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Dominique Easley goes from 'all-in' to the outside looking in with Patriots

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- “He's an all-in guy. There's not much to not like about him."

That’s how Bill Belichick described defensive lineman Dominique Easley after the New England Patriots strayed from their usual script of "safe" prospects with a clean medical file and selected him in the first round of the 2014 draft (29th overall).

Less than two years later, Easley has gone from all-in to the outside looking in. The team waived Easley Wednesday, a move that means the Patriots are willing to assume a larger salary cap charge for not having Easley on the roster than if they kept him.