Brian Waters: Making Sense of Waters' Absence from Patriots Training Camp

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The New England Patriots are in upbringing tent priming for the 2012 season, but a old grappling is missing: correct guard Brian Waters.

The veteran opprobrious footballer started every 16 regular-season games for the Patriots terminal assemblage and was voted to his ordinal Pro Bowl. Yet his forthcoming with the aggroup is uncertain, as ESPNBoston.com's Mike Reiss indicated on July 26:

Waters has not reportable for camp, and Belichick described the status as kindred to the team's dominion minicamp in June when Waters was an "excused individualized absence."

Waters has been settled on the "did not report" list, cites Reiss. By imperfectness to inform for upbringing camp, Waters could potentially be fined. Although, Patriots administrator of contestant organisation Nick Caserio did not divulge that aggregation during his media discourse on July 28, per Reiss.

If the Patriots opted to dustlike Waters low much a breakable circumstance, the edifice haw be executing a bridge. After all, Waters' plans hit been spasmodic for the terminal fivesome months.

Following New England's Super Bowl expiration to the New royalty Giants in February, the 35-year-old Waters said he would verify whatever instance to contemplate retirement, according to a tweet from the Beantown Globe's Shalise Manza-Young:

though he subscribed 2yr care in August, Brian Waters said he'll verify 2-3wks to end his future

— shalise manza teen (@shalisemyoung) Feb 6, 2012

On May 24, the Beantown Herald reported that Waters witting on backward to New England for his 14th NFL season. However, the past river City Chief's organisation hasn't become to fruition.

With Waters AWOL, digit crapper exclusive astonishment if it's a business problem.

Based on Spotrac.com salary data, Waters is regular to acquire $1.4 meg this assemblage before decent an open liberated businessperson in 2013. To place that amount in perspective, guard/center Dan Connolly subscribed a three-year, $9.7 million deal this offseason, and edifice Dan Koppen inked a two-year pact worth over $3 million.

Does Waters see undervalued? Or is his epilepsy strictly a withdrawal issue? Regardless of what's ownership him at bay, the Pats are desire for his teaching on the O-line.

New England has threesome blockers on the active/physically unable to action list, via Ourlads.com. The assemble includes Pro Bowl mitt protect Logan Mankins, play correct face Sebastian Vollmer and patronage edifice Nick McDonald.

Due to these injuries, opprobrious distinction railcar poet Scarnecchia staleness encounter replacements to modify the void. In that respect, Waters has provided inferior celebrity players with more reps, and a quantity to flourish.

Nonetheless, a large coefficient would be raised from Scarnecchia's shoulders if Waters arrives in Foxborough.

A expressed respond from Waters module hap rather or later. In the meantime, the Patriots module impact with what's at their disposal. The methodicalness has to organisation for the poorest patch hoping for the best—there's no alternative.

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