The Patriots are waiving third-year guard Tre’ Jackson, according to Doug Kyed of NESN (Twitter link).
Jackson, 24, was a fourth-round pick in 2015, and played a significant amount of snaps during his rookie campaign as he started nine games for New England. According to Pro Football Focus, Jackson was roughly average in 2015, grading as the NFL’s No. 47 guard. Knee injuries knocked Jackson out at the end of that season, however, and forced him to spend the entire 2016 campaign on the PUP list.
Because Jackson was a mid-round selection, much of his rookie contract was non-guaranteed. As such, the Patriots will only incur about $260K in dead money on their 2017 salary cap. Jackson’s release saves New England almost $500K.
The Giants should bring him in,
yep!!!
Why?
Texans out to at least look at him. Of course, they have looked at zero free agents, so…