New England Patriots Cut 2008 Third-Round Pick Kevin O’Connell

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Published: August 30, 2009

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... a rookie from San Diego State University, Tom Brady's backup.

In March, the Patriots traded Matt Cassel to Kansas City, and many Patriots fans expected O'Connell to be Brady's understudy.

Earlier this month, the Patriots brought in Andrew Walter, recently released from the Oakland Raiders, as a backup, and waived Matt Gutierrez.

Today, the Patriots released Kevin O'Connell.

The move came as a surprise to many fans, as can be seen at this thread on PatsFans.com.

Count me among the confused, as well.

Perhaps the writing was on the wall when O'Connell threw not one but two interceptions in his second-half stint against the Washington Redskins on Friday night; in any case, reports throughout camp had him struggling at times...

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