Among the eight players not spotted during the New England Patriots’ first practice of their 2019 mandatory minicamp was tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins. Now we know why the free agency acquisition, who also was an excused absentee for the lone organized team activity session open to the media on May 23, was a no-show today: as first reported by ESPN’s Field Yates, the Patriots will part ways with Seferian-Jenkins.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport added that the 26-year-old will step away from the game for a month to deal with personal issues, and the Patriots have decided to release him as he does that.