Update:
The Patriots announced Wednesday that they’ve released WR Jordan Matthews.
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Field Yates reports that the Patriots actually elected to place WR Jordan Matthews on injured reserve as opposed to releasing him.
Yates admits that the Patriots could still negotiate an injury settlement with Matthews at some point.
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Jim McBride, citing a league source, reports that the Patriots have released WR Jordan Matthews after he suffered a hamstring injury.
Earlier in the day, Ian Rapoport reported that Matthews suffered what is considered to be a “significant” hamstring injury.
Matthews has dealt with a number of injuries since entering the NFL, so this is clearly disappointing news for him.
Matthews, 26, is a former second-round pick of the Eagles back in 2014. The Eagles traded Matthews and a 2018 third-round pick to the Bills in return for CB Ronald Darby last year.
Matthews played out the final year of his four-year, $4,949,269 contract and made a base salary of $1,094,901 for the 2017 season before signing a one-year contract with Patriots worth up to $1.7 million.
In 2017, Matthews appeared in 10 games and caught 25 passes for 282 yards receiving and one touchdown for the Bills. Unfortunately, Matthews’ season ended with him being placed on injured reserve.
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