Ex-Ram Bradley Fletcher signs with hated Patriots

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Bradley Fletcher signing with Patriots
Posted by Josh Alper on March 18, 2015

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The Patriots had four veteran cornerbacks in for visits on Tuesday and at least one of them has landed a spot on the team’s roster.

Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports that agent Andy Simms confirms that his client Bradley Fletcher will be signing a deal with the team. Fletcher joined Terence Newman, Tarell Brown and Robert McClain at the team’s headquarters.

Fletcher didn’t have the best of contract years in 2014 as his inability to stick with receivers like Dez Bryant and Jordy Nelson contributed to losses that kept the Eagles from advancing to the playoffs after a 7-2 start to the season. He started 15 games, made 61 tackles and intercepted one pass that he returned for a touchdown when he wasn’t getting toasted by an opposing receiver.

Fletcher joins Kyle Arrington, Alfonzo Dennard, Logan Ryan, Chimdi Chekwa and Super Bowl hero Malcolm Butler at corner for the Patriots. There’s no real pecking order with starters Darrelle Revis and Brandon Browner out of the picture, which could work out well for Fletcher if he finds a better approach to sticking with opposing wideouts as a member of the Patriots.

 

[Rmfnlt]

His best years (if you could call them that) are way behind him.

Good luck, Patsies.

 

[ZigZagRam]

The Patriots sure love to bring on Rams castoffs.

In the Eagles games I saw last year, he wasn't very good.

 

[Zombie Slayer]

My god, Chip is so racist.

 

[Ramrasta]

It seems like every time I think the Patriots have screwed themselves, they always find a way to win their division.

 

[HeiseNBerg]

Flag magnet. Then again, now that he's a Patriot, he can mug receivers with impunity.

 

[kurtfaulk]

Flag magnet. Then again, now that he's a Patriot, he can mug receivers with impunity.

Exactly. He will turn into an all pro by hanging on for dear life and never getting flagged.

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[Boston Ram]

Patriots fan say: Ya, um Fletcha sux but its ahh rite BB will coach him up, Revis sucked anyway. Only a moron would leave Pats for the Jets. Anutha thing bout Revis, he problee doin roids and Bill is cutting bait now, Bill is wicked smaht and knows everything, not like that flipping idiot Revis....I don't mean to rant but how do you leave the PATS, Ya know we are the only organization that can win a SB, any player that leaves this organization is a bitch and um um dum!

Who the hell did we sign again? Ummm it don't matta who he iz, Bill will get him in the program and coach him up to be awesome. If he sucks we can always toss Brady in there to cova the slot dude. He is a QB so ya no he knows the routes those guys run.....make sense dude?

 

[brokeu91]

Well at least crazy Eagles fan guy will be happy:

 

[Selassie I]

No need to resign Revis when you can replace him with Fletcher.

LOLOLOLOLOL

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

I thought Fletchers first year with the Rams was pretty good. He looked like a third round steal. I am guessing that the knee injury really hurt him.

Wasn't he playing with the Rams when the Patriots current OC was the OC with the Rams? Seems that Belicheat takes a lot of advice from his buddy McDaniels.

 

[brokeu91]

I thought Fletchers first year with the Rams was pretty good. He looked like a third round steal. I am guessing that the knee injury really hurt him.

Wasn't he playing with the Rams when the Patriots current OC was the OC with the Rams? Seems that Belicheat takes a lot of advice from his buddy McDaniels.

I totally agree with that. I wonder what happened. Maybe it was partly the injury and maybe they also got tape on him and figured out how to beat him

 

[Zombie Slayer]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...year-deal-with-ex-dolphins-wr-brandon-gibson/

In case anyone didn't know. They also signed former Ram Brandon Gibson

 

[DaveFan'51]

Wasn't he playing with the Rams when the Patriots current OC was the OC with the Rams? Seems that Belicheat takes a lot of advice from his buddy McDaniels.

Yah! 1st Illinois Mike, then Amendola, now Fletcher!

 

[junkman]

There's some irony in this. I think (if memory serves) that Fletcher had like 3 PI or defensive holding calls against him in that game against the Patriots in London. Each one was on a third down and resulted in an automatic first. Rams were winning when the flags started flying, getting the Pats back into the game and then handing them the game.

(This is from memory as I sit at the airport waiting for my ride. I'll check later how accurate i was)