Patriots sign Patrick Pass

Wow. Busy day. Pass is a favorite of mine. I doubt he makes the team for week 1, but we could see him come in later in the season.

So now the Pats have 4 of the 5 (or 6) 30+ year old RBs in the league?

What? Geez, why don't they just sign J.R. Redmond while they're at it. At least he helped win SB 36.

Pass might best be remembered for running a sweep, suddenly acting as if he hit the third rail, and simply dropping the football in a 2005 game against Denver which the Broncos recovered. Fortunately, he wasn't in fact electrocuted; but, on the other hand, did sustain what surely must have been a very hurt hammy.

I will always associate Pass with a play during which he clutched at his leg, in which he must have pulled something, only he did so with the arm and hand he was using to carry the ball...fumble.

So which current running back got hurt?

What do yo think? An extra body that knows the system and was promised that he would stay on until the season starts or a contender for the 53 man roster.

Patrick Pass? This one I don't get.

why?

.....mosi tatupu wasn't available?

please tell me this is for retirement....no way will he make the team

PaulK - they may have just added Pass because he plays Full Back. He's not a Heath Evans style blocking back but we really don't have anyone in that position and, frankly, he did very well as a versitle blocking back.

This move baffles me as well as I try and come with a plausible purpose. And I can come with only two reasons. Maybe special teams depth, or 1 of the RBs injured themselves. That's all I got.

There is a rumor that they were digging up Jim Nance because it's the 50th anniversary year of the original eigh AFL teams.

it was actually a game agaibst Buffalo in 2005... get your facts straight before you criticize. Pass probably wont make the final roster and is likely a camp body, but why all the hate? He was a good special-teamer and played a role as a rusher/reciever fullback at times. Lighten up people. Pass played for 7 seasons and has 3 rings

Low-cost Insurance should BB decide they're better off a w/ pure FB on the roster after all. A proven, if declining commodity.

Reminds me of the funny passage in Michael Holley's "Patriot Reign" where Charlie Weis employs some - ah, "colorful" language to describe Pass's practice effort...

Ho hum. We don't even run an offense with a FB anymore. Moss, Welker, Galloway, Lewis, 2 starting TE's and some quality backups have me not worrying much about fullbacks. Did I forget the hungry QB that's pretty good?

They also signed John Lynch last year and we know how that went.

I'd rather have BJGE stay on the team than potentially give up that roster slot to Pass.

What's next -- Bethel Johnson and Chad Jackson?

Blast from the Pas(t). He screwed up on one play even Tom Brady does that. He helped the Pats on a few others. Lets see what he does now. Good Luck PP.

I think this is just one of those "we'll give you a chance because we liked you" signings and he'll get cut during preseason.

How much is Pass paying Kraft??

I am with the baffled group. I suspect BB is using PP as an incentive for someone. What kind of shape is this guy in?

WTF? How many old running backs do we need? Can we PLEASE get a good pash rusher and another linebacker or two?

Uh, WTF? What, do they get some kind of group senior citizens discount on team airfare?

They got the wrong geezer. The one we have been waiting for is Greg Ellis, not Patrick Pass.

Pass has NO HEART. He pulled a hamstring during a game and layed the ball on the ground before falling down. Total WUSS. I have no respect for him.

what a waste....

Apparently none of you have popped a hamstring before...

Why all the hate? Have any of couch potatoes ever pulled a hamstring before?

I wonder if this move has anything to do with the new kickoff rules. Seems to me Pass has the size, speed and experience to be an effective one-on-one blocker which will be essential in the return game.

My guess is Pass was holding some video tapes and had a call in to Arlen Specter

Why is it that Fans always think they know better than the people that get paid to do the actual job! HELLO! THE PATS ARE NOT STUPID! They have a plan and Pass may be a big part ,a little part or better yet just a practice squad kinda guy. I'm gonna let the Pats play it out and see what happens!

Considering that I grew up in Mass. and now live in the Bay Area, where I am grateful for NFLPASS on DirecTV, you folks who still live in the NE area need to be reminded just how AWFUL some of the other NFL clubs are, like the Raiders and 49ers! The fans here would do anything to have the Pats, with a good coach and owner....Belicek is the best active coach in the game.

?????

Is sam gash signed? how about andy johnson? I think Mack Herron is an unrestricted free agent

Is sam gash signed? how about andy johnson? I think Mack Herron is an unrestricted free agent

He pulled a Hammy on that infamous sweep? It sure looked like sniper fire to me!

FULLBACK, KICK OFF RETURN MAN, SPECIAL TEAMS KICKING GAME
and most importantly
LOCKER ROOM LEADER

Welcome back Patrick Pass! Dont listen to these losers who probably run out of breath going up a flight of stairs.

I'll have you know I pulled my hammy as I was grabbing another sausage like Da bears guys on SNL with chris farley. I know talent. Its not like David patten getting knocked out cold and the ref ruling the play in our favor cause he hit the side line.
No Tuck rule --No brady no gisele

I suspect he is being brought in for special teams only. He might help on kickoffs - blocking and coverage.

Since he also seems to be liked by the team, it might be a small risk-minimal effort way to help him out. He's been out of football for a while. But now he has a chance to show if he can still play and costs pennies. Even if there's no room for him on the final 53 (and I doubt there is) this might help him land with another club. Call it a small favor to a guy who helped win some championships and never bad mouthed the team when he left.

IS AMP LEE AVAILABLE?!!! SIGN HIM!

Tom may be on to something here. Maybe that is also part of the reason why Izzo is gone... not a good fit in the new return game rules.

There's only one thing that concerns me about Pass. I am sure it is not his fault, but it seems like he got hurt a lot, especially during times when the team needed him most.

Pass and Ahhhhhlen Specter had a romantic tryst, Barney Frank threatened to expose them if Pass didn't leave Specter and come back to Boston

Pass is the perfect tackling dummy for the kickoff unit to practice on. He does have quite a bit of experience returning kicks. He can also play FB, a position the Pats currently don't have another player for -- but they will face teams with FBs, so the defense should be able to see it. They're probably paying him to be a very good tool for the real players to practice with.

I guess he's brought in to help D#. While Pats are not using FB/TB combo for their O#, D# must learn how to cope with a lead blocking FB.

The Pats shouldy pass on Pass

its a Dickensian move at best.

haha wow yet another reason I'm embarassed to be a Boston fan alongside you sad ingrates. classless New England fans strike yet again.

Pass won THREE rings with the Pats, was extremely versatile, and played hard every down. show some respect to a great Patriot and cheer him on like most fanbases would. too much success in this town = too spoiled, for most of you.

If we sign Russ Francis and Jim Kcick out of retirement, we could russ, pass or kcick,,,,,

Meh.

I think you have been misled. You guys thought he was actually going to play in games!!

Patrick Pass has returned to the Patriots as part of the new half-time show. During each half, even on the road, he will re-inact his famous "sniper hit" from seasons ago, with the famed Minute men taking actual shots from the sidelines. It should be a fun family-themed show. Better than any accidental nipple, anyway.

Gandalf is right. "I suspect BB is using PP as an incentive for someone". And the rest of you need to chill. I mean, let's show a little trust in our coach already.

Wow. What a bunch of shrieking morons in here.

Relax, this is just a training camp body...if he makes it that far. As Ryan says, the guy won three rings here, he's been out of the league, the team is giving him a chance to show what he has...probably in the end not for us, but so that some other team might give him a shot.

For all the screaming about how BB is heartless bastard, here he's doing someone a favor, and the pink-hat banchees in here jump all over him for it.

It's good to see that Mr Pass has fully recovered from that vicious attack by Tonya Harding's husband with a crowbar.

..and the couch potatoes have spoken... They are smarter than BB?

Obviously, Pass was signed for his versatility and class.

I am glad all the losers know better. Wow.

For all the people that don't get this move, please take football 101 again...you obviously failed the first time....

@ T-Man, that was Kevin Faulk

Great signing. We will leave nothing but scorched earth behind us.

570 yards passing for patrick pass...??

Why cut Rookie S Marcus McClinton? He had great Potential.