Surprising news out of Foxboro, where the Pats have released veteran linebacker Rosevelt Colvin. Colvin's season-ending foot injury suffered against the Eagles in week 12 wasn't the only reason, but New England's defense certainly seemed to become more vulnerable right after, and through the rest of their season. The 30-year-old Colvin would have counted $7.6 million against the team's salary cap in 2008, and the Pats save $5.5 million against the cap this season with the release. We don't know what this means for Colvin's future -- specifically, how severe his foot injury may be, nor do we know how New England will fill that spot in 2008. Mike Reiss of the Boston Globe has an interesting analysis of the remaining linebacker corps right here [1].
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[1] http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/reiss_pieces/2008/02/rosie_colvin_an.html