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Jake Bailey claims Patriots' strength program played a role in 2022 struggles

Jake Bailey appears to call out Pats' strength staff after rough 2022 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

Jake Bailey's tenure with the New England Patriots went downhill in a hurry.

The talented punter out of Stanford excelled as a rookie in 2019 and earned First-Team All-Pro honors in 2020. Two years later, he had the NFL's worst net yards per punt average through nine games before being placed on injured reserve on Nov. 19, 2022.

The Patriots moved Bailey to the reserve/suspended list on Dec.