It was a busy day for the New England Patriots and several of their former players. First off, the big news of the day for Patriots fans was the signing of former Kansas City Chiefs Pro Bowl guard Brian Waters. Waters visited with the team Saturday and then came to terms on a one-year deal Sunday. Due to several injuries at the guard position (Dan Connolly, Ryan Wendell, Rich Ohrnberger...

As the New England Patriots announce the signing of five-time Pro Bowl offensive guard Brian Waters, the AFC East club cut long snapper James Dearth and offensive lineman Steve Maneri. Dearth was recently signed by the Patriots. He has previous stints with the Cleveland Browns, New York Jets and San Diego Chargers. Maneri spent most of last season on the New England practice squad...

Hot News for C Brian Waters

One day after trimming 19 players from the roster, the Patriots continue to be active combing the waiver wire, making moves, and putting together a practice squad. We’ll throw out some of the moves both from here, and elsewhere, and add in as the day progresses. First up, ex-Jet James Dearth didn’t make it as the long snapper, as he was released today, according to a league...

The New England Patriots announced today the signing of 11-year veteran G Brian Waters. In addition, the Patriots released LS James Dearth and OL Steve Maneri.

No one cares about the long snapper. I mean, no one. Except if they screw up. That was a reality Matt Katula realized. Yet for tonight’s Patriots-Giants game, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to watch the new long snapper — James Dearth — in his first action with the team. The former Jets snapper must get into the mix quickly with punter Zoltan Mesko and kicker Stephen Gostkowski...

This time a year ago, Nick Sundberg was fighting for a roster spot with the Redskins as a rookie long-snapper. Sundberg had struggled with consistency on his snaps, sending some too high and others too low. The Redskins brought in 10-year NFL veteran James Dearth to challenge Sundberg. The rookie held onto the job, but still experienced some ups and downs during his first year in...

Hot News for LS James Dearth

The Patriots are trimming their roster with an eye toward today’s 4 p.m. roster cut-down deadline. They need to get to 80 players, and they took a big step yesterday. There was more today. The Patriots announced that they’ve released DE/OLB Marques Murrell and undrafted free agent from Cal receiver Jeremy Ross. Murrell was signed at the end of last year and hung around until...

The New England Patriots signed LS James Dearth today. Terms of the contract were not announced.

The Jets won bragging rights, and the MetLife trophy. [NY Post] The Jets won, but the O had trouble getting in synch. [NJ] More on the Wilkerson / Jacobs fight. [AP] Many in the Jets organization have been in the dark. [AP] James Dearth has joined the Patriots. [Boston Herald]

The Jets won bragging rights, and the MetLife trophy. [NY Post] The Jets won, but the O had trouble getting in synch. [NJ] More on the Wilkerson / Jacobs fight. [AP] Many in the Jets organization have been in the dark. [AP] James Dearth has joined the Patriots. [Boston Herald]

The Patriots have signed 35-year old long snapper/tight end James Dearth.  Dearth didn’t play for the Chargers last year because of a fractured foot.  Dearth has now played in 146 games (1 start) in his first 12 years in the NFL and he has caught 3 passes for 10 yards (3.3 avg) with 1 TD grab.  The Patriots won’t be sending Dearth out on any pass patterns as they have...

Given the release of Matt Katula today, Pats coach Bill Belichick said a long snapper would be here by Thursday. Well, we’ve learned long-timer former Jet James Dearth is on his way to Foxboro. Dearth played for Gang Green from 2001-09. The 35-year-old also plays tight end, but his primary spot here will be snapping the football for Zoltan Mesko and Stephen Gostkowski.  Dearth...

The San Diego Chargers have signed rookie LS Mike Windt and released LS Ethan Albright. Windt (6-1, 252) went to training camp with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2010 after an outstanding three-year career (2007-09) at the University of Cincinnati. Windt was flawless in 395 career snaps for the Bearcats. A source confirmed Windt worked out for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Tuesday...

Hell knows no fury like the San Diego Chargers long snapper position.The Chargers placed long snapper Ryan Neill on the injured reserved list Tuesday and signed Ethan Albright. He becomes the team's fourth long snapper in two weeks.David Binn, who had steadily manned the position since 1994, suffered a season-ending hamstring injury in Week 1. His replacement, James Dearth, was...

Source: Associated Press SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Chargers are on their second long snapper since David Binn was hurt Monday night and placed on injured reserve. The Chargers say James Dearth, who was signed Wednesday to replace Binn, has been placed on IR after hurting his foot in practice Thursday. To take Dearth's spot, the Chargers on Friday signed Ryan Neill to a one-year contract...

The San Diego Chargers' chaotic long snapper situation took another negative turn today when the team had to place long snapper James Dearth on injured reserve with a foot injury. They signed long snapper Ryan Neill to a one-year contract to replace him. Dearth was the replacement for David Binn, who's also on injured reserve with a hamstring injury. So, now Neill takes over...

Source: YardBarker.com Listed below is the injury report for this Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars: Shawne Merriman (LB) – Probable – AchillesShawne might see his first action of the season this weekend. Larry English started last week for Shawne and was almost non-existent. This is a big season for Shawne and he needs to get some game action to prove that he...

Third long snapper for Chargers this year

by Dennis J. GeorgatosFiled under: Chargers, AFC WestLong snapper David Binn, the last remaining member of the Chargers' only Super Bowl team, was placed on injured reserve on Wednesday with a hamstring injury, ending his season. Binn, 38, played in one game this season, his 17th, before being sidelined. The former Cal star broke in with the team in 1994, when the Chargers reached...

A very familiar face will not be on the field Sunday when the San Diego Chargers play the Jacksonville Jaguars at the Q, said team officials.Complete Coverage: San Diego ChargersLong snapper David Binn, who set a team record on Monday when he played his 179th consecutive game, has been placed on injured reserve. The Chargers said the center injured his hamstring and would be out...

Source: YardBarker.com The long snapper for the San Diego Chargers, David Binn,  has been placed on the Injured Reserve today with a tore hamstring. He tore the hammy while trying to run down Dexter McCluster. At least we know someone was going all out to try and catch that guy! Binn was the last member of the Chargers from the Super Bowl team from 194. He will be replaced by long...

Chargers change long snappers

Not to beCoach wants to see you, bring your playbookThe Turk came back to the Redskins locker room this week, final cuts are in, training camp is a wrap, the regular season is here, no huge surprises in the lists of cuts, Brandon Banks and Anthony Armstrong both made it, Keiland Williams is also in, I personally thought Ryan Torain was a better option, they were very close. And...