Tiquan Underwood Wishes Patriots Luck After Being Cut Before Super Bowl XLVI

INDIANAPOLIS -- Tiquan Underwood is wishing the New England Patriots good luck after they cut him on the eve of the Super Bowl.

If they win, the wide receiver who had three catches this season would be eligible for a championship ring.

Underwood tweeted that he would use his release as motivation, thanked his supporters and wished the Patriots luck. The team filled his roster spot for Sunday's game against the New York Giants with defensive end Alex Silvestro. Both played college ball for Rutgers.

Underwood tweeted: "Im Fine, This Will Only Make Me Stronger...Tough Times Never Last But Tough Ppl Do."

His release increased the likelihood that wide receiver Chad Ochocinco would be active Sunday after being inactive for the AFC championship game against the Baltimore Ravens.

Comments

[LovethemSkins]

09:24 AM on 02/06/2012

I guess they felt that Underwood wouldn't have performed at SB level for the game, but, Welker, Hernandez and Branch would....oh wait, they didn't! Who's getting the last laugh now?!!

[Christina Bussmann]

07:11 AM on 02/06/2012

He handled the situation with class. Now that the Patriots lost a game that, frankly, they never should have made it to, he can at least say he's never been part of a team that lost the Superbowl.

[reciprocat]

03:53 AM on 02/06/2012

Hmmm...well, at least in theory he can say, "Hey, if you guys hadn't of cut me...you would have won! I am your good luck charm. Better re-sign me for next season."

Think that'll work?

[lisakaz2]

01:01 AM on 02/06/2012

Bad karma there for the Pats. Feel for the guy. Glad my team won.

[Yikes11]

12:11 AM on 02/06/2012

We are the Champions my friends . . . . and we'll keep on fighting till' the end (p.s. I'm a Chicago Bears fan), We are the Champions, we are the Champions- no time for loosers, cuz we are the Champions- of the World!!! Congrats Giants!!!

[SeptimusDSX]

12:04 AM on 02/06/2012

They could have used him today. Quite a few dropped passes, especially on the final drive. Stay strong Underwood. Once a classless organization, always a classless organization.

[Yikes11]

11:55 PM on 02/05/2012

Could this be the end of the Brady bots . . . Same time, same place tune in for the next episode(season) . . .

[CatGotcha]

08:30 AM on 02/06/2012

The Brady bots cant help themselves.

[BlogFans]

11:39 PM on 02/05/2012

"If they win, the wide receiver who had three catches this season would be eligible for a championship ring."

Sorry no ring, all the Pats got was a Giant burn.

[FunctionOfTheCrisp]

11:39 PM on 02/05/2012

Mr. Underwood, sleep well tonight, for the entire Patriots organization will not.

[Yikes11]

11:25 PM on 02/05/2012

He didn't have to cut him, he could have benched him, that was just straight up mean; but then again, we are talking about bill bi*cha chek. That's what you get. You looser!

[DrBulldog]

11:19 PM on 02/05/2012

OK, now where's the other fricking 90% of the story here? Does anyone know how to write a sports new story anymore?

[rjkelly34]

12:09 PM on 02/06/2012

who passed this dude in journalism?

[Angelica]

11:17 PM on 02/05/2012

Hey Brady, whose your Daddy now!

[leftbehind2000]

11:10 PM on 02/05/2012

"Underwood tweeted that he ...thanked his supporters...."

Ma...Uncle Al....Jimmy B...thanks for being there for me...

[Yikes11]

11:09 PM on 02/05/2012

Karma is thy name, Bill Boolacheat!

[psychophil]

11:03 PM on 02/05/2012

The patriots had three major dropped passes at the end, two on the final drive. Just sayin.

[Randy Chidester]

11:16 PM on 02/05/2012

Some would say, only reason Pats were here was a Ravens kicker missed a 32 yard field goal JUST SAYIN.

[LovethemSkins]

09:28 AM on 02/06/2012

Or that dropped Lee Evans pass!