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11/21/24 | Chiefs WR JuJu Smith-Schuster shares his thoughts on recently signed wide receiver. The Kansas City Chiefs made changes to their practice squad with the addition of former New England Patriots wide receiver Tyquan Thornton. Former Patriots teammate and current Chiefs receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster opened up about Thornton's signing while speaking with… Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/chiefs-wr-juju-smith-schu... |
11/20/24 | How Jerod Mayo Explained Recent Release Of Patriots Draft Bust. Jerod Mayo wasn't at the helm of the New England Patriots when they made the head-scratching decision to select Tyquan Thornton in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft. “I think there was a lot of love for Tyquan,” Mayo told reporters Wednesday, per team-provided transcript. Mayo took the high road, but his response wasn't convincing to even slightly change the perception of Thornton among Patriots fans. Source: https://nesn.com/2024/11/how-jerod-mayo-explained-... |
11/19/24 | Patriots Made Catastrophic Trade Deadline Mistake. Outside of trading edge rusher Josh Uche in late October , the New England Patriots held serve at the trade deadline in spite of possessing numerous tradeable assets on their roster. Many expected the Patriots to make at least one move before the Nov. 5 buzzer, and the most obvious route seemed to be jettisoning one of their wide receivers that that weren't properly utilizing. That's why Tyquan Thornton's name was mentioned in trade speculation , but the youngster was not dealt before the deadline. Instead, New England released Thornton, and he immediately signed with the Kansas City Chiefs. The fact that Thornton signed so quickly indicated that there was obvious interest in him, and here's Source: https://www.wtnh.com/sports/sports-illustrated/are... |
11/18/24 | Former Patriots receiver Tyquan Thornton signed to Chiefs practice squad. It didn't take long for former New England Patriots receiver Tyquan Thornton to find a new home. The Patriots draft bust will get a fresh start with the Chiefs, reportedly signing with Kansas City's practice squad on Monday. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport was first to report that Thornton had found a new home with Kansas City on Monday afternoon. Thornton was released by the Patriots on Saturday after two-plus seasons in New England. Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/tyquan-thornto... |
11/17/24 | How the Patriots are juggling playing time for wide receivers. Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff Writer Nov 17, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can follow Reiss on Twitter at @MikeReiss. Follow on X Email Print Open Extended Reactions FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Receiver roulette: Prior to releasing Tyquan Thornton on Saturday, the Patriots had taken an unconventional approach by carrying seven receivers on their 53-man roster all season, which has led to dramatic Source: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/42412819/how-p... |