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Faulk charged with marijuana possession

According to Louisiana station KATC, Patriots running back Kevin Faulk was cited for misdemeanor marijuana possession on Friday night.

(This is a correction of an earlier posting which said Faulk was arrested.)

Faulk, a team captain last season, was at the Cajundome for a concert featuring rapper Lil Wayne and a random security check turned up four joints.

He is the second Patriots player this month to be cited for marijuana -- just days after the team's Super Bowl loss, special teams standout Willie Andrews was arrested in Lowell, Mass.

Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 7:03 PM to Kevin Faulk | Permalink | Comments 2

Pats release Colvin and Lua

New England has announced that veteran linebacker Rosevelt Colvin as well as Oscar Lua have both been cut by the team.

Colvin's release, first reported by the Boston Globe earlier today, is something of a surprise. Though he was set to earn $7.6 million this season, the final year of the six-year free agent deal he signed in 2003, New England's linebacking situation is very much in flux: Tedy Bruschi and/or Junior Seau could decide to retire, and while Adalius Thomas and Mike Vrabel both are experienced at middle linebacker, backups Pierre Woods (an OLB) and Eric Alexander (MLB) are both inexperienced at this point.

However, Colvin suffered season-ending injuries in both 2003 -- a hip injury that initially was believed to be career-threatening -- and this season, when a foot injury in November 25 put him on the shelf. Without Colvin, the Pats' pass rush seemed to suffer.

The move saves New England $5.5 million (Colvin's base salary for the season) against the salary cap by releasing him.

Lua was drafted in the seventh round out of USC last year and was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury before the regular season began. It was believed he would be part of the future at middle linebacker.

Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 5:10 PM | Permalink | Comments 1