The New England Patriots were under the impression that offensive guard Brian Waters would show up before the start of the season. They may have hardened their stance now that he has not, and may have dropped the per-game bonus from any proposed restructuring, Greg A. Bedard and Shalise Manza Young of the Boston Globe report. This staredown did not start over money. Waters’s reason for staying away was personal: He is married with five children, and his family did not come to Massachusetts with him last year, remaining in his native Texas. When Waters signed with the Patriots, he and Belichick had an agreement that Waters did not have to come to camp, so he could spend as much time at home as possible. Source: The Redzone
