The Facts: Per Herald staffer Ian Rapoport, the team will announce a list of some futures contracts for 2012 later today, and Underwood will be on it.

Diehards Line:The Patriots created some major waves on the night before their Super Bowl XLVI loss to the Giants. They released Underwood, for reasons that were not disciplinary. The word was that they needed defensive line depth, and they promoted DE Alex Silvestro to great public outcry. Now, Underwood will be back. Underwood, who caught only three passes for 30 yards, became a sympathetic figure with the release, considering the cruel timing. He handled things with class, saying he understood and that he’d use it as motivation.