First announced by Jim McBride, the Patriots informed the players this morning that Cam Newton would be the team’s starting QB.
BREAKING – Patriots announce Cam Newton as starting QB, team captains
BREAKING – Patriots releasing WR Mohamed Sanu
First reported by Ian Rapoport, the Patriots are releasing veteran WR Mohamed Sanu.
A bit of a surprise this one, initially at the beginning of camp, I thought Sanu could be a cut candidate given his poor first season in New England along with his injury issues, but following a fairly strong camp, I had him as a lock, but no more.
The Patriots acquired Sanu in a trade last year with Atlanta, where the team exchanged their 2020 second-round draft pick for his services. On reflection, fans will look back at this being one of the poorer trades of Belichick’s last decade as HC.
The release didn’t make the wire today, so there’s still a chance a team may come in to trade for him, but one thing’s for sure, his time in Foxborough is now over.
Per @patscap the release of Sanu will not inflict a dead cap hit and has created $5.75m in cap space.
Look out for my final 53-man roster projection which is being released tomorrow!
Is Leonard Fournette really an option for the Patriots?
After three seasons in Jacksonville, the Jaguars have released the 4th overall pick pick in the 2017 draft, Leonard Fournette. The 25-year-old Fournette is coming off a season in which he had a career high in a number of statistical categories. Fournette had a career high in games played, rushing yards, yards per carry, and receptions. But, Fournette’s departure in Jacksonville shouldn’t come as a surprise. He had previous issues with head coach Doug Marrone, and reportedly has been on the trade block for quite some time.
Fournette cleared waivers and can officially sign with any team. At this point in time, Fournette’s market is unknown, but according to BetOnline, the Patriots are co-favorites to land Fournette at 11-4 odds.
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Turns out I was wrong about Friday being the final open media practice of camp, reporters clambered into the training facility one final time today. So, for the second time, here are the final Tweets of Note from camp.
DE Chase Winovich missed his second straight practice today (not overly concerned, no official word regarding his absence), CB Michael Jackson was also missing. A positive on Friday was the appearance of DT Beau Allen for the first time this Training Camp, which was short-lived as Allen was missing again today.
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Another week of Patriots practice in the books that ended with a walk-through session inside Gillette Stadium. Plenty of news to cover from the past week, so let’s get our Sunday check-in from training camp.
Camp News
Some positive news out of the WR position was the return of N’Keal Harry from a number of missed sessions. The even more reassuring factor was the notable performances Harry put in against the defense. In a season where the team desperately needs him to make his second-year jump, Harry has started to show signs of his true abilities, whilst also building some chemistry with QB Cam Newton.
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Following a successful workout with the Patriots on Wednesday, WR Andre Baccellia was officially signed by the team today.
Following WR Will Hastings’ exit on Friday, it was rumored that the team would bring in another body at the position.
After going undrafted this year, Baccellia signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on April 30, before being released on August 19.
Baccellia played in 48 games during his collegiate career at Washington and caught 107 passes for 1,183 yards and five touchdowns. A speedy receiver who also ran a 4.28 40 at his pro-day.
Unfortunately, now media access to practice has ended, we won’t get much coverage on the latest signing, my thoughts are that he probably won’t make the 53-man roster which is due to be cut down next weekend, a potential candidate for the PS though.
Follow the above tweet for a good thread and analysis by @GimRari on the Pats new wide-out, including some film review.
Tweets of Note: 2020 Camp -#11 8/28
Earlier I found out that today would be the last media attended practice allowed during camp, so for one final time this season, here are today’s Tweets of Note.
The Patriots moved the practice into Gillette Stadium today for what we anticipated to be a full-speed scrimmage session. Unfortunately, it was a glorified walkthrough in shorts and shells.
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