Eric Alexander

And S Sergio Brown made the hit that led to Eric Alexander’s sealing interception. Wheatley is fighting for a roster spot and probably has to beat out Jonathan Wilhite for a nickel of dime back role. And rookie free agent Brown needs to make a good enough impression to make the practice squad or possibly the active roster. 

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ckers

Jerod Mayo, Gary Guyton, Tully Banta-Cain, Adalius Thomas, Rob Ninkovich, Tyrone McKenzie, Eric Alexander, Bruce Davis, Shawn Crable, Bo Ruud, Thomas Williams, Marques Murrell

Need: 5

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edominantly a 4-3 alignment. 

Currently on the roster there are Jerod Mayo, Gary Guyton and Eric Alexander as known inside linebackers. In years past, a rotation of three ILBs was good enough to get through the season. If this is the rotation for the Patriots, they are in trouble. Based on preseason play, Alexander has shown he can’t get the job done. 

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easy to replace. 

If there is a player currently on the roster that could step in for Izzo, Eric Alexander might be him. 

Alexander is entering his 5th season with the Patriots and has been almost exclusively a special teamer. The linebacker may never become a regular on defense, but his size (6-2 240) and athleticism is a good fit in coverage. With the new rules in place, Alexander’s speed would be a nice fit New England’s adjusted kick coverage. 

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easy to replace. 

If there is a player currently on the roster that could step in for Izzo, Eric Alexander might be him. 

Alexander is entering his 5th season with the Patriots and has been almost exclusively a special teamer. The linebacker may never become a regular on defense, but his size (6-2 240) and athleticism is a good fit in coverage. With the new rules in place, Alexander’s speed would be a nice fit New England’s adjusted kick coverage. 

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Released before the University of Virginia product was OLB Angelo Craig. 

That leaves Eric Alexander, Tedy Bruschi, Tully Banta-Cain, Vinny Ciurciu, Shawn Crable, Gary Guyton, Jerod Mayo, Pierre Woods, Vince Redd, Paris Lenon, and Adalius Thomas as the roster LBs (rookie Tyrone McKenzie is on injured reserve for the year). 

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I thought Eric Alexander had his best game against the Eagles. he and Victor Hobson will help each other playing together while likely competing for the same roster spot. It's possible Shawn Crable could make Pierre Woods expendable.

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Slaughter will be competing with home grown linebackers Pierre Woods and Eric Alexander for a roster spot. A better route would be to try to sign unrestricted free agent Teddy Lehman from Detro

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