New England Patriots Re-Sign Shawn Crable: Could His Career Be Back on Track?

September 26, 2010   ·   Erik Frenz   ·   Jump to comments

The New England Patriots announced on Saturday that they re-signed former third-round pick Shawn Crable to the 53-man roster. This comes less than two months after his sudden release from the team back in the summer.
Despite huge concerns about the Patriots depth at outside linebacker, the organization released him on July 28 for a failed physical, but Bill Belichick left the door open to bringing him back. Sure enough, the team re-signed him on September 6th, and he was called up to the 53-man group after Kevin Faulk was placed on season-ending IR.
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