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August 24, 2008 - August 30, 2008 Archives
6:24 PM Sat, Aug 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young  Email
With the Patriots' 53-man roster decided (for now), here's what the team looks like: Quarterbacks Tom Brady Matt Cassel Kevin O'Connell Running backs Kevin Faulk Heath Evans LaMont Jordan Sammy Morris Laurence Maroney Wide receivers Randy Moss Wes Welker Jabar......
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6:12 PM Sat, Aug 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Patriots have announced the roster moves that get them down to the NFL-mandated limit of 53 players: Moved to reserve/non-football injury T Oliver Ross Placed on Injured Reserve LB Bo Ruud DL Kenny Smith Released DL Titus Adams CB......
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12:44 PM Sat, Aug 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The NFL has announced that Patriots running back Kevin Faulk will be suspended without pay for one game -- the season opener -- and docked another game check for violating the NFL's Substance Abuse Policy. His suspension begins today and......
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5:44 PM Fri, Aug 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
We have watched the game and moved on pretty quickly to meetings on roster decisions, personnel options and things like that. Of course there are a lot of different scenarios involved, not just the 53-man roster. It includes the practice......
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5:37 PM Fri, Aug 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Houston Texans released 21 players in advance of tomorrow's 53-man deadline, and a familiar name is among them: Rosevelt Colvin. Released by the Patriots in February in part because of his salary cap number (around $5.6 million for 2008)......
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4:00 PM Fri, Aug 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
FOXBORO -- The New England Patriots released four players today: second-year nose tackle Steve Fifita, first-year offensive lineman Jimmy Martin, fourth-year cornerback Jeff Shoate and rookie tight end Jonathan Stupar. Following today's transactions, the Patriots report 71 players on their......
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12:23 PM Fri, Aug 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click the play button below to hear Shalise Manza Young's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: the penchant of the Patriots' defense for looking really bad on first drives, the latest on the backup quarterback battle and the chances of......
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11:31 PM Thu, Aug 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
These are provided by the Patriots' media relations department: HAPPY RETURNS Big returns by C.J. Jones set up short fields that led to two touchdowns for the Patriots as they rattled off 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter. Following......
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7:33 PM Thu, Aug 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Patriots have pulled their starters on both sides of the ball, after each was on the field for two drives. Matt Cassel once again failed to pick up many yards under center; for the preseason, he ran the offense......
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7:19 PM Thu, Aug 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Ten of the Patriots' projected starting 11 on defense tonight, with only Adalius Thomas (wrist) missing time. Pierre Woods started in his place at outside linebacker. Bill Belichick can't be too pleased with what he saw from his top unit......
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6:36 PM Thu, Aug 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Nearly all of the Patriots' regular starters were on the field in full uniform for full-team warmups, but as we recall, the same thing happened last year, and when the game kicked off, many simply remained on the sidelines. Here's......
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5:31 PM Thu, Aug 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The folks at online betting site Bodog sent along some Pats-related odds earlier this week. Here's a few we found interesting: Odds New England wins Super Bowl XLIII: 7/2 Odds New England wins the AFC Championship: 2/1 Over/under passing yards......
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4:41 PM Thu, Aug 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all -- We're here at the Meadowlands -- aka the world's highest press box. There are three cranes visible over the top of the stadium, helping to construct the new stadium just a few dozen yards from the current......
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11:20 AM Wed, Aug 27, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The celebrity web site TMZ is reporting today that Tom Brady just closed on an $11-million deal to buy a plot of land in California (reportedly on Arnold Schwarzenegger's street). Brady grew up in California, and his parents, son and......
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8:46 PM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Patriots are wrapping up their annual Kickoff Gala to benefit the organization's charitable foundation, and when emcee Rich Eisen introduced every member of the team, there was one noticeable omission: Tom Brady. Eisen later told the crowd that Brady......
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4:45 PM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Patriots have just announced their five roster moves that get them to the NFL roster limit of 75 players: G Stephen Neal has been moved to the reserve/PUP list; T Ryan O'Callaghan was placed on season-ending injured reserve with......
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4:44 PM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
The Patriots included two veterans -- fullback Kyle Eckel and cornerback Jason Webster -- among their five cuts, which were announced moments ago. They also placed offensive lineman Stephen Neal on the reserve/physically unable to perform list because of a......
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2:45 PM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
BB: So that is one of the things we have on the agenda today [reduction of roster] the other ones are our last day of preparations for the [New York] Giants and then we are off down there tomorrow. We......
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1:47 PM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Patriots are once again on the lower practice field behind Gillette Stadium, going through their final tuneup before Thursday's game with the Giants -- and also their last practice of the preseason. When next they gather to practice, it......
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1:15 PM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Patriots reporter Shalise Manza Young reports that Tom Brady was not on the practice field today as his teammates went through today's workout. Before practice, there were a set of crutches at Brady's locker, but it is not known if......
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12:33 PM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
Both Peter King and Paul "Dr. Z" Zimmerman have picked the Patriots to win the Super Bowl in Sports Illustrated's annual pro football preview issue. King has the Pats beating the Cowboys, 30-16, in the Super Bowl. Zimmerman -- who......
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12:30 PM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Patriots today announced the date for their first induction weekend at the Hall at Patriot Place. The actual induction, in which the team's first 12 Hall of Famers are re-inducted and the 13th member, Ben Coates, is inducted, will......
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11:28 AM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
Former Cowboys and Dolphins coach Jimmy Johnson, now a commentator on FOX' NFL broadcasts, thinks the Patriots "will still be at the top [of the AFC East] . . . [and will] still be one of the top teams in......
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1:50 PM Mon, Aug 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click the play button below to hear Shalise Manza Young's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: the special teams lapses that led to two Philadelphia touchdowns Friday night, Stephen Gostkowski's impressive exhibition performance, the chances of Tom Brady playing Thursday......
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1:32 PM Mon, Aug 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
BB: We are back at it here. We are definitely on a regular season schedule now these two days. We are trying to put three days into two and treat today and tomorrow like a Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and compress......
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1:21 PM Mon, Aug 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Patriots are holding their first on-field practice of the week on the lower practice field, and are wearing shells and shorts. The story today is about who was on the field that hasn't been for a while, as T......
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12:03 PM Mon, Aug 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Some of the topics Bill Belichick touched on during this morning's press conference: ** This year's rookie class is developing well, he said, calling them "as good a working group as we've had." Belichick said there have been no problems......
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11:49 AM Mon, Aug 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, a guest on WEEI's Dennis and Callahan Show this morning, did not have any prediction as to whether he will play in New England's preseason finale on Thursday night against the New York Giants.......
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