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Kraft talks Vick on Sirius
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...
August 1, 2009 6:42 pm
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50th Anniversary team revealed
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...
August 1, 2009 6:28 pm
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Camp session #6 - attendance and notes
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...
August 1, 2009 6:02 pm
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Report: Lemon deal close
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....
August 1, 2009 5:56 pm
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P Malone waived (again)
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...
August 1, 2009 5:48 pm
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Report: Cleo Lemon visited Friday
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...
August 1, 2009 2:06 pm
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Camp session #5 -- attendance and notes
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...
August 1, 2009 11:41 am
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Pats confirm: Vick not working out today
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...
July 31, 2009 5:49 pm
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Camp session #4 - attendance and notes
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...
July 31, 2009 5:18 pm
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Training camp transcript: Tom Brady
(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...
July 31, 2009 2:59 pm
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Vick in Virginia today -- not Foxboro
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...
July 31, 2009 2:52 pm
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Patriots linebacker Banta-Cain is fighting for a starting spot
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...
July 31, 2009 2:19 pm
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T.O. -- Getcha cereal ready??
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...
July 31, 2009 2:15 pm
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Tom Brady is focused on the upcoming season
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...
July 31, 2009 1:47 pm
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Camp session #3 notes
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...
July 31, 2009 1:06 pm
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Belichick on Vick (part deux)
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...
July 31, 2009 12:11 pm
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Training camp: Day 2, morning session attendance
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...
July 31, 2009 11:46 am
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Mea culpa!
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...
July 30, 2009 7:51 pm
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Miami writer predicts Vick is bound for the Patriots
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...
July 30, 2009 6:13 pm
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Camp session #2 -- attendance and notes
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....
July 30, 2009 5:42 pm
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Belichick on Vick
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...
July 30, 2009 3:12 pm
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Quote of the day ... Kevin Faulk
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...
July 30, 2009 2:46 pm
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Gallery: Photos from the first morning of Patriots camp
Here are Mary Murphy's photos from today's rain-shortened morning session of Patriots practice:...
July 30, 2009 2:18 pm
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Belichick, Lewis remember Jim Johnson
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...
July 30, 2009 2:16 pm
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New England reveals PUP list
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...
July 30, 2009 1:09 pm
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News and notes from (rain-shortened) Patriots session #1
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...
July 30, 2009 12:11 pm
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Thunderstorms interrupt Patriots' party
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...
July 30, 2009 11:20 am
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Welcome to Patriots' training camp
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....
July 30, 2009 9:20 am
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Forbes magazine: Vick the most disliked person in sports
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,...
July 30, 2009 8:39 am
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Pats sign Jake Ingram, release Jamar Love
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,...
July 29, 2009 6:51 pm
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Key battles to watch when Patriots open training camp
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....
July 29, 2009 6:11 pm
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Panel names Belichick the 20th-best coach in sports history
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...
July 29, 2009 3:06 pm
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Tentative schedule for first week of Pats camp
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...
July 29, 2009 12:28 pm
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Patriots enter camp with NFL's oldest roster
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...
July 29, 2009 9:44 am
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How would Patriots' fans react if Vick ends up in Foxboro?
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...
July 29, 2009 9:23 am
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Plaxico has date with grand jury today
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...
July 29, 2009 8:38 am
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Pats make minor roster moves
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....
July 28, 2009 6:02 pm
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Oddsmaker: Vick favored to join Patriots or Steelers
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,...
July 28, 2009 9:14 am
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Report: Crable, Warren to start camp on PUP
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...
July 27, 2009 10:22 pm
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Patriots make Chung signing official
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....
July 27, 2009 4:41 pm
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Report: Chung reports with rest of rookies
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...
July 26, 2009 6:28 pm
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