The Patriots put wide receiver Brandon Tate on injured reserve late Saturday, activating wide receiver/quarterback Isaiah Stanback to the 53-man roster from the practice squad to replace him. Tate, who had leaped into a role as co-third receiver and kick returner upon his activation from the reserve-non-football injury list (rehabbing an injury from college), injured a knee just two games into his pro career, and there you have it.
Stanback is the second player on the Patriots' roster who can play more than one skill position. Originally a quarterback (like Julian edelman), he's undergone the pro conversion to wide receiver but also has retained some of his claim to quarterback, and it's seen that he could be the No. 3 behind Tom Brady and Brian Hoyer while also filling a gap at receiver created by Tate's departure.
By the way, the Patriots tonight announced that Sammy Morris had been downgraded to "out" for the Colts game.
Here's the press release for the Tate/Stanback moves.
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PATRIOTS SIGN ISAIAH STANBACK TO THE 53-MAN ROSTER;
PLACE BRANDON TATE ON INJURED RESERVE
FOXBORO -- The New England Patriots signed Isaiah Stanback from the practice squad to the 53-man roster and placed WR Brandon Tate on injured reserve with a knee injury.
Stanback, 6-2, 208 pounds, spent the last two seasons with the Dallas Cowboys after joining the team as a fourth-round draft pick out of Washington in 2007. He was signed to the New England practice squad on Sept. 7 after being waived by Dallas.
Tate, 6-1, 195 pounds, was drafted by New England in the third-round out of North Carolina in 2009. He played in two games for the Patriots in 2009 and returned four kicks for 106 yards.
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