New England Patriots sign Deltha O'Neal

by Josh Kirkendall on Sep 1, 2008 12:08 PM EDT

The New England Patriots team website reports that the Patriots have signed former Bengals cornerback, Deltha O'Neal on Monday. Terms were not disclosed.

O'Neal was a disappointing tale. After earning a Pro Bowl in 2005 with 10 interceptions, word got around the O'Neal wasn't really into football and belief stirred that he was pushing his dissatisfaction with the rookie (at the time) cornerback, Johnathan Joseph. When he didn't get a contract extension (aka, pay raise) after his Pro Bowl season, he became sour.

The last cornerback to sign with the Patriots after leaving Cincinnati (released, or free agent), was our old friend, Tory "toast" James.

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Don't forget Artrell "I REALLY SUCK" Hawkins

He played for the Pats too after we cut his sorry ass.

"Ryan, Things in here don't react too well to bullets." - Marko Ramius

by TarZander on Sep 1, 2008 5:36 PM EDT reply actions

Pats Blogger here

Gang, looking for some intel on Deltha. After cutting Fernando Bryant, we were in need of a vet to fill out the CB roster; most of the remaining guys are pretty young.

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by MaPatsFan on Sep 1, 2008 9:53 PM EDT reply actions

Deltha

He still has some skills, MaPatsFan. He’ll probably perform fairly well for you. He wasn’t motivated hardly at all in Cincinnati since they didn’t redo his contract after going to the Pro Bowl in 2005.

by Craig Conrad on Sep 2, 2008 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions