfourthandtwo\"><em>Patriots 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0and 2<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0podcasts on blog talk radio as the writers Russ Goldman, Derek Havens and I from\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/\"><em>PatsFans.com<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0discuss the latest Patriots news Wednesdays at 12 noon.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Patriots have released three more veterans today as they cut ties to CB E.J. 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