CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Sometimes the biggest news in a third preseason game is when a player who initially projected to a significant role with the team is kept on the sideline, thus potentially putting his long-term standing with the club in jeopardy.
This is where things stand with New England Patriots veteran defensive tackle Terrance Knighton.
Signed to a one-year contract that has a maximum value of $4 million in April, the eight-year veteran didn't log a defensive snap in Friday's 19-17 victory over the Carolina Panthers in the third preseason game, which is as close as it gets to a regular-season type situation.