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Patriots Cut WR Tiquan Underwood on Super Bowl Eve...

Feb 05, 2012 HuffingtonPost

Cut on Super Bowl eve, Tiquan Underwood will Tweet game


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INDIANAPOLIS, IN - JANUARY 31: A detail of New England Patriots logo shaved into the back of the head of Tiquan Underwood #10 of the New England Patriots during Media Day ahead of Super Bowl XLVI against the New York Giants at Lucas Oil Stadium.

INDIANAPOLIS — So close to the Super Bowl, yet so far.
Wide receiver Tiquan Underwood has been cut by the Patriots less than 24 hours before the big game – bad news for him, of course, but a move that increases the likelihood Chad Ochocinco will be active against the Giants on Sunday.


In another move Saturday, the Patriots signed defensive end Alex Silvestro from their practice squad.
Ochocinco had a career-low 15 catches in his first season with the Patriots and was inactive for the AFC championship game against the Baltimore Ravens two weeks ago. He's never played in the Super Bowl.
New England's other wide receivers are Wes Welker, Deion Branch, Julian Edelman and Matthew Slater.
Underwood had three catches in five games this season.