Pats switch Wolverine LBs - Woods in, Crable out (then back to Practice Squad)
Within a few days, the NE Patriots cut Shawn Crable, re-signed Pierre Woods, and later put Crable back on the practice squad. Links below from Pats website.
Brief note about Crable cut:
http://blog.pfwonline.com/?p=3946
Pats writer says he's "stunned." Crable had his first half-sack last week. Guess it wasn't quite enough. But since the Pats put him back on the PSq, they obviously hadn't completely given up on him.
Woods article:
http://www.patriots.com/search/index.cfm?ac=searchdetail&pid=46069&pcid=41
Locker room video with brief interview of Woods as he returns to the team:
http://www.patriots.com/mediacenter/index.cfm?ac=videonewsdetail&pid=46049&pcid=0
Woods tells the reporter he'd been working as a groundskeeper at UofM. Says it's better than not working. Article includes quote and expands.
November 19th, 2010 at 9:46 PM ^
Kinda crazy that Pierre Woods went from making $1.5M one year to being a groundskeeper the next. Good to see the program still looking after the alumni.
I wonder if Crable comes back to do some groundskeeper work now.....
November 19th, 2010 at 11:19 PM ^
and his methods but the Patriots always have a nice stock of ex-Michigan players. With all those picks they accumulated for the upcoming draft maybe they take some more. I don't think anyone would call Mouton cerebral but he has got some skills, maybe they could coach him up. I know they have a lot of tight ends but Webb blocks like a brick wall and Crumpler isn't getting any younger. Just saying.
November 20th, 2010 at 1:18 AM ^
Crable is finally healthy and was starting to look good. Crable was getting solid pressure off the edge.
November 20th, 2010 at 6:17 AM ^
No room for both, so Crable gets bumped back down to the practice squad.
Anyhow, it's nice to see Crable's NFL career has finally begun.
November 20th, 2010 at 10:17 AM ^
I wonder if Pierre Woods played the wise groundskeeper role in the Michigan version of Rudy, entitled "Vinopal."
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November 20th, 2010 at 12:59 PM ^
Heard he was going by the name Willy.