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Having fun on the court

Hey all --

As we alluded to before, we were on "assignment" tonight, at a charity basketball game in Natick, Ma. that several Patriots players took part in.

Kevin Faulk, Santonio Thomas, Stephen Gostkowski, Logan Mankins, Kelvin Kight, Bam Childress, Jonathan Smith, Pierre Woods and Natick legend Doug Flutie started the game; just before halftime, Adalius Thomas appeared and played in the second half.

The game was against Natick High faculty and game sponsors.

Faulk was draining long-range three-pointers -- he hit about a 25-foot hook shot off glass -- and Kight banked one in from half-court. Thomas showed how athletic he is with a couple of highlight-worthy moves.

Don Davis also made an appearance, though he did not play.

shalise

Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 10:20 PM | Permalink | Comments 0

Asante says pay me or trade me??

Hey all --

We were out this evening on a more relaxed Patriots "assignment" (more on that in a bit) and didn't hear this news about Asante Samuel until we arrived home a short while ago.

We're working to find out what's going on and why Samuel felt he needed to tell NFL Network's Adam Shefter that he's "not happy anymore" and "things are not going well" in his negotiations with the Patriots. Samuel has been given the franchise tag by New England -- which, if it stands, is a one-year guaranteed $7.79 million -- but the two sides have been working on an extension for a couple of weeks.

Samuel has been watching as the Pats signed free agent Adalius Thomas to a big-money contract, and saw cornerback Nate Clements leave Buffalo for San Francisco with an $80 million deal, and Dre Bly signed a five-year, $33 million contract after being traded to Denver.

When we know more, we'll let you know.

shalise

Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 10:11 PM | Permalink | Comments 3