On Monday we put out a post that the New England Patriots had activated RB Kevin Faulk and DE Ron Brace off of the PUP list and had signed CB Phillip Adams to the final slot on the practice squad.
Well Adams was actually signed to the 53-man roster on Monday and on Tuesday they added S Ross Ventrone to the 53-man roster to fill the two open roster spots, one of which occurred when Ventrone was released last week.
That still left one spot open on the practice squad and that was filled when the club signed CB Sterling Moore who was released last week with Ventrone.
In addition to Faulk and Brace, also coming off the PUP list was DL Brandon Deaderick, who was the Patriots 7th round pick out of Alabama in the 2010 NFL Draft. As a rookie he played in 10 games and started 4 in 2010, notching 10 tackles and 2 sacks.
He wasn’t without issues though, as he was suspended for an undisclosed reason during the Patriots playoff bye week. His suspension was lifted after the end of the teams season.
With Faulk, Brace and Deaderick now off of the PUP list the team gets a three week roster exemption for each player. The exemption allows the players returning from the PUP a chance to practice and get up to speed but not play in games. If the team is going to have them play they need to have a one for one change to the 53-man roster as currently the team is maxed out on their regular roster spots.
