Colts add Brissett as Luck insurance
Patriots traded quarterback Jacoby Brissett to the Colts for receiver Phillip Dorsett.
The deal was announced Saturday in advance of the deadline for NFL teams to set their 53-man rosters for the start of the regular season.
In separate deals, the Patriots sent undisclosed draft picks to Seattle for defensive end Cassius Marsh, and traded another draft pick to Detroit for cornerback Johnson Bademosi. Marsh was a fourth-round draft pick in 2014 and Bademosi was an undrafted free agent in 2012.
New England’s trade with the Colts fills needs for both teams. By bringing in Brissett, the Colts add some depth at quarterback with Andrew Luck still working his way back from shoulder surgery. Brissett, a thirdround pick in 2016, started two games as a rookie last season while Tom Brady served his four-game “Deflategate” suspension.
By adding Dorsett, a firstround draft pick in 2015, the Patriots get another capable pass catcher with Julian Edelman out for the season with a knee injury.
JAGUARS: Tom Coughlin says Jacksonville is not interested in signing free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
“No. We did the study, the research, and we weren’t in- terested,” Coughlin said Saturday.
Asked to explain the reasons, Coughlin said, “I’m not explaining it.”
Jaguars owner Shad Khan said last week he would be open to signing Kaepernick if the front office wanted to do it. Coughlin, the team’s executive vice president and former Giants coach, has final say on personnel decisions.
Kaepernick remains unsigned after opting out of his contract with the 49ers.
BRONCOS: After being cut by the Browns, quarterback Brock Osweiler signed a one-year deal for the veterans’ minimum to return to Denver, the team announced. He played four season with the Broncos before signing a mega-deal with the Texans.
COWBOYS: Dallas re- leased quarterback Kellen Moore, completing undrafted rookie Cooper Rush’s surprising rise to the backup job behind Dak Prescott. The Cowboys sent an undisclosed 2019 draft pick to Cincinnati for cornerback Bene Benwikere.
RAVENS: Quarterback Joe Flacco returned to practice, joining his teammates on the field for the first time since being sidelined with a back injury in July. Coach John Harbaugh says the veteran will start the opener Sept. 10 at Cincinnati.
49ERS: San Francisco cut last season’s leading receiver Jeremy Kerley, a former Jet, to get down to the 53-man limit.
CHARGERS: Rookie Younghoe Koo, who went to Ridgewood (N.J.) High, was named the team’s kicker after the Chargers cut Josh Lambo.