In the end, I guess the Jets really couldn’t trust the guy they accused of going AWOL. The Jets have released starting cornerback Dimitri Patterson.
CB Dimitri Patterson's suspension ends early. Jets cut him.
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) August 30, 2014
Patterson was suspended for the remainder of the preseason after going AWOL hours before the Jets hosted the New York Giants.
The embattled cornerback likely sealed his own fate when he held an impromptu press conference with ESPN.com, where he called the Jets allegations false.