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7:07 PM Thu, Aug 31, 2006 | Permalink |
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Hey all -- This may be my only entry tonight -- despite the fact that *three* professional teams (Giants, Jets, RedBulls) call this stadium home, they don't have high-speed wireless here... it's dialup only (!) We're about 40 minutes from......
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8:59 PM Tue, Aug 29, 2006 | Permalink |
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Running back Corey Dillon divulged tonight that it was his helmet, not some lineman's big 'ol finger, that caused his eye injury against Washington last Saturday. At the team's Kickoff Gala tonight, Dillon said his helmet was too big, and......
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1:46 PM Tue, Aug 29, 2006 | Permalink |
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So I'm going to go out on a limb and say we'll be seeing a whole lot of Matt Cassel and maybe even some Corey Bramlet under center come Thursday night. Brady wasn't on the field during the media access......
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12:48 PM Tue, Aug 29, 2006 | Permalink |
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Afternoon all -- The Pats announced their roster cuts before Bill Belichick began his press conference and there were no major surprises: CB Hank Poteat, LB Freddie Roach, WRs Rich Musinski and Keron Henry, C Brian Barthelmes and G Nick......
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1:39 PM Mon, Aug 28, 2006 | Permalink |
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Thanks in advance for letting me indulge in a little Allen Iverson. Anyway, there were some interesting players on the field -- and not on the field -- for New England during the open media period. Not seen: QB Tom......
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12:07 PM Mon, Aug 28, 2006 | Permalink |
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Hey all -- Just back from the locker room access period, which followed coach Belichick's press conference. As Belichick noted, with the Patriots playing their final preseason game on Thursday against the Giants, the team is trying to fit seven......
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9:22 PM Sun, Aug 27, 2006 | Permalink |
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The Tacoma News Tribune is reporting that the Patriots and Seattle Seahawks will play a preseason game in China next year, which would be the first-ever NFL game in the world's most populated country. According to the News Tribune report,......
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7:11 PM Sun, Aug 27, 2006 | Permalink |
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Patriots' coach Bill Belichick had a day-after conference call this afternoon; here are some excerpts from the chat. As always, he stressed that the team did some things well but still has things to work on as it looks toward......
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12:07 AM Sun, Aug 27, 2006 | Permalink |
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New England coach Bill Belichick addressed the media after the team's 41-0 whitewash of Washington, as he always does after games. Excerpts from his opening statement: "It was good to see some players back out there that hadn't played in......
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8:06 PM Sat, Aug 26, 2006 | Permalink |
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The game scratches have just been announced. For the Pats, the following players are not expected to play: WR Chad Jackson S Guss Scott FB Patrick Pass S Raymond Ventrone LB Freddie Roach LB Tedy Bruschi DL LeKevin Smith T......
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7:42 PM Sat, Aug 26, 2006 | Permalink |
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Evening all -- As the players continue to prepare on the field, Patriots owner Bob Kraft walked across the field, nearly to the Redskins sideline, to greet Redskins owner Daniel Snyder. The men initally shook hands and then embraced and......
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7:24 PM Sat, Aug 26, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO - Rodney Harrison is on the field and IN UNIFORM for the Patriots. As they stretch, the captains out front are Larry Izzo, Harrison, Troy Brown and Tom Brady.......
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11:22 AM Sat, Aug 26, 2006 | Permalink |
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Expect speculation. With Deion Branch given the green light to negotiate with other teams over the next six days there will be musing about which teams would be interested in getting him. This was in this morning's Minneapolis Star-Tribune..."With receiver......
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3:05 PM Fri, Aug 25, 2006 | Permalink |
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What's behind the Patriots' decision to let Deion Branch and his agent Jason Chayut seek a trade to another club and negotiate a new deal? After months reporting on this and looking at it from both sides, here's my take......
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1:52 PM Fri, Aug 25, 2006 | Permalink |
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In an unusual move, the New England Patriots have posted on their Web site a two-sentence statement saying that they are giving wide receiver Deion Branch permission to seek a trade and negotiate a contract with another team. The statement......
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1:20 PM Thu, Aug 24, 2006 | Permalink |
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Just in case you were planning on drafting WR Erik Davis for your fantasy team, don't -- the undrafted rookie free agent from Vanderbilt is a man without a team. The Pats cut him today. Davis, 6-foot-2 and 195 pounds,......
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12:16 PM Thu, Aug 24, 2006 | Permalink |
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Hey all -- Just in from practice -- aka watching the players stretch -- and there were few surprises on who was and wasn't there. The newest player to miss practice was rookie tight end David Thomas. Also not seen......
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5:27 PM Wed, Aug 23, 2006 | Permalink |
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The New England Patriots released veteran kicker Martin Gramatica, who was signed four months ago as a possible replacement for Adam Vinatieri. Gramatica's release leaves rookie Stephen Gostkowski as the only kicker on the Patriots' roster. Gramatica, 30, made both......
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5:19 PM Wed, Aug 23, 2006 | Permalink |
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It's official: Stephen Gostkowski will replace Adam Vinatieri as the Patriots kicker. The Patriots released veteran Martin Gramatica this afternoon. The move was made with an eye on freeing Gramatica up to chase another kicker's job in the final......
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2:18 PM Wed, Aug 23, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO -- Wide receiver Reche Caldwell has been the silent wideout since training camp began. With Deion Branch holding out and rookie Chad Jackson injured, Caldwell has been the team's most talented and experienced receiver. But he hasn't talked. Today,......
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1:45 PM Wed, Aug 23, 2006 | Permalink |
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Hey all -- Just in from practice and there wasn't too much to see -- especially since most of the media access time was watching the players stretch. Anyway, kicker Martin Gramatica was one of the players not on the......
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11:25 PM Tue, Aug 22, 2006 | Permalink |
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Holdout wide receiver Deion Branch gave an interview to CBS-4 in Boston tonight, telling the channel's Steve Burton, "I'm pretty sure everything's gonna work out. Everything's gonna work out." Branch was at the And1 hoop tour as it stopped in......
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12:39 PM Tue, Aug 22, 2006 | Permalink |
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Where to begin.... while between-games media sessions can often be tedious, today has been anything but, with several items coming out of Bill Belichick's press conference and the locker room access period. * With last night's trade of offensive lineman......
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10:38 PM Mon, Aug 21, 2006 | Permalink |
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The Patriots have traded offensive lineman Brandon Gorin to the Arizona Cardinals for an undisclosed draft pick. Gorin, 28, started the final eight games of the regular season and both playoff games for New England last year at right tackle......
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11:09 AM Mon, Aug 21, 2006 | Permalink |
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Bill Belichick gave his players the day off today before the team jumps into preparations for its third preseason game, Saturday at Gillette Stadium against the Washington Redskins. As a result, there was also no media availability today, but here......
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7:35 PM Sat, Aug 19, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO - Tom Brady and former Patriots backup Rohan Davey had a brief exchange during warmups. Brady traipsed over the Cardinals side of the 50 to head butt Davey as he warmed up. Davey and Brady embraced and then talked......
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6:41 PM Sat, Aug 19, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO - Junior Seau, acquired yesterday, is in uniform tonight. So is defensive end Richard Seymour.......
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6:41 PM Sat, Aug 19, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO - We're about 80 minutes from kickoff at Gillette Stadium. There are currently more Cardinals on the field than Patriots. Among the Cards is rookie quarterback Matt Leinart who signed earlier in the week. He's throwing to tight end......
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7:19 PM Fri, Aug 18, 2006 | Permalink |
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ON HIS ROLE "Only time can tell. I can hypothetically give answers but I believe it will be win-win. I will play in the preseason. WILL HE PLAY INSIDE OR OUTSIDE I don’t have those answers. What we have is......
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6:56 PM Fri, Aug 18, 2006 | Permalink |
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Junior Seau aims to play in next week's preseason game at Gillette Stadium. Seau, who signed with the Pats today after retiring from the game in a ceremony in San Diego on Monday (he called it a "graduation"), spoke with......
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10:54 AM Fri, Aug 18, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO, Mass. -- The New England Patriots' exhibiition game tomorrow night will not be shown on local TV. Instead, the game against the Arizona Cardinals will be carried nationally on the NFL Network. The 8 p.m. home game will be......
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9:58 AM Fri, Aug 18, 2006 | Permalink |
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Veteran linebacker Junior Seau, who retired from the Dolphins last week, is in Foxboro today working out for and meeting with the Pats. A yea or nay decision is expected by the end of the day. Seau's services are needed......
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7:46 PM Thu, Aug 17, 2006 | Permalink |
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Quarterback Tom Brady gets in a few passes today at Gillette Stadium during the Patriot's final day of training camp.......
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6:57 PM Thu, Aug 17, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO - Junior Seau is coming out of retirement to join the Patriots according to ESPN News which credits Jim Trotter of the San Diego Union Tribune. We're checking it out.........
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4:57 PM Thu, Aug 17, 2006 | Permalink |
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Other than the interest in Tom Brady's association with Greg Anderson, the final Patriots' practice open to the public went quietly. The crowd was one of the larger ones. Overall, those who have been here for the four years......
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4:38 PM Thu, Aug 17, 2006 | Permalink |
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Tom Brady long since has become accustomed to drawing crowds, but even by his standards yesterday was big. And this was not one of his most pleasant sessions. As soon as the Patriots finished practice this afternoon, television camera......
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1:43 PM Thu, Aug 17, 2006 | Permalink |
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It's an hour to the start of the scheduled practice, and the Patriots are out, in t-shirts and shorts, on the Gillette Stadium field doing walk throughs in preparation for Saturday night's game against Arizona. Inside, Stacey James, the......
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1:18 PM Thu, Aug 17, 2006 | Permalink |
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More on Belichick's press conference today. . . this one about jobs. The coach was unusually candid in response to a question about whether he has his mind made up on his 53-man roster for this season. On the......
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12:51 PM Thu, Aug 17, 2006 | Permalink |
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In football, perhaps more than any other sport, it is difficult for a fan to recognize progress for an individual player. In baseball, basketball and virtually ever other sport, players are in the open, their work easily visible to......
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12:32 PM Thu, Aug 17, 2006 | Permalink |
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Coach Belichick asked for a Mulligan today. Considering his track record, we'll give him one. The coach was late for his final press conference of training camp, nearly a half hour late. ``Do I get a Mulligan on this,''......
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7:49 PM Wed, Aug 16, 2006 | Permalink |
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This won't make the Patriots notebook for tomorrow's paper, but it's a funny anecdote from the one and only Ellis Hobbs. Ellis Hobbs is all about making room at the table for the uncomfortable newcomers. The charismatic cornerback, himself at......
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7:42 PM Wed, Aug 16, 2006 | Permalink |
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The evening practice ended on a high note for the players. Defensive lineman Vince Wilfork, standing in the end zone with a football already cradled in his left arm, caught a punt from Josh Miller in his right hand. Wilfork......
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5:35 PM Wed, Aug 16, 2006 | Permalink |
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Pats middle linebacker Rosevelt Colvin is one of the more entertaining players to talk to, and yesterday was no different. He used the word "matriculate" when he was talking about the progress of the linebackers and defense. Though he used......
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1:28 PM Wed, Aug 16, 2006 | Permalink |
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Hey all -- Thought i'd pass along some news and notes from the morning session: Tom Brady did not practice this morning. Asked in his daily press conference if today was a scheduled rest day for Brady -- he missed......
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8:20 PM Tue, Aug 15, 2006 | Permalink |
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There are reports today that former Brown All-American Nick Hartigan has been cut by the New York Jets. The 6-foot-2, 220 pound running back was signed by the Jets as an undrafted free agent but did not see the field......
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7:40 PM Tue, Aug 15, 2006 | Permalink |
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One of my favorite people, Paul Kenyon, was here at Gillette today and will have the feature story and Patriots' notebook in tomorrow's Journal. Paul will profile Bam Childress, the wide receiver who spent most of last season on the......
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7:33 PM Tue, Aug 15, 2006 | Permalink |
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Rookie FB Garrett Mills, who had a team-high 5 catches for 75 yards against Atlanta last Friday night, is looking at every chance as a learning experience: "The good thing about games is it's a different opponent. The next day......
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7:10 PM Tue, Aug 15, 2006 | Permalink |
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The Patriots took to the field for their only practice of the day today in pads and shorts. There was quite a bit of special teams work, especially with the punt team. There were no surprises when it came to......
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4:04 PM Tue, Aug 15, 2006 | Permalink |
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... on the other end of the field. The Pats' preseason home opener against Arizona isn't until Saturday night, but the south end zone at Gillette Stadium isn't looking too ready for the game. Belichick fave Bon Jovi had a......
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2:42 PM Tue, Aug 15, 2006 | Permalink |
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Sorry for being a bit late with the morning press conference details. Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said this morning that his team has started looking toward's Saturday's game with Arizona, but used the extra day of work yesterday to......
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12:52 PM Mon, Aug 14, 2006 | Permalink |
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Tom Curran, the Journal's Patriots Beat writer, will have a feature on veteran defensive lineman Ty Warren on Tuesday's paper. He'll also flesh out Matt Cassel's performance last Friday night in Atlanta. Bill Belichick rarely chooses to speak with......
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12:40 PM Mon, Aug 14, 2006 | Permalink |
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There are few professional athletes bigger - and wider- than football offensive linemen. The biggest of the big on this Patriot team is rookie Ryan O'Callaghan who stands 6-foot-7 and tips the scales at 330 pounds. The 23-year old......
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12:32 PM Mon, Aug 14, 2006 | Permalink |
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Today's Bill Belichick press briefing went off without much fanfare. He opened with a comment about celebrity practice visititor Jon Bon Jovi, a friend of the coach's since his days with the New York Giants. Asked what his favorite......
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11:52 AM Mon, Aug 14, 2006 | Permalink |
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Here are a few notes and quotes from the post-practice bump with several players.. TEBUCKY JONES began his career in 1998 as a 1st round draftee by New England out of Syracuse. He went on to play 5 seasons......
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11:46 AM Mon, Aug 14, 2006 | Permalink |
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With training camp well into the dog days, the players try many things to keep things light and interesting. The many rookies on the team wore a well-shaven look today after the veterans decided to slap some generous hair......
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11:18 AM Mon, Aug 14, 2006 | Permalink |
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This is your last week to get a glimpse of a Patriots practice. Fans can see the Pats work out Tuesday from 4:30-6:30; Wednesday from 9-10:30 and 2:30-4:30 and Thursday from 8:45-10:45. Today's weather was absolutely perfect for sitting......
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11:04 AM Mon, Aug 14, 2006 | Permalink |
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The Patriots just completed a brisk, if not sloppy, hour and a half practice. It is the team's only public workout of the day. They'll hold a closed practice later in the day. Running back Kevin Faulk wore a......
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8:32 AM Mon, Aug 14, 2006 | Permalink |
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After a well-deserved day off, the Patriots are set to return to the training camp grind this morning outside Gillette Stadium. The team will practice for two hours this morning and then work through two practices tomorrow. We'll have......
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8:03 PM Fri, Aug 11, 2006 | Permalink |
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ATLANTA - We're just a few moments from kickoff. Inactive for the Pats tonight are fullback Patrick Pass and offensive tackle Nick Kaczur who both remain on the PUP list. Also sitting were wide receivers John Stone and Chad Jackson,......
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3:21 PM Fri, Aug 11, 2006 | Permalink |
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ATLANTA - For all I know, airports around the country may right now look like a Who concert (I love this linky thing I learned this week) but my commute from Logan Airport to Atlanta was smooth. I left......
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2:16 PM Fri, Aug 11, 2006 | Permalink |
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ATLANTA - The Patriots got to their Atlanta hotel around midnight, about five hours after they were supposed to arrive in the Dirty South. It was not a pleasant trip. Thunderstorms over Atlanta diverted the team plane to Knoxville, Tennessee......
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6:23 PM Wed, Aug 09, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO - Tedy Bruschi had wrist surgery earlier today and will miss the preseason. His availability for the start of the regular season isn't yet known. Other inside linebackers on the depth chart behind Bruschi include Barry Gardner, Don Davis,......
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6:16 PM Wed, Aug 09, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO - The Patriots are taking it fairly easy during their final practice before Friday's preseason opener with the Falcons. During the first portion of practice, the second-team offense ran a few plays against a defense comprised of the Pats......
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11:25 AM Wed, Aug 09, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO - Interesting plays: Asante Samuel picked off a short slant pass thrown by Matt Cassel and returned it about 10 yards for a score. Nice play by Samuel; sketchy read by Cassel. ... Recently acquired wide receiver Kelvin Kight......
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11:20 AM Wed, Aug 09, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO -- The Pats just finished the first of two practice they'll hold today. The team went in shorts and shoulder pads and went for nearly two hours doing a lot of preparatory work for Friday's preseason opener in Atlanta.......
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4:45 PM Tue, Aug 08, 2006 | Permalink |
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The Patriots wrapped up today's afternoon session by running two-minute drills with the first- and second-team offenses and defenses. Loud music subbed for crowd noise. The first-team offense was efficient, and Tom Brady connected on the play of the day......
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4:01 PM Tue, Aug 08, 2006 | Permalink |
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The Patriots just went through pass drills, offense vs. defense, as the sounds of Bon Jovi, Guns n' Roses and the Rolling Stones blasted from the sound system. Tom Brady was pretty sharp, though Troy Brown dropped two straight passes......
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3:03 PM Tue, Aug 08, 2006 | Permalink |
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The Patriots took the field for their second practice session of the day around 2:30 this afternoon. The players are wearing shoulder pads, helmets and shorts for the light-contact session. Punter Josh Miller got some reps, launching punts to Troy......
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2:59 PM Tue, Aug 08, 2006 | Permalink |
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The New England Patriots just announced the signing of Eddie Berlin, a 28-year-old wide receiver with five years of experience in the NFL. Berlin played four seasons with the Tennessee Titans before joining the Chicago Bears last year. He saw......
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1:45 PM Tue, Aug 08, 2006 | Permalink |
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The Patriots welcomed one more player to his first day of camp today: rookie tight end/fullback Garrett Mills, who many believe could be an impact player in the Patriots' offense. Mills was the team's fourth-round draft choice out of Tulsa.......
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1:01 PM Tue, Aug 08, 2006 | Permalink |
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Signs that the real season is still a ways away: While the Pats' workouts are on break at the practice fields, soccer practice is taking place on the main field at Gillette Stadium. A huge chunk of the seating is......
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12:59 PM Tue, Aug 08, 2006 | Permalink |
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AP photo Place kicker Martin Gramatica is, surprisingly, not the smallest Patriot. There are 92 players on the Patriots roster at this point, and 22 of them are listed at 300 pounds or more. One of the big guys......
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12:44 PM Tue, Aug 08, 2006 | Permalink |
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A little bit earlier we talked about the return of Randall Gay. Here's what Bill Belichick had to say this morning about Gay's ankle injury-shortened 2005 season: "It was a frustrating situation because it seemed like something that was going......
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12:33 PM Tue, Aug 08, 2006 | Permalink |
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There are quite a lot of unfamiliar faces catching passes for the Patriots during this camp, but few are as unfamiliar as Kelvin Kight. The 24-year-old wide receiver was signed by the team in late July. He was not drafted......
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12:17 PM Tue, Aug 08, 2006 | Permalink |
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Bill Belichick spoke to the media for about a half-hour today, taking a lot of questions about the return of Rodney Harrison. While the reporters seemed agog about Harrison's ability to return so early in camp, Belichick -- dressed in......
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11:26 AM Tue, Aug 08, 2006 | Permalink |
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The Patriot defense is beginning to look like itself, with the recent returns of Richard Seymour and Rodney Harrison. Another guy they're happy to have back in pads is third-year cornerback Randall Gay, who missed much of last year with......
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9:46 AM Tue, Aug 08, 2006 | Permalink |
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The New England Patriots have begun their second-to-last day of practice before the team's first exhibition test, on Friday night against the Atlanta Falcons. There are a couple of hundred people here in Foxboro on a perfect summer day, with......
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2:56 PM Mon, Aug 07, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO -- He's baaackk . . . Rodney Harrison, who hasn't played since last September because of a severe knee injury suffered in the third game of the season, at Pittsburgh, was removed from the Patriots' PUP list today (Physically......
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9:15 PM Sun, Aug 06, 2006 | Permalink |
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Looky here! Willie McGinest isn't sure the Pats will have the hosses in 2006.........
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7:03 PM Fri, Aug 04, 2006 | Permalink |
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Planning on attending Patriots' practice tomorrow? Change your plans. The team announced late this afternoon that tomorrow's scheduled session has been canceled. The team thus will have the weekend off, and won't return to the practice field until Monday. --......
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2:09 PM Fri, Aug 04, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO - So far today, we had a Bill Belichick press conference that followed a team walk-through on the Gillette Stadium field. No news emanated from the press conference. The team's afternoon practice (open to the public) begins shortly at......
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9:26 AM Fri, Aug 04, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO – If you’ve planned to attend the New England Patriots training camp session today, we hope your day is flexible. Given this morning’s rainy weather, the early practice that was scheduled has been postponed until this afternoon, and the......
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11:02 AM Thu, Aug 03, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO - The Q&A with Richard Seymour. I've been watching a lot of film, doing a lot of studying, having a lot of meetings and I just haven't been able to be out here on the football field but I......
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11:02 AM Thu, Aug 03, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO - Richard Seymour said this morning that he is sitting because of a strained quad. He was on the field for a walk-through this morning. We'll have an update on the rest of his media session in a little......
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10:06 AM Thu, Aug 03, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO - Nose tackle Johnathan Sullivan, who reported to camp in woeful shape and flopped in the conditioning run, is on the field formationing with the defense. He's not wearing his helmet.......
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9:59 AM Thu, Aug 03, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO - Nick Kaczur and Patrick Pass, two other PUP guys are also on the field in workout clothes taking practice in. And Monty Beisel is now on the field as well, again, just watching. The only guy we haven't......
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9:47 AM Thu, Aug 03, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO -- The team is working out in the stadium this morning. The Pats have officials at the practice today. ...Martin Gramatica hit an absolute bomb of a kickoff to the back line of the end zone. ... Rehabbing center......
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7:32 PM Wed, Aug 02, 2006 | Permalink |
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While Patriots coach Bill Belichick is adamant about discussing only ``the players that are here,’’ quarterback Tom Brady found himself deluged with questions about Deion Branch and an article published on SI.com Tuesday that stated Brady is ``mad as hell......
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6:16 PM Wed, Aug 02, 2006 | Permalink |
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A downright scary thunder and lightning storm is passing over Gillette Stadium as we speak. In a scene eerily reminiscent of War of Worlds, barrels are strewn throughout the parking lot, portable toilets are knocked over, all of the goal......
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5:41 PM Wed, Aug 02, 2006 | Permalink |
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Back at practice today, quarterback Tom Brady shrugged off any suggestions that he has not participated in a few of this week’s practices or was wearing a brace on his left knee today because there is something seriously wrong. ``Yeah,......
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3:14 PM Wed, Aug 02, 2006 | Permalink |
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If you could somehow stand this heat - which according to my car's temperature gauge coming down Route 1 read 100 degrees - this would be a great day to be at training camp. At least you'd have your pick......
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12:50 PM Wed, Aug 02, 2006 | Permalink |
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Some additional exerpts from Bill Belichick's morning press conference: Belichick's opening remarks ``We’re grinding through camp. Two yesterday. Hit one today. We’re back to two-a-days the next couple days after that. We’re starting to get into some more situational things......
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12:10 PM Wed, Aug 02, 2006 | Permalink |
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During Bill Belichick's press conference with the media this morning, he was asked if he thought corner Ellis Hobbs was an overconfident player and if his position calls for a particulary self-assured player? Journal files / Bob Breidenbach Ellis Hobbs......
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10:16 AM Wed, Aug 02, 2006 | Permalink |
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The New England Patriots have announced that today's practice session will start at 3 p.m., not 2:30 as originally scheduled. The practice will still conclude at 4:30.......
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7:41 PM Tue, Aug 01, 2006 | Permalink |
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I would say that we are doing things that are specifically geared towards a certain type of defense or certain type of offense and we know we are going to see somewhere along the line, like a four-man line. We......
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7:19 PM Tue, Aug 01, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO - The Pats practice has been going about 45 minutes here in Gillette Stadium. It's a season-ticket holder only event for the fans and there's probably just about seven thousand fannies in the seats (or about twice as many......
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5:40 PM Tue, Aug 01, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO - In an 11-on-11 drill, Brady just threw a BB to Reche Caldwell down the seam with cornerback Chad Scott in coverage. Caldwell made an outstanding grab, about a 30-yard gain and then whipped the ball across the turf,......
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3:00 PM Tue, Aug 01, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO - The highlight of this morning's full-pad practice was an absolute jaw-rattling whack by Freddie Roach out of Al-a-bama on Laurence Maroney during a goal-line drill. Maroney, needless to say didn't get in. Throughout the full-speed, full contact drill,......
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2:37 PM Tue, Aug 01, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO - The New England Patriots removed wide receivers Bam Childress and Chad Jackson from the physically unable to perform (PUP) list today. Both players participated in the Patriots' 8:45 a.m. training camp practice at Gillette Stadium this morning. Childress,......
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11:25 AM Tue, Aug 01, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO - Bill Belichick addressed the Tom Brady comments to Sports Illustrated by saying, "I understand there's a relationship between players. Who are the players you would think would be important to a quarterback? Safeties. Every player's important. Every player."......
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11:18 AM Tue, Aug 01, 2006 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO - Tom Brady flaps his gums to Sports Illustrated about the import of Deion Branch getting signed. Silver says the Pats offer is $19 million over three years. "I hope he's here another 5-7 years," Brady said, "but that's......
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