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Patriots Sign RB Lex Hilliard; Release OL Matt Tennant

Posted Sep 4, 2012

New England Patriots

The New England Patriots announced today that RB Lex Hilliard has been signed. Terms of the contract were not announced by the team. In addition, OL Matt Tennant has been released.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots announced today that RB Lex Hilliard has been signed. Terms of the contract were not announced by the team. In addition, OL Matt Tennant has been released.

Hilliard, 28, is a veteran of three NFL seasons with the Miami Dolphins (2009-10). The 5-11, 235-pounder signed with Minnesota as an unrestricted free agent on March 21, 2012 but was released by Minnesota on Aug. 31, 2012. He originally entered the NFL as a sixth round draft choice (204th overall) by Miami out of Montana in 2008. Hilliard spent his rookie campaign on the Miami practice squad. He has played in 48 NFL games with four starts and has 39 carries for 130 yards and two touchdowns and 26 receptions for 210 yards and two touchdowns.

Tennant, 25, was claimed off waivers by the Patriots from New Orleans on Sept. 1, 2012. He is a veteran of two NFL seasons with the Saints. The 6-foot-4, 300-pounder was drafted by the Saints in the fifth round (158th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft out of Boston College. He has played in 28 NFL games as the Saints primary backup at center and guard. Last season, he played in 12 regular season games and both postseason games. Tennant was released by the Saints on Aug. 31, 2012.

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