Suspended Player Will Fires Back at New England Patriots

On Friday, the New England Patriots suspended two players, shifting cornerback

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Jack Jones and punter Jake Bailey from the reserve/injured list to

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the suspended list. Given that neither player had played in several weeks,

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the news didn't exactly make headlines. Bailey hasn't played since

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Week Nine, and Jones has missed the team's last three games.

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However, things took an intriguing turn on Saturday morning

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when Bailey's agent strongly disputed the Patriots' justifications

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for banning the punter and announced that he intended to lodge a complaint

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with the league. Bailey was suspended due to "differing perspectives

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on whether Bailey was ready to return to game action,"

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according to ESPN Patriots reporter Mike Reiss.

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