Purifoy News

[dw49 722]

Former Colts CB Loucheiz Purifoy failed his physical with Seattle, nixing the Seahawks' waiver claim on him.

The undrafted rookie out of Florida will now hit street free agency. The Seahawks have an open spot on their 53-man roster and figure to fill it this week.

Related: Seahawks

 

Source: Liz Mathews on Twitter

 

 

[Moopsiepuffs 0]

But the Colts were wrong for letting him go...

[Derakynn 126]

Well I mean he had a concussion, I don't know what they were expecting.

[ricker182 158]

This makes me feel better at least.

What a waste of talent.... Again.

Hope he gets his head on straight.

[jameszeigler834 967]

But the Colts were wrong for letting him go...

Yes they were stupid give him time then if he don't improve then get rid of him.

[ColtsFanMikeC 50]

I wonder what he failed his physical for -- failed drug test maybe?

[J@son 912]

Yes they were stupid give him time then if he don't improve then get rid of him.

 

no, the stupid thing is saying the colts were stupid for cutting him without knowing all of the facts

[Indygal1218 0]

The Colts were wrong. They keep all the crappy players and cut all of the awesome-r ones.

/sarcasm

[Dustin 89]

Hopefully they bring him back. Great ST player. 

[Dustin 89]

I wonder what he failed his physical for -- failed drug test maybe?

 

Concussion probably. 

[IndyD4U 772]

I wonder what he failed his physical for -- failed drug test maybe?

That was my first thought

[RockThatBlue 1,345]

Yes they were stupid give him time then if he don't improve then get rid of him.

The only one stupid here is Purifoy for breaking team rules.

[chrisfarley 251]

This makes me feel better at least.

What a waste of talent.... Again.

Hope he gets his head on straight.

what do you mean get his head on straight?, what did he do?  I missed the memo.... LOL - he is a great special teamer for sure.

[B~Town 211]

Well I mean he had a concussion, I don't know what they were expecting.

 

That and having a player with 2 marijuana arrests in 2 years living in Washington is a disaster waiting to happen .

[B~Town 211]

what do you mean get his head on straight?, what did he do?  I missed the memo.... LOL - he is a great special teamer for sure.

He was in court in Florida they day before he was cut on Marijuana possession charges .

[IndyD4U 772]

The only one stupid here is Purifoy for breaking team rules.

No, no, no!

Accountability does not exist! It's not his fault, he wasn't given enough opportunities...

Sarcasm BTW

[chrisfarley 251]

He was in court in Florida they day before he was cut on Marijuana possession charges .

holy crap, i didn't know about all that. can't he have a 2nd chance like we have given other players?

[ColtsFanMikeC 50]

holy crap, i didn't know about all that. can't he have a 2nd chance like we have given other players?

 

Purifoy got in major trouble at U. Florida -- the reason he went undrafted.

 

Rogers got in a lot of trouble at U. Tennessee -- the reason he went undrafted.

 

Both of these players were signed by us at UDFA's because they had a ton of potential upside if they could stay out of trouble.  They were kept on a short leash and they failed.  Purifoy was the passenger in Rogers' car when he got a DUI a while back -- I was surprised we didn't cut Purifoy then, to be honest (I imagine if Rogers got a DUI that Purifoy wasn't just his 'sober' passenger). After the release of Rogers, all Pagano said was something like "this is not a difficult environment to thrive in" -- but I also remember Pagano or Grigs saying that Rogers would be on a short leash when we signed him last season.  Not that making a bad decision makes someone a bad person, but after seeing Rainey get cut (allegedly for playing with a fire extinguisher) in the pre-season, you would think the guys on the team would do everything they could to be on their best behavior, especially the guys who know they are on a short leash because of their past.

 

Brazzill, to my knowledge, didn't have a past history of being a knucklehead when we drafted him, which, I think, is why we gave him a second chance.  Rogers, Rainey, and Purifoy all had their second chance when we signed them in the first place.

[1959Colts 1,172]

He really wasn't that good, even on special teams.

[Gabriel Alexander Morillo 43]

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO

[Superman 9,397]

He really wasn't that good, even on special teams.

 

He was excellent on special teams.

[ColtsLegacy 581]

He really wasn't that good, even on special teams.

Wrong, he was great on special teams. And he looked promising at CB, the potential was there.

[ColtsFan1976 0]

Better than Gordy

[cbear 378]

Well I mean he had a concussion, I don't know what they were expecting.

That's why I don't think that was the reason. Makes no sense. And I doubt they discovered a hidden knee injury, something like that. I think something else came up and they prefer not to talk about. JMO.

[VaAllDay757 298]

Better than Gordy

Exactly

[bravo4460 562]

Better than Gordy

Mmmmmhmmm.

[lollygagger8 3,354]

Better than Gordy

 

Beat me to it. 

[Shive 2,291]

What's the chance we sign him back to the PS?

[Jdubu 1,268]

Little to none. Hasn't been the MO of this team to resign a troubled player back to PS unless I'm forgetting someone

[akcolt 447]

Better than Gordy

Funny how one plays in the NFL the other former police informant given chance after chance now out of a job and probably headed for the penal league. I was surprised they kept him around after he was with Rodgers when he got his.

 

Purifoy was undrafted out of the University of Florida in part because of a history of off-field character flags, including a narcotics arrest in 2013 and another reported drug-related run-in with police earlier this year that did not result in charges when Purifoy agreed to cooperate with a police investigation ie turned informant. Low character guys you can have them.

[Boiler_Colt 1,431]

Little to none. Hasn't been the MO of this team to resign a troubled player back to PS unless I'm forgetting someone

There is a little bit of precedent with Weslye Saunders. We cut him last year after getting suspended for PED's then picked him back up later. However, I tend to agree with you. 

[High Valyrian 0]

Funny how one plays in the NFL the other former police informant given chance after chance now out of a job and probably headed for the penal league. I was surprised they kept him around after he was with Rodgers when he got his.

Purifoy was undrafted out of the University of Florida in part because of a history of off-field character flags, including a narcotics arrest in 2013 and another reported drug-related run-in with police earlier this year that did not result in charges when Purifoy agreed to cooperate with a police investigation ie turned informant. Low character guys you can have them.

[High Valyrian 0]

Out of the league, at home, sitting on his couch right now, he's still better than Gordy.

[buccolts 2,545]

Out of the league, at home, sitting on his couch right now, he's still better than Gordy.

 

Pure speculation, and Purifoy now may never have the opportunity to prove it.

[Jdubu 1,268]

There is a little bit of precedent with Weslye Saunders. We cut him last year after getting suspended for PED's then picked him back up later. However, I tend to agree with you.

Good call. Didn't reslize Saunders had issues. Thanks for the fact check on me though cause I couldnt recall anyone

[Superman 9,397]

Out of the league, at home, sitting on his couch right now, he's still better than Gordy.

Once you wrap your brain around the fact that this wasn't a football decision, maybe you'll be able to move on.

[ColtsFanMikeC 50]

There is a little bit of precedent with Weslye Saunders. We cut him last year after getting suspended for PED's then picked him back up later. However, I tend to agree with you. 

 

 

Good call. Didn't reslize Saunders had issues. Thanks for the fact check on me though cause I couldnt recall anyone

 

To my knowledge, Saunders had no trouble prior to his PED use.  Not that PED use is good, but it is quite different than recreational drug use and partying (this may be a big assumption, but when Rogers got his DUI, Purifoy as his passenger was probably not sober).  Purifoy also has a history of getting busted for drugs in his days at U. Florida, so I think the fact that we signed him was something our coaches/front office considered a second chance.  Saunders and Brazzill (as far as I know), both had no prior trouble and I think that is why they (and Robert Mathis and Laron Landry) have been given second chances in the past.

[akcolt 447]

Yes they were stupid give him time then if he don't improve then get rid of him.

Exactly how much time do you need to figure out a guy is more trouble than he is worth? The front office's stupidity is based on what? I think there is one person who was stupid in this situation the same person that has continually made stupid decisions since his time at Florida. He obviously can't follow rules and keep his act together. You can't fix stupid

[BillCoslosky87 1,153]

The guy wasn't even drafted and was playing for pennies for us. No harm. No foul.

[Coffeedrinker 3,537]

Why do so many people act like a football team is a charity and supposed to give people second, third or even more chances?  Purifoy had multiple minor team offenses and then add in a big one and it's good bye.