Brace For The End

DT Ron Brace was selected on the 2nd round by the Pats during the 2009 draft. He came to the team with a big-play reputation. After four seasons, it never worked out and he was released by the team on December 29, 2012.

Brace had problems staying on the field. In four seasons, he played in 39 games with seven starts. He spent the first six weeks of the 2011 season on the PUP list.  As he struggled to return, he fell further down on the depth chart. He lost playing time to undrafted free agents. He would have been a free agent.

The Washington Redskins signed him today with no guarantees. He has a chance to make the team in training camp. That's all he can hope for at this point.

Brace is just another example of how teams miss with their early round draft choices. He joins a list of players selected by the the Pats who are no longer with the team. Many of them caught on with other rosters, but others are out of the NFL.

If Brace doesn't stick with the Redskins, it could be the end of the line for him.He will probably make the inevitable trip around the league before hanging it up.