New England Patriots Release Former BYU LB Kyle Van Noy
Mar 7, 2022, 12:20 PM | Updated: 3:09 pm
New England Patriots linebacker Kyle Van Noy (53) during a game between the New England Patriots and the Tennessee Titans on November 28, 2021, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
(Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY – In a salary cap related move, the New England Patriots released veteran and fan-favorite outside linebacker Kyle Van Noy.
New England released the former BYU star on Monday, March 7.
Van Noy is now a free agent and will be available to sign with a new franchise when the new NFL league year begins on March 16.
Patriots release LB Kyle Van Noy: https://t.co/FW1dlyl6Ua
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) March 7, 2022
The linebacker re-signed with New England for two years and $12 million prior to the 2021 season following his release from the Miami Dolphins.
Source: the Patriots are releasing starting OLB Kyle Van Noy.
A decision with salary cap roots, as moving on from the versatile Van Noy creates just under $5M in cap space.
Van Noy can sign with another team right away.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 7, 2022
A two-time Super Bowl champion with the Patriots, Van Noy will be immediately eligible to sign with any team.
The nine-year NFL veteran began his professional career after being drafted in the second round (40th overall) by the Detroit Lions in 2014.
After two seasons in Detroit, Van Noy was traded to the New England Patriots in 2016 and would go on to feature prominently in a Patriot defense that played their role in the largest Super Bowl comeback in NFL history when the Pats overcame a 28-3 deficit to win.
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Van Noy won a second Super Bowl ring in 2019 when the Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13-3.
He has 10 tackles, 1.5 sacks and five QB hits while playing in three Super Bowls with New England.
Van Noy has played in 111 career games and holds career totals of 424 combined tackles, 39 tackles for a loss, 54 QB hits, 28.5 QB sacks and has recovered seven fumbles, returning two of them for scores.
