Ex-Patriots lineman crashed car to avoid being released

Former Patriots Player Claims He Crashed His Car To Avoid Getting Fired By Bill Belichick

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick runs a notoriously tight ship, but one former player just revealed the desperate lengths he said he once went to avoid getting fired by the legendary football icon — he crashed his car.Rich Ohrnberger played for the Patriots on and off for three seasons from 2009 to 2011. One of the rules in the Patriots organization has been to never be late for a meeting or practice. One morning during his rookie …

Ex-New England Patriot Says He Crashed Car to Avoid Wrath of Coach Belichick

Ohrnberger said he rear-ended the car and paid off its driver to have an excuse for his tardiness.

Ex-Patriots OL Rich Ohrnberger admits he intentionally wrecked car as excuse for being late to team meeting

Ohrnberger was desperate to avoid getting on Bill Belichick's bad side

Ex-Patriots offensive lineman Rich Ohrnberger crashed into 'church van' to avoid being cut as a rookie

Former New England Patriots offensive lineman Rich Ohrnberger recalled the time where he purposely got into a car accident to avoid being cut by the team.

Former Patriots player shared he got into a car crash to avoid being late for a meeting and getting punished by Bill Belichick

"You don't want to be the guy wandering into a squad team meeting with Bill Belichick." Read more on Boston.com.

Former Patriots OL Says He Got Into Car Accident to Avoid Being Cut for Being Late

When he was a rookie in ’09, he was afraid of being cut after missing his alarm, so he found a reasonable excuse for him being late.