He was theirs for about five minutes.
In September of 2017, after going undrafted in 2015 and spending two seasons with the Vikings, he signed to the Patriots practice squad. Less than three weeks later, he was released.
Bill Belichick was asked about signing Heinicke and another practice-squad player a few days after Heinicke was signed. I mean, we really don t know much about either player, Belichick said at the time. So, we ll see how it goes.
The question now for Belichick and the Patriots is, would they want him back? Would Heinicke make sense as one of the occupants of the quarterback room that was, for a brief moment in time, shared by Brady, Heinicke and Jimmy Garoppolo?