Pats dump Greg Lewis
by LEKSensei on Sep 7, 2009 8:11 PM EDT
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PrintPats dump Greg Lewis Posted by Mike Florio on September 7, 2009 7:10 PM ET In March, the Pats swung a deal for Eagles receiver Greg Lewis.
In September, the Pats dumped him.
According to Adam Caplan of Scout.com, the Patriots have released Lewis, who caught three passes for 58 yards during the preseason.
A vested veteran, Lewis becomes an unrestricted free agent. His best season came in 2005, when he started 16 games (thanks in large part to the giant stick in T.O.'s butt), catching 48 passes for 561 yards.
Because Lewis made the cut on Saturday, our first guess was that Lewis had declined to take a pay cut. According to NFLPA records, however, his base salary was only $650,000. Unless he was due other compensation that he refused to reduce or abandon (such as a roster bonus), Lewis simply was holding the last spot on the roster as of today.
And it makes us wonder whether the Pats made the move in order to clear a place for defensive lineman Richard Seymour, whose trade to the Raiders looks to be tenuous at best, regardless of what anyone is saying.
UPDATE: The Patriots have announced the move, and they filled the roster spot with defensive back Bret Lockett, who was claimed on waivers from the Browns.
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Good Lord, nooooo!
Although I guess if we have 7 WRs we won’t be tempted to revisit with Feets.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
I hear Reno Mahe is available too. Don’t give Andy any ideas.
Bye, Big Stew and JJ :(
by JimmyK on Sep 7, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
To be honest, I was very surprised when the Pats acquired him. I was certain that when his Eagles career was over, it would spell the end of his NFL career, just like Mahe.
Shock
That is a one word summary about the news. Maybe if they are still looking for a washed-up has been they could call Freddie Mitchell.
LOL
More of a never was except in his own mind where he is LEGEND!!!
by Cowboy KILLER on Sep 8, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Lewis
a replacement level player. That is not really intended to be a knock on him, because he’s still better than 99.9% of all people who ever played football. Alas, he needed to be better than 99.95%
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." - Bear Bryant
I know we're joking about it....
but could anyone else see us trading Brown, Baskett, and Curtis for other needs or picks and Lewis winding up back on our roster?
Why would we trade Curtis?
I think he has at least one more good year in him. Good hands, can make some people miss , runs a good slant. He did have 1100 yards….
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
Freddie Mitchell
the man of many names
First Down Freddie
4th and 26
The People’s Champ
FredEx
He has also appeared at a press conference wearing oven mitts to protect his hands. At the press conference he said “I’d like to thank my hands for being so great.”
R.I.P Jim Johnson 1941-2009
we will miss you Jim Johnson, thank you for everything you done to the eagles defense making them the best of the best, RIP JJ...
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