FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots announced their 10-man practice squad on Monday, a group headlined by wide receiver Kenbrell Thompkins.
G Chris Barker
WR Nathan Palmer
OT Blaine Clausell
LB Xzavier Dickson
LB/S Brandon King
CB Daxton Swanson
DT Jimmy Staten
WR Thompkins
Coach Bill Belichick commented on Thompkins during his Monday news conference, and seemed pleased that he was not only available to sign, but to have practice squad eligibility.
"I think he's a quality practice squad player. He was a roster player for us, he was a roster player for Oakland, so to have that level of player on our roster -- but not [really] on our roster -- I think is good. It gives us a quality depth player there; we had that same player basically on our team [in 2013 and parts of 2014] as a roster spot.
"We'll see how long it takes but it shouldn't be too long from a re-learning standpoint. He's a good learner, but just to get back into what we're doing and all that, to be able to compete for playing time based on where he was when he was here before, it looks like he still -- based on a short look yesterday -- has good skills to contribute. He has experience of playing in the slot, which he did more at Oakland than he did here. So he's kind of developed some versatility.
"So we'll see where it goes, but I think we're happy to have him, and a player of his caliber, in that position."
