With the New England Patriots bringing veteran offensive tackle Jared Veldheer on board as a free agent pickup, the team needed to make a corresponding roster move to stay under the 90-man offseason limit. Today, that move was made: as the team announced, it has parted ways with wide receiver Bruce Ellington not even two months after signing him to a one-year, $895,000 free agency contract.
Ellington, who had just $25,000 in guarantees in his contract, was originally seen as a potential depth option behind Super Bowl MVP Julian Edelman and Phillip Dorsett when he came to New England in mid-March.