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Another thing

Forgot one other thing -- LB Barry Gardner, who injured his left leg on kickoff coverage last night, will be placed on injured reserve and miss the rest of the season. Belichick did not specify what the injury is.

It was throrized that Gardner's injury might pull Monty Beisel off the chopping block, but clearly that was not the case, as Beisel was among the 10 players cut by the team today.

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Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 4:39 PM | Permalink | Comments 0

What an afternoon

Hey all --

Well, the 4 p.m. deadline for Deion Branch and his agent to find a new deal and trade for the wide receiver has come and gone and things have gotten even more interesting.

The Patriots released a statement at 4 p.m. which said the following:

"No trade has been consummated. Deion Branch remains under contract to the New England Patriots."

That was all.

Belichick refused to elaborate on the situation during his 4 p.m. conference call, saying repeatedly that he would let the statement speak for itself. Of course, that statement doesn't say much.

The team also traded undrafted rookie running back Patrick Cobbs to Pittsburgh for an undisclosed draft pick and cut 10 players: LB Monty Beisel, LB Jeremy Mincey, WR Eddie Berlin, QB Corey Bramlet, LB Chad Brown, CB Vernell Brown, DL Eddie Freeman, TE Chris Luzar, WR John Stone and CB Eric Warfield.

We're trying to get answers to all of the questions involving Deion; his agent, Jason Chayut, has not returned mutiple phone calls placed since Monday.

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Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 4:34 PM | Permalink | Comments 0

Pats trade Cobbs, release Beisel, Chad Brown and 8 others

The Patriots, getting a jump on tomorrow's 6:30 p.m. deadline to reduce their roster to 53, rid themselves of 11 players this afternoon. Rookie running back Patrick Cobbs, who made a name for himself with an impressive showing in the exhibition games, was traded to Pittsburgh for an undisclosed draft choice. The Pats also released 10 players, the most notable of which were veteran linebackers Monty Beisel and Chad Brown and veteran cornerback Eric Warfield. The other players released were wide receivers Eddie Berlin and John Stone, quarteback Corey Bramlet, cornerback Vernell Brown, defensive lineman Eddie Freeman, tight end Chris Luzar and linebacker Jeremy Mincey. The release of Bramlet could mean the Pats plan to go with wide receiver Troy Brown as their third quarterback.

Posted by Art  at 4:12 PM | Permalink | Comments 0

Report: Branch files grievance against Patriots

NBCsports.com's Tom E. Curran, formerly the Journal's Patriots beat writer, is reporting that holdout wide receiver Deion Branch has filed a grievance against the Patriots with the players union (the National Football League Players Association) and is requesting an emergency hearing today.

Read the entire story here.

Posted by Art  at 3:43 PM | Permalink | Comments 0

Report: Branch gets offers from the Jets and Seahawks

Boston.com reports today that holdout wide receiver Deion Branch has received two acceptable contract offers, from the Jets and Seahawks, and those teams are now negotiating with the Patriots on a trade.

The Globe's football writer says If the Patriots don't like the trade offers from the Jets or Seahawks, they can reject them and keep Branch.

Posted by Peter Phipps  at 1:35 PM | Permalink | Comments 0