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April 2006 Archives
12:17 PM Sun, Apr 30, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO - The Patriots plunged into the second day of the 2006 draft taking Tulsa fullback Garrett Mills (106 overall), a glue-fingered TE/FB/H-Back type who caught 87 balls for a NCAA record 1,235 yards and nine touchdowns (14.2 YPC average).......
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10:19 PM Sat, Apr 29, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO - With the third round complete and the Patriots devoid of a defensive move in Day 1, here's a look at some fourth-round possibilities for New England. The Pats hold the following picks on Sunday: 106, 118, 136, 152,......
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7:57 PM Sat, Apr 29, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO -- The Pats are next up on the clock after a long, long wait. Smells like Alan Zemaitis, corner from Penn State to me.......
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7:57 PM Sat, Apr 29, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO - This is the conference call transcript of the conversation with Patriots first-round pick Laurence Maroney. Q: Give us your impression of the Patriots and what you know of the organization and the team. LM: I feel they have......
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7:50 PM Sat, Apr 29, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO - Excerpts of San Francisco coach Mike Nolan's press conference after his club drafted OLB Manny Lawson. Manny ... has a lot of measurables that are very positive, the height, weight, speed and all that is there. The next......
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5:51 PM Sat, Apr 29, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO - Bill Belichick announced at the start of his press conference that he hasn't seen or spoken to Green Bay wide receiver Javin Walker. Walker's agent said Friday that the disgruntled wide receiver was headed to Foxboro to visit......
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5:48 PM Sat, Apr 29, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO - Wide receiver Chad Jackson was slipping down the board until the Patriots stopped his slide by trading up to take him with the 32nd overall pick. The Pats sent Green Bay their second-round pick (52 overall) and one......
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3:54 PM Sat, Apr 29, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO - Maroney carried the ball a ton at the start of 2005, carrying 21, 26, 20, 46, 16, 36, 43 and 25 times in the Gophers first eight games respectively.......
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3:29 PM Sat, Apr 29, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO - The Patriots selected Laurence Maroney from Minnesota, a running back who's 6-0, 217 pounds and ran a 4.4 40-yard dash. He's a St. Louis native.......
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3:29 PM Sat, Apr 29, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO - The Patriots are up and they have their pick of NC State defensive end Manny Lawson, corner Richard Marshall, wide receivers Santonio Holmes and Chad Jackson, running backs Laurence Maroney and DeAngelo Williams. Funny stuff...Chiefs coach Herman Edwards......
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3:01 PM Sat, Apr 29, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO -- The Chargers took Florida State corner Antonio Cromartie at 19. In a quick ESPN interview, it appeared Cromartie was set to go to California -- he had Frank Poncharello (CHIPS) style shades on.......
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2:55 PM Sat, Apr 29, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO - Surprisingly, this draft is just zooming by, through 17 picks in just three hours.......
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2:44 PM Sat, Apr 29, 2006 | Permalink |
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The Jets went with one of the surest picks on the board yesterday, taking Virginia offensive tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson with the fourth overall pick to protect the blind side of whichever Jets quarterback winds up playing this year. For the......
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2:19 PM Sat, Apr 29, 2006 | Permalink |
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With six picks to go, some talent lies on the board for New England, particularly Manny Lawson. Here's the list of the guys left of note to New England. Manny Lawson Chad Greenway Bobby Carpenter Santonio Holmes Johnathan Joseph Richard......
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2:17 PM Sat, Apr 29, 2006 | Permalink |
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Florida State's tremendous defensive end headed to OLB Kamerion Wimbley just came off the board to Cleveland at 13 (after a trade down with Baltimore). This pick was somewhat expected as the Browns were figured to take Wimbley, Manny Lawson......
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2:14 PM Sat, Apr 29, 2006 | Permalink |
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Been Blogging Since the Start of the Draft but I just got logged in....don't ask... High intrigue at the top of the draft. After the Texans took Sam Bowie (drafted ahead of Michael Jordan in 1984) off the hook by......
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11:24 AM Wed, Apr 26, 2006 | Permalink |
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With the Patriots - and many other teams - considering the merits of Ohio State linebacker Bobby Carpenter this week as a possible first-round pick, Bill Belichick can think back to Carpenter's dad, Rob Carpenter, who played for the Giants......
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10:41 AM Thu, Apr 20, 2006 | Permalink |
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The Sporting News ran a mock draft yesterday in which their correspondent from each team made the first-round selection for the team they cover. Interesting results. There was no trading. For what it's worth, I when I got an e-mail......
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2:17 PM Wed, Apr 19, 2006 | Permalink |
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The transcript of Wednesday morning's press conference with Bill Belichick, courtesy of the New England Patriots: BB: Good morning. I think we're kind of sailing along here, a normal type of offseason. We had a little bit of transition on......
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4:37 PM Tue, Apr 18, 2006 | Permalink |
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Tom Brady - that guy who plays quarterback for the Patriots? - he co-hosted a Sirius NFL Radio deal on Sunday in NYC...some of the excerpted highlights dutifully e-mailed to me from the folks at Sirius and now passed on......
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1:57 PM Tue, Apr 18, 2006 | Permalink |
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Kamerion Wimbley, a 6-3, 248-pound defensive end from Florida State is a fast-riser on NFL draft boards. Fast off the edge with a terrific motor and hard-working attitude, he's seen as an ideal outside linebacker for 3-4 defenses. He's drawn......
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1:41 PM Tue, Apr 18, 2006 | Permalink |
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A few weeks back, SI's Don Banks got Steelers' owner Dan Rooney saying the NFL Opening Night celebration before their September 7 game with the Dolphins would be an understated affair. Wrote Banks on SI.com: "Don't expect the Steelers to......
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4:39 PM Wed, Apr 12, 2006 | Permalink |
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ESPN News is reporting that the New England Patriots have reached agreement on a contract extension with All-Pro defensive end Richard Seymour. Seymour's contract would have expired at the end of the 2006 season. The Patriots have lost veterans David......
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1:29 PM Tue, Apr 11, 2006 | Permalink |
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The Seattle Post-Intelligencer is reporting that the New England Patriots are one of four teams in conversations about acquiring safety Ty Law. The Seahawks, as you would presume, are another, as are Romeo Crennel's Cleveland Browns and the Tennessee Titans.......
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2:33 PM Thu, Apr 06, 2006 | Permalink |
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Tebucky Jones is back with the Patriots. And they also finally have a replacement for departed kicker Adam Vinatieri. Veteran kicker Martin Gramatica, who last kicked in the National Football League in 2004, has agreed to contract terms with the......
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2:17 PM Thu, Apr 06, 2006 | Permalink |
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The New England Patriots will welcome Adam Vinatieri back to Foxboro on Sunday night, Nov. 5, when they host Vinatieri's new team, the Indianapolis Colts, in a nationally televised game, one of at least three prime-time appearances for the Patriots......
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