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Pats-Bengals wrap-up: Belichick on Ocho, Twitter
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...
August 21, 2009 5:24 pm
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Football Today: Brady faces the heat; Cassel in QB controversy
-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...
August 21, 2009 10:06 am
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Pats-Bengals postgame: Ndukwe crows "Brady ate dirt"
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....
August 21, 2009 12:37 am
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Pats-Bengals postgame: Wheatley -- TD was "bad technique"
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...
August 21, 2009 12:36 am
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Pats-Bengals postgame: Bill Belichick transcript
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...
August 21, 2009 12:30 am
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Pats-Bengals postgame: Game notes
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...
August 21, 2009 12:25 am
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Pats-Bengals postgame: A (slightly) better game story
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...
August 21, 2009 12:20 am
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Pats-Bengals: Who kicked that PAT??
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...
August 20, 2009 8:49 pm
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Pats-Bengals: Brady's night over
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....
August 20, 2009 8:16 pm
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Pats-Bengals: Brady feeling pressure this week
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....
August 20, 2009 8:03 pm
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Pats-Bengals: Welcome back, Brady
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...
August 20, 2009 7:41 pm
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Sherry Injured
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...
August 20, 2009 7:39 pm
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Pats-Bengals: Welker starting
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...
August 20, 2009 7:27 pm
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Cassel may not be the best QB in Chiefs' training camp
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...
August 20, 2009 7:12 pm
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Pats-Bengals: Welcome to Gillette
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...
August 20, 2009 5:36 pm
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Mike Tomlin plays a cruel joke on his own players
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,...
August 20, 2009 1:51 pm
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Thoughts as Plaxico Burress agrees to two-year prison term
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...
August 20, 2009 11:29 am
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Football Today: Patriots-Bengals spotlight
-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...
August 20, 2009 9:38 am
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'The ego has landed' -- and other observations about Brett Favre
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,...
August 18, 2009 9:56 pm
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Check out ESPN's Tom Brady-themed Monday Night Football ad
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...
August 18, 2009 4:32 pm
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Report: Patriots sign safety Roderick Rogers
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...
August 18, 2009 3:52 pm
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Patriots safety Roderick Rogers
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...
August 18, 2009 3:51 pm
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Transcript to Bill Belichick's Tuesday press conference
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...
August 18, 2009 2:56 pm
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Football Today: Stupid coaching tricks in the Bay Area
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...
August 17, 2009 10:48 pm
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Patriots Monday training camp photos
Click here to see a gallery of photos from Steve Szydlowski, taking during today's scorching practice session....
August 17, 2009 8:43 pm
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Transcript to Bill Belichick's Monday news conference
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...
August 17, 2009 4:39 pm
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Mankins, Ohrnberger carted off Pats' practice field on hot day at Gillette
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,...
August 16, 2009 8:47 pm
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Transcript to Bill Belichick's Sunday news conference
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...
August 16, 2009 7:23 pm
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Football Today: Goodell planning to ban Burress?
-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....
August 16, 2009 6:44 pm
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