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July 26, 2009 - August 1, 2009 Archives
6:42 PM Sat, Aug 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young  Email
Sirius NFL's "Moving the Chains" was broadcast live from Gillette Stadium today, and Robert Kraft sat down with hosts Pat Kirwan and Tim Ryan. Kraft was asked about Michael Vick, and Sirius has provided the transcript of what the owner......
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6:28 PM Sat, Aug 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Today the Patriots revealed their 50th anniversary team, part of their year-long celebration of the franchise's golden anniversary. The team was selected by the Hall of Fame nominating committee, a group made up of media and team officials. The team......
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6:02 PM Sat, Aug 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Randy Moss and Jarvis Green, who missed this morning's session, were back on the field this afternoon, but Joey Galloway, who did practice this morning, wasn't present. The list of absentees: Richard Seymour, Matt Light, Benjamin Watson, Tedy Bruschi, Jonathan......
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5:56 PM Sat, Aug 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
espn.com AFC East reporter Tim Graham is reporting that New England is close to a deal with QB Cleo Lemon, who worked out for the team on Friday. Which is probably why Tom Malone was waived.......
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5:48 PM Sat, Aug 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Just before this evening's practice wrapped, Stacey James announced that the Patriots had waived punter Tom Malone. There was no corresponding roster move announced. This is the second time this calendar year the team has released the USC product and......
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2:06 PM Sat, Aug 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
As it turns out, there was a quarterback who worked out for the Patriots on Friday, and it was even an African-American quarterback, but it wasn't Michael Vick. According to ProFootballTalk.com, it was Cleo Lemon. Lemon started seven games with......
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11:41 AM Sat, Aug 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
So I'm not always the brightest bulb in the chandelier, but I'm starting to sense a pattern here: three morning practice sessions, no Randy Moss at any of them. But Moss wasn't the only one not spotted on the sun-baked......
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5:49 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
New England PR maven Stacey James has just made the rounds in the press box, confirming that Michael Vick did not work out for the Patriots today. A Miami Herald report said that Vick was working out in Foxboro at......
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5:18 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Another session cut short by storms -- this afternoon, it was about 25 minutes, as the sky went from gray to black in a matter of minutes and thunder was heard not too far in the distance. Moments after Bill......
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2:59 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
(Courtesy of the Patriots' PR department) Q: How are you feeling? TB: I'm feeling like it's about the sixth day of training camp, so it's been fun to be out here. We've got a lot of work to do, so......
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2:52 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Rumors have been flying that Michael Vick was spotted at Boston's Logan Airport today, but unless Vick has a clone, he's not near Foxboro. An Associated Press story posted less than an hour ago states that Vick was in Federal......
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2:19 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer FOXBORO -- Tully Banta-Cain is looking to make the most of his opportunities in his second stint with the Patriots, but he knows it won't be easy. He will be fighting for a starting......
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2:15 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Not that this should surprise anyone, but everyone's favorite Buffalo Bill, Terrell Owens, has already started stoking the fires in advance of the Patriots-Bills Monday Night opener 45 days away. Appearing at a super market to hawk his new cereal......
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1:47 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
FOXBORO -- Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said after practice today that he expects to play in preseason games this year. "Yeah, I think I'll play," he said. "Last year, it wasn't like I wasn't supposed to play. I would......
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1:06 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Some observations from this morning's session, which began sunny and became gray late. However, the rains held off until a few minutes after media access was wrapping up...it remains rainy now, though, so make sure you check to see if......
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12:11 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
So yesterday, Bill Belichick was asked about Michael Vick and his thoughts on Vick getting a chance to play for an NFL team once again. For clarity's sake, today Belichick was asked directly if he and the Patriots have "ruled......
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11:46 AM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
On the positive side, Shawn Springs was on the practice field, so he's off the active/NFI list. The Boston Globe reported last night that Springs had been ill, which is why he wasn't on the field yesterday. Who was absent......
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7:51 PM Thu, Jul 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Two of my fabulous readers has pointed out to me that I had a couple of errors in my story on camp position battles that posted yesterday and printed in today's paper. First, I wrote that Matt Gutierrez is out......
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6:13 PM Thu, Jul 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
Jeff Darlington, a pro football writer for the Miami Herald, predicts that Michael Vick will end up in Foxboro. He has one bit of interesting if flawed reasoning -- that PETA protests won't make much of a splash in smalltown......
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5:42 PM Thu, Jul 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Randy Moss and Joey Galloway, who were not present for the morning practice, were on the field and fully participated in this afternoon's session, which was held under sunny skies, in stark contrast to this morning's dark clouds and storm.......
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3:12 PM Thu, Jul 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Bill Belichick was asked the obligatory Michael Vick question(s) today, and here's what he had to say: "He's an outstanding player, he hasn't played in a couple of years, but our focus right now is on our players. He's a......
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2:46 PM Thu, Jul 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
As we mentioned earlier, the downpour changed the game plan for us media folk and a handful of players were nice enough to journey to the lower level of the press box to answer a few questions. One of those......
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2:18 PM Thu, Jul 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Here are Mary Murphy's photos from today's rain-shortened morning session of Patriots practice:......
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2:16 PM Thu, Jul 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Among the questions Bill Belichick fielded in his press conference around lunchtime was on Jim Johnson, the longitme Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator who died this week at age 68 after a battle with cancer. "He was probably as good a......
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1:09 PM Thu, Jul 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
On the active/physically unable to perform list are: LB Shawn Crable OL Mark LeVoir OL Rich Ohrnberger DL Darryl Richard DL Ty Warren On the active/non-football injury list are: CB Shawn Springs WR Brandon Tate Since both of these are......
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12:11 PM Thu, Jul 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
This morning's attendance was given in a previous post, and it was a bit of a surprise not to see Randy Moss, Joey Galloway and Shawn Springs on the field. All participated in spring camps. Bill Belichick did not give......
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11:20 AM Thu, Jul 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Journal photo / Mary Murphy Today's first session of Patriots training camp was cut about 20 minutes short when thunderstorms moved into Foxboro. There is scheduled to be a second session from 3:45 to 5:30 today -- there are......
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9:20 AM Thu, Jul 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The New England Patriots kick off their 50th season in earnest in about 10 minutes, with training camp session number one. Despite thick grey clouds and a threat of rain, everything is a go for the morning session right now.......
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8:39 AM Thu, Jul 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Earlier this month we cited an ESPN poll that rated the Patriots the second-most hated franchise in the NFL -- just a bit behind the perennially obnoxious Dallas Cowboys. But if they do end up landing Michael Vick (of course,......
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6:51 PM Wed, Jul 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Patriots have signed sixth-round draft choice Jake Ingram today. The long snapper was drafted by the Patriots out of Hawaii with the first of their two sixth-round selections (198th overall). The Patriots also released defensive back Jamar Love. Ingram,......
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6:11 PM Wed, Jul 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
BY SHALISE MANZA YOUNG Journal Sports Writer With the New England Patriots missing out on the playoffs last year, the wait from the end of the 2008 season to the start of the '09 season has seemed interminable to many.......
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3:06 PM Wed, Jul 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
A panel of 118 Hall of Famers, championship coaches and other experts assembled by Sporting News Magazine has named Patriots coach Bill Belichick number 20 on its list of the 50 greatest coaches of all time. The Celtics' Red Auerbach......
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12:28 PM Wed, Jul 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The long-awaited first day of Patriots Training Camp 2009 begins tomorrow morning at 9:30 for the first of two sessions on the day. New England currently is scheduled for two-a-days for each of the first seven days of camp. Here......
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9:44 AM Wed, Jul 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The Boston Globe's Mike Reiss notes today that with an average age of 27.2, the New England Patriots' roster entering training camp is the oldest in the National Football League, even though it is actually not as old as it......
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9:23 AM Wed, Jul 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
Solomon Wilcots, the CBS and NFL Network analyst, thinks New England fans would not have a problem with a Vick-Patriots marriage. "Given the Patriots' success, not even their fans would blink twice if they signed Vick,'' says Wilcots. With help......
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8:38 AM Wed, Jul 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Bloomberg Plaxico Burress will testify today before a Manhattan grand jury that will decide if the former New York Giants wide receiver should be indicted on gun charges. "My hope is that, by telling the truth and stressing the mitigating......
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6:02 PM Tue, Jul 28, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Patriots have announced that they have signed DB Herana-Daze Jones and released OL Jermail Porter. The 6-foot-5 Porter was an undrafted rookie trying to make the transition to football after a career at Kent State as an All-America wrestler.......
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9:14 AM Tue, Jul 28, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
Bloomberg News Michael Vick's second chance in the National Football League is most likely to come from the New England Patriots or Pittsburgh Steelers, according to the Internet gambling Web site BetUS.com. Vick was conditionally reinstated to the NFL Monday,......
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10:22 PM Mon, Jul 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
According to the Boston Globe's Chris Gasper, LB Shawn Crable and DE Ty Warren will begin training camp on the physically unable to perform list. Citing a league source, Gasper writes that Crable, Warren, rookie OL Rich Ohrnberger, T Mark......
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4:41 PM Mon, Jul 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The Patriots have officially announced the signing of safety Patrick Chung, their top pick in the 2009 Draft. The team did not disclose terms of the deal. New England also announced the release of safety Antwain Spann.......
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6:28 PM Sun, Jul 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Boston Globe's Chris Gasper reported today that the Patriots' first draft pick, safety Patrick Chung, reported for duty with the rest of the team's rookies today, which means that the 34th overall selection has signed his contract. Veterans are......
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