The Patriots released wide receiver Kenny Britt earlier today, but New England actually offered the veteran pass-catcher an extension earlier this summer, per Jeff Howe of The Athletic (Twitter links). As of earlier this week, Britt was still dealing with the hamstring injury that landed him on the physically unable to perform list, so it’s possible the Patriots were attempting to use that leverage in order to re-up Britt on a cheap deal. New England originally signed Britt last December after he was cut by the Browns; his contract included a option for 2018 which the Pats exercised in March. Britt was scheduled to earn a base salary of $1.05MM this season ($150K of which was fully guaranteed), and he already collected $50K in workout bonuses. Per Howe, Britt is now nearing full recovery and is expected to find a new team in the near future.
Here’s more from the AFC East:
- Teddy Bridgewater is reportedly on the trade block, and the Jets have already received interest from at least two clubs. With that in mind, Mike Sando and Rich Cimini of ESPN.com looked at six possible destinations for Bridgewater, who has excelled through two preseason games. Teams like the Cowboys or Panthers that currently lack an established backup quarterback certainly make sense as contenders for Bridgewater, but perhaps the most interesting team listed by the ESPN scribes is the divisional rival Dolphins. Bridgewater, 25, inked a one-year deal with a base value of $6MM, but he can earn another $9MM based on performance and playtime incentives.
- Speaking of Bridgewater, Ian O’Connor of ESPN.com details the lengthy surgical and rehabilitation process the veteran Jets quarterback faced after dislocating his knee in 2016. “…[I]t’s certainly the worst knee dislocation in sports I’ve ever seen without having a nerve or vessel injury,” said surgeon Dan Cooper. “It’s an injury that about 20-25 percent of NFL players are able to come back from. … It’s a horrific injury. You’ve torn every single thing in your knee and it’s hanging on by one ligament on one side like a hinge.”
- In case you missed it, the edge-rusher needy Jets have now expressed interest in both the Raiders’ Khalil Mack and the Jaguars’ Dante Fowler.
The Cowboys & Panthers don’t have “established” quarterbacks? Does your brain have aids? Dak Prescott sucks hole, but so does Jerry Jones’ judgement, so he has a job. Cam Newton is the best mediocre QB in the game. Kelvin Benjamin wasn’t wrong.
I’d assume they meant a veteran backup, obviously. Nobody is looking at Teddy as a starter at this point.
Cam is fire and ice, when he’s hot he can be the mvp but when he’s not he’s just average. His big problem is accuracy but when he finds it you can’t stop him.
The two clubs supposedly interested in Teddy aren’t named nor is there any mention of what the Jets would be wanting in return. Another example of stellar ESPN reporting…lol.
One team no one seems to talk about for teddy is Cincinnati
Bengals currently are 4 deep at the QB position so it’s unlikely they would want to add to that. Barkley has had some solid games as a backup so they will likely stick with him.
Jets fans actually think they can get a second or third round pick for Teddy. Everyone had a chance to sign him and the best offer he got was one year five million. Everyone passed on him. Jets fans are delusional.
Bengals should add him he’d beat out dalton for the job
Teddy is still capable of being a starter. He’s better then many current starting QBs right now