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Every NFL team’s most surprising cut candidate

By Nick Villano

Chase Claypool #10 of the Chicago Bears runs to the line of scrimmage in the first quarter of a game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on January 01, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)
Chase Claypool #10 of the Chicago Bears runs to the line of scrimmage in the first quarter of a game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on January 01, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images) /
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New England Patriots
New England Patriots DeVante Parker (1): Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports /

New England Patriots — DeVante Parker

The New England Patriots have a stacked wide receiver room despite having no real number-one receiver. They added Juju Smith-Schuster in free agency and Kayshon Boutte and Demario Douglas in the draft this offseason, and they still have DeVante Parker, Tyquan Thornton, and Kendrick Bourne on the roster. Again, this is a stacked room with a ton of potential but a very complicated future.

The Patriots are looking to build an offense that allows Mac Jones to thrive. He is trying to prove his worth to Bill Belichick. The Pats brought Bill O’Brien to run the offense after the disaster produced by Matt Patricia. It’s almost like everything that happened last year doesn’t count. That includes DeVante Parker, who didn’t really produce a lot of offense in his first year in New England.

Where is that player from 2019? He had 1,202 yards and nine touchdowns that season. He immediately plummeted, and he never came close to 1,000 yards again. He failed to get to 600 yards for the second-straight season last year. He did average 17 yards per reception, his best since his rookie year, but the quantity wasn’t there.

Parker needs to prove he deserves his spot in the offense. Especially if the Patriots add another receiver, Parker’s spot on the roster is far from guaranteed. Parker also has $0 in guaranteed money left. The Patriots would save more than $6 million by saying goodbye to Parker.

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