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Patriots release WR Will Hastings

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News coming in today that the Patriots have waived WR Will Hastings. Hardly a surprise in all fairness, Hastings has struggled to remain on the practice field following a number of absences during camp, he’s now been cut for a second time, which will probably be for good.

I wrote in yesterday’s Tweets of Note that hopes of rekindling the “Auburn connection” between him and QB Jarrett Stidham were all but over, now confirmed.

This move will drop the current roster number to 79, and following a number of WR tryouts on Wednesday, I’d expect to see a new face added over the weekend.

FA WR’s at tryouts – Andre Baccellia (University of Washington/Chiefs), Greg Dortch (Wake Forest/Jets-Panthers-Rams), Tony Gaiter (Florida International) and Matthew Sexton (Eastern Michigan)

Current WR depth – Julian Edelman, N’Keal Harry, Mohamed Sanu Sr., Damiere Byrd, Devin Ross, Jeff Thomas, Jakobi Meyers, Gunner Olszewski, Isaiah Zuber

Tweets of Note: 2020 Camp -#10 8/27

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Due to some adverse weather around Foxborough, today’s practice was brought forward to a 09:15 start. Pads were back on, refs were in attendance, and one side of the ball still continues to dominate. I present today’s Tweets of Note, along with my thoughts.

LB Cassh Maluia missed his first practice of camp today, along with fellow rookie LB Josh Uche. These guys have been performing well so far, and have real shot at being part of the LB playing group come the regular season, let’s hope they’re back tomorrow.

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Tweets of Note: 2020 Camp -#9 8/26

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The Patriots were back in shells and shorts this morning, following two padded sessions to begin the week. I present today’s Tweets of Note, along with my thoughts.

This caught my eye, if you asked me who’d have topped total receptions through nine practices, I wouldn’t have said Gunner Olszewski. A really great camp for him so far, along with Bird, and Harry who’s come on well this week.

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Tweets of Note: 2020 Camp -#8 8/25

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With competition and intensity ramping up, the Pats had their second straight padded practice of the week, here are Tuesday’s Tweets of Note.

CB Stephon Gilmore returned today alongside rookie UDFA, TE Jake Burt. It’s great to have Gilmore back, rumors were swirling that his absence was something to do with his contract situation. Personally I don’t think that was the case, either way, he’s now back with the secondary, who has been one of the top-performing positional groups so far in camp.

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Tweets of Note: 2020 Camp -#7 8/24

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Another warm day in Foxborough as the Patriots were back in pads to begin a new week. Before drills got underway, the yearly slip and slide welcoming show for the rookie coaches and players took place. Matthew Slater was on hose duty ensuring the newbies were well and truly drenched before practice started.

Here’s the Tweets of Note from today.

Good news for RB James White, CB Michael Jackson, and RB J.J. Taylor who all returned to practice today, likely caught up in the false-positive saga that made the news yesterday. Also back today was LB Tashawn Bower, whos return is a big plus, the position is already pretty thin, hopefully, he can get back on track for a good end to camp.

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Patriots sign K Nick Folk and DT Michael Barnett

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The Patriots today announced two signings, taking the team to its 80-man roster limit.

K Nick Folk

After Justin Rohrwasser’s unusual start to camp, I felt it was only a matter of time before another K was brought into the mix, and today that became a reality at the Pats re-signed Nick Folk.

Folk, a 12-year veteran in the league, went 14/17 FG and 12/12 XP for the Patriots last season where he suited up in 7 games. With Rohrwasser dealing with an injury that may be the cause of his inconsistencies so far, a kicker battle is now set to ensue.

DT Michael Barnett

The 6-foot-4, 304-pounder out of Georgia joins the team to add depth to the d-line position. Barnett went undrafted this year after playing in 46 games over his four-year career for the Bulldogs.

Can’t expect much more than a camp bubble chance for Barnett, even with Beau Allen missing from practice so far, the position is pretty deep and he’ll need to do something spectacular to earn a spot with the time remaining.

DT depth- Adam Butler, Beau Allen, Byron Cowart, Bill Murray, Xavier Williams, Michael Barnett

Tweets of Note: 2020 Camp -#6 8/23

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The Patriots were back on the practice field this morning for a lighter session after a day off yesterday. Here are the Tweets of Note from today.

A string of new players were added to the list of absentees from training today. It later turned out the Patriots had been affected by the false-positive COVID-19 tests connected to a New Jersey lab that hit multiple teams today.

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