When the New England Patriots announced their 53-man roster on Tuesday, including Kyle Dugger, the five safety features to defend the backcourt. Given the team's attempt to trade the five-year veteran, the nail remains in Foxboro a little bit of a surprise.
It turns out that the Patriots have some choices when it comes to deciding Darger's fate. ESPN's Mike Reiss was successful in Tuesday's lineup decision, abandoning an interesting Nuggets in his report.
Sources told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler that he received multiple deals for safety Kyle Dugger on Tuesday, but his $9.75 million guaranteed salary — and how much New England is willing to absorb — was confused about the conversation with other teams. ”
It's no surprise that Dugger's four-year contract was a barrier. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport posted Sunday on Sunday on Sunday on Sunday: “While Dugger thrives in New England and ends up with a four-year, $58 million contract extension, the new employee seems to have a different view of him.”
So far, Dugger has stayed in New England with Safeties Jabrill Peppers, Craig Woodson, Jaylinn Hawkins and Dell Pettus.
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“Dag is another Patriots defender who is trading rumors as Cutdown Day approaches,” Patriots.com staff writer Evan Lazar released a 53-man roster on Tuesday. “As a result of changes in the program, the veteran’s safety situation has fallen on the depth chart this summer during the offseason’s ankle surgery work. PATS safety may need to cover more ground in the backend rather than downhill flights to race near the melee line.
“In addition, the coaching staff may see Dugger as the redundant of the peppers, and the retention analysis of both is the best strong safety,” Lazal continued. “In the preseason finale, the peppers unexpectedly took 21 snapshots, while the Patriots put aside most of the starters. The reason is that staff want to see the peppers play next to rookie Craig Woodson, who has also been repeating with Hawkins in recent practice.
“According to the camp, the PATS safety trio program will be Hawkins, Chili Peppers and Woodson, and Dugger is the reserve. As we wrote with (Double) Jennings, Dugger who moved on from Dugger, was a safe starter distance, and he was right at the time, he was right, he was right, he was right.”
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The 29-year-old has received a lot of support from within. “That's my dog…it's his process. He's going to come back from an ankle injury. He's going to do what he has to do. I'm not worried about Dugg,” Peppers said last week.
Dugger is the second round pick in the 2020 NFL draft, with nine professional interceptions, including a pair of Pick-6s. He started his career-high 109 tackles in all 17 regular season games in 2023.