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September 20, 2009 - September 26, 2009 Archives
9:01 PM Fri, Sep 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young  Email
Website National Football Post today reports that New England had six players, including four receivers, in for workouts. The Pats have three of their four true receivers listed as questionable for Sunday's game -- Randy Moss (back), Wes Welker (knee)......
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8:48 PM Fri, Sep 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
By Robert Lee Journal Sports Writer The Patriots have a long list of questionable players on the injury report for Sunday's 1 p.m. game against the Atlanta Falcons. Most notably are wide receivers Randy Moss (back), Welker (knee), Julian Edelman......
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3:04 PM Fri, Sep 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
An NBC Sports spokesman says that a Twitter account using pictures and quotes from Rodney Harrison does not really belong to the former Patriots safety, who according to the network spokesman does not know how to use Twitter. The site......
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2:19 PM Fri, Sep 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Last week's game, in which the Patriots failed to reach the end zone in a 16-9 loss to the Jets, certainly qualifies as one of the 10 worst regular-season efforts of Tom Brady's career. How will he respond? We don't......
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2:02 PM Fri, Sep 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) -- Fireman Ed has something new to cheer about. The Jets' most famous fan received a game ball from coach Rex Ryan during the team meeting Friday for helping lead a raucous Meadowlands crowd during New......
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1:31 PM Fri, Sep 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
For the Patriots practice, which was held in short/man-pris/pants and shells on the windy lower field behind Gillette, there was one player missing: Jerod Mayo. Wes Welker was on the field, and Matthew Slater shed his red non-contact jersey and......
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10:52 AM Fri, Sep 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
-Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff was the Patriots' director of college scouting from 2003 to 2007. Now, he could be the man to lead the Falcons to consecutive winning seasons for the first time in their 44-year history. This is......
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4:04 PM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
For the Patriots LB Jerod Mayo -- DNP, knee TE Chris Baker -- LP, ankle C Dan Connolly -- LP, back WR Julian Edelman -- LP, ankle S Brandon Meriweather -- LP, ankle DL Myron Pryor -- LP, calf S......
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3:57 PM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
Alex Marvel of FOXSports.com reports that Tom Brady will not face discipline over the gunfire at a post-wedding party in Costa Rica in April. Two photographers are seeking $1 million in damages from Brady and Gisele Bundchen. The shooting was......
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3:49 PM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) -- New York Jets rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez has some tendinitis in his right knee that isn't expected to affect his availability for this weekend's game against Tennessee. Coach Rex Ryan said Sanchez "had a little......
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1:32 PM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
-- The Sporting News Magazine announced today that it has not only named the New England Patriots the NFL Team of the Decade, but it has named Patriots coach Bill Belichick the NFL Coach of the Decade and former vice......
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1:31 PM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
As expected, the Patriots have re-signed G/C Ryan Wendell, adding him to the practice roster (he was released on Tuesday to make room for LB Prescott Burgess). OL Patrick Brown was released to make room for Wendell.......
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1:28 PM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Patriots are once again in full pads as they continue to prepare for their Sunday showdown with the Falcons, and today there was just one player not spotted during the media access window: Jerod Mayo. Wes Welker was back......
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12:44 PM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Patriots president Jonathan Kraft and R.I. Lottery director Gerald Aubin will be at the corner of Francis St. and Memorial Blvd. in Providence tomorrow at noon to unveil the New England Patriots instant ticket. The $5 scratch ticket will have......
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9:58 AM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
Sports Business Daily reports that ESPN has hired the Kraft Sports Group to sell ads for its new Boston Web site. MIke Florio of ProFootballTalk.com is apoplectic over this news, and runs down the list of reasons why this is......
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9:51 AM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The Atlanta Falcons have the pass rushers to bring heat on Tom Brady this weekend: especially John Abraham, who was third in the NFL last season with 16.5 sacks. But the Falcons' defensive backs, as Karen Guregian notes in today's......
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9:17 AM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
Who has more credibility, the callers and hosts on sports radio who since late Sunday afternoon have been whining about the Patriots offense, or the coach of the defending Super Bowl champions? I'm going with Mike Tomlin on this one.......
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8:51 AM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
Rodney Harrison is hitting as hard as an NFL analyst as he did on the football field, though you could argue that ripping the Cincinnati Bengals, as Harrison did Tuesday, is not unlike some of the cheap shots he laid......
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4:09 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
For the Patriots LB Jerod Mayo -- DNP, knee WR Wes Welker -- DNP, knee TE Chris Baker -- LP, ankle C Dan Connolly -- LP, back WR Julian Edelman -- LP, ankle S Brandon Meriweather -- LP, ankle DL......
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2:58 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
ESPN's Michael Smith is reporting that Patriots receiver Wes Welker expects to play this week against the Falcons. It was surprising that Welker did not play last week against the Jets, though Bill Belichick said on Monday that it was......
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2:55 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
In his conference call with the Boston media, Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan talked about everything from his time quarterbacking the Boston College football team, to his sensational rookie season, to Atlanta being 2-0 to start this season, to the acquisition......
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2:39 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Brett Favre -- whose recent revelation that he played last season with a torn biceps tendon led to fines against the Jets, their GM Mike Tannenbaum and former head coach Eric Mangini for keeping Favre off the injury report --......
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2:28 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer FOXBORO -- Patriots quarterback Tom Brady says that Patriot fans shouldn't be worried about last week's performance against the Jets and that the Patriots will play much better this Sunday against Atlanta at Gillette......
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2:15 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
PATRIOTS QUARTERBACK TOM BRADY LOCKER ROOM AVAILABILITY September 23, 2009 Q: I assume if you had won this past week, you would have been speaking back at the podium. TB: I sure would have. We had a miserable week,......
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2:13 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
HEAD COACH BILL BELICHICK PRESS CONFERENCE September 23, 2009 BB: We acquired Prescott [Burgess] from Baltimore, yesterday. It gives us a little more depth at linebacker. He played at Michigan with a couple of our other linebackers. [He] played outside,......
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1:42 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Patriots were in full pads this afternoon as they took to the field for their first day of preparation in advance of Sunday's game with the Falcons. There were two players not spotted: LB Jerod Mayo and WR Wes......
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1:33 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady isn't commenting about a lawsuit against him and his supermodel wife. Two photographers sued Brady and Gisele Bundchen for $1 million on Tuesday, saying they were shot at during a......
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12:42 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
-- It would have been nice if Atlanta Pro Bowl tight end Tony Gonzalez was in a Patriots uniform this season instead of a Falcons one, but Patriots coach Bill Belichick said that he never talked to Kansas City general......
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12:21 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Tom Brady got most of the attention today, as he shifted his weekly meeting with the media from the podium in the workroom to in front of his locker, which caused a major traffic jam in that corner of the......
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9:48 AM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Former Patriots wide receiver David Givens, who has not played football since November 2006, is suing the Tennessee Titans for $25 million, claiming that they withheld medical information from him and encouraged him to play despite a severe knee condition......
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9:28 AM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer FOXBORO -- Brandon McGowan has made a living in the NFL as a safety, but he is taking on more responsibility with the Patriots by playing multiple positions. Like former Patriots star safety Rodney......
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8:20 AM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Redskins coach Jim Zorn (right) has come under a lot of heat for the way his Washington team has seemingly failed to develop under his watch, and Sunday's uninspiring 9-7 home victory over the St. Louis Rams only heightened the......
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5:41 PM Tue, Sep 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Patriots have acquired third-year LB Prescott Burgess from Baltimore, reportedly for a conditional seventh-round draft pick. To make room for Burgess, the team released G/C Ryan Wendell. According to New England's press release, Burgess is 6-3, 247 pounds, and......
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4:36 PM Tue, Sep 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) -- The walls were way too bare for Rex Ryan's liking. Shortly after being named coach of the New York Jets, Ryan strolled down the hallway leading to the team's locker room and decided it needed......
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3:57 PM Tue, Sep 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Q: At the end of preseason, you discussed a little bit about what would be your role on game days. I'm curious, what has been your role on game days? NC: I'd say it's probably pretty similar to some of......
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3:55 PM Tue, Sep 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
BB: Well, as we turn the page and head toward the Falcons, this has been a pretty impressive job that Thomas Dimitroff and Mike Smith have done down there, really a good looking football team. They do an awful lot......
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1:52 PM Tue, Sep 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Randy Moss said after Sunday's game against the Jets that Darrelle Revis had not played the role of shutdown cornerback in holding him to just four catches on 24 yards: "All week he was talking about bring a shutdown corner,......
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1:41 PM Tue, Sep 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
NEW YORK (AP) -- Two photographers have sued New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and his supermodel wife for $1 million, saying they were shot at during a post-wedding party in Costa Rica. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in Manhattan......
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10:16 AM Tue, Sep 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Cleveland Browns head coach Eric Mangini, who has a reputation for being something of a tyrant, is not denying a report that he fined a player $1,701 as punishment for failing to pay for a water bottle he drank in......
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9:56 AM Tue, Sep 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Certainly, when your defense gives up just 16 points, that should be enough for your offense to win. And yet no one is really rushing to heap praise on the Patriots' defense -- because of its inability to pressure the......
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8:12 PM Mon, Sep 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots signed defensive back Kyle Arrington to the practice squad today and released defensive back DeAngelo Willingham from the practice squad. The 5-foot-10, 196-pounds,Arrington was originally signed by Philadelphia as a rookie free agent......
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3:36 PM Mon, Sep 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The Patriots have not shown much balance on offense this season, and they may have a little more incentive to turn to the run next weekend, as the Atlanta Falcons have lost starting defensive tackle Peria Jerry -- who was......
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2:05 PM Mon, Sep 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Sometimes New Englanders forget just how blessed they have been by all of the success that their sports teams have enjoyed this decade. Today -- the day after a bleak and depressing loss by the Patriots -- seems like as......
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1:55 PM Mon, Sep 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -- Washington Redskins rookie linebacker Robert Henson has apologized for calling the team's fans "dim wits" on his Twitter feed. He says Monday he updated his Twitter and Facebook accounts to apologize "not because I'm scared, but......
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1:24 PM Mon, Sep 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
BB: Well, I don't think a lot of things have changed since we talked yesterday afternoon. Just overall we need to do a lot of things better than we did yesterday down in Giants Stadium: coaching, playing, offense, defense, special......
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10:37 AM Mon, Sep 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Jets free safety Kerry Rhodes said he wanted his team to "embarrass" the Patriots -- and although the score was not lopsided, the fact that New England never got into the end zone was pretty embarrassing. The Jets have now......
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9:35 AM Mon, Sep 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The San Francisco 49ers have filed tampering charges against the Jets involving unsigned first-round draft choice Michael Crabtree, according to the New York Daily News. The Jets have denied the allegations and head coach Rex Ryan on SportsCenter called the......
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9:25 AM Mon, Sep 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
In his weekly interview on WEEI's Dennis & Callahan show, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady indicated that lack of execution on the part of the offense was mostly to blame for New England's 16-9 loss to the Jets on Sunday. Asked......
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8:14 AM Mon, Sep 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
OK, it's very early. But the start by New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees certainly raises the possibility that Brees could chase Tom Brady's two-year-old single-season NFL record of 50 touchdown passes. Through two games, Brees has nine touchdown passes......
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7:35 AM Mon, Sep 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
By Greg Logan Newsday EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- When he first was introduced as the Jets' new coach, Rex Ryan went out of his way to emphasize the importance of the home crowd being involved. Then, he reinforced that message......
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7:22 AM Mon, Sep 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
By Greg Logan Newsday EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - As poised as Jets rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez was in his winning NFL debut at Houston, you had to figure his real baptism would come Sunday against the three-time Super Bowl champion......
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3:58 PM Sun, Sep 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New York Jets spent all week talking the talk. On Sunday, they walked the walk. The Jets weathered the storm in the first half, surviving a feeble effort by their offense with a stout defensive......
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2:36 PM Sun, Sep 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
With 150 first-half passing yards, Tom Brady moved past Steve Grogan for second all-time in the New England record books. Brady entered the game needed 63 yards to surpass Grogan's career total of 26,886, and now has 26,974. Drew Bledsoe......
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2:00 PM Sun, Sep 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Brandon Meriweather, who walked off the field gingerly on kickoff return coverage, has an ankle injury. It has been announced that his return is questionable.......
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12:26 PM Sun, Sep 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Even though he's listed as the emergency quarterback for New York today, former Patriot Kevin O'Connell apparently will serve as a game captain for the Jets. New York will wear their all-white road uniforms, meaning the Patriots will be in......
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11:53 AM Sun, Sep 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
For the Patriots WR Matthew Slater CB Terrence Wheatley LB Jerod Mayo OL Rich Ohrnberger OL Dan Connolly G Kendall Simmons TE Michael Matthews WR Wes Welker For the Jets QB Kevin O'Connell -- 3QB QB Erik Ainge LB Ryan......
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11:12 AM Sun, Sep 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Good morning -- Welcome to the utterly charmless Meadowlands, where the Patriots will face the Jets for the last time in this building (unless New York gets home-field advantage in the playoffs). There are several players on the field for......
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