From NBC Connecticut
Wow, that didn’t take long. The National Football Post’s Dan Pompei hears things. Here’s what he wrote about the Patriots’ two newest, big-name additions, Chad Ochocinco and Albert Haynesworth:
“Ochocinco and Haynesworth might not be long for New England. …[O]ne NFL executive familiar with the Patriots ways told me he believes one or both of the big name acquisitions will be cut before the season starts. The front office man thinks coach Bill Belichick will use the controversial players to help control and send a message to his locker room.”
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Uh, okay. We suppose that’s one way to send a message to the rest of the team. Another way: Belichick could saunter into the locker room wearing his three Super Bowl rings and politely explain how he got them.
It doesn’t have quite the drama of cutting a player of Ochocinco or Haynesworth’s stature, but the message is the same.
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