Ballard was waived to make room for defensive end Rocky Bernard, but the injured tight end was then surprisingly signed by the Pats.
"Discouraged is a minor description," Coughlin told ESPN New York. "Very disappointing. I am not going to have a lot to say about that one, just the fact that we are disappointed. We are very disappointed."
Coughlin was then asked of why Ballard was not kept on the 90-man roster.
"Don't ask me those questions," he responded. "I don't have the answers for you. We are all disappointed. That's all."
Not a good day for Tom.
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