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Former Bradley basketball player Marcus Pollard was released Tuesday by the New England Patriots, with whom he had been in training camp as a tight end.
Pollard, in his 14th NFL season, signed with the AFC champion Patriots in April after spending last season with the Seattle Seahawks. Previously, he played 10 years with the Indianapolis Colts, then two with the Detroit Lions.
Pollard had been excited about the opportunity offered by the Pats. But his outlook began to change as camp went on and he was listed No. 3 on the depth chart (behind Ben Watson and David Thomas), according to his financial adviser, former BU classmate Jeff Doeden.
“Marcus told me (Pats head coach Bill) Belichick took him aside and said, ‘I like you, but it appears your heart is not in it,’ ” Doeden said. “Marcus told him that was a valid observation, that he hasn’t been No. 3 on the depth chart this far into camp since his rookie year. He told Belichick he didn’t feel right about coasting and collecting a check at No. 3.”
Doeden said Pollard is optimistic about potential offers to join other teams, but said the former Braves hoops captain is likely to be somewhat choosy.
Pollard would prefer to play for a team that can contend for the playoffs, if not a Super Bowl, Doeden said.
Teams in the South also would be attractive, since Pollard and his family live viagra kaufen in Georgia. A team like Atlanta would make it possible for Pollard to live at home, or he could easily commute on off days from places like Carolina, Jacksonville, Tampa Bay or Miami.
“There are a lot of pretty messed-up tight-end situations out there, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets another opportunity,” Doeden said.
Pollard, 36, played basketball at Bradley for two seasons, helping lead the Braves to the quarterfinals of the 1994 NIT as achat cialis a senior. After graduation, he decided to give the NFL a try, and he was signed as a free agent by the Colts. He quickly moved up through the ranks and was activated midway through the 1995 season. The next year, Pollard became a regular tight end and one of the key players in that franchise’s rise to perennial AFC championship contender.
The Colts released him in 2005, by which time Pollard ranked second among tight ends in team history in career receptions and third in both receiving yardage and touchdowns.
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Pollard, who is listed as 6-feet-3 and 255 pounds, has played 191 games in his career. He has caught 349 passes for 4,280 yards and 40 touchdowns, which he celebrated with a tribute to his Bradley roots by dunking the football over the crossbar of the goalposts.
In 2005, Pollard was inducted into the Bradley athletics Hall of Fame.
Kirk Wessler can be reached at 686-3216 or kwessler@pjstar.com.
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