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Pats match Sauerbrun offer

Hey all --

The Patriots apparently will once again have a glut of punters on their roster, as they have matched the one-year, $1.4 million offer the Broncos made to Todd Sauerbrun last week.

The 34-year old punter spent the final five games of the season, including playoffs, with the Patriots. As part of his contract, Sauerbrun agreed to give the Patriots the right of first refusal, though as a 12-year veteran he would have been an unrestricted free agent.

Sauerbrun averaged 43.7 yards per punt with New England, which now has four punters under contract -- Sauerbrun, Josh Miller, Danny Baugher and Tom Malone. Baugher and Malone are currently in NFL Europa, with the Rhein Fire and Berlin Thunder, respectively.

shalise

Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 7:43 PM | Permalink | Comments 0

Welcome to the bulletin board, Gil Brandt

Hey all --

Saw this on Peter King's Monday Morning Quarterback today. Gil Brandt, a former Dallas personnel man and current nfl.com writer said this last week on his Sirius NFL radio show:

"Wes Welker is a good football player ... but you're not going to win championships with that kind of player.''

Since we didn't hear it, we don't know in what context it was said. But on its face, it looks like a) a foolish statement and b) the type of statement Bill Belichick will use to further motivate Welker, the receiver New England traded for last month.

By all accounts, Welker is a great locker room guy, unselfish, and versatile. Hmm, sounds like a younger version of Troy Brown, no? And we all know how utterly useless Troy Brown has been...

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Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 11:47 AM | Permalink | Comments 0

Gay visiting Jets

The Boston Globe is reporting today that restricted free agent cornerback Randall Gay is visiting the New York Jets today.

The Patriots tendered Gay, who has missed significant amounts of time due to injury the past two seasons, at the second-round level. Should the Jets -- or any other team -- make Gay an offer, the Pats have seven days to match it. If they do not and Gay goes to another team, that team would send New England its second-round draft pick in this month's draft.

The Patriots currently do not have a second-round selection, having sent theirs to Miami as part of the Wes Welker deal.

As part of his tender, Gay would receive $1.3 million from the Pats this season if he stays, or if the sides do not work out a longer-term deal. The third-year pro, who started in Super Bowl XXXIX as a rookie, has not yet signed the tender.

Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 9:02 AM | Permalink | Comments 0