Pats Claim Wide Out Michael Floyd

The New England Patriots have claimed veteran wide receiver Michael Floyd off of wavers. 

Floyd was available, after being released by the Arizona Cardinals, Thursday, following his arrest for drunken driving and disobeying a police officer.

While the DUI charge is one that brings with it some concern for Floyd's off the field conduct, there is no denying that the former 13th overall selection in the 2012 draft is productive when he is on the field.

In 76 career games, the 27-year-old Notre Dame product has caught 242 passes for 3,739 yards and 23 touchdowns, working as a downfield threat for Arizona. This year alone, Floyd has caught 33 balls for 446 yards and four scores.

For the Patriots, adding the wide out, who has averaged 15.5 yards per catch through his career, is sort of a no brainer. Setting aside his legal issues and poor off field decision making, Floyd is the type of player that can flourish down the stretch in New England.

With both Rob Gronkowski and Danny Amendola sidelined for a significant time due to injuries, bringing Floyd, who has some experience with this type of offense having played for former New England offensive coordinator Charlie Weiss while at Notre Dame, makes a lot of sense.

Floyd can now join a thin receiving corps that features Julian Edelman, Chris Hogan and Malcolm Mitchell, giving New England another downfield threat for the stretch run.

While Floyd has had multiple issues with drinking and driving, since his time in college, if he is able to make a turn in the right direction off the field, his play on it should make this move by the Pats a good one in the eyes of many.