The New England Patriots are re-signing veteran quarterback Will Grier to their practice squad less than a week after cutting him from the main roster. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the news on Tuesday.
Grier was believed to be in the mix to potentially start for the Patriots with the continued struggles for Mac Jones. Bailey Zappe also hasn’t done enough behind the scenes to prove he’s worthy of the starting job title.
Even if Grier wasn’t the answer at quarterback, he at least offered something different than the team was seeing with Jones and Zappe under center. But those hopes were nixed after coach Bill Belichick claimed the journeyman backup had some catching up to do in the offense.
Not long after those comments, Grier was released from the main roster.
Now that he’s back in the mix, he can continue competing for an opportunity to be elevated from the practice squad back to the main roster. It might seem like a long-shot hope with only six games left in the regular season, but given the ongoing struggles for the Patriots at quarterback, it shouldn’t be considered out of the question, either.
