| Sun Aug 26 2012 | 18:12 | Patriots waive Josh Barrett and Ross Ventrone | ||||
Patriots waived S Josh Barrett and DB Ross Ventrone. | ||||||
Ventrone is constantly waived and re-signed by the Patriots, and might be back during the season. Barrett was a special teamer with no value on defense. | ||||||
| Source: Shalise Manza Young on Twitter | ||||||
| Wed Nov 9 2011 | 10:57 | Patriots lose S Josh Barrett for the season | ||||
Patriots placed SS Josh Barrett (calf) on injured reserve, ending his season. | ||||||
It's a little blow to a Patriots' pass defense. Barrett was coming on as an asset next to Patrick Chung, making four starts this season. Former undrafted free agent Sergio Brown is the next man up. | ||||||
| Source: Ian Rapoport on Twitter | ||||||
| Sun Oct 30 2011 | 01:07 | Barrett (thumb) downgraded to out Sunday | ||||
Patriots SS Josh Barrett (thumb) has been downgraded to out for Sunday's game against the Steelers. | ||||||
The Patriots are giving up an average of 6.2 completions of 20-plus yards per game, and the second-worst Cardinals are well behind them at 5.0 such plays per game. Mike Wallace was our No. 1 WR play before this news, with Antonio Brown and Emmanuel Sanders looking like solid bye week WR3s. | ||||||
| Source: Rotoworld.com | ||||||
| Fri Feb 25 2011 | 13:33 | Patriots extend S Josh Barrett | ||||
Patriots signed S Josh Barrett to a two-year, $1.75 million contract. | ||||||
The deal includes a $250K signing bonus. Barrett, 26, was scheduled for restricted free agency after missing all of 2010 with reconstructive shoulder surgery. He's a good bet for a roster spot in 2011, focusing on special teams. | ||||||
| Source: ESPN Boston | ||||||
| Tue Aug 31 2010 | 19:03 | Patriots place S Barrett on I.R. | ||||
Patriots placed S Josh Barrett (shoulder) on injured reserve, ending his season. | ||||||
Despite being claimed off waivers at the start of camp, Barrett was never going to play a down for New England due to reconstructive shoulder surgery. The Broncos won't like it, but he'll be back in 2011 to compete for a spot. | ||||||
| Fri Aug 6 2010 | 18:39 | Barrett acquired with 'future in mind' | ||||
Mike Reiss of ESPN Boston believes that S Josh Barrett was claimed off waivers by the Patriots Friday "with the future in mind." | ||||||
Barrett is scheduled to undergo shoulder surgery, so he's probably not going to be available until 2011. It's interesting, nonetheless, that Bill Belichick "stole" Barrett off injury waivers from his former understudy Josh McDaniels. We imagine McDaniels and GM Brian Xanders are none to happy. | ||||||
| Source: Mike Reiss on Twitter | ||||||
| Fri Aug 6 2010 | 17:58 | Patriots claim S Josh Barrett | ||||
Patriots claimed S Josh Barrett off waivers from the Broncos. | ||||||
It's a rare move. Barrett was waived/injured, and waived/injured players are rarely picked up by other teams. The injury was to Barrett's shoulder. The Pats may opt to stash the gung-ho special teamer on I.R., or perhaps his injury isn't that serious. Either way, he probably won't make the final 53. | ||||||
| Thu Aug 5 2010 | 16:17 | Broncos place Josh Barrett on injured reserve | ||||
Broncos placed S Josh Barrett (shoulder) on injured reserve, ending his season. | ||||||
The Broncos are ultra-secretive about the extent of injuries, so we have no idea what happened to Barrett. He was supposed to be a special teamer. | ||||||