Tyson DeVree News

COLTS REACH 75-MAN LIMIT The Colts have waived defensive back Marcus Paschal . The move gets Indy down to the NFL's mandatory roster limit of 75.

He's a 6-foot-5, 245-pounder who spent nine weeks of last season on New England's practice squad.

BILLS WAIVE SIX, SIGN TIGHT END The Buffalo Bills have waived six players and signed a free agent tight end.

Instead of getting a big improvement in the second exhibition game, Tom Coughlin and the Giants got a reality check.

The competition to play tight end for the New England Patriots remains pretty tight.

With Pro Bowl receivers Randy Moss and Wes Welker manning the starting slots, the New England Patriots appear set.

The Patriots have released last year's UDFA Tyson DeVree and Belichick spoke on his Tight Ends recently, speaking very highly of Chris Baker, according to the Boston Globe .

The competition to play tight end for the New England Patriots remains pretty tight.

The Patriots announced today that tight end Tyson DeVree has been released. A second-year player out of Colorado, he was the fifth player on the depth chart behind Chris Baker, Benjamin Watson, David Thomas and Alex Smith.

One view of five key areas to watch tonight when the Patriots host the Bengals in preseason action: 1. Derrick Burgess and the pass rush.

It is unlikely that Cincinnati franchise quarterback Carson Palmer will play in Thursday night's game against New England due to a high ankle sprain suffered in the Bengals' preseason opener against New Orleans.

Though Benjamin Watson has been the first-string tight end for the New England Patriots the past few years, his starting job appears to be in jeopardy - big time.

Now that the concern about the quarterback has been settled with Tom Brady 's successful return, Patriots fans can turn their focus to other issues.

The Patriots favor a 3-4 defense, and perhaps no coach in the game today is more familiar with the intricacies of the formation than Bill Belichick.

Judging by training camp, it's apparent the tight end is going to play a significant role in the Patriots offense - one of the reasons there are five of them on the roster.

Judging by training camp, it's apparent the tight end is going to play a significant role in the Patriots offense - one of the reasons there are five of them on the roster.

Judging by training camp, it's apparent the tight end is going to play a significant role in the Patriots offense - one of the reasons there are five of them on the roster.

Additions at tight end have put Benjamin Watson's future in New England in doubt.

A snapshot of the Patriots offense on the eve of training camp 2009. While the NFL may never see another season like the one New England put together in 2007, expectations for the 2009 Patriots appear to be no less lofty than they were in that record-setting year.

Benjamin Watson tops the depth chart for Patriots tight ends heading into the 2009 season.