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August 16, 2009 - August 22, 2009 Archives
5:24 PM Fri, Aug 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young  Email
Bill Belichick wrapped up his day-after conference call a short while ago, and touched on a number of topics. Among them: his respect for Chad Ochocinco and his stance on allowing players to use Twitter... Belichick has spoken of his......
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10:06 AM Fri, Aug 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
-Coach Bill Belichick had a smile on his face before the start of last night's exhibition game against the Bengals, but as the action on the field proved, these games must create all kinds of anxiety in coaches. On one......
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12:37 AM Fri, Aug 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Bengals safety Chinedum Ndukwe has a Twitter page, and within the last half-hour posted that Cincy got a win and "Brady ate dirt," apparently referring to Tom Brady's sack at the hands of Robert Geathers. The full Tweet is here.......
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12:36 AM Fri, Aug 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Every cornerback knows he's going to give up passes, and sometimes those passes will be touchdowns. And sometimes those touchdowns will not be pretty. Terrence Wheatley was badly beaten by the Bengals' Chris Henry for a 24-yard touchdown late in......
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12:30 AM Fri, Aug 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Courtesy of the Pats' PR department BB: I think it's pretty obvious out there tonight that we certainly have a lot of work to do and a long way to go. I think we were pretty sloppy in every area......
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12:25 AM Fri, Aug 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Courtesy of the Pats' PR department * The Patriots first offensive unit played the entire first quarter against Cincinnati and played most of the first half last week at Philadelphia. New England's first offensive unit has outscored its opponents 24-6......
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12:20 AM Fri, Aug 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
FOXBORO - Tom Brady learned once again on Thursday night: be careful what you wish for. After last week's preseason opener in Philadelphia, the quarterback said he wished an Eagles player would have "just come and (blasted) me" so he......
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8:49 PM Thu, Aug 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Bengals have announced that kicker Shayne Graham has a tender groin and is being held out of the game for precautionary reasons. So who is Cincy's backup kicker? Chad Ochocinco. The talkative receiver, who grew up playing soccer, just......
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8:16 PM Thu, Aug 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Unlike last week, when he played nearly until halftime, Tom Brady's night is done early. He has been pulled after two series, after taking two hard hits, and completing 4-of-8 passes for 57 yards. Kevin O'Connell is now at quarterback.......
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8:03 PM Thu, Aug 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
After last week's game in Philadelphia, Tom Brady lamented that he wished he had taken a big shot from one of the Eagles defenders, just to get it over with. It didn't happen then, but it sure has happened now.......
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7:41 PM Thu, Aug 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
As the first-team offense walked onto the field for its first possession of the game, the crowd gave Tom Brady a standing ovation and there were a great deal of flashbulbs coming from the stands. The last time the Gillette......
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7:39 PM Thu, Aug 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
Matt Sherry, the former Bishop Hendricken High all-state selection, had hoped to play in his first NFL game last night at Gillette Stadium, just up Route One from his Rumford home. Unfortunately, he wasn't in uniform last night for......
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7:27 PM Thu, Aug 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Receiver Wes Welker, who did not play in the preseason opener against the Eagles and missed a few days of practice with an undisclosed issue, is in uniform and will start tonight's game. Tom Brady, playing in front of the......
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7:12 PM Thu, Aug 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
By Adam Teicher McClatchy Newspapers MINNEAPOLIS -- Matt Cassel wanted to be the quarterback of every Chiefs fan's dreams right from the start of training camp. "He wants everything to happen great right now," offensive coordinator Chan Gailey said. "He......
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5:36 PM Thu, Aug 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Apologies for the delay in posting -- Boston traffic was no fun this evening...but I'm finally here at Gillette Stadium. Today's Gameday program features a drawing of Jim Nance, whose family just saw him inducted into the Patriots Hall of......
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1:51 PM Thu, Aug 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
LATROBE, Pa. (AP) -- Mike Tomlin showed his Pittsburgh Steelers that it's not only quarterbacks who can run a fake. As the Steelers trudged toward their practice fields for the last in a long series of a two-a-day practices Thursday,......
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11:29 AM Thu, Aug 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Plaxico Burress has become the latest big-time NFL player whose career will be interrupted in its prime by a prison sentence. In some ways, the Burress case has been overblown -- unlike Michael Vick or Donte' Stallworth, Burress hurt only......
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9:38 AM Thu, Aug 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
-The Patriots pass rush looked very strong in the exhibition opener at Philadelphia, and the pass rush is at the top of the list of The Boston Globe's Mike Reiss' list of five things to watch in tonight's game against......
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9:56 PM Tue, Aug 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The Ego has landed. That's one small misstep for the Vikings, yet another giant leap into silliness for everyone else. "We've all been down this road before," Charles Woodson said from inside the Green Bay locker room. So many times,......
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4:32 PM Tue, Aug 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click here to download the new Monday Night Football ad, set to begin running on Wednesday, which stars a Patriots fan who can't hold down a job but dreams of one day coaching Tom Brady while wearing one of Bill......
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3:52 PM Tue, Aug 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
Here is the press release from the Patriots. --- FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The New England Patriots signed safety Roderick Rogers today. Terms of the agreement were not announced. Rogers, 6-2, 187 pounds, was originally signed by the Denver Broncos as......
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3:51 PM Tue, Aug 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The Patriots have announced today the signing of Roderick Rogers, a 6-2, 187-pound safety. Rogers played in three games last season with the Denver Broncos. He spent most of the last two seasons on the Broncos' practice squad before being......
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2:56 PM Tue, Aug 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick Press Conference August 18, 2009 BB: First, I think I should recognize and say something about the enshrinees for Thursday's Patriots Hall of Fame induction. Certainly, we're all grateful to Billy [Sullivan] for what he......
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10:48 PM Mon, Aug 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The Raiders and the 49ers are neighbors not only geographically speaking, they are two of the most poorly run franchises of the past decade. You can't blame their struggles on young head coaches Tom Cable (Oakland) or Mike Singletary (San......
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8:43 PM Mon, Aug 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click here to see a gallery of photos from Steve Szydlowski, taking during today's scorching practice session.......
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4:39 PM Mon, Aug 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
BB: A couple of transactions to announce here from over the weekend. Shun White returned to active duty in the Navy so he's on military reserve. We released Mike Richardson, signed Chris Taylor, and this morning, consummated a trade with......
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8:47 PM Sun, Aug 16, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Sunday's lone afternoon practice session was likely the most difficult on the players physically - temperatures topped 90 degrees, and it was extremely humid with little to no breeze. As a result, two offensive linemen were carted off the field,......
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7:23 PM Sun, Aug 16, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
BB: So we're rolling into another week of camp here. As I said after the game, it was good to have the game experience that we had down in Philadelphia. We learned a lot about playing our techniques at full......
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6:44 PM Sun, Aug 16, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
-Time will tell if Michael Vick is a good investment for the Eagles, but if a New York Daily News story from Sunday is correct, wide receiver Plaxico Burress might be a guy that teams want to stay away from.......
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