Despite vying for the role of starting center ahead of the 2016 regular season, Bryan Stork will reportedly be released by the New England Patriots on Wednesday. He has suffered from concussion and shoulder problems, and started the 2015 season on the injured reserve/designated to return list. David Andrews is expected to take over in his place.
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According to Tom Curran, the team will also let go off veteran wide receiver Nate Washington.
It did not help his chances of making the team that he left the first training camp practice due to an illness and quickly fell behind other receiving options like rookie Malcolm Mitchell or veteran Aaron Dobson; both of whom had solid offseasons.
In addition, Stork was tossed from a joint practice with the Chicago Bears on August 16 after throwing punches at Bears linebacker John Timu, per ESPN.com’s Mike Reiss.
When Belichick was asked about the center position Friday, he called it a “good competitive situation”.
The 25-year-old also struggled at times to control his temper, as evidenced by his two ejections from Patriots practice for fighting this offseason.
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Washington, who has 458 career receptions over 10 seasons with the Steelers, Titans and Texans, was a longshot to make the Patriots’ roster out of camp.
