Patton Waived / Nate / Ikaika / Punter

Stephen Tsai with the bad news:

The Oakland Raiders today waived former University of Hawai'i cornerback Kenny Patton.

"Now I have to play the waiting game," said Patton, who was one of nine cornerbacks in camp.

Hopefully Kenny will get picked up by another team. Good luck.

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Andy Schwartz of Comcast Sports writes about the Eagles running back situation, and talks to Nate Ilaoa about his plans to lose weight.

“I’m way heavier than Westbrook,” Ilaoa said. “That’s one thing I have to try to cut down. That’s what I plan on doing. The things that he does are due to the fact that he’s in shape and he’s able to stay in there 100 percent of the time, and that’s how effective he is. He is able to wear defenses out. That’s what you have to do at this level.”

Ilaoa played at 245 pounds at Hawaii but feels he needs to be lighter to make it in the NFL. The combination of injuries – he had surgery on his knee and shoulder – and college food made it difficult for him to stay in shape.

“I was able to play with it last year. The thing is, on this level, everything is up another level,” he said. “I’ve got to do something to get to that level. Losing weight and getting in tip-top shape is going to help me do that. … I’m just trying to get body fat down.”

How far down do the Eagles want him to get?

“I don’t know where they want me to be,” Ilaoa said. “I know it’s real low though.”

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Detroit is holding a mandatory mini-camp, but it looks like Ikaika Alama-Francis is being restricted or held out completely due to his pectoral injury.

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And Stephen Tsai writes that punter Troy Muenzer of Wilson High School in Long Beach will become a Warrior in the fall. Congrats to Troy!