Dominique Easley Released by Patriots: Latest Details and Reaction

April 13, 2016   ·   Matt Fitzgerald   ·   Jump to comments

The New England Patriots announced that they have released defensive lineman Dominique Easley after he played only two seasons with the team.
Tom E. Curran of CSNNE.com initially reported the news on the former University of Florida standout, who was the 29th overall pick in 2014. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport confirmed Easley's release.
Easley ended each of his first two years in the NFL on injured reserve, this year for a thigh injury and last year because of a knee injury. He also had his senior season with the Gators cut short because of a torn ACL, and he suffered ACL tears to both knees in college.
The 24-year-old appeared in 11 games in each of the past two seasons and racked up 25 combined tackles, three sacks and one interception.  
Per ESPNBoston.com's Mike Reiss, the move to release Easley costs the Patriots a $3.6 million cap hit. Jason Fitzgerald of OverTheCap.com speculated on the other costs of Wednesday's transaction:
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