Statement by the New England Patriots on Alfonzo Dennard

I went full double face palm after waking up to this news this morning. I am really torn on how the Pats will react, but Dennard having to be in court in August, in the middle of training camp, is not good for anyone. And who knows what could happen since he’s already on probation. Could he end up having to serve his 30-day (or more now) jail sentence immediately instead of getting to wait until March?

There’s no question he’s serving that time at least now, whereas if he had stayed clean he might’ve gotten out of it.

Hopefully this is just the final cherry on top of a horrible offseason for the Patriots.