The New England Patriots released former University of Hawaii star wide receiver Greg Salas on Tuesday, according to a report by ESPNBoston.com.

Salas was a fourth-round pick of the St. Louis Rams in 2011 and caught 27 passes for 264 yards as a rookie. He was traded on Sept. 1 to New England, where he was reunited with Rams offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, who took the same role with the Patriots.

Salas, a two-time all-conference selection at UH, caught no passes in Week 1 for the Patriots and was inactive for Week 2.

Steve Sabol dies at 69

With the eye of an art history major, Steve Sabol filmed the NFL as a ballet and blockbuster movie all in one.

Half of the father-son team that revolutionized sports broadcasting, the NFL Films president died Tuesday of brain cancer at age 69 in Moorestown, N.J. He leaves behind a league bigger than ever, its fans enthralled by the plot twists and characters he so deftly chronicled.

“Steve Sabol was the creative genius behind the remarkable work of NFL Films,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement from the league confirming Sabol’s death. “Steve’s passion for football was matched by his incredible talent and energy. Steve’s legacy will be part of the NFL forever. He was a major contributor to the success of the NFL, a man who changed the way we look at football and sports, and a great friend.”

When Ed Sabol founded NFL Films, his son was there working beside him as a cinematographer right from the start in 1964. They introduced a series of innovations taken for granted today, from super slow-motion replays to blooper reels to sticking microphones on coaches and players.

Falcons’ Turner arrested

Atlanta Falcons running back Michael Turner was jailed on charges of drunken driving and speeding early Tuesday, just hours after he scored a touchdown in the team’s win over the Denver Broncos.