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Welcome to New England, Donte...

Hey all --

We just finished up a conference call with new Patriots receiver Donte Stallworth, and it must have had him re-thinking his decision to come here to New England.

Usually, these things start off with an easy question, asking how the process went that brought him to the Pats, but right off the bat, he was asked about his reported feud with old/new teammate Kelley Washington that dates back to their days at the University of Tennessee.

Then he was asked about the report in a Philadelphia paper that he's a member of the league's substance abuse program (he said that's "in the past"), if the Eagles didn't want him any more, and about the contract he signed with the Pats, which pays him pretty well this year, but could pay him big-time bucks next year.

Welcome to town!

Eventually, he was asked questions about coming to the Patriots, and Stallworth said he talked to Tom Brady and Deion Branch about the team, and said Branch had good things to say about the organization despite the way his time here ended.

As for his role, Stallworth said he doesn't see himself "as a number one receiver. I'm just another guy that can make plays."

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Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 10:59 AM | Permalink | Comments 0

Spokesman disputes report on Welker deal

Quoted in The Boston Globe, NFL Players Association spokesman Carl Francis says the union has asked for details of the Patriots' trade with the Miami Dolphins for wide receiver Wes Welker, but is not concerned that the deal violates the league's collective bargaining agreement.

The South Florida Sun Sentinel reported yesterday that the players association was looking into the deal, and noted complaints by Welker's agent that his client had lost money in the deal.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 10:54 AM | Permalink | Comments 0