The Patriots waived 24-year old WR Tiquan Underwood last night on the eve of the Super Bowl.  He played in 5 games for the Patriots this year and he caught 3 passes for 30 yards (10.0 avg).  Underwood has now played in 15 games in his first three years in the NFL and he caught 11 passes for 141 yards (12.8 avg).  He has also returned 26 kickoffs for 599 yards (23.0 avg) so far in his NFL career.  Don’t be too sad for Underwood as he will still get a share of the Super Bowl winnings and he will get a Super Bowl ring if the Patriots prevail later today.

UPDATE:  (2/7/2012) – The Patriots have re-signed Tiquan Underwood to a reserve/futures contract for 2012.

The Patriots have waived 25-year old safety Ross Ventrone.  Ventrone played in 8 games for the Patriots this year and he had 2 tackles.  This is the sixth time that Ventrone has been waived by the Patriots since August….and they keep bringing him back.  Don’t be suprised if he gets signed again by the Patriots this year.

The New England Patriots have waived 21-year old rookie CB Sterling Moore.  Moore played in 5 games for the Patriots this year and he had 6 tackles.  He was an undrafted rookie out of SMU, so the Patriots didn’t have much invested in him.  He’s likely going to have a hard time finding a new job as the Patriots’ are giving up 310.0 yards passing per game this year, and he still isn’t good enough to play for them.

The Patriots have released 24-year old WR Taylor Price.  Price played in 3 games for the Patriots this year, but he didn’t catch any passes.  He played in 4 games in his two years with the Patriots and he caught 3 passes for 41 yards (13.7 avg).  This isn’t much of a loss at all for the Patriots.  Price was just taking up roster space for the Patriots.

The Patriots have waived 23-year old cornerback Phillip Adams.  Adams played in 6 games for the Patriots last year and he had 8 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 1 interception.  He has now played in 21 games in his first two years in the NFL and he has 21 tackles, 1 interception and 2 passes defensed.  This is not a big loss for the Patriots.

The Patriots have waived 30-year old DT Albert Haynesworth.  Haynesworth played in six games for the Patriots this year and he had 3 tackles.  He has now played in 116 games in his first 10 years in the NFL and he has 327 tackles, 30.5 sacks, 49 tackles for a loss, 6 forced fumbles, 4 fumble recoveries and 24 passes defensed.  Haynesworth was not giving a good effort for the Patriots this year and that is what led to his release.

The Patriots have waived 25-year old safety Ross Ventrone.  Ventrone played in 4 games for the Patriots this year and he had 1 tackle.  This is no loss for the Patriots and that’s really saying something considering  just how bad the secondary has been for them so far this year.

UPDATE:  (11/12/2011) – The Patriots have re-signed Ross Ventrone.

UPDATE:  (11/17/2011) – The Patriots have waived Ross Ventrone again.  He has played in 5 games for the Patriots this year and he has 1 tackle.

UPDATE:  (11/23/2011) – The Patriots waive Ross Ventrone again.  He has played in 6 games for the Patriots this year and he has 1 tackle.

The Patriots have lost 23-year old rookie cornerback Ras-I Dowling for the rest of the season.  They have placed him in the Injured Reserve List due to a hip injury that resulted from a torn tendon in his leg.  Dowling played in 2 games for the Patriots this year and he had 3 tackles.  This is a big loss for the Patriots as they were hoping that the would step up later this year.

The Patriots have waived 30-year old cornerback Leigh Bodden.  Bodden played in 5 games for the Patriots last year and he had 17 tackles and 4 passes defensed.  Bodden played in 20 games in his two years with the Patriots and he had 72 tackles, 5 interceptions (1 returned for a TD), defensed 22 passes, forced a fumble, recovered a fumble and he had 1 tackle for a loss.  This was a surprising move, especially when you consider that they are playing the Steelers this weekend.

The Patriots have released 26-year old TE Dan Gronkowski.  Gronkowski played in 2 games for the Patriots this year but he didn’t catch any passes.  He has now played in 16 games in his first 3 years in the NFL and he has caught 9 passes for 69 yards (7.7 avg).  The Patriots hope that Gronkowski’s brother Rob isn’t too upset with this move, as they need his head to stay in the right place.

UPDATE:  (10/10/1011) – The Patriots have re-signed Dan Gronkowski.

UPDATE II:  (11/9/2011) – The Patriots have waived Dan Gronkowski again.  He played in five games for the Patriots this year but he didn’t get a chance to touch the ball.