For seemingly no apparent reason, Patriots cut ties with Marquice Cole

Marquice Cole isn't the biggest name in the Patriots secondary, but he is one that has seen the field quite a bit.

He's really more like the last line of defense, when the injuries pile up enough, Cole comes on. Usually not to great results.

Today, he's been released.

CSNNE:
Even though the Patriots are hurting in the defensive secondary, with Devin McCourty (concussion) missing practice on Thursday, they released cornerback Marquise Cole on Thursday.

There was no corresponding roster move, so Cole theoretically could return soon.

It's unclear the reason for this move, with Cole still being a core special teams player, but he was also juggled on an off the roster at the beginning of the year.