The Patriots have added a second quarterback to their 53-man roster, claiming Matt Corral off waivers from the Panthers.
Corral was waived Wednesday, someday after the vast majority of roster cuts. He was chosen within the third spherical of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Ole Miss and missed all of his rookie season with a Lisfranc damage suffered towards the Patriots within the preseason.
Corral accomplished 59.6% of his passes this preseason for 249 yards with no touchdowns and one interception. He rushed 4 instances for 47 yards. Veteran quarterback Andy Dalton beat out Corral for the Panthers’ backup quarterback job behind No. 1 general decide Bryce Young.
The Patriots traded the third-round decide to the Panthers used to pick out Corral for a 2022 fourth-round decide and 2023 third-round decide. Quarterback Bailey Zappe and linebacker Marte Mapu had been drafted with these alternatives.
Zappe was waived by the Patriots on Tuesday however re-signed with the apply squad Wednesday. Prior to claiming Corral, Mac Jones was the one quarterback on the Patriots’ 53-man roster.
Corral takes up the spot that opened up with huge receiver Tyquan Thornton heading to injured reserve.
The 24-year-old passer was voted second-team All-SEC in 2021. He accomplished 67.3% of his passes throughout his four-year faculty profession for 8,281 yards with 57 touchdowns and 23 interceptions. He additionally rushed for 18 scores.
As a senior at Ole Miss, he accomplished 67.9% of his passes for 3,349 yards with 20 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. He additionally rushed for 11 touchdowns. He was carted off with a leg damage in his closing faculty recreation and didn’t work out previous to the 2022 NFL Draft.
Jones and Corral competed in a wild Alabama-Ole Miss recreation that noticed the Crimson Tide beat the Rebels 63-48. Jones went 28-of-32 for 417 yards with two touchdowns within the win, whereas Corral accomplished 21-of-28 passes for 365 yards with two touchdowns.
It’s nonetheless unclear who will again up Jones in Week 1, since Corral nonetheless has to be taught the Patriots’ offense. The Patriots might nonetheless make Corral inactive and elevate Zappe from the apply squad for the sport. The staff additionally has quarterback/huge receiver Malik Cunningham on their apply squad.
Source: www.bostonherald.com