After a difficult 2007 season, Eugene Wilson has officially been cut by the New England Patriots.

Wilson’s season hit rock bottom after rookie Brandon Merriweather moved ahead of him on the depth chart late in the season. It has been a long fall from glory for the safety that started in two of the Patriots’ recent Super Bowls.

Recently, Wilson has suffered from injuries and maddeningly inconsistent play, prompting coach Bill Belichick to insert James Sanders (who played well throughout the season) into the starting spot ahead of Wilson throughout the entire season.

Although many Patriots fans cannot help but be grateful for the work that he did in those two Super Bowl years, this move was pretty inevitable. After a very average year from the secondary, the Patriots are looking to revamp that group into an elite secondary once again. As this latest move by the Pats indicates, Eugene Wilson is not part of that plan.

I wish him luck in wherever he goes next. Too bad he couldn’t keep it up here in New England.