News coming in just now that rookie Center Dustin Woodard has informed the team that he is retiring from professional football, before ever playing in a competitive game.
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Drafted by the Patriots in the seventh round this year, Woodard would have been competing to back up David Andrews, who recently returned after a season off through illness. Luckily, the Patriots signed Tyler Gauthier yesterday and he will now be in the mix for a roster spot.
The decision, according to reports, isn’t anything to do with the current on-going COVID-19 situation, more a case of Woodard losing the desire to play football.
The Patriots also released DE Nick Coe today. Coe was initially projected to go in the mid-late rounds in this year’s draft, went undrafted, and was picked up by the Patriots in May.
After just a few training sessions, he’s been informed of his release. Nothing much to say about this, Coe had some character concerns coming out of Auburn and was on the bubble to make the PS in my opinion.
With 4 current roster spots freed up, keep an eye out for a few more additions over the weekend to fill depth at positions of need (Tackle, TE, LB, K).
Current DE depth – Lawrence Guy, John Simon, Deatrich Wise Jr., Nick Thurman, Chase Winovich