Reggie Wayne’s Release from Patriots Could Be End of Historic Career

September 5, 2015   ·   Gary Davenport   ·   Jump to comments

Over 14 seasons in the National Football League, Reggie Wayne caught 1,070 passes for the Indianapolis Colts. He racked up 14,345 receiving yards and found the end zone 82 times. Wayne made the Pro Bowl six times. Twice he played in the Super Bowl, including a win in Super Bowl XLI.
However, Wayne's tenure with the Colts ended unceremoniously when the team chose not to re-sign him over the offseason. And now, it looks like his time in the NFL may be over altogether.
As Ian Rapoport of NFL.com tweeted, Wayne has asked for and been granted his release by the New England Patriots after less than two weeks with the team:
It was certainly a profitable couple of weeks, especially given that Wayne only practiced for one of them:
And according to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the expectation is that this is the end of the line for the 36-year-old:
Saturday may have been the final nail in a career for a player who will probably one day be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of F...

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