The New England Patriots, in search of a third quarterback for the offseason workout program and training camp, hosted Ricky Stanzi on a free-agent visit Wednesday, ESPN’s Mike Reiss reported Wednesday. Stanzi was selected in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs out of Iowa. The 6-foot-4, 228-pound quarterback has also spent time with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Houston Texans, New York Giants and Detroit Lions. He hasn’t attempted a regular-season NFL pass. The Patriots have quarterbacks Tom Brady and Jimmy Garoppolo on their current roster. They typically carry a third quarterback until the final cutdown period af...
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Patriots Work Out Three Free-Agent Wide Receivers Including Julian Talley
FOXBORO, Mass. — The New England Patriots brought three free-agent wide receivers to Gillette Stadium on Wednesday for tryouts. The Patriots worked out Alan Bonner, Julian Talley and Austin Willis, according to a source. The Patriots need healthy bodies at wide receiver with four players at the position currently banged up. Bonner, a Jacksonville State product, was cut from the Houston Texans’ practice squad last month. The 25-year-old 5-foot-10, 191-pound receiver was a sixth-round pick by the Texans in 2013. Talley, who went undrafted out of UMass in 2012, was cut from the New York Giants practice squad last week. The 26-year-old 6-foot-1...