Coming off a suspension, former All-Pro FB Reece has been released by Oakland.
Some of you may know my (& SF121's) love & respect for Marcel Reece. He is certainly over his prime at age 31, but he has had the rare ability to play like a RB, TE, even a slot WR/HB at times. BB had compared Reece with the new Patriot TE Harbor after the signing:
2015 was a bit of a down year in terms of production but not too much: http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/ReecMa00.htm. Reece has always been a locker room leader. ESPN had this to say before the release:
Reece would be a great Patriot. Unfortunately, not sure where there's room with Harbor & Derby already in place along Gronk & Bennett.
Edit: back in 2013, I wrote about Reece after selecting him in the BBtL draft-off: http://www.sonsofsamhorn.net/index.php?threads/realfantasy-pigskin-2013-draft-and-discussion.435/page-64#post-355195
Some of you may know my (& SF121's) love & respect for Marcel Reece. He is certainly over his prime at age 31, but he has had the rare ability to play like a RB, TE, even a slot WR/HB at times. BB had compared Reece with the new Patriot TE Harbor after the signing:
...I’d say that Harbor is kind of similar to (the Oakland Raiders’ Marcel) Reece,” Belichick said in September. “He’s a fullback, tight end kind of guy, sort of lines up in a lot of different places. They use him in motion, change formations with him quite a bit. .. Harbor is a good receiver.”
2015 was a bit of a down year in terms of production but not too much: http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/ReecMa00.htm. Reece has always been a locker room leader. ESPN had this to say before the release:
The suspension has not affected the veteran’s standing as a team leader in the locker room, Reece said. Only placekicker Sebastian Janikowski, who was the Raiders’ first-round draft pick in 2000, and long-snapper Jon Condo, who was a practice squad signee in 2006, have been in Oakland longer than Reece, who signed with Oakland as a street free agent in 2008.
Reece would be a great Patriot. Unfortunately, not sure where there's room with Harbor & Derby already in place along Gronk & Bennett.
Edit: back in 2013, I wrote about Reece after selecting him in the BBtL draft-off: http://www.sonsofsamhorn.net/index.php?threads/realfantasy-pigskin-2013-draft-and-discussion.435/page-64#post-355195