Treehugger Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Patriots release Dominique Easley in stunning move By Gregg Rosenthal Around The NFL Editor Published: April 13, 2016 at 03:51 p.m. Updated: April 13, 2016 at 04:12 p.m. Former first-round pick Dominique Easley played exceedingly well for the New England Patriots last season when he was healthy. That makes the defensive lineman's release all the more surprising. NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Easley was released on Wednesday after playing only 22 games over two seasons. Tom Curran of Comcast SportsNet New England first reported the news. While injuries have been an issue for Easley, it's hard not to wonder if there is more to the story here. Patriots coach Bill Belichick called Easley an "explosive player that is very disruptive" before last season. Easley only played 275 snaps last year, but he looked like one of the team's best defensive players when healthy. To put it in perspective: ProFootball Focus ranked him as the No. 12 defensive tackle in the league despite the limited playing time. Easley tore his ACL in both knees in college and ended his rookie season in 2014 with a knee injury. He tore his quadriceps in 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herc Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Gotta be more to it. He looked great the few times I saw him play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Gotta be more to it. He looked great the few times I saw him play Let us assume he has already committed murder, the police haven't arrested him yet and the Patriots want to get out in front of this and not lose next year's first round pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boohyah Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 The writing was on the wall when the signed Kuhn last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herc Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Let us assume he has already committed murder, the police haven't arrested him yet and the Patriots want to get out in front of this and not lose next year's first round pick. Yeah they probably got a 24 hour driver for chandler jones too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Two torn up knees? JR YOU IMGRATE SIGN EASLEY NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightFire Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 And a quad. Guys probably a cripple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treehugger Posted April 14, 2016 Author Share Posted April 14, 2016 The writing was on the wall when the signed Kuhn last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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