Tre Boston is still looking for his next gig, and his agent is putting on the full-court press to get his client a job. Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that Boston is “now healthy, in shape, vaccinated and willing to sign on with a practice squad” (Twitter link).
“Tre’s been a really good player for a long time and I’m shocked he hasn’t been signed yet,” Rosenhaus said.
While it’s pretty obvious what’s going on here, it’s interesting that Rosenhaus cites a potential injury as a reason for why Boston hasn’t signed a deal (note that Boston is now healthy). The 29-year-old didn’t miss a game last season, and he ended up finishing the campaign with a career-high in tackles (95). The Panthers decision to cut the safety seemed mostly financial, but perhaps an injury also played a role in his release.
Boston returned to the Panthers in 2019, marking his second straight low-cost, one-year NFL deal. Then, Boston racked up eleven passes defensed and three interceptions, helping to turn around a suddenly resurgent secondary. He was rewarded with a three-year, $18MM deal, but he only made it one year into that contract before getting cut. Boston has been a free agent since February and hasn’t generated any hits, and it sounds like he’s ready to work his way back into the league via the practice squad.
Wouldn’t mind seeing him come to NE he can’t be worse than JJ Williams or Mills
Especially on the Practice Squad… If he’s good he’ll get on the active roster..
49ers need some safety help asap with Tartt, Moore, Ward, and Wilson ALL currently out..
Rosenhaus still pushing to get Terrell Owens back in the league, too?
Boston was a very good Free Safety for a while who just couldn’t find a steady gig. I wouldn’t be shocked if he had a nagging injury that scared some teams off, because he’d be a low cost upgrade to a lot of teams at the rang-y centerfield position as a free agent veteran pickup. He’s worth a shot, at least.
The reason he “couldn’t find a steady gig” is because he wasn’t nearly as good as people think/thought when they just look at the stats. He had good hands, I’ll give him that, and would therefore pull down an INT here and there. But he was atrocious at play and route recognition and correspondingly got burned out of position a lot. That’s his biggest issue: between the ears.
Boston was good his second time in Carolina. I think most of those problems you talk about were evident in his early years there, which I also remember-missed assignments, locking on to receivers and getting out of position, and missed tackles in particular.
But Boston got much, much better in his years since. He is today not a top safety, but he’s much better than when he started in Carolina. Even if we disagree there, which I can understand, we should agree that whatever deficiencies Boston has, he’s certainly not worse than what a few teams are playing at safety.
After watching the train wreck Steelers secondary get picked apart by Fields, any player of note would be a welcome addition Which reminds me, why did they trade for Witherspoon, anyway?
I have no idea why this guy can’t get a job. He puts up solid #s. I haven’t heard any stories about him being a locker room cancer, (aka OBJ). I just don’t get it.
See above. The numbers don’t tell the whole story, as they often don’t. He’s really bad at being out of position and misreading plays. I’m a Panthers fan, I’ve seen this a lot with him.
Fair enough. The Chiefs are seeing that right now with Daniel Sorensen.
Speaking of Panthers, any chance he ~Reunites w/ RR over there in Wash!??
Sign him, Hawks!