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October 19, 2008 - October 25, 2008 Archives
6:28 PM Fri, Oct 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young  Email
For New England Doubtful LB Eric Alexander -- DNP, hamstring LB Shawn Crable -- DNP, shin RB LaMont Jordan -- DNP, calf RB Sammy Morris -- DNP, knee CB Lewis Sanders -- DNP, hamstring Questionable DE Jarvis Green -- LP,......
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12:54 PM Fri, Oct 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
In an interview with good friend Albert Breer of Sporting News, Bill Belichick said today that there is no friction between the team and quarterback Tom Brady over his choice of surgeon for his left knee reconstruction. "I've been in......
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12:49 PM Fri, Oct 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Patriots are holding their final practice of the week on the upper fields behind Gillette Stadium, and it's interesting to note that they are once again in shells (light pads), meaning they did not wear full pads this week.......
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11:59 AM Fri, Oct 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
KNEE-JERK REACTION: The Patriots strongly took issue yesterday with any suggestion that there was a rift between the team and Tom Brady over Brady's choice of surgeons, after The Boston Herald reported yesterday that Brady had undergone three procedures since......
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11:28 AM Fri, Oct 24, 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. She discusses the challenges facing Brandon Meriweather and other defensive backs as they try to fill the void left by the injury to Rodney Harrison, how......
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9:31 PM Thu, Oct 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
NFL Network reporter Adam Schefter reported tonight that New England running back Sammy Morris will miss two to three weeks due to the knee injury he suffered against Denver on Monday night. Morris rushed for a career high 138 yards......
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7:39 PM Thu, Oct 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The New England Patriots have just released a statement to rebut an ESPN story which said today that the organization was upset with Tom Brady for having his knee surgery in Los Angeles rather than in Boston with the Pats'......
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5:58 PM Thu, Oct 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
For New England Did Not Participate LB Eric Alexander -- hamstring LB Shawn Crable -- shin DE Jarvis Green -- right ankle RB LaMont Jordan -- calf T Nick Kaczur -- right ankle RB Sammy Morris -- knee CB Lewis......
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2:15 PM Thu, Oct 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
Are you going to display your AFC Player of the Week award proudly on your mantle? I guess so. Do you feel like the game against the Denver Broncos was one of your better games? It was a good......
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1:10 PM Thu, Oct 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Patriots are back outdoors for today's practice session, and are wearing shells and sweatpants/shorts after yesterday's walkthrough. There were seven players not spotted during the media access period: RB Sammy Morris RB LaMont Jordan DE Jarvis Green T Nick......
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11:10 AM Thu, Oct 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
NOT WHAT WE WANTED TO HEAR: When we learned last week that Tom Brady had to have an additional surgical procedure done to help clear out an infection in his injured left knee, it didn't sound good. Now that we......
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8:08 AM Thu, Oct 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Doctors are so concerned with the infection in Tom Brady's left knee that they have performed three procedures in an attempt to eliminate it, according to The Boston Herald, which quotes an unnamed West Coast source familiar with the Patriots......
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1:57 PM Wed, Oct 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
It is a short week but we have a lot of work to do. The Rams are one of the hottest teams in the league right now, playing very well. They had two big wins and they seem to......
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1:22 PM Wed, Oct 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
New England QB Matt Cassel has been named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his 18-for-24, 185 yard, three touchdown, zero turnover performance against Denver on Monday night. Cassel had a career-high passer rating of 136.3, which the fifth-highest......
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1:11 PM Wed, Oct 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Patriots are holding today's practice inside the Dana-Farber Fieldhouse due to the wet conditions. Perhaps due to the team having had four practices last week or because of the tough Monday night game or maybe as a bit of......
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11:18 AM Wed, Oct 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The loss of safety Rodney Harrison to a season-ending quad injury will force the Patriots to make some significant changes on defense. Through the first five games of the season, only one other New England defender (linebacker Adalius Thomas) had......
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11:00 AM Wed, Oct 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Patriots have just announced that Rodney Harrison has been placed on injured reserve, ending his 15th NFL season. Harrison suffered an injury to his right leg -- reportedly a torn quadriceps -- on the final play of the third......
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2:15 PM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
It was a good one and I think everyone kind of got a little energy burst here this morning heading into this afternoon after last night's game. It was certainly a good effort by our players to respond to......
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1:37 PM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
FOXBORO -- Patriots safety Rodney Harrison's season appears over after he was injured in Monday night's victory over Denver. He reportedly hurt the quadriceps muscle in his right leg. This could mean the end of Harrison's career. The 15-year veteran......
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12:25 PM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
-- Patriots coach Bill Belichick just held his conference call with the media today and among the topics discussed were how good the Pats played Monday night against Denver, injuries, running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis's performance, and the St. Louis......
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11:23 AM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The Heath Evans Foundation, a charity started by the Patriots fullback to support sexually abused children, is sponsoring an online raffle in which one fan will win a chance to watch the Celtics' season opener from a luxury suite at......
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11:06 AM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
They're 4-2 now, and in a league that has been more confounding than usual this season, the Patriots are about as confounding as a team can be. If you believe (as I do) that the Chargers and the Broncos are......
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1:41 AM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
FOXBORO -- It was an emotional New England team that took the field last night against Denver, and then proceeded to take it to the Broncos for four quarters. "There was a lot of energy out there tonight," linebacker......
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11:32 PM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
New England currently has 260 rushing yards as a team, the most in a single game for the franchise since Dec. 22, 1985, when the Pats totaled 281 yards against the Bengals.......
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11:08 PM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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BY ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer FOXBORO -- Patriots safety Rodney Harrison injured his knee on the last play of the third quarter and will not return to the game. Harrison had five tackles in the game before the injury.......
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10:52 PM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Not sure when it happened, but Stephen Neal has entered the game for New England at right guard. Neal was removed from the PUP list and activated to the 53-man roster today; Billy Yates, who had been playing at right......
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10:37 PM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Randy Moss' 27-yard touchdown catch, his second of the night, was the 129th of his career, and the 128th receiving touchdown of his career. The 129 total scores ranks him 8th all-time in NFL history; his 128 receiving TDs is......
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10:30 PM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
It has been announced that Sammy Morris has a knee injury and is questionable to return to the game. That explains why undrafted rookie BenJarvus Green-Ellis started the second half; he got his first career carry on New England's first......
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10:18 PM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Undrafted rookie BenJarvus Green-Ellis started at running back for the second half and got his first NFL carry on the Pats' first play, gaining three yards.......
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9:58 PM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
With about a minute left to play in the first half of this game, Sammy Morris has established a new career high for rushing yards. Morris has 16 carries for 138 yards, putting him past his previous best of 123......
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9:31 PM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Sammy Morris' two-yard run on first-and-10 from the Denver 13 gave him 102 yards for the night. He is the first Patriots' back to top 100 yards rushing this season.......
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7:58 PM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
For the Patriots QB Matt Gutierrez -- third quarterback WR Kelley Washington CB Terrence Wheatley RB LaMont Jordan LB Eric Alexander T Nick Kaczur DE Jarvis Green LB Shawn Crable For the Broncos WR Brandon Stokley RB Selvin Young RB......
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6:42 PM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer FOXBORO -- Patriots defensive coordinator Dean Pees hopes that he has figured out a way to get to Denver quarterback Jay Cutler tonight. Nobody has had that much success getting to him so far.......
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6:40 PM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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BY ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer FOXBORO -- Denver coach Mike Shanahan has a lot of respect for both Tom Brady and Matt Cassel. "We all know what Tom Brady has done and what he has meant to the Patriots......
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6:04 PM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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BY SHALISE MANZA YOUNG Journal Sports Writer FOXBORO -- New England has just sent out a press release confirming that RB Laurence Maroney has been placed on season-ending injured reserve; additionally, G Stephen Neal, who just began practicing this week......
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4:39 PM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all -- Welcome to Gillette Stadium, where New England is hosting its first Monday Night Football game in nearly three years -- the last time MNF was here, it was still on ABC (not ESPN, as it is now),......
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2:31 PM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
When the Patriots take on the Denver Broncos tonight, all eyes will be on what happens when the visitors have the ball. Despite the fact that the offense's problems are arguably a bigger concern than the defense's, there is no......
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2:30 PM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click the play button below to hear Jim Donaldson's comments, recorded this morning. He discusses the stakes of tonight's game for both teams -- the Broncos looking to take control of their division and the Patriots looking to keep pace......
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7:55 PM Sun, Oct 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
New England quarterback Tom Brady has confirmed a report in Friday's Boston Globethat he underwent a second surgery on his left knee via his personal website. Yesterday on TomBrady.com, the quarterback posted a message: "I would like to thank everyone......
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3:55 PM Sun, Oct 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
It doesn't bode well for the Patriots, on a variety of levels, that the Bills disposed of the San Diego Chargers, 23-14, Sunday afternoon in Buffalo, a week after the Bolts blasted the Pats in San Diego, 30-10. For......
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