The聽New England Patriots聽reportedly cut wide receiver Jordan Matthews on Wednesday after a "significant" hamstring injury.聽Jim McBride of the Boston Globe聽reported the word of Matthews' departure after聽NFL Network's Ian Rapoport聽passed along word of the wide receiver's injury.Rapoport added that the injury likely had something to do with the Pats' interest in veteran free-agent wideout Eric Decker.ESPN.com's Field Yates reported the Patriots hosted Decker for a workout Monday.Decker spent last season with the Tennessee Titans and finished with 54 receptions for 563 yards and one touchdown. The聽31-year-old聽previously enjoyed stints with the Denver Broncos and New York Jets. During his eight-year career Tyron Smith Jersey , Decker has topped 1,000 yards and scored double-digit touchdowns in a season on three occasions.The 26-year-old Matthews was expected to play a significant role for the Patriots this season, especially during the first month of the season with fellow wideout Julian Edelman suspended four games for violating the NFL's policy against performance-enhancing drugs.After getting traded from the Philadelphia Eagles to the Buffalo Bills last season, Matthews struggled. In 10 games, he finished with 25 receptions for 282 yards and one touchdown.Matthews topped 800 receiving yards in each of his first three NFL seasons, with his best performance coming in 2015 when he made 85 grabs for 997 yards and eight scores.With Matthews out of the picture, the Patriots will be forced to shuffle their depth chart at receiver.Signing Decker is an option, but New England also has the likes of Chris Hogan, Kenny Britt, Malcolm Mitchell, Phillip Dorsett and Cordarrelle Patterson to lean on.New England opens its regular season Sept. 9 against the Houston Texans. >2016_New England 36, Pittsburgh 172015_Denver 20, New England 182014_New England 45 Isaiah Wynn Patriots Jersey , Indianapolis 72013_Denver 26, New England 162012_Baltimore 28, New England 132011_New England 23, Baltimore 202010_Pittsburgh 24, N.Y. Jets 192009_Indianapolis 30, New York 172008_Pittsburgh 23, Baltimore 142007_New England 21, San Diego 122006_Indianapolis 38, New England 342005_Pittsburgh 34, Denver 172004_New England 41, Pittsburgh 272003_New England 24, Indianapolis 142002_Oakland 41, Tennessee 242001_New England 24 Leighton Vander Esch Cowboys Jersey , Pittsburgh 172000_Baltimore 16, Oakland 31999_Tennessee 33, Jacksonville 141998_Denver 23, New York 101997_Denver 24, Pittsburgh 211996_New England 20, Jacksonville 61995_Pittsburgh 20, Indianapolis 161994_San Diego 17, Pittsburgh 131993_Buffalo 30, Kansas City 131992_Buffalo 29, Miami 101991_Buffalo 10, Denver 71990_Buffalo 51, L.A. Raiders 31989_Denver 37, Cleveland 211988_Cincinnati 21 Donte Jackson Jersey , Buffalo 101987_Denver 38, Cleveland 331986_Denver 23, Cleveland 20, OT1985_New England 31, Miami 141984_Miami 45, Pittsburgh 281983_L.A. Raiders 30, Seattle 141982_Miami 14, New York 01981_Cincinnati 27, San Diego 71980_Oakland 34, San Diego 271979_Pittsburgh 27, Houston 131978_Pittsburgh 34, Houston 51977_Denver 20, Oakland 171976_Oakland 24 Rashaan Evans Jersey , Pittsburgh 71975_Pittsburgh 16, Oakland 101974_Pittsburgh 24, Oakland 131973_Miami 27, Oakland 101972_Miami 21, Pittsburgh 171971_Miami 21, Baltimore 01970_Baltimore 27, Oakland 171969_Kansas City 17, Oakland 71968_New York 27, Oakland 231967_Oakland 40, Houston 71966_Kansas City 31, Buffalo 71965_Buffalo 23, San Diego 01964_Buffalo 20, San Diego 71963_San Diego 51 M.J. Stewart Jersey , Boston 101962_Dallas 20, Houston 17, OT1961_Houston 10, San Diego 31960_Houston 24, L.A. Chargers 16NOTE: List includes AFL Championship Games from 1960 to 1969. Copyright ©2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed..