The New England Patriots are having a busy weekend. Not only will they welcome the Los Angeles Rams to Gillette Stadium on Sunday, they also made a series of transactions on Saturday. Among them was waiving wide receiver Tyquan Thornton to open up a space on the active roster for defensive tackle Christian Barmore.
Let’s assess what the two moves mean for the Patriots in the grand scheme of things.
Thinning out the herd at wide receiver: The writing was on the wall for the Patriots and Thornton. After the former second-round draft pick lost his starting position and was subsequently relegated to healthy scratch status in four of the last five games, it appeared the two sides had already reached the end of the road.