Reports: Patriots to sign talented but troublesome tight end Fred Davis
The Patriots are reportedly signing recently reinstated tight end Fred Davis, a talented player with a history of off-field issues.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter was first to report the one-year deal between the Patriots and Davis.
In 2013, Davis was ordered to pay $20,000 to Mikini R. Chaka after a 2011 incident at a nightclub in Washington, D.C. In the lawsuit, Chaka claimed Davis dumped juice on her and threw an empty pitcher at her.
Davis was also charged with assault after an alleged altercation with an ex-girlfriend last June. Those charges were dropped in August.
Davis missed all of the 2014 season while serving an indefinite suspension for repeated violations of the NFL’s substance abuse policy. He was arrested and charged with DWI one day after his indefinite suspension was announced in February of 2014.
The league reinstated Davis last week, and the Patriots added him to a tight end group that features Michael Hoomanawanui, Scott Chandler, Tim Wright and sixth round pick A.J. Derby behind the league’s premier player at the position, Rob Gronkowski.
The 29-year-old Davis was a second round pick out of Southern California in 2008 and had his most productive season in 2011, recording 59 catches for 796 yards and three touchdowns. He’s played his entire career with the Washington Redskins to this point.
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