The Patriots have parted ways with quarterback Matt Flynn not because of anything he did but because of everything he couldn’t do.
“Matt never passed physical,” coach Bill Belichick told reporters on Monday.
Belichick also left the door open for Flynn to return.
“We’ll see how it goes,” Belichick said. “I wouldn’t rule it out. We’ve brought back plenty of players who were here, then weren’t here, then came back here. I know he worked hard. It was frustrating he couldn’t get out there, we couldn’t see him out there, so it’s the way it was.”
And so Ryan Lindley now has a chance to show that he can be the backup to Jimmy Garoppolo, if Tom Brady misses games due to suspension. We’ll know more about whether Brady will still be facing that suspension this week; on Wednesday, Judge Richard M. Berman will try to broker a settlement.