The odd offseason of the New England Patriots continues.
On Tuesday, the team released veteran tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins, whom they signed just eight weeks ago.
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Seferian-Jenkins felt he needed to step away from things for a month or so to address some personal issues. Seferian-Jenkins hopes to return to football in July, and the door isn’t closed on him returning to New England.
Not the first to step away
It’s unclear why Seferian-Jenkins is taking a bit of a break.
New England signed the 6-foot-5, 26-year-old tight end on April 10, as it looks to fill the productivity gap left by Rob Gronkowski’s retirement.