The New England Patriots announced Wednesday that they have released veteran wide receiver Kenny Britt. Britt, 29, has spent nine years in the National Football League, spending time with the Tennessee Titans, the St. Louis and Los Angeles Rams, Cleveland Browns and Patriots. Britt was signed by the Patriots on Dec. 13 after being released by Cleveland on Dec. 8. He played in three games and caught two passes for 23 yards.Britt has played in 116 NFL games with 76 starts and has totaled 329 receptions for 5,137 yards and 32 touchdowns. The New England Patriots announced Wednesday that they have released veteran wide receiver Kenny Britt. Britt, 29, has spent nine years in the National Football League, spending time with the Tennessee Titans, the St. Louis and Los Angeles Rams, Cleveland Browns and Patriots. Advertisement Britt was signed by the Patriots on Dec. 13 after being released by Cleveland on Dec. 8. He played in three games and caught two passes for 23 yards. Britt has played in 116 NFL games with 76 starts and has totaled 329 receptions for 5,137 yards and 32 touchdowns.<doc-sep>The New England Patriots parted ways with some key members of their offense from last season. They were hoping that their tremendous depth would help fill the voids left by players such as running back Dion Lewis and wide receiver Danny Amendola. However, it has become clear that New England is not messing around when it comes to their receiving corps. According to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, they have decided to release wide receiver, Kenny Britt. Sources: The Patriots are releasing WR Kenny Britt. A fairly big surprise given the expectations coming into camp. Britt is the third notable wideout to be released from the Patriots thus far. The other two were wide receivers Jordan Matthews and Malcolm Mitchell. Reports out of camp suggest that all three players were having trouble finding their footing. With the regular season just around the corner, it seems New England was not going to waste its time trying to get them up to speed. Regardless, Britt’s departure still comes as a bit of a surprise. He got off to a rough start in minicamp after injuring his hamstring. The veteran acknowledged that he may have been falling behind after missing some time from the field. However, it clearly began to take its toll. Britt has now been released by two teams over the last year. His last good season came when he somehow managed to top 1,000 yards with the Los Angeles Rams in the 2016 NFL season. Unfortunately, his recent stints with the Cleveland Browns and Patriots have done little to show teams he can still perform at a high level.<doc-sep>Kenny Britt is the latest wide receiver to have his tenure cut short with the Patriots. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, New England released the wide receiver on Wednesday. Britt had been dealing with a hamstring injury and started camp on the PUP list. He was able to make it back to the practice field, but had been limited for the majority of camp. Britt came to the Patriots last December, but didn't make much of a dent in the receiving game only catching two passes for 23 yards through three games. Heading into 2018, however, there was some significant hype surrounding him as he was looked at as a pass catcher who could be leaned on especially during Julian Edelman's four game suspension to start the year. After all, Britt isn't all that far removed from his 68 catch, 1,002 yard and five touchdown season he had in 2016 with the Los Angeles Rams. Similar to Malcolm Mitchell and Jordan Matthews, however, injuries seemed to put Britt behind the eight ball and has now ended his time with the Patriots. The Patriots are gearing up for Week 3 of the preseason. Make sure you know everything before we kickoff 2018 for real Take a second to sign up for our FREE Patriots newsletter! Earlier this week, Britt himself even noted that the injury put him in a bad spot with the team. “I definitely feel like I’m behind, because I’m not out there with the guys, getting the chemistry I need with the quarterbacks, and getting on the same page with everyone,” he admitted on Sunday, via Patriots.com. Brady was asked about Britt and his injuries on Wednesday during his press conference and any concerns he had not working directly with him to this point. "I think it's just different stages at different times whether it's Kenny or other players," he said. "You have set-backs with injuries and so forth and you don't get the work but when you are out there you just try to get up to speed as best you can, so spending extra time when you're available, I think that's important. "You know, Kenny was here at the end of last year so had a lot of reps with him and hopefully he can make the most of his opportunity. I think everyone's really trying to do that this time of year, is whatever chance they get, you got to go out there and you got to show something. You got to really show the coaches, to the personnel people, that you can be dependable and trusted and you can get out there and make the plays that are going to help us win." As things stand right now, the Patriots receiving unit consists of Julian Edelman, Chris Hogan, Eric Decker, Phillip Dorsett, Cordarrelle Patterson, Braxton Berrios, Devin Lucien, Paul Turner and Riley McCarron.<doc-sep>
Britt is the third Patriots receiver to be released during training camp. The Patriots released veteran wide receiver Kenny Britt on Wednesday, continuing a revamp of their receiving corps just three weeks before the season opener. Britt injured his hamstring in June and remained on the physically unable to perform list throughout training camp. New England has now cut three receivers since the start of camp, previously jettisoning Jordan Matthews and Malcolm Mitchell. The Patriots will enter opening day with a short pool of receivers compared to 2017. Brandin Cooks and Danny Amendola—New England's top two wideouts from last season—are now with different teams, while Julian Edelman will serve a four-game suspension to start the season. Six-year veteran Chris Hogan will begin the season as Tom Brady's top target at receiver. Trailing Hogan on the depth chart will be Phillip Dorsett, Cordarrelle Patterson and Eric Decker, barring any preseason additions. New England finished last season as the NFL's No. 2 scoring offense as Brady secured his third league MVP. Britt, entering his 10th NFL season, joined New England last year, catching two passes in the regular season in three games. He played nine games with the Browns to start the season after spending the previous three years with the Rams. Britt began his career in Tennessee, playing five years for the Titans. His best season came in 2016 with the Rams, when he caught 68 passes for 1,002 yards and five touchdowns. The Patriots will begin their 2018 season on Sept. 9 when they host the Texans.