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September 2007 Archives
9:21 PM Sun, Sep 30, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Patriots have downgraded guard Stephen Neal (shoulder) and receiver Kelley Washington (hamstring) to out for tomorrow's game with Cincinnati. The rest of the injury list remains as follows: QB Tom Brady, right shoulder -- probable LB Rosevelt Colvin, ankle......
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11:36 AM Sun, Sep 30, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Patriots and Bengals have updated their Friday injury reports -- Kevin Faulk was removed from New England's list. He had not practiced on Friday, with team decision as the reason given. For Cincinnati, CB Deltha O'Neal (dental/tooth) was added......
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9:26 AM Sun, Sep 30, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Patriots released practice squad tight end Jason Rader today. Rader had been placed on practice squad/reserve injured list on Tuesday. The 6-foot-4 tight end spent last year with the Dolphins, primarily on their practice squad.......
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8:57 PM Fri, Sep 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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After being the only player not present for the media access portion of practice this afternoon, Kevin Faulk appeared on the Patriots' injury report today. Faulk did not participate in practice, according to the report, but it was a team......
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2:53 PM Fri, Sep 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
Click here to listen to today's edition of projo PatsTalk with Art Martone and Shalise Manza Young. The topics: once again, calm confidence on the part of the Patriots; Randy Moss' locker-room persona; Bill Belichick's admiration for Chad Johnson; the......
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12:30 PM Fri, Sep 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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Hey all - The Patriots' string of perfect practice attendance was broken today, as Kevin Faulk was not spotted on the field. The running back was not listed on yesterday's participation/injury report. The players were in shorts and shells.......
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8:49 PM Thu, Sep 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Indianapolis Colts today signed offensive lineman Corey Hilliard to their practice squad. Hilliard, a sixth-round pick for New England out of Oklahoma State, was cut on the Sept. 1 cutdown date. Reportedly, he was in Foxboro earlier this week......
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3:49 PM Thu, Sep 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Patriots and Bengals have released their injury/participation report for Thursday, and defensive lineman Mike Wright, who was not on yesterday's list for the first time since the regular season began, is back on today. Also, Tom Brady is listed......
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1:05 PM Thu, Sep 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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Bill Belichick is always striving for consistency with his team, and the Patriots have it in at least one area: practice attendance. Yet again, every player was on the field for today's session, though it remains to be seen how......
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12:12 PM Thu, Sep 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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Hey all -- Bill Belichick's press conference this morning was pretty light, as the coach looked for help from the crowd a couple of times for help with names of some of the Bengals' offensive linemen and said he wouldn't......
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12:07 PM Thu, Sep 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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Hey all -- Tampa Bay cornerback Ronde Barber, who co-hosts a weekly show on Sirius radio, expressed amazement at the performances being turned in by New England's Randy Moss. From his comments, he's clearly glad the Bucs don't face the......
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10:34 AM Thu, Sep 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Robert Kraft is one of eight individuals joining the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Board of Directors, joining 36 other members of the board. Kraft and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones are the two additions with NFL......
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6:10 PM Wed, Sep 26, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
The Patriots signed defensive lineman Zach West to their practice squad today. The Patriots practice squad now stands at its limit of eight players. West, 23, was originally signed by the Patriots as an undrafted rookie free agent out of......
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6:06 PM Wed, Sep 26, 2007 | Permalink |
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Nine players were listed as having limited participation in practice on Wednesday's Pariots injury report: OLD Rosevelt Colvin, ankle CB Randall Gay, thigh RB Laurence Maroney, groin G Neal, Stephen Shoulder WR Donte' Stallworth, knee WR Kelley Washington, hamstring NT......
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2:15 PM Wed, Sep 26, 2007 | Permalink |
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Hey all -- The NFL has just announced that Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady is the AFC offensive player of the week after his career performance against Buffalo. Brady was 23-for-29 for 311 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions, which equals......
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1:10 PM Wed, Sep 26, 2007 | Permalink |
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Hey all - We're just off the field for New England's first practice of the week and there was perfect attendance once again. Quarterback Matt Gutierrez, and practice squadders Bam Childress and Ray Ventrone were all in black jerseys, signifying......
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12:04 PM Wed, Sep 26, 2007 | Permalink |
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Hey all -- It's a "normal" Wednesday here at Gillette, even though the Patriots have a Monday night game. That means Tom Brady was chatting in front of his locker, and Mike Vrabel, who also tries to limit his weekly......
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4:43 PM Tue, Sep 25, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all -- China didn't work out like it was supposed to, but is Edmonton, Alberta next? According to this article in the Edmonton Sun, the Patriots and Broncos may play in the Western Canadian city over Canadian Thanksgiving, which......
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4:13 PM Tue, Sep 25, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all -- The Patriots have made some practice squad moves, re-signing (actually, re-re-re-signing) cornerback Antowain Spann, while releasing Gemara Williams from practice squad and placing tight end Jason Rader on practice squad IR. The 6-foot, 195-pound, 24-year old Spann......
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12:45 PM Tue, Sep 25, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click the play button at the bottom of the photo to see more pictures and listen to the narration. Click here to see other Plays of the Week.......
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12:16 PM Mon, Sep 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all -- Admittedly, when Bill Belichick stood up after yesterday's game and started talking about how his team still had so much to work on, I groaned. Three games, 38 points per game, defense has given up five total......
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7:51 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
Your first two touchdown drives were set up with good returns from Wes Welker. How important is it for you guys to get that field position there? I think we got off to a bit of a slow start offensively,......
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7:50 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
On the play of the defense in the second half We saw they had success on us and were able to run the ball, which is something you never want to [have]. We just had to buckle down after that......
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7:48 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
On whether the script for the Patriots before the season is becoming a reality on the field I don’t know. We just go out there and play. I think we’re doing a great job of improving every week, understanding that......
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7:46 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
On the way the game played out It was one of those games where we ended up making more plays than they did. I think we’re doing a pretty good job of finishing. The line is working well together and......
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7:44 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
On Buffalo’s quarterback change affecting the defense’s game plan No, we still were doing the same thing. We didn’t change anything. We still made the same calls. On getting off to a fast start this season It’s a long season......
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7:41 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
On if the offense being good makes his job on defense easier It makes it easy on us, I’ll tell you that. We were just worried about getting the Bills offense off the field and letting Tom Brady take care......
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7:39 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
On his first interception of the year It felt good; finally to catch one. Last week I dropped one. It felt good to get on the board and catch one. It was a skinny post and I read it pretty......
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7:38 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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On falling behind in the first quarter There is nothing to say, they went in there and jumped on us early and we didn’t meet their intensity. Obviously, that was taken care of after the second quarter and we went......
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7:31 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
On his punt returns I think that it is a part of our game that we are trying to get going and Buffalo’s punter put some big punts out there and we still were able to net some yards out......
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7:29 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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On scoring 38 points in each of the last three games We got off to a sluggish start today, but then we picked it up. We need to work on starting faster. We work hard in practice and it translates......
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7:25 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
Chris Kelsay, Defensive End On the injuries It is bad luck I guess. I don’t know how else you would explain it. I have never been a part of something like this, were we have had this many guys go......
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7:22 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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On when he found out he was starting They told me last night. On injuries These are good friends of ours that are going down. So not only are you losing a teammate you’re losing a friend, a fellow man......
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7:20 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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On the injury It was a simple swing to Marshawn [Lynch], an early completion to begin the game, and what it seemed like is a guy came in and hit me on the knee, but I have to evaluate film......
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7:19 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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On the game Any time you play like that, you can’t expect to win. Offensively we had one good drive, and our defense did a good job of keeping us in there early. After that one good drive we couldn’t......
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7:14 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
It couldn’t have been a tougher situation for a first year kid to come in here, against this team and in that situation. Can you comment on that? In a situation like that, whether it’s a home game or an......
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7:09 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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Well, it was a long day. A long day for us in a lot of ways. It didn’t go anywhere near the way we hoped it would have gone. The injuries certainly played a role in that. How big, we’ll......
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7:07 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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On being 3-0 I think we are doing a lot of things well and we are minimizing our mistakes and capitalizing on the other team’s mistakes as a unit. I think we are playing great team ball and we are......
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7:01 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
The postgame notes from the Patriots' public-relations department: SCORING STREAK The Patriots have scored points in each of their 12 quarters of play this season and have scored in 31 consecutive quarters dating back to last season (including regular season......
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5:19 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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The transcript of Bill Belichick's postgame press conference: I thought it was a good win for our team out there today. We got off to a little bit of a slow start, but I thought that in the end all......
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4:34 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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Quick snippets from Tom Brady's postgame press conference . . . On the Pats' getting better as the game went along We got off to kind of a slow start offensively, just like we did in practice this week .......
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4:15 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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Quick snippets from Bill Belichick's postgame press conference: On the game In the end, we made enough plays to win. I thought the players played hard, especially after that first quarter, quarter-and-a-half. On the punt-return unit We haven't really done......
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3:55 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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BY ART MARTONE Journal Sports Editor FOXBORO -- With less than six minutes to play in the second quarter, the New England Patriots trailed the Buffalo Bills Sunday afternoon at Gillette Stadium. Not by much -- four points -- but......
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3:37 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
With New England holding a 31-point lead with 8:15 to play, Tom Brady has been pulled from the game and backup Matt Cassel is in the game. Brady was 23-for-29 on the afternoon -- again completing 79 percent of his......
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3:29 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Randy Moss' 45-yard touchdown grab (we think that might have been even more sick than the catch in triple-coverage against the Jets) put him over the 100-yard receiving mark for his first three games with New England. He is the......
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3:15 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
Trailing, 31-7, late in the third quarter, the Bills made a first down for the first time since scoring their touchdown. One was all they got, however, before punting to the Pats.......
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3:02 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
FOXBORO -- With the Patriots leading comfortably, 24-7, midway through the third quarter, QB Tom Brady has thrown three short TD passes to three different receivers -- 8 yards to TE Ben Watson, 3 yards to WR Randy Moss, and......
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3:01 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Randy Moss' 45-yard reception on that scoring drive gives him 11,040 career receiving yards, making him the 19th player in NFL history to eclipse 11,000 yards. Moss is also four catches shy of notching his 700th career reception; he will......
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2:45 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
FOXBORO -- Notes from the first half: -- The Pats have now scored in 29 consecutive quarters, dating back to last season. Since being shut out in Miami last Dec. 10, the Patriots have scored in 41 of 42 quarters.......
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2:37 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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BY ART MARTONE Journal Sports Editor FOXBORO -- It took a while, but the Patriots finally began to play like the 16 1/2-point favorites they were as they scored twice in the second quarter and built a 17-7 halftime lead......
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1:54 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Bills rookie linebacker Paul Posluszny, who had been leading the team in tackles and was one of the few bright spots, was injured on Laurence Maroney's carry from midfield. He was tended to for several minutes before being carted off......
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1:41 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
FOXBORO -- The battered Buffalo Bills, 16-1/2-point underdogs to the powerful Patriots, took a 7-3 lead into the second quarter thanks to a couple of first-year players -- backup quarterback Trent Edwards and rookie running back Marshawn Lynch. The Pats......
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1:27 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Buffalo's touchdown to take a 7-3 lead marks the first time this season that New England has trailed. It also continues an interesting trend for the Patriots: in five trips to the red zone for their opponents, they've given up......
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1:17 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
J.P. Losman has trotted back onto the field and is taking warmup passes on the Buffalo sideline.......
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1:13 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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Ellis Hobbs' nine-yard strip sack of J.P. Losman was the first quarterback sack of the corner/return man's career.......
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1:08 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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Bills quarterback J.P. Losman is limping off the field, presumably to get his left knee looked at. On the first play of the day, Vince Wilfork fell onto Losman's legs, drawing a 15-yard roughing the passer penalty, and bending Losman's......
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1:03 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Asante Samuel started the game at left cornerback, his first start of the season. In the first two games, Randall Gay had started for the first defensive series, then Samuel came onto the field.......
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12:03 PM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
For the Patriots: QB Matt Gutierrez - 3QB WR Kelley Washington LB Corey Mays G Stephen Neal T Wesley Britt DL Kareem Brown LB Chad Brown DL Mike Wright For the Bills: QB Fred Jackson - 3QB CB Terrence McGee......
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11:59 AM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
FOXBORO -- The Patriots will be wearing their alternate silver jerseys today, the first time all season -- preseason included -- they haven't worn blue. The Pats introduced the silver jerseys, which they normally wear once a year, in 2003.......
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10:40 AM Sun, Sep 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Good morning -- It is a beautiful late-September morning here at Gillette Stadium, where the traffic issues continue thanks to construction of Patriot Place. There's some activity on the field below, with Mike Wright running the length of the field,......
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4:01 PM Fri, Sep 21, 2007 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO -- Five players -- guards Stephen Neal (shoulder) and Billy Yates (shoulder), safety Eugene Wilson (ankle) and wide receivers Kelley Washington (hamstring) and Donte Stallworth (knee) -- were listed as questionable for Sunday's game on the Patriots' latest injury......
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1:54 PM Fri, Sep 21, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click here to listen to projo PatsTalk with Art Martone and Shalise Manza Young. Today's topics: a relaxed attitude leading up to Sunday's game; practice attendance and possible injuries; the league closing the books on the video investigation; the players......
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12:46 PM Fri, Sep 21, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all -- The atmosphere at Gillette today is fairly relaxed, as New England puts its finishing touches on its preparations for Buffalo. Bill Belichick was asked for his reaction to the NFL deciding to take no further action against......
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12:28 PM Fri, Sep 21, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Patriots are on the field in shorts and shells for their final practice before Sunday's game with Buffalo. Once again there was perfect attendance during media access, which was stretching and some kickoff work orchestrated by the always-entertaining Pepper......
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4:56 PM Thu, Sep 20, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
For the Patriots: Limited Participation in Practice TE Kyle Brady - team decision QB Tom Brady - right shoulder WR Randy Moss - team decision G Stephen Neal - shoulder WR Donte Stallworth - knee TE David Thomas - foot......
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4:30 PM Thu, Sep 20, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Andrea Panciera Email
Nope, I'm not talking about the way he throws the football. And I realize this may not appeal to all of you Pats fans, but also I bet there's a contingent out there that will appreciate it. There was apparently,......
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1:03 PM Thu, Sep 20, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
It is another day of perfect practice attendance for the Patriots as they continue their preparations for Buffalo. The players are in full pads. Eugene Wilson and Billy Yates, reported as not participating in practice yesterday, are taking part in......
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11:59 AM Thu, Sep 20, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all -- One of the fascinating things about Bill Belichick is his ability to make even the worst teams seem like a worthy opponent. Now we will acknowledge up front that this is the NFL, and every player gets......
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6:12 PM Wed, Sep 19, 2007 | Permalink |
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For the Patriots: Did Not Participate in Practice S Eugene Wilson - ankle G Billy Yates - shoulder Limited Participation in Practice QB Tom Brady - right shoulder G Stephen Neal - shoulder TE David Thomas - foot WR Kelley......
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1:04 PM Wed, Sep 19, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The trend of perfect attendance continues today, with all of the players present and accounted for here on the practice field. That includes Stephen Neal (shoulder) and Mike Wright (knee), both of whom sat out Sunday's game. Rashad Baker, David......
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12:07 PM Wed, Sep 19, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all -- Early on in Bill Belichick's press conference this morning, a reporter from Canada's TSN brought up the unthinkable: a 16-0 season. The reporter began by saying that "others" are saying it's possible, and does Belichick think it's......
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10:41 AM Wed, Sep 19, 2007 | Permalink |
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Hey all -- The Patriots have shuffled their practice squad roster, signing defensive back Ray Ventrone and quarterback David Greene to the team and releasing offensive lineman Clint Oldenburg. Ventrone spent the 2005 season on the New England practice squad,......
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2:37 PM Tue, Sep 18, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click the play button at the bottom of the photo to see more pictures and listen to the narration.......
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10:16 AM Tue, Sep 18, 2007 | Permalink |
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Click here to watch today's Senate committee hearing on the NFL's compensation system for former players. The Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee is holding a hearing focusing on the current compensation system for retirees with claims of advanced injuries......
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12:41 PM Mon, Sep 17, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all -- Our very brief day here at Gillette Stadium is already over -- the day's schedule called for a press conference with Bill Belichick and that's it. There's no locker room access today, as the players pretty much......
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11:36 AM Mon, Sep 17, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click here to listen to today's edition of projo PatsTalk with Art Martone. Today, Shalise Manza Young joins Art to talk about: the Patriots' reaction to last night's win; how the Chargers were left humbled; Bill Belichick's take; and whether......
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2:04 AM Mon, Sep 17, 2007 | Permalink |
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BY SHALISE MANZA YOUNG Journal Sports Writer FOXBORO – Ponder this: In his New England Patriots lifetime, Tedy Bruschi has been part of nine AFC Championship or Super Bowl games, and has only lost two of those contests. But according......
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1:25 AM Mon, Sep 17, 2007 | Permalink |
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BY ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer FOXBORO – Rosevelt Colvin is living his dream. “It’s a great situation to be in . . . Where else are you going to get the opportunity to put, 60, 70, or 80,000 people......
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1:13 AM Mon, Sep 17, 2007 | Permalink |
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer FOXBORO – Bill Belichick may not be talking much but his players certainly felt the heat from last week’s spying scandal. When media, fans and especially other players around the NFL started calling into......
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1:12 AM Mon, Sep 17, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
BY JIM DONALDSON Journal Sports Writer FOXBORO – Tom Brady was Tom Terrific last night. Not only the field, where he completed 25 of 31 passes for 279 yards and 3 touchdowns in the Patriots’ 38-14 rout of the defending......
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1:09 AM Mon, Sep 17, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer FOXBORO – Adalius Thomas doesn’t fit the mold of a sprinter. The Patriots linebacker is 6-foot-2 and 270 pounds. But none of the San Diego Chargers will likely challenge him to a race any......
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11:51 PM Sun, Sep 16, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Mary Murphy Email
Patriots running back Sammy Morris leaps over a pile of defenders on his way to the Patriots final touchdown in the 4th quarter, giving them a 38-14 win over the Chargers in the first home game at Gillette Stadium.......
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11:40 PM Sun, Sep 16, 2007 | Permalink |
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BY SHALISE MANZA YOUNG Journal Sports Writer FOXBORO – Well at least we can assume the San Diego Chargers weren’t cheating. And if they were, it might be time to fire their spy. Because for all the talk about Sunday......
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11:04 PM Sun, Sep 16, 2007 | Permalink |
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Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss celebrates his TD in the 3rd quarter with Ben Watson. Providence Journal Photo/Gretchen Ertl......
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10:19 PM Sun, Sep 16, 2007 | Permalink |
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Adalius Thomas, Patriot linebacker runs the ball back for a touchdown in the 2nd quarter after intercepting the ball. Providence Journal Photo/Bob Breidenbach......
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9:00 PM Sun, Sep 16, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Mary Murphy Email
Patriots head coach Bill Belichick waves to the crowd as they cheered him when he came on the field prior to the start of the New England Patriot's home opener against the San Diego Chargers at Gillette Stadium. Providence......
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7:56 PM Sun, Sep 16, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all -- Bill Belichick -- resplendent in his grey cutoff hoodie with long sleeves underneath -- was just flashed on the JumboTron here and received a brief but rousing ovation from the Gillette crowd that's filtering into the stadium.......
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7:09 PM Sun, Sep 16, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The list of inactive players has just come out, and New England will be without offensive lineman Stephen Neal, who was listed as questionable with a shoulder injury that he suffered in practice this week, and defensive lineman Mike Wright,......
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7:05 PM Sun, Sep 16, 2007 | Permalink |
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Hey all -- For the past couple of years, Bill Belichick's contract status has been as closely guarded as the so-called nuclear football. But with the coach under fire and whispers that his videotaping episode might lead to his departure......
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5:27 PM Sun, Sep 16, 2007 | Permalink |
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Hey all -- We are here at Gillette Stadium, where the Home Opener is less than three hours from getting underway. As expected for the first game of the season in Foxboro and with this being such a big game......
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9:59 PM Fri, Sep 14, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
FOXBORO – Patriots owner Robert Kraft released a statement today on the punishment that New England received as a result of the videotaping scandal -- $750,000 in fines and the loss of a first round draft pick in 2008. “This......
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4:48 PM Fri, Sep 14, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all -- Forbes magazine, which comes up with lists for just about everything money-related (unfortunately, we haven't made any of the lists -- yet), this week released its 2007 valuation of NFL franchises and the Patriots ranked third. Forbes......
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4:20 PM Fri, Sep 14, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Peter Phipps Email
View the AP's report on the NFL and Patriots Coach Bill Belichick.......
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3:40 PM Fri, Sep 14, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Patriots' injury/participation report for their last on-field practice before Sunday's home opener with San Diego is a bit smaller than it was yesterday... Limited Participation in Practice G Stephen Neal (shoulder) - questionable DL Mike Wright (knee) - questionable......
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1:51 PM Fri, Sep 14, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
AP photo / Michael Dwyer Bill Belichick arrives for today's news conference at Gillette Stadium. By JIM DONALDSON Journal Sports Writer FOXBORO, Mass. - It is what it is. That's one of Bill Belichick's favorite, fall-back clichés. He didn't......
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12:46 PM Fri, Sep 14, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
SHADY BRADY AND BILL BELICHEAT This You Tube piece by Ryan Parker about sums up the Patriots' new legacy. At least until people forget. While Parker's opinion is a little over the top -- it's catchy, though -- it's not......
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12:40 PM Fri, Sep 14, 2007 | Permalink |
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Just got a voice mail from a Patriots fan named Jan from Jamestown -- for privacy purposes, Jan, I won't mention your last name -- who thinks all the fans attending Sunday night's game should bring video cameras to the......
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12:30 PM Fri, Sep 14, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all -- Once again there was perfect practice attendance, as the Patriots are holding their session inside Gillette Stadium in shorts and shells. Media access, as almost always, consisted of stretching and some special-teams work.......
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11:50 AM Fri, Sep 14, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click here to listen to today's edition of projo PatsTalk with Shalise Manza Young. The topics: the league's punishment and whether it's appropriate; how much losing a draft pick will hurt; the fans' mixed reaction; the next time the Jets......
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11:49 AM Fri, Sep 14, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all -- In the latest chapter of the Story That Has No End, Bill Belichick addressed the media this morning and deflected question after question about the sanctions handed down by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, if his team and......
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10:34 PM Thu, Sep 13, 2007 | Permalink |
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Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has released this statement through the team: “I accept full responsibility for the actions that led to tonight’s ruling. Once again, I apologize to the Kraft family and every person directly or indirectly associated with......
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8:32 PM Thu, Sep 13, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has levied his punishment on Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots in light of the finding that the team used an illegal video camera to tape New York Jets' coaches in an effort to steal......
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8:30 PM Thu, Sep 13, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
Chuck Knox, a head coach in the NFL for 22 years, called it “a whole lot about nothing.” Paul Spicer, a defensive end for the Jaguars, called for a $2 million fine, the loss of second- and third-round draft choices,......
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8:30 PM Thu, Sep 13, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
The Associated Press reported Thursday night that the National Football League has fined coach Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots a total of $750,000 and will force the team to forfeit ''multiple draft choices'' as a result of their......
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7:42 PM Thu, Sep 13, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
It would appear that tight end Antonio Gates has gotten better -- yesterday, he did not participate in practice at all due to his back, but today he had full participation. And Shawne Merriman (Achilles), who had limited participation yesterday,......
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7:38 PM Thu, Sep 13, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
Mike Lynch of Channel 5 in Boston -- who also hosts Patriots All Access -- is reporting that Bill Belichick will be fined $500,000, which he must pay personally, and the Patriots will be forced to forfeit two high draft......
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6:27 PM Thu, Sep 13, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
SI.com's Peter King and Don Banks are reporting that the NFL is mulling suspending Bill Belichick for two or three games, and taking away a "first-day" draft choice -- possibly a first-rounder -- as penalty for the illegal videotaping last......
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4:21 PM Thu, Sep 13, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
Three players -- tight end Kyle Brady (team decision), wide receiver Randy Moss (team decision) and guard Stephen Neal (shoulder) -- were added to the "Limited Participation in Practice" portion of the Patriots' injury report today. The four players who......
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2:06 PM Thu, Sep 13, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
This came to our inbox this morning via a friend who shall remain nameless, but it has made the rounds and is now on profootballtalk.com.........
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1:04 PM Thu, Sep 13, 2007 | Permalink |
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Hey all -- It was another tense press conference with Bill Belichick today, as the fallout from the videotaping scandal continues (we'd use "camera-gate," but a reader has complained that it's cliched...). Belichick was peppered with more questions about the......
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12:58 PM Thu, Sep 13, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
It is a gorgeous day on the practice field today, with the players in full pads. Once again, everyone is present and accounted for; we're watching the receivers make one-handed catches and Tom Brady saying that anyone who misses owes......
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12:27 PM Thu, Sep 13, 2007 | Permalink |
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"...stop spreading the lies..." Coincidentally or not, this 80s hit from Timex Social Club (thanks, Danny!) was playing in the weight room as we media types were exiting the locker room today. The first line of that song?? How do......
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9:13 PM Wed, Sep 12, 2007 | Permalink |
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Hey all -- Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Jack Del Rio -- who openly said his players should have speared Tom Brady after the Jags' game with New England last season -- was in front of a microphone again today and......
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8:18 PM Wed, Sep 12, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Chargers' first report of the week: OUT WR Eric Parker (toe) Did Not Participate in Practice TE Antonio Gates (back) RB Andrew Pinnock (hamstring) Limited Participation in Practice LB Shawne Merriman (Achilles) Full Participation in Practice S Clinton Hart......
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6:16 PM Wed, Sep 12, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Andrea Panciera Email
Coach Bill Belichick's statement to the press today about the video-cheating allegations was brief -- but not so brief that it wasn't captured on video itself. Take a look at this report on the incident from the Associated Press.......
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6:09 PM Wed, Sep 12, 2007 | Permalink |
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Hey all -- Ellis Hobbs' record-setting 108-yard kickoff return for a touchdown on Sunday against the Jets earned him AFC special teams player of the week honors. It is Hobbs' first PotW honor. Randy Moss and his nine-catch, 183 yard......
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5:37 PM Wed, Sep 12, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Patriots have just released their first injury/participation report of the week. The following players had limited participation: QB Tom Brady (right shoulder) DL Jarvis Green (shoulder)* TE Dave Thomas (foot) DL Mike Wright (knee) * Jarvis Green is an......
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4:05 PM Wed, Sep 12, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Here's a quick sampling of what some commentators from outside the New England area have to say about the Pats controversy: On Yahoo Sports, Dan Wetzel says that the Patriots' behavior is simply a product of the NFL system, one......
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2:01 PM Wed, Sep 12, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
AP photo / Michael Dwyer Bill Belichick meets the media, reluctantly, today. FOXBORO, Mass. - It's all in the delivery. Ron Meyer was a lovable rogue, a gridiron version of Buddy Cianci. In Meyer's mind, rules were made to......
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1:10 PM Wed, Sep 12, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
Several players were asked inside the locker room about their feelings on the Patriots videotaping scandal. Here is what some of them had to say. “Whose fair share is it to say that it was a disadvantage for the other......
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1:07 PM Wed, Sep 12, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
New England has taken the field for its first session in preparation for its game with San Diego on Sunday night, and every player on the active roster is present and accounted for. Though it has not been officially announced,......
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12:19 PM Wed, Sep 12, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all -- The Patriots released the statement from Bill Belichick just before the coach took the podium for his daily press conference, and he didn't add much more to it when he got in front of the microphone. "First......
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10:40 AM Wed, Sep 12, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Bill Belichick has released a statement through the Patriots' media relations department: "Earlier this week, I spoke with Commissioner Goodell about a videotaping procedure during last Sunday's game and my interpretation of the rules. At this point, we have not......
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10:06 PM Tue, Sep 11, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all -- This is what we've written for the Journal concerning "camera-gate": A spokesman for the National Football League Tuesday night denied ESPN and NFL Network reports from earlier in the day that the league had found the New......
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10:04 PM Tue, Sep 11, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
You have to wonder about Bill Belichick. You have to wonder why he’s decided to go from being the second coming of Vince Lombardi to the second coming of Maxwell Smart. Or Maxwell Dumb, as the case may be. Because,......
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5:40 PM Tue, Sep 11, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
ESPN is currently reporting -- though it has not been officially confirmed -- that the NFL's investigation into "camera-gate" has led to a decision that New England did break league rules during their season-opening win over the Jets. This is......
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7:19 AM Tue, Sep 11, 2007 | Permalink |
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Hey all -- Remember after the San Diego playoff game, when LaDainian Tomlinson said the Patriots' shenanigans after their playoff win over the Chargers "start with their coach"? Of course you do. Well, LT and Coach Bill supposedly kissed and......
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5:11 PM Mon, Sep 10, 2007 | Permalink |
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Hey all -- It was a fairly quiet locker room today, with Ellis Hobbs, Ty Warren, Heath Evans and Benjamin Watson garnering much of the attention. Hobbs' record-setting kickoff return was still a hot topic, but the players were also......
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3:53 PM Mon, Sep 10, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all -- The NFL Network will replay Sunday's Patriots-Jets game for "NFL Replay" on Tuesday night at 8 p.m. with exclusive material from NFL Films cameras. The game will be condensed in a 90-minute format; at 10:30 p.m, Washington's......
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12:45 PM Mon, Sep 10, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all -- I was on the 7:30 a.m. Continental flight from Newark to Boston this morning, and while flipping through the in-house magazine came across a full-page ad. The headline on said ad? "Choose Life - Grow Young With......
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12:19 PM Mon, Sep 10, 2007 | Permalink |
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Hey all -- We have just wrapped up with Bill Belichick, who had his morning-after press conference in the wake of yesterday's 38-14 pasting of the Jets. In true Belichick style, the coach emphasized that his team still has a......
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11:51 AM Mon, Sep 10, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
For the first time, we're offering projo PatsTalk, which today features Shalise Manza Young's look at the Pats opening day win.......
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3:56 PM Sun, Sep 09, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
Journal photo / Mary Murphy Randy Moss and Tom Brady connected for nine times for 183 yards today. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The Patriots did nothing Sunday afternoon to curb the enthusiasm of those who think they're Super Bowl-bound......
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3:33 PM Sun, Sep 09, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- With victory apparently out of reach, the Jets have decided to protect QB Chad Pennington, replacing him with second-year man Kellen Clemens. Clemens was a second-round draft choice in 2006 out of Oregon, where he......
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3:27 PM Sun, Sep 09, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
E. RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- With Matt Cassel having fumbled the snap on the Patriots' previous field-goal attempt, in the first half, punter Chris Hanson came on to hold for Stephen Gostkowski's 22-yard field goal that gave New England a......
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3:03 PM Sun, Sep 09, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- His right foot and ankle heavily taped, Jets QB Chad Pennington returned to the lineup the next series after limping off the field following a sack by Jarvis Green and capped a 9-play, 70-yard scoring drive......
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2:56 PM Sun, Sep 09, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The Patriots' crack media relations crew noted in its halftime notes that the Pats' 91-yard, 12-play TD drive on their first possession of the game marked the first time New England had scored a touchdown on......
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2:50 PM Sun, Sep 09, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Randy Moss's first touchdown for the Patriots was a joy to behold. First, he zoomed past the would-be bump of cornerback Darrelle Revis. He then blew by linebacker Jonathan Vilma and, with safety Erik Coleman and......
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2:46 PM Sun, Sep 09, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
Journal photo / Mary Murphy Jets quarterback Chad Pennington falls to the turf after attempting to hobble off the field in the third quarter. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Chad Pennington hopped to the sidelines, where he slammed his helmet......
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2:40 PM Sun, Sep 09, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Ellis Hobbs' 108-yard touchdown return of the second-half kickoff is the longest in Patriots' history. That said, I've never understood why yardage out of the end zone counts. I mean, if a receiver catches a ball......
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2:34 PM Sun, Sep 09, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Journal photo / Mary Murphy Asante Samuel on the field before the game at Giants Stadium. Hey all -- A league source has confirmed the terms that got Asante Samuel to sign his one-year franchise tender: If Samuel plays......
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2:32 PM Sun, Sep 09, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- After Chad Pennington went 6-for-6 for 68 in the Jets' second-quarter scoring drive, Tom Brady came right back with a 9-play, 73-yard TD march that featured a couple of fine catches by Randy Moss. The scoring......
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2:26 PM Sun, Sep 09, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Randy Moss has made a very good first impression in his first game wearing a New England uniform. On the Pats' scoring drive just before halftime, he blew past cornerback Justin Miller to make one catch,......
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2:06 PM Sun, Sep 09, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - How'd you like Matt Cassel's impersonation of Tony Romo? The importance of the holder, and the snapper, seldom are appreciated until they mess up. And now the Jets, instead of trailing, 10-0, are in Patriots territory......
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2:05 PM Sun, Sep 09, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. _ Yesterday morning at 10:30, I was watching the Corps of Cadets parade crisply across The Plain at West Point to the strains of stirring marches played by the U.S. Army Band. This morning at 10:30, I......
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1:04 PM Sun, Sep 09, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Asante Samuel did not start the game, as New England went with Ellis Hobbs and Randall Gay at corner instead. Samuel did come on the field on third down, as did Junior Seau, spelling Tedy Bruschi.......
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12:54 PM Sun, Sep 09, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all -- We are having quite the chuckle up here over Danny Aiello's rendition of the National Anthem. We love him as an actor, but as colleague Mark Farinella points out, Aiello looked like he should have had a......
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12:32 PM Sun, Sep 09, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all -- The Patriots and Jets have taken the field in uniform for warmups, and the seats are starting to fill up here at the Meadowlands. Randy Moss is in uniform for his first time as a Patriot, and......
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11:53 AM Sun, Sep 09, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
For the Patriots 3QB Matt Gutierrez S Rashad Baker LB David Herron T Wesley Britt G Billy Yates DL Kareem Brown DL Mike Wright For the Jets: 3QB Marques Tuiasosopo CB Andre Dyson S Eric Smith FB Darian Barnes DE......
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11:09 AM Sun, Sep 09, 2007 | Permalink |
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Hey all -- Good morning and Happy Opening Day, since I know many of you consider this day to be akin to Christmas (or Hanukkah or Kwanzaa, depending on where your faiths lie). We have had quite the adventure since......
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9:04 PM Sat, Sep 08, 2007 | Permalink |
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Hey all - The Patriots have announced that they have lifted the NFL's roster exemption they were granted for Asante Samuel, activating him for tomorrow's game with the Jets. Because he reported to the team so late, New England was......
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6:19 PM Fri, Sep 07, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Patriots fans, breathe easy -- though Tom Brady is once again listed as having "limited participation" in practice today, he is probable to play in Sunday's game. And Kyle Brady and Randy Moss, both listed on yesterday's report, are not......
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2:05 PM Fri, Sep 07, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
The New England Patriots have until tomorrow at 4 p.m. to activate cornerback Asante Samuel for Sunday's game versus the Jets. Samuel answered a few questons today at his locker. Here are some of them. Will you play Sunday? "I......
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12:16 PM Fri, Sep 07, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all - Three days of practice for the Jets, three days of all hands on deck for the Patriots. Once again, players were in shells and shorts and it is quite the warm day here in Foxboro.......
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4:32 PM Thu, Sep 06, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Here's the latest breakdown. Note the league has changed the categories on the report to reflect participation in the previous week's practice sessions. Randy Moss and Kyle Brady have been added to the "limited participation in practice" category (they were......
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12:54 PM Thu, Sep 06, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
We're just off the practice field, and for the second straight day, every eligible player was on the field, which clearly bodes well for the season opener. The players are in shells and shorts today.......
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12:04 PM Thu, Sep 06, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all -- The Patriots announced their captains for the coming season today, and there are some familiar names and some new names on the list. Special teams ace Larry Izzo will serve as captain for the seventh consecutive season......
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3:59 PM Wed, Sep 05, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The first injury report of the season has been released. The NFL has tweaked the injury report a bit for this year, with categories now including "limited participation in practice" (LP) and "full participation in practice" (FP). For New England,......
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1:16 PM Wed, Sep 05, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all -- We apologize for being tardy with our posting today; sadly, the only excuse we can offer for the lateness is that Wednesday is Pizza Day here at Gillette, and we chose pizza and chatting over blogging. Please......
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12:59 PM Wed, Sep 05, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all - We've just been kicked off the practice field, and can reoport that the Pats had perfect attendance for today's session. That means that defensive lineman Mike Wright and safety Rashad Baker returned to the field. We'll be......
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3:28 PM Mon, Sep 03, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all -- I'm sure many of you already read Peter King's Monday Morning Quarterback column on si.com every Monday morning, but if you don't, or you haven't yet today with it being a holiday (for some people ;-)) take......
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3:14 PM Mon, Sep 03, 2007 | Permalink |
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Hey all -- The Patriots have confirmed an earlier report that wide receiver Reche Caldwell was released. The 28-year old, five year veteran was the Pats' leading receiver last year, with 61 catches for 760 yards and four touchdowns.......
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3:00 PM Mon, Sep 03, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all -- Tom Brady chatted with the media for the first time P-JET (that's pre-John Edward Thomas, his baby boy), and here is the transcript of that, as supplied by the Patriots' media relations department: Q: Tell us about......
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1:15 PM Mon, Sep 03, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
As reported a few minutes ago, Randy Moss and Asante Samuel are at practice today. David Thomas, fresh off the PUP, was also on the field. For Moss, it was the first time he's out there since Aug 1; for......
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1:02 PM Mon, Sep 03, 2007 | Permalink |
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Randy Moss and Asante Samuel are both out here at practice. More in a bit.......
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12:02 PM Mon, Sep 03, 2007 | Permalink |
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Hey all -- As you can expect, it has been an interesting morning on many levels here, as the Rodney Harrison story loomed large over the proceedings. Though Harrison begged the media in his Friday night conference call not to......
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10:45 AM Mon, Sep 03, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all - The Patriots have just announced several roster moves: TE Marcellus Rivers was re-signed LB David Herron was claimed off waivers; the rookie had been cut by Minnesota And players signed to the practice squad are: WR Bam......
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9:31 PM Sat, Sep 01, 2007 | Permalink |
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Hey all -- This was our first time taking a stab at the 53-man, and we gotta say, we're pretty proud. Had a feeling Corey Mays and Garrett Mills were gone, and letting Vinny Testaverde go (for now, at least)......
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7:44 PM Sat, Sep 01, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Finally the Patriots have released their transactions for the day, and quarterback/sage Vinny Testaverde and linebacker Chad Brown are among the biggest names to get released. Also, the team has placed Richard Seymour on PUP, moved tight end David Thomas......
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4:35 PM Sat, Sep 01, 2007 | Permalink |
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Hey all -- Just wanted to let you know that we are waiting word on the Patriots' cuts almost as impatiently as you probably are. The deadline passed more than a half hour ago and we haven't gotten the email......
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