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Former Purdue QB waived by Patriots
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A former Purdue and LSU quarterback has been waived by the New England Patriots after a few weeks into fall camp.
Tuesday morning, Field Yates of ESPN reported that Danny Etling has been waived by the Patriots. A quarterback in college, Etling was making a transition to wide receiver in an attempt to earn a spot on the roster.
Etling, a seventh-round selection in the 2018 NFL Draft, spent two seasons at Purdue before transferring to LSU to finish his college career.
The Patriots have waived QB/WR Danny Etling, per source. Etling begun working at WR this offseason to try to increase his roster chances.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) August 13, 2019
For the 2018 season, Etling was a member of the Patriots’ practice squad. He had only appeared in preseason games in his career.
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When the quarterback situation wasn’t working out earlier this offseason, Etling decided to make a change to wide receiver. He had hoped it would increase his chances to land on the roster, but it would’ve been a stretch with no experience at the position.
Etling will hope to be picked up by another team in the coming weeks before the start of the 2019 NFL season.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB