The Patriots’ quarterback depth chart will soon be two-man group again. They are cutting Cody Kessler, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reports (on Twitter). This will leave Jarrett Stidham and Brian Hoyer as the Pats’ QBs.
New England acquired Kessler in late September of last year, and the former Cleveland third-round pick bounced on and off the Pats’ roster. But the USC product spent most of last season with the Patriots. This move points to the team planning to add another quarterback.
Despite being a fourth-round pick who threw four passes as a rookie, Stidham is rumored to have the inside track at being Tom Brady‘s immediate successor. Hoyer re-signed with the Pats because he was told he would be able to compete for the starting job. Kessler was not expected to factor into that equation, but his departure opens the door to questions about the Pats’ plans for this additional quarterback job.
Kessler was under contract through the 2020 season; his release will save the Pats $935K in cap space. They entered Wednesday with just $708K in cap room.
Kessler has 12 career starts on his resume, the first eight coming with a 2016 Browns team that went 1-15. He briefly supplanted Blake Bortles with the 2018 Jaguars. For his career, Kessler has completed 64% of his passes and has thrown eight touchdown passes and five interceptions.
could probably be the Jets backuo
XFL???
Kessler is totally the mold an XFL QB.
Kessler was the best Browns quarterback in 10+ years lol
Agreed.
Baker is trash.
cam newton to new england coming right up
Totally not.
No, NE likely to move up in the draft and get a fresh QB!
Seems like they want to roll with Stidham and tank if he stinks
Patriots have too many needs on the roster to be trading the picks it would cost to move up. They will do what they do. Move around the board and add a half dozen brainy, brawny players with good character and focus on beefing up their defense. Add a developmental qb somewhere down the line. But not trading up for Herbert or drafting love. They are fine with Stidham who has a year in the offense and a rapport with the younger skill position players in the team.
He could probably go back to loserland( aka cleveland)
Rather Kessler or no one than that head case from Carolina!
Rather have Kessler or a rookie than that injured head case from Carolina.
Mitch Trubisky then!
Bears move up in draft and get a fresh QB to back up Foles.
Haha…the Patriots want Trubisky about as much as they want to watch replays of that 1985 SB.
Not Newton!
I don’t think the Patriots can afford him.
Get a rookie!
We get it. You don’t like Cam. Sheesh.
Pats to get Rosen
I’d prefer the irony of Eli Manning leading them to a SB.
Rosin is the rumor but Pats have to free up a QB anyhow
Kessler was on the books for 900k and Rosens contract would cost 2mil so really you’d be getting a good upgrade at a cheap rate.
No way the pats can afford Dalton, Winston or Newton so a cheap Rosen would make sense
The Patriots had all of those N95 masks at Gillette. They should have price gouged and traded the masks for Brady and cap space