US EditionPatriots release longtime LS Joe Cardona
- On Tuesday, the New England Patriots decided to part ways with Joe Cardona, their longtime long snapper, concluding his decade-long career with the team.
- The release followed the Patriots drafting Vanderbilt long snapper Julian Ashby last weekend, signaling a planned change at the position.
- Cardona, a 33-year-old Navy fifth-round pick from 2015, played 160 regular-season and 13 playoff games, winning two Super Bowls with New England.
- Patriots executive Eliot Wolf described Ashby as the best long snapper in the draft class and cited the pick as adding competition to the roster.
- This move leaves the Patriots without any Super Bowl-winning players on the roster and is expected to save nearly $1 million per year in salary.
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The last thread connecting the Patriots to their dynastic past was cut on Tuesday, when New England released longtime long snapper Joe Cardona. The move closes the book on the teamâs most recent Super Bowl era â and further underscores Mike Vrabelâs commitment to reshaping the roster from top to bottom. Cardona, 33, was the Patriots’ longest-tenured player and the only remaining member of the roster who had suited up in Super Bowl LIII, Ne…
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Portland Press HeraldPatriots release long snapper Joe Cardona
Cardona, drafted in the fifth round in 2015, was the longest tenured player on the roster.
The Killeen Daily Herald
Patriots release long snapper Joe Cardona, the team's longest-tenured player
The Patriots have released veteran long snapper Joe Cardona, He was New England's longest-tenured player and the last who played for the team in its most recent Super Bowl. The 33-year-old Cardona spent 10 seasons with New England after being…
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Patriots release longtime LS Joe Cardona
Long snapper Joe Cardona, who won two Super Bowls in 10 seasons with the New England Patriots and was their longest-tenured player, was released by the team on Tuesday. Cardona, 33, joined the Patriots out of Navy as a fifth-round…
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