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November 9, 2008 - November 15, 2008 Archives
2:37 PM Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott  Email
Click the play button below to see and hear the latest edition of projo PatsTalk with Shalise Manza Young. Today we talk about the sense that the Patriots let another win get away, Matt Cassel's breakthrough, and a potential "must-win"......
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2:24 PM Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- John Lynch, a nine-time Pro Bowler with the Denver Broncos and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, will announce his retirement on Monday in Tampa, Fla. The hard-hitting safety had 1,277 tackles and 26 interceptions in 224 regular-season games.......
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9:35 AM Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Matt Cassel may not have led the Patriots to a victory last night, but he took advantage of a national TV audience and probably made himself a great deal of money with his NFL-record setting performance against the Jets (Cassel......
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12:50 AM Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
FOXBORO -- The Patriots were without several key components to their defense last night, including linebacker Adalius Thomas (broken forearm), defensive lineman Ty Warren (groin), and defensive backs Terrence Wheatley (wrist) and Lewis Sanders (hamstring), but linebacker Tedy Bruschi said......
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12:30 AM Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer FOXBORO -- Patriots rookie linebacker Jerod Mayo had another phenomenal game last night, this time in a losing effort against the New York Jets. He recorded a game-high 20 tackles, including 16 solo tackles......
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10:27 PM Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
New England just punted again, and the game clock was on "00" for at least two seconds before Lonie Paxton snapped the ball to Chris Hanson, but the game officials didn't catch it. It should have been a five-yard penalty......
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10:15 PM Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
FOXBORO -- After cutting the Jets' lead to 24-13 at halftime on a 19-yard TD pass from Matt Cassel to Jabar Gaffney with just 15 seconds left in the second quarter, the Pats fumbled away a chance to keep......
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9:07 PM Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
FOXBORO -- The third time was the charm for Jets kickoff returner Leon Washington. After returning the opening kickoff 30 yards to his own 38, and then coming out of the end zone to the NY 36 on his......
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8:43 PM Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
FOXBORO -- After the Jets took the opening kickoff and drove 62 yards to a touchdown in 10 plays, Stephen Gostkowski trimmed N.Y.'s lead to 7-3 with a 42-yard field goal on the Pats' first possession. Gostkowski now has......
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8:29 PM Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Pats' Ray Ventrone was on the receiving end of a nasty helmet-to-helmet hit on the opening kickoff, and clearly suffered a concussion. It has been announced that he has a head injury and his return is questionable.......
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7:51 PM Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
BY JIM DONALDSON Journal Sports Writer FOXBORO -- As if the New England defense wasn't hurting already -- with standout linebacker Adalius Thomas out of action, veteran strong safety Rodney Harrison on Injured Reserve, and cornerbacks Lewis Sanders and Terrence......
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7:42 PM Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Troy Brown penned a letter to Patriots fans, and it appears in tonight's game program. Here is the text of what he wrote: A few words for the New England Patriots faithful, As you may have heard, earlier this season,......
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7:18 PM Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
New England Patriots: QB Matt Gutierrez -- third quarterback CB Terrence Wheatley CB Lewis Sanders RB LaMont Jordan LB Eric Alexander OT Wesley Britt DL Ty Warren LB Adalius Thomas New York Jets: QB Brett Ratliff -- third quarterback K......
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5:23 PM Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
According to this entry in the Denver Post's University of Colorado sports blog, Patriots rookie Terrence Wheatley underwent surgery last Friday to repair ligaments in his left wrist. He was injured in the first half against Indianapolis on Nov. 2,......
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4:46 PM Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all -- Welcome to Gillette Stadium, where the threat of rain may add an extra element (no pun intended) to tonight's game between the Patriots and Jets. The NFL Network set just past the north end zone is ringed......
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11:42 AM Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
FIRST, A NOTE ON THE WEATHER: The hourly forecast for Foxboro on weather.com calls for the heaviest rain to fall on Gillette Stadium between 3 and 8 p.m., and for showers to continue until midnight. FIGHTING WORDS: An unnamed New......
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4:34 PM Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
For the Patriots Out LB Adalius Thomas -- DNP, right forearm CB Terrence Wheatley -- DNP, left wrist Doubtful RB LaMont Jordan -- DNP, calf CB Lewis Sanders -- DNP, hamstring Questionable LB Eric Alexander -- LP, hamstring RB Sammy......
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3:16 PM Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
This week has flown by. We are finishing up a lot of the situational stuff and things we didn't get to yesterday. We are almost ready to go. How is it going out there? When you think of Matt......
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3:04 PM Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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How are you doing on this short week? It's moving along quickly. We're trying to rush, put everything together, get the game plan tightened down and get ready to go tomorrow night. When people talk about the Jets it's......
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1:56 PM Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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LACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) -- Despite Brett Favre and a three-game winning streak, the New York Jets don't have what it takes to finally get over the hump and pass the New England Patriots atop the AFC East. That's according......
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1:24 PM Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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It was a short day for media here at Gillette Stadium, as only Bill Belichick and Matt Cassel met with media in the workroom. One of the topics that got a lot of attention is that the Jets are the......
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11:47 AM Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
I apologize for my Monday and Tuesday absence, as I was enjoying some time with my family. Now back to commenting on the news of the day, with a big, big game coming up tomorrow: THE HATE FACTOR: Newsday reports......
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5:30 PM Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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For New England Did Not Participate RB LaMont Jordan -- calf CB Lewis Sanders -- hamstring LB Adalius Thomas -- forearm CB Terrence Wheatley -- wrist Limited Participation LB Eric Alexander -- hamstring RB Sammy Morris -- knee G Stephen......
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3:25 PM Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
DL Ty Warren (On how the team is preparing for a Thursday night game) "It's a short week and we have spent a lot time watching film. We have our first practice today. This game is important. It is a......
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3:18 PM Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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We are trying to put this on fast forward here this week. It has been a challenge to try to prepare the team the way you normally do when you have a Sunday-to-Sunday week. Especially a team like the Jets,......
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1:29 PM Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Patriots moved their practice today inside the Dana-Farber Fieldhouse, and with good reason: it was a walkthrough. The players were in sweats and shorts; as such, it was difficult to take attendance and see who was out there and......
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6:10 PM Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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The NFL Network reported moments ago that Ty Law has agreed to a contract with the Jets and will play in Thursday night's game against the Patriots. "This is going to be different playing Thursday night against the Patriots, matching......
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5:50 PM Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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The National Football League announced moments ago that it has rescinded the $20,000 fine it imposed on Randy Moss for comments he made after the Patriots' loss to Indianapolis, though no one's saying why. Ray Anderson, the league's vice-president of......
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5:20 PM Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
A line of fans snaked through the Reebok store at Patriot Place and out into the chilled evening air, all waiting to meet Laurence Maroney, who is holding an autograph session at the store currently. But before stepping out to......
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3:58 PM Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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Hey all -- We've just been kicked out of the Patriots' locker room. The players were in meetings today, wrapping up their win over the Bills yesterday and reviewing film from that game (mostly the things they can correct), before......
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12:14 PM Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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ESPN.com, quoting unnamed sources, is reporting that Patriots linebacker Adalius Thomas has a broken left forearm and likely will miss the rest of the season. The Patriots have not commented on the report. Coach Bill Belichick is not scheduled to......
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7:00 PM Sun, Nov 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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It's good to win. It is good to get back on the winning track. I am really proud of the way our team held up there. I thought defensively we played a pretty solid game. I was certainly concerned......
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6:58 PM Sun, Nov 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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Can you talk about your comfort in a shotgun offense? Well that's what we do; we do multiple personnel groups, we mix it up, we spread them out, we bring them in. Coach Josh McDaniels did a great job......
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6:55 PM Sun, Nov 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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Kevin Faulk, Running Back (On how it feels to get a division win) "It feels real good, but at the same time we have to come back tomorrow and start working on the Jets. It's a quick turnaround so we'll......
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6:51 PM Sun, Nov 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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I think it was pretty clear to everybody that we just weren't consistent enough to win the football game today. Offensively we couldn't put anything together. It looked like from the field level that we had some chances. I'll......
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6:49 PM Sun, Nov 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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On the slow start "I think it was the same old thing, the little mistakes here and there that killed the drive, or you turn the ball over and put your team in a bad spot. It is tough to......
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6:47 PM Sun, Nov 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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Langston Walker, Tackle (On offensive inconsistency) "Unfortunately, that's how it goes and that's how it went this game. We are going to have to regroup. I don't think all is lost, but this is a tough loss, especially to a......
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6:24 PM Sun, Nov 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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Courtesy of the Patriots' P.R. department: WELKER SETS NFL RECORD WITH NINTH STRAIGHT GAME WITH 6+ CATCHES TO BEGIN SEASON On a 12-yard reception in the third quarter - his sixth catch of the day - Wes Welker became the......
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4:10 PM Sun, Nov 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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We'll have the full transcript later, but some highlights of Matt Cassel's postgame press conference: -- (on if it's become easier for him as the starting quaterback since taking over for the injured Tom Brady) "I think early on the......
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3:59 PM Sun, Nov 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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We'll have the full transcript from later tonight, but some quick hits from Bill Belichick's postgame press conference: -- "I was proud of the way our team held up there." -- "That last drive" -- a 19-play, 92-yard drive that......
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3:49 PM Sun, Nov 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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-- The Patriots have now won 10 straight games against the Bills, dating back to the opening game of the 2003 season when the Bills -- behind quarterback Drew Bledsoe and newly acquired safety Lawyer Milloy, signed after he'd been......
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3:42 PM Sun, Nov 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO -- One showdown down. Another one looming. The Patriots knocked the Bills out of the three-way tie for the top spot in the AFC East with a workmanlike 20-10 victory this afternoon at Gillette Stadium. The victory increased New......
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3:30 PM Sun, Nov 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Patriots' rookie RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis now has 24 carries for exactly 100 yards. It is the first 100-yard game of his young career and the second time this season that a New England back has topped the century mark. Sammy......
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3:24 PM Sun, Nov 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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The NFL has confirmed that the Patriots' Randy Moss was hit with a $20,000 fine this week for his comments after New England's loss to the Colts last Sunday. Moss actually tried not to be critical of the officials, but......
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2:32 PM Sun, Nov 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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Wes Welker's first catch in this opening drive of the second half is his sixth of the day, making him the first player in NFL history to record six or more catches in each of the first nine games of......
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2:07 PM Sun, Nov 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
When the Patriots host the Jets for their first Thursday night game since 2005, they will also celebrate Troy Brown, giving fans the chance to celebrate the recently-retired receiver/returner/cornerback. There will be a ceremony for Brown at halftime, and all......
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2:01 PM Sun, Nov 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
CBS broadcaster Dick Enberg is having kind of a rough time. He just announced that "Matt Vrabel" had checked into the Patriots' offense at tight end. Earlier in the same drive, he pointed out that BenJarvus Green-Ellis had not gained......
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1:58 PM Sun, Nov 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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Adalius Thomas has left the field with what was announced as an arm injury. His return in questionable.......
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1:29 PM Sun, Nov 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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With successive catches on New England's second possession of the first quarter, Randy Moss now has 815 career receptions. The first -- his 814th -- tied him with Henry Ellard and Keyshawn Johnson for 18th all-time. His second, number 815,......
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1:14 PM Sun, Nov 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Patriots got a couple of breaks on that opening drive -- it wasn't shown on television, but Bills coach Dick Jauron did throw the red challenge flag after Wes Welker's 21-yard sideline grab. Only the officials didn't see it.......
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12:55 PM Sun, Nov 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The 2008 Pepsi Punt, Pass & Kick New England championships were held on the field here at Gillette Stadium this morning, and a local girl, Cumberland's Mikaya Bowerfind, won the girls' 8-9 year old group. Bowerfind totaled 150 feet, 2......
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12:15 PM Sun, Nov 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
CHESTNUT HILL, MA -- Notre Dame, and Charlie Weis' reputation, took another beating Saturday night at Boston College. A week after blowing a two-touchdown halftime lead at home and losing in four overtimes to Pitt -- which had given......
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12:03 PM Sun, Nov 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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For the Patriots QB Matt Gutierrez -- third quarterback CB Terrence Wheatley CB Lewis Sanders RB LaMont Jordan RB Sammy Morris LB Eric Alexander T Wesley Britt G Billy Yates For the Bills QB Gibran Hamdan -- third quarterback S......
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9:58 AM Sun, Nov 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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This isn't meant to get you excited, as it still would seem doubtful that they would play, but Sammy Morris and Lewis Sanders are on the field right now with assistant strength and conditioning coach Harold Nash, stretching and running.......
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9:25 AM Sun, Nov 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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Hey all -- Welcome to Gillette Stadium, where the Patriots will host their AFC East rivals from Buffalo at 1 o'clock. Today the Patriots will honor war veterans before the game, as the Kraft family has chosen a wounded veteran......
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