regular season games where Shelton was active, running the ball against the Patriots was a negative proposition for opposing offenses — to the tune of -.04 expected points per rush.This isn’t to say that Danny Shelton was the definitive factor in the Patriots’ success in defending the run, but it’s no

New England is opening up a roster spot." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhitePats Pulpita New England Patriots communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpPatriots NewsOpinion and AnalysisContribute!About the SiteTopicsPatriotsOddsShopStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhitePatriots News Opinion and Analysis Contribute! FanPostsFanShotsAbout the Site List of Patriots Twitter AccountsWrite For Pats Pulpit!New User Welcome and Commenting GuideCommunity GuidelinesMastheadTopics Patriots Off-Season CoveragePatriots Opinion/AnalysisPatriots NewsPatriots Draft CoverageSportfolio ManagementFiled under:Patriots NewsPatriots release tight end Austin Seferian-JenkinsNew White Lawrence Guy Jerseys ,105commentsNew England is opening up a roster spot.EDTShareTweetShareSharePatriots release tight end Austin Seferian-JenkinsAaron Doster-USA TODAY SportsAmong the eight players not spotted during the New England Patriots’ first practice of their 2019 mandatory minicamp was tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins. Now we know why the free agency acquisition, who also was an excused absentee for the lone organized team activity session open to the media on May 23, was a no-show today: as first reported by ESPN’s Field Yates, the Patriots will part ways with Seferian-Jenkins.NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport added that the 26-year-old will step away from the game for a month to deal with personal issues, and the Patriots have decided to release him as he does that. It certainly looks that there might be a chance that he returns to New England later down the line. Until that happens — if it does at all — the Patriots’ uncertainty at the tight end position continues, however.Not only did Rob Gronkowski announce his retirement in late March, the team also moved on from Dwayne Allen and Jacob Hollister. In their place, Seferian-Jenkins was expected to compete against Matt LaCosse, Benjamin Watson Lawrence Guy Jerseys 2019 , Ryan Izzo, Stephen Anderson and Andrew Beck for a spot on the roster. Given his experience and steady albeit mediocre production in the past, the former second-round draft pick was originally seen as one of the favorites to make the team.With Seferian-Jenkins no longer in picture, LaCosse, Watson, Izzo, Anderson and undrafted rookie Beck will compete for the roster spots at tight end. Watson, of course, will miss the first four weeks of the regular season due to a suspension White Rex Burkhead Jerseys , which will alter the whole dynamic once more. But it is needless to say that the Patriots’ tight end depth chart is not exactly the model of stability any more it was when Gronkowski was still around.[UPDATE] The Patriots have made the move official. 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FanPostsFanShotsAbout the Site List of Patriots Twitter AccountsWrite For Pats Pulpit!New User Welcome and Commenting GuideCommunity GuidelinesMastheadTopics Patriots Off-Season CoveragePatriots Opinion/AnalysisPatriots NewsPatriots Draft CoverageSportfolio ManagementDetails released on Danny Shelton’s new contract with the PatriotsNew,9commentsWe now know the structure of Danny Shelton’s team-friendly deal.EDTShareTweetShareShareDetails released on Danny Shelton’s new contract with the PatriotsPhoto by Wesley Hitt/Getty ImagesNot even 24 hours after news surfaced that the Patriots re-signed IDL Danny Shelton, ESPN’s Field Yates reported the details of the former 12th overall pick’s contract.After waiting more than two months on the open market, this modest one-year deal was clearly Shelton’s best option. After sending the Cleveland Browns a 2019 third round pick in exchange for Shelton and a 2018 fifth rounder last March, the former Washington Husky dressed for 13 games, started one of them. He was deployed as a rotational two-gapper on early downs behind starters Lawrence Guy and Malcom Brown, and finished the season having participated in 31.06% of the team’s defensive snaps. For the three regular season affairs which Shelton was inactive — weeks 13-15 against the Vikings, Dolphins, and Steelers — New England opted for a smaller Rex Burkhead Jerseys 2019 , more mobile front, practically daring opponents to run the football. The Patriots went 1-2 in those contests, allowing 445 yards on 57 carries — 7.81 yards per attempt. Over that span, their opponents added .40 expected points per rush. In the 13 regular season games where Shelton was active, running the ball against the Patriots was a negative proposition for opposing offenses — to the tune of -.04 expected points per rush.This isn’t to say that Danny Shelton was the definitive factor in the Patriots’ success in defending the run, but it’s no coincidence that Malcom Brown was at his best in 2018 when he had an able, fresh body rotating in for him occasionally on early downs. With the Patriots adding Mike Pennel this offseason, Shelton will project to that same role. However, he’ll have ample competition in training camp this summer in the form of David Parry and fifth round pick will receive a $9 White Adam Butler Jerseys ,375 credit on next year’s adjusted team cap figure for each one he misses.The Patriots lost $281,875 in cap space with the signing, as Shelton replaced Ted Karras’s $720,000 cap hit in the top-51.Follow Brian Phillips on Twitter — @BPhillips_SB