Report: Patriots cut Alfonzo Dennard

The New England Patriots have cut ties with cornerback Alfonzo Dennard, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. 

The move will save the Patriots about $1 million in salary cap space. 

Dennard slipped to the seventh round of the 2012 draft due to an incident in college for which he was later convicted of assaulting a police officer. 

In three seasons with the Patriots, he appeared in 29 games (20 starts). He spent most of the 2014 season on injured reserve.