Vorstellung des Teams » Antonio Brown became a Patriot on Monday.

On Monday night Tedy Bruschi Jerseys Stitched , Tom Brady discussed with Jim Gray of Westwood One whether and to what extent Brown can contribute right away.“That’s definitely a challenge, that’s just the time of the year and we are going to deal with those from now to the end of the season,” Brady told Gray. “We are just going to deal with those the best way we can. You’d love to have a training camp or an offseason to learn, but that’s just not our reality and we are going to do the best we can possibly do with the time that we have.”To get Brown ready, Brady will help accelerate the learning curve.“Yeah, you know we’re going to meet as much as we possibly can,” Brady said. “I think that quarterback-receiver relationship is so important. The more you know each other the more you know what each other’s thinking, the faster you can accelerate the trust and confidence in one another when you get on the field. I have that with a lot of guys that I played with certainly with the guys that are on the roster now Youth Steve Grogan Jerseys , Julian [Edelman], Phillip Dorsett, Josh [Gordon]. You saw that last night. But when you haven’t played with guys, you got to try to do it as quickly as possible, and the clock is ticking on us right now. This is not the offseason program. This is about real games that count and we are going to try and spend as much time as we can together and really get up to speed and lock in with what our roles and responsibilities are.”Brady is entering this new relationship with a blank slate, despite Brown’s various antics.“You don’t judge anything,” Brady said. “I’m not judging anything before I have a chance to go out and practice and prepare. You know, Antonio Steve Grogan Jerseys Stitched , meeting him today I really enjoyed being around him, he’s a very smart football player, knows how to play the game. He’s been extremely productive. The only thing that I know what we can do is to go out there and work at it to meet and to communicate and get on the practice field and go through things. I’m not buying into any hype or potential. I’m into work. He’s into work and our entire offense is into doing what’s in the best interest for the team and I’m really excited to get to practice on Wednesday.That’s when Brown will first be on the field with Brady. And that’s when the Patriots will first begin to decide whether Brown will be able to go when the Patriots face the Dolphins in Week Two. New England placed the veteran on the reserve/retired list today." Patriots NewsPatriots place offensive lineman Brian Schwenke on reserve/retired list ahead of training campNew,24commentsSchwenke is apparently calling it a career.EDTEarlier today, the New England Patriots signed free agent tight end Lance Kendricks to fill their vacant 90th roster spot and give the team a full squad heading into training camp — at least for a short period of time: as first reported by ESPN Boston’s Mike Reiss and since confirmed by the Patriots, interior offensive lineman Brian Schwenke was placed on the reserve/retired list today. Schwenke’s retirement yet again creates an open spot on the world champions’ roster.The 27-year old was entering his second season with the Patriots after he returned to New England this offseason on a one-year contract extension. Schwenke originally joined the team in late July last year and despite getting thrown in at the deep end — he was brought aboard when New England’s training camp had already started — performed well enough over the next few weeks to be kept on speed-dial after his release in early September.Schwenke, a fourth-round draft pick by the Tennessee Titans in 2013 who also spent time with the Indianapolis Colts, re-joined the club just three days after his release and served as a backup interior offensive lineman until early November. After appearing in three games during which he played four snaps on offense and twenty-one in the kicking game Youth John Hannah Jerseys , however, the Cal product was placed on injured reserve with a foot injury.Despite the injury, the team obviously felt confident in Schwenke’s abilities heading into preparations for the 2019 season. Not only was he signed to the aforementioned extension, he also saw considerable snaps with the first-team offensive line during spring practices. Would he have become a starter this year? No, but his versatility to play guard and center in combination with his experience would have made Schwenke an intriguing depth option along the interior.Instead, however, he now becomes the third member of the Patriots to retire this offseason: tight end Rob Gronkowski ended his Hall of Fame career in March; offensive tackle Jared Veldheer stepped away from the game just eight days after signing a free agency deal in New England.