Malone Back on the Roster

We reported yesterday on the New England Patriots’ punter situation, but not so fast - Tom Malone was re-signed with the team yesterday, less than a month after he was released. This puzzling decision to re-sign the punter could be a signal that the Patriots aren’t extremely happy with their current pick for the position (Chris Hanson), and it could also be Malone’s second (or fourth?) shot with New England to become the team’s punter.

Tom Malone originally joined the Patriots in 2006 on the team’s practice squad after spending time earlier that year with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted rookie free agent, and he also participated in the Patriots’ training camp in 2007, being signed once again to the team’s practice squad in 2008. Malone, a USC alum, was released by the Patriots on May 5, 2009, and he makes his return to the Patriots after rookie punter Aaron Perez was released by the team last week. Malone will now battle incumbent Chris Hanson for a spot as the Patriots’ number one punter, the details of which are sure to be worked out in the upcoming months before the start of the regular season.

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