Matt Corral left New England Patriots without notice, per report

Matt Corral has had an interesting offseason in the NFL, to say the least.

Earlier in the offseason, Corral was waived by the Carolina Panthers after spending his rookie season injured. He never had much chance to make an impact and was pushed down the depth chart with Bryce Young being drafted and the team signing Andy Dalton.

After that, Corral did not have to wait long before being picked up by the New England Patriots, and early indications made it look like he would serve as the backup to Mac Jones. That is no longer the case with the Patriots signing Bailey Zappe to the 53-man roster and reportedly releasing Corral.

The #Patriots are releasing QB Matt Corral as the corresponding move, source says. https://t.co/Si3KH3tGJ5

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 9, 2023

Corral’s release, however, contains an added factor. According to Doug Kyed with the Boston Herald, Corral left the team without any notice. That is an interesting turn for Corral, to say the least.

QB Matt Corral left the Patriots without notice, according to a source.

Explains the “not injury related” tag on the practice report Friday and his placement on the exempt/left squad list today.

— Doug Kyed (@DougKyed) September 9, 2023

Corral was one of the top QB prospects during the 2021 college football season but sustained an injury in the Ole Miss bowl game following the season. He slid to the 3rd round of the 2022 NFL Draft, and now he’ll have to try and catch on with a new organization.

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.