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July 12, 2009 - July 18, 2009 Archives


More rookie signings; Richard official

8:48 PM Thu, Jul 16, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Shalise Manza Young    Email

The Boston Globe's Chris Gasper is reporting that New England has reached four-year contract agreements with WR Brandon Tate and QB/athlete Julian Edelman. Tate was the first of the Pats' two third-round draft picks, while Edelman was one of two......

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NFL analyst says Patriots have the fifth-best fans in the league

1:06 PM Thu, Jul 16, 2009 | | Comments (2)
By Mike McDermott    Email

Almost every player in pro sports today will say at some point in his career that his team has "the best fans in the world." The NFL Network's Jamie Dukes set out to compare the fan bases of the 32......

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Patriots' rookie signings starting to pile up

9:14 PM Wed, Jul 15, 2009 | | Comments (4)
By Shalise Manza Young    Email

The Boston Globe's Christopher Gasper is reporting that the Patriots and seventh-round draft pick Darryl Richard agreed to a four-year contract earlier this week. The defensive lineman had the highest score of the Patriots' 12 draft picks on the Wunderlic......

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CFL scout caught spying at opponent's practice

10:13 AM Wed, Jul 15, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

They play for keeps in the Canadian Football League. A scout for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers was caught taking notes in the stands at Hamilton Tiger-Cats practice on Tuesday. More than a dozen pages of notes on formations were confiscated......

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Vrabel, other NFL players in Capitol Hill lobbying blitz

vrabel_2.jpg 7:53 AM Wed, Jul 15, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McDermott    Email

WASHINGTON (AP) - NFL players blitzed Capitol Hill Wednesday to lobby about a dozen members of Congress, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, for political support in a possible labor showdown with team owners. About 20 current and former players were......

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Patriots' radio broadcasts moving to new Boston sports station

6:34 PM Tue, Jul 14, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

While it probably won't affect listeners in Rhode Island -- the games should remain on WPRO-AM (630) and WEAN-FM (99.7) locally -- the Patriots are moving the flagship station on its radio network from WBCN-FM (104.1) to a new station,......

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Report: Chiefs sign Cassel to long-term contract

1:51 PM Tue, Jul 14, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

According to the Kansas City Star, the Chiefs have locked up former Patriots QB Matt Cassel with a long-term contract, terms undisclosed. Click here for more.......

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Patriots, sixth-round draft pick Pryor agree on contract

10:17 AM Tue, Jul 14, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

Myron Pryor, a defensive lineman from Kentucky who was drafted in the sixth round, has agreed to contract terms with the New England Patriots, according to Mike Reiss of The Boston Globe. Click here to read the story.......

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ESPN: Patriots are NFL's second-most hated team

10:11 PM Mon, Jul 13, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Fans were only allowed five choices, but according to an ESPN SportsNation poll, the Dallas Cowboys are the team that football fans most love to hate. Bill Belichick's Patriots made it close, though. The Cowboys got 36 percent of the......

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