New England Patriots: Peacemaker or Not, Brandon Meriweather Should Be Cut

In the month's time since the Brandon Meriweather Apopka shooting, the circumstances of the incident have become much clearer. 

According to Meriweather's laywer, the New England Patriots safety was not the shooter, and never had a gun in his possession. In fact, Meriweather was said to be a "peacemaker," and the police are well aware of who the shooter is. 

Peacemaker or not, Meriweather should be on his way out of New England. 

For next season, Meriweather's salary will jump from $650,000 to $1.65 million. 

Sure, Meriweather's salary is pretty low for a Pro Bowler, but that $1 million could definitely be used somewhere else. 

Over Meriweather's four year career, he has made the Pro Bowl twice. But, allow me to break the news to you: the Pro Bowl is a joke and on top of it, he was only named to the roster due to injuries to players ahead of him. 

Meriweather was benched multiple times last season, and has seen his playing time fall dramatically over the past two seasons. With so much talent, you'd expect the player to have been on a steady incline with production, but it seems that Meriweather has just plateaued. 

He is not a feared safety, like many fans think. He is not a head-hunter.

He is just careless, reckless, and overall, for a lack of a better term, football stupid.

Meriweather is infamous for taking awful angles to the ball, and has very poor tackling.

During his collegiate years at Miami, he was involved in the infamous FIU vs. Miami brawl, where he was seen stomping on players. And, on top of that, he shot someone in the buttocks in July of 2007. Meriweather was not charged with any crime, because it was self-defense and he had the gun registered. 

Either way, Meriweather has been in the wrong place at the wrong time. He's simply guilty by association. He is nothing but bad news. 

I would not be surprised if Bill Belichick decided to cut ties with Meriweather before next season. 

NOTE: This article was first seen at PatriotsPlus.net.

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