Jeremy Ebert has been released by the Patriots, according to ESPN Boston.
A laundry list of transactions involving the New England Patriots wide receiver corps got a little bit longer Monday morning, as the team as reportedly informed 2012 seventh round pick Jeremy Ebert, according to ESPN Boston.
Ebert, who was selected out of Northwestern with the Pats' final selection of the 2012 NFL Draft, failed to make the team's 53-man roster, but stuck around on the practice squad and looked to be a long-term project at slot receiver. The 6-foot-0, 195-pound receiver drew interest from the Patriots because of his quickness, especially out of the slot and gained the reputation as a possible successor to the recently departed Wes Welker.
New England's additions at the wide receiver position have apparently made Ebert expendable. During free agency, the Patriots added Donald Jones, Danny Amendola and Michael Jenkins to help reload the position. They then followed that up by selecting two wide receivers during the 2013 NFL Draft: second round pick Aaron Dobson out of Marshall and third round pick Josh Boyce from TCU. What may have been the tipping point for Ebert, though, was the signing of undrafted free agent T.J. Moe out of Missouri, who has already drawn even stronger comparisons to Welker.
During his time at Northwestern, Ebert recorded 173 receptions for 2400 yards and 21 touchdowns, including 75 catches and 1060 yards as a senior.