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May 2008 Archives
2:08 PM Thu, May 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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AP photo / Winslow Townson Bill Belichick at Wednesday's Celtics game with his girlfriend, Linda Holliday. We are wrapping up this week at camp and we will start back up on Monday with our full team. These three days......
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2:43 PM Wed, May 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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AP photos / Stew Milne Bill Belichick talks with defensive lineman Santonio Thomas. Rookie quarterback Kevin O'Connell Owner Robert Kraft watches O'Connell work. Tight end David Thomas runs through drills. Rookie wide receiver Matthew Slater, foreground, and defensive back......
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12:43 PM Wed, May 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all - Unlike last week's Patriots passing camp, which had nearly 100 percent attendance, the sessions the team is holding this week are more sparsely attended. In all, we counted 36 players on the field (if you really want......
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12:42 PM Wed, May 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
DENVER (AP) - Former punter Todd Sauerbrun, whose 13-year NFL career included a brief 2006 stint with the New England Patriots, pleaded guilty Wednesday to disturbing the peace in a confrontation with a taxi driver last December and was sentenced......
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6:06 PM Sat, May 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
New England wide receiver Wes Welker is being honored tonight by Pop Warner Little Scholars Inc. (PWLS), the largest national youth football and cheerleading organization in the U.S. Welker is receiving the 2008 Pop Warner Inspiration to Youth Award for......
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7:05 PM Fri, May 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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Former Pittsburgh linebacker Joey Porter, who is now with the Dolphins, taped an interview with ESPN's "NFL Live" today and went off on the Patriots, saying that when it comes to Spygate, the team deserves an asterisk next to its......
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2:30 PM Wed, May 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
PROVIDENCE -- Former Rhode Island senator John Celona not only sold out his public office ––he tried to sell out his New England sports allegiance, too. Celona, who is serving a 2½-year federal prison term after pleading guilty to selling......
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3:48 PM Tue, May 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Journal photos / Mary Murphy Tom Brady Tom Brady and Sammy Morris Bill Belichick and Mike Vrabel New acquisition Victor Hobson New acquisition Fernando Bryant, talking to our own Shalise Manza Young......
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1:17 PM Tue, May 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Patriots just finished up the second day of a four-day passing camp on the fields behind Gillette Stadium, with nearly 100 percent participation. Some observations from the session, which lasted about an hour and 45 minutes: * Missing were:......
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8:04 PM Sat, May 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
We've just left Campanelli Field in Brockton, home of the Brockton Rox, where Kevin Faulk is holding his second annual Celebrity Softball game to raise funds for the United Way. More than two dozen of his teammates lent their support,......
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1:34 PM Sat, May 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
CBS News has posted an extended version of reporter Armen Keteyian's Friday interview with Pats coach Bill Belichick. The nearly 15-minute video gives more of Belichick's comments and explanations than the three-minute report on last night's CBS Evening News. As......
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9:21 AM Sat, May 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
The chance of a Senate investigation into Spygate -- which Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., hinted at in his news conference Wednesday -- appear to be remote after two members of Specter's own party on the Judiciary Committee said they don't......
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6:44 PM Fri, May 16, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
New England head coach Bill Belichick spoke exclusively with CBS reporter Armen Keteyian this afternoon, and the interview was just broadcast on the CBS Evening News. Belichick spoke on camera for the first time about Matt Walsh, the former video......
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6:18 PM Fri, May 16, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
CBS has provided a transcript of Arman Keteyian's interview with Bill Belichick that will air Friday night at 6:30 p.m. on the CBS Evening News Keteyian (narration): In the latest episode of the NFL's "Spygate," a defiant Bill Belichick decided......
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1:50 PM Fri, May 16, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
Bill Belichick will address charges made by Matt Walsh, his team’s former videotaper, that he knew the taping of opposing teams was wrong in an exclusive interview conducted by Armen Keteyian on the CBS Evening News Friday night. Belichick spoke......
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8:12 PM Thu, May 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
During his interview with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday, former Patriots employee Matt Walsh confirmed that he did not tape the St. Louis Rams' walkthrough before Super Bowl XXXVI, but mentioned that he did talk to then-New England assistant......
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4:19 PM Thu, May 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
From the release sent by the team: Patriots fans who wish to purchase tickets to individual games in 2008 will have the opportunity on Friday, May 16, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. The New England Patriots annually cap their season ticket......
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3:10 PM Thu, May 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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12:50 PM Thu, May 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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The New York Times has posted the entire transcript of an interview Wednesday in which Matt Walsh discussed his Patriots career with reporter Greg Bishop. It was Walsh's first interview with the news media, the Times says. The text casts......
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8:49 AM Thu, May 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
A day after its front-page apology to the Patriots made national news, the Boston Herald today is running an editor's note defending John Tomase, the reporter whose story about the Rams Super Bowl walkthrough eventually led to the apology, and......
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9:59 PM Wed, May 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
HBO has just sent out an announcement saying that it will have the first interview with former Patriots' video assistant Matt Walsh on this Friday's edition of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel. Andrea Kremer snagged the interview with Walsh, who......
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5:41 PM Wed, May 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Here's the statement: "We respectfully disagree with Senator Specter’s characterization of the investigation conducted by our office. We are following up after yesterday’s meeting with Matt Walsh."......
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2:40 PM Wed, May 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Following is the text of the statement that Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., put into the record of today's Senate floor proceedings shortly before his midday news conference at the Capitol. Editor's note: Specter's office, at 5:35 p.m., e-mailed a corrected......
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1:59 PM Wed, May 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
FOXBORO, Mass. (AP) - New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft complimented the Boston Herald on Wednesday for apologizing for a story that said his team videotaped a St. Louis Rams walkthrough before the 2002 Super Bowl. He's "very disappointed," though,......
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1:14 PM Wed, May 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
We recorded this interview with Shalise Manza Young this morning. She discusses covering the Spygate news conference yesterday in New York, whether the story will live on in the hearts of non-Patriots fans around the country, and whether the disclosures......
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12:51 PM Wed, May 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., called today for a "transparent and independent" investigation into allegations that the New England Patriots tried to spy on opposing teams, asserting that the practice went on more frequently than has previously been known.......
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11:25 AM Wed, May 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa, is scheduled to hold a news conference at noon today after meeting yesterday with former Patriots videotape assistant Matt Walsh. Earlier in the day yesterday, Walsh met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, who announced after......
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10:02 AM Wed, May 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Following is a partial transcript of Patriots owner Robert Kraft's interview this morning with Scott Wapner of CNBC. Kraft spoke about Spygate and the Boston Herald's apology. WAPNER: ROBERT KRAFT IS THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS......
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12:19 AM Wed, May 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Boston Herald has issued an apology for its publication of a Feb. 2 story that stated a member of the New England Patriots video staff had videotaped the St. Louis Rams' walkthrough before Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002. The......
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4:59 PM Tue, May 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
More from Tom Brady's interview today on The Big Show -- Sports Radio 850 WEEI Radio: On whether he was surprised Matt Walsh had no new information It hasn't surprised me for a long time. I think the stuff before......
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4:18 PM Tue, May 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Colleague John Mulligan calls in to report that the Matt Walsh-Arlen Specter press conference has been postponed until sometime tomorrow. The meeting between Walsh, attorney Michael Levy and the Pennsylvania Senator is still going on presently, and the decision was......
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4:18 PM Tue, May 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter's news conference in Washington, which was expected at 4 p.m. after his meeting with former Patriots assistant Matt Walsh, has now been cancelled.......
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3:30 PM Tue, May 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Patriots have just released the following statement: "We want to address the allegation that the Patriots taped the Rams’ walkthrough prior to Super Bowl XXXVI. For the past three-and-a-half months, we have been defending ourselves against assumptions made based......
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2:29 PM Tue, May 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Here are more points from this morning's press conference/circus with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell: ** Before the commissioner arrived at the Intercontinental Hotel, excerpts from seven of the eight tapes Matt Walsh submitted to the league were shown. On the......
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2:28 PM Tue, May 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
Tom Brady spoke in depth about the 2007 season, and the loss to the Giants in the Super Bowl, in a wide-ranging interview on WEEI Radio this afternoon: On whether pressure built during last season as the team remain undefeated......
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1:08 PM Tue, May 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell just wrapped his press conference and said much of what Matt Walsh told him during their three hour, 15 minute meeting was consistent with what the Patriots had admitted as far as videotaping opponents' signals. Due......
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12:30 PM Tue, May 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, speaking at the moment to the media, said Matt Walsh brought no new information on the Spygate scandal to their meeting today and that Walsh didn't tell him anything that the Patriots hadn't already been punished......
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11:50 AM Tue, May 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Assistant Sports Editor Mark Divver just sent me this link from the blog ColdHardFootballFacts. Intriguingly, the post links to a New York Times story from 2002, as the Patriots were preparing to face the St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl......
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11:38 AM Tue, May 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
We have now relocated back to the Astor room at the Intercontinental The Barclay, just a block from NFL headquarters. As we wait for commissioner Roger Goodell to arrive, league PR officials have begun playing the eight tapes Matt Walsh......
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11:02 AM Tue, May 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
After waiting an hour and 40 minutes outside NFL headquarters on Park Avenue for Matt Walsh and attorney Michael Levy in the hopes Walsh would take a few questions, the pair came out of the building without Walsh saying a......
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9:17 AM Tue, May 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
AP photo / Louis Lanzano Matt Walsh, left, arrives at NFL headquarters for his meeting this morning with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. This is the status of the Matt Walsh situation: I and a couple dozen other reporters are......
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8:58 AM Tue, May 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click here to see the video, from the AP, of the Spygate figure checking in to meet NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell this morning. And check back here for much more throughout the day.......
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7:42 AM Tue, May 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
ESPN has the New England Patriots listed as still the team to beat in the National Football League on the network's NFL power rankings for May. Just behind the Patriots are the Colts, the Chargers, the Cowboys and the Jaguars.......
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7:45 PM Sat, May 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
In today's article summing up the Cameragate saga to this point, I made a mistake, referring to the Patriots' bid for the NFL's first undefeated season since 1971. It was, of course, 1972 when the Miami Dolphins went 17-0. I......
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2:54 PM Fri, May 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's much-anticipated meeting with former Patriots video assistant will begin at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday at the league's offices in New York City. Following that, there will be a press conference with Goodell at the Intercontinental Hotel,......
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8:29 AM Fri, May 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
ESPN's Mike Fish reports this morning that the tapes turned over by Matt Walsh to the NFL include evidence that the Patriots tried to steal offensive signals, not just defensive signals, as has been widely reported until now. Fish says......
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8:23 AM Thu, May 08, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Pats' veteran Kevin Faulk will hold a celebrity softball game to benefit the United Way on May 17 at 6 p.m. at Campanelli Stadium, the home field of the Brockton Rox. Teammates including Ty Warren, Vince Wilfork, Ellis Hobbs, Jabar......
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12:50 PM Mon, May 05, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Patriots have announced the signing of three of the players in for a tryout during the rookie mini-camp held over the weekend, as well as the release of two players who had already signed undrafted rookie deals before the......
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12:11 PM Sat, May 03, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The media-access portion of rookie mini-camp has concluded, as Bill Belichick just wrapped up his second press conference. With three practices under their belt, Belichick said he and the coaching staff saw improvement from most of the players, which is......
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3:13 PM Fri, May 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Journal photos / John Freidah Linebacker Jerod Mayo Quarterback Kevin O'Connell Defensive backs Jonathan Wilhite, left, and Terrence Wheatley......
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12:39 PM Fri, May 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Rain forced the Patriots to move the first session of their rookie mini-camp indoors, to the Dana-Farber Fieldhouse, and the 27 players on hand worked for more than an hour on the basics of New England's system. Some observations: *......
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10:16 AM Fri, May 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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Here is the full list of drafted and undrafted rookies taking part in New England's rookie mini-camp this weekend: 5 QB Kevin O'Connell - San Diego St 18 WR Matthew Slater - UCLA 22 CB Terrence Wheatley - Colorado 24......
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3:55 PM Thu, May 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Tom Brady's girlfriend Gisele Bundchen is once again the world's top-earning model, according to Forbes magazine, and it ain't even close. The Forbes list, which you can read about right here, estimates total earnings over the past 12 months.......
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2:40 PM Thu, May 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
AP photo / Stephan Savoia First-round draft choice Jerod Mayo poses with Robert and Jonathan Kraft today at Gillette Stadium. Jerod Mayo arrived at Gillette Stadium today, and after meeting with team owner Bob Kraft in his office and......
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2:23 PM Thu, May 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
Brown University wide receiver Paul Raymond (Miami, FL) has signed a free agent contract with the New York Jets of the National Football League. Raymond will attend the Jets' Rookie Mini-Camp that begins on Friday, May 2. In addition, senior......
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11:41 AM Thu, May 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Patriots have announced the three men selected as finalists for this year's inductee into the franchise's Hall of Fame. Tight end Ben Coates, center Jon Morris and running back Jim Nance were chosen by a 23-person nomination panel made......
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