FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots signed four-year veteran tight end Greg Scruggs on Saturday, adding a fifth player at the position, which is especially rare.
Here is a bit more on Scruggs:
At 6-foot-3 and 277 pounds, he is considered a strong blocker. He fits the profile of injured tight end Michael Williams, a bigger player at the position who was known more for his blocking than pass-catching skills.
Out of Louisville, he entered the NFL as a seventh-round draft choice of the Seahawks.
Scruggs played defensive end his first four seasons in the NFL before making the switch to tight end with the Bears this year.
He had played in all three games for the Bears this season and was released Sept. 27. Scruggs played a total of eight offensive snaps and 17 special-teams snaps in those games. He didn't register an official statistic. Scruggs has played in 18 career NFL games.
As a member of the Bears, the Patriots got a closer look at him during three joint practices in August. Scruggs attempted to play the role of peacemaker during a Malcolm Butler/Alshon Jeffery scuffle in which both Butler and Jeffery were ejected from practice.
