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    Tiquan Underwood, cut on Super Bowl eve, is a Patriot again

    By MJD | Shutdown Corner – Tue, Feb 7, 2012 4:46 PM EST

    The back of Tiquan Underwood's headAs it turns out, Tiquan Underwood only missed the worst part of being a New England Patriot.

    After being released by the Patriots the night before Super Bowl XLVI, the wide receiver was re-signed by the Patriots on Tuesday, according to Ian R. Rapoport of the Boston Herald.

    So, just to recap, Underwood was with the Patriots for Super Bowl festivities all week, participated in media day, let the nation fall in love with his haircut, was not officially a Patriot for the soul-crushing loss, but is back with the team two days after it. According to Pro Football Talk, he'll also get the same $44,000 game check every other Patriot received for playing in the Super Bowl (each Giant got $88,000).

    All told, he's not out much. The only thing he missed was being able to share his misery with his teammates/brothers in the locker room. Which isn't nothing. But isn't the worst thing in the world, either.

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    • Coach Isiah Thompson
      Coach Isiah Thompson  •  3 months ago
      Even though he didn't get to play in the Super Bowl, Underwood still deserved to get paid. His share of $44,000 might be what most people call Tiquan dough.
      • Steve C
        Steve C 3 months ago
        I'm reading a book in which bad puns play a big role. I'm letting the author know about you.
      • Ash
        Ash 3 months ago
        brilliant!
      • Odie
        Odie 3 months ago
        Wow!!!! That was too good!
    • King9
      King9  •  Los Angeles, California  •  3 months ago
      Belichick made a GIANT mistake.
      • JanPre
        JanPre 3 months ago
        Cute!
      • Yahoo
        Yahoo 3 months ago
        Not bad, I really dislike the New England CHEATERS. GO RAIDERS
    • The View From The Green
      The View From The Green  •  3 months ago
      Unlike the rest of the New England team, Underwood can honestly say he DIDN'T lose the game!
    • carlosd
      carlosd  •  Waterloo, Iowa  •  3 months ago
      Tiquan shouldnt have been cut in the first place.I think that was nasty of the patriots organization to do such a thing a day before the Super Bowl.Tiquan could've been the difference in the turn out of the game,but we will never know.Wow!
    • BourbonChicken
      BourbonChicken  •  3 months ago
      He didn't have to see Gronkowski dance either!
    • raymond w
      raymond w  •  3 months ago
      Good, now throw him a ball and see if he can catch it.
    • abhorrent behavior
      abhorrent behavior  •  St Louis, Missouri  •  3 months ago
      I like ice cream
    • cri
      cri  •  3 months ago
      Sign-cut-sign-cut. Wonder what Bellichick is thinking these days.
    • ANN NONOMOUS
      ANN NONOMOUS  •  3 months ago
      Although I like the Patriots, after what that ditzy coach did to Underwood, I was hoping they would lose and they did. A coach that would do that to a player doesn't deserve to win. Maybe those players who dropped the ball (especially the one whowas giving him a payback message that if he could do it to Underwood, he could do it to them, too.
    • Ann
      Ann  •  Chicago, Illinois  •  3 months ago
      i'd rather have his job than mine.
    • Um...riddlemedis!
      Um...riddlemedis!  •  3 months ago
      He's a "GIANT" among Patriots...LOL
    • Saturnfwd
      Saturnfwd  •  Appleton, Wisconsin  •  3 months ago
      The Patriots coach is just plain weird.....
    • Masen
      Masen  •  Naperville, Illinois  •  3 months ago
      Sounds like guilt.
    • bogusjoe
      bogusjoe  •  Ogden, Utah  •  3 months ago
      So how did the replacement guy work out?Did he even get into the game?Did Belochecks swap have any impact on the game at all?Does anybody know? Id like to know. Thanks.
    • J
      J  •  3 months ago
      Very glad he got paid...it was pretty lame to read he had been cut the day before the superbowl. Glad you made it back Tiquan
    • Bob
      Bob  •  3 months ago
      Hey, get off Welker's case! How about the two drops when they had fifty-seven seconds to score.
      Nobody seems to remember that.
      • sad panda
        sad panda 3 months ago
        The biggest points in the game were the safety and that was the difference at the end.. 2 points from that and then the 7 points right after that..
    • tom
      tom  •  3 months ago
      i think belichick is getting senile..thats just a stupid move..why's they let him go and why'd they bring him back..can someone answer those questions..inquiring minds want 2 know??
      • Jerry C
        Jerry C 3 months ago
        As you know, or maybe you don't know, the Pats brought in another tight end just in case Gronkowski couldn't play at all. It meant that there would be too many players on the team roster. Someone had to be cut as a result and it became Tiquan who is part of the receiving core. He is a good rookie and is being brought along slowly. This is not the first time this type of thing has happened in the NFL.
      • babydoll
        babydoll 3 months ago
        Hysterical.....................well said Jerry C, well said.
      • Fed Up
        Fed Up 3 months ago
        Just like the steelers QB why play when you can't walk or run , same with Gronlowski you pay the price for trying to be a hero.
    • Phillip
      Phillip  •  Montgomery, Alabama  •  3 months ago
      I wonder how Belicheat enjoyed that karma bomb.
    • Rodbober1
      Rodbober1  •  3 months ago
      I bet he would have made the difference, if they weren't so stupid and cut him the night before.
    • Nathan
      Nathan  •  3 months ago
      That's like breaking up with a girl before going on vacation, striking out and then get back with her when you get back home because you dropped too many passes. it doesn't make sense.
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