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Pats sign DL Zach West to practice squad

The Patriots signed defensive lineman Zach West to their practice squad today. The Patriots practice squad now stands at its limit of eight players. West, 23, was originally signed by the Patriots as an undrafted rookie free agent out of Texas-El Paso on May 8, 2007. The 6-foot-5-inch, 305-pound defensive lineman was released by the Patriots in the final preseason roster cutdown on Sept. 1, 2007. West started 32 games at defensive tackle in his collegiate career at UTEP.

Posted by Art Martone  at 6:10 PM | Permalink | Comments 0

Patriots injury report: Wednesday

Nine players were listed as having limited participation in practice on Wednesday's Pariots injury report:

OLD Rosevelt Colvin, ankle
CB Randall Gay, thigh
RB Laurence Maroney, groin
G Neal, Stephen Shoulder
WR Donte' Stallworth, knee
WR Kelley Washington, hamstring
NT Vince Wilfork, shoulder
S Eugene Wilson, ankle
G Billy Yates, shoulder

QB Tom Brady (shoulder) had full participation in practice

Posted by Art Martone  at 6:06 PM to Billy Yates , Donte Stallworth , Eugene Wilson , Kelley Washington , Laurence Maroney , Randall Gay , Rosevelt Colvin , Stephen Neal , Tom Brady , Vince Wilfork | Permalink | Comments 0

Brady AFC Offensive Player of the Week

Hey all --

The NFL has just announced that Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady is the AFC offensive player of the week after his career performance against Buffalo.

Brady was 23-for-29 for 311 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions, which equals a career-best quarterback rating of 150.9.

It is the eighth weekly honor of Brady's career.

Tennessee linebacker (and fellow Orangeman) Keith Bulluck was defensive PofW for his three-interception game against New Orleans, and Baltimore rookie Yamon Figurs won the special teams honor after his 75-yard punt return.

Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 2:15 PM to Tom Brady | Permalink | Comments 1

Practice peek

Hey all -

We're just off the field for New England's first practice of the week and there was perfect attendance once again.

Quarterback Matt Gutierrez, and practice squadders Bam Childress and Ray Ventrone were all in black jerseys, signifying their selection as practice players of the week.

Defensive lineman Zach West is back with the Pats; Stacey James tells us he's been signed to the practice squad.

Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 1:10 PM | Permalink | Comments 0

Wednesday wrap-up

Hey all --

It's a "normal" Wednesday here at Gillette, even though the Patriots have a Monday night game. That means Tom Brady was chatting in front of his locker, and Mike Vrabel, who also tries to limit his weekly appearances to Wednesday, was holding court as well.

As one would expect, there was a lot of talk about the Bengals' offense and receivers Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh, and Carson Palmer's proficiency with the no-huddle offense.

New England's offensive line also got more love, as did Sammy Morris, whom Bill Belichick said is a good guy to be around and a professional, as well as a hard worker who has been able to contribute on all four downs so far.

Rosevelt Colvin was showing off a stuffed parrot he had hanging in his locker that repeats whatever he said...he'll put it to use when he starts hearing the same questions over and over, he joked.

Brady admitted that it's not just fans and media observers who have been surprised by the performance of Morris: ""Sammy has been a surprise for everybody. He's done everything that we've asked him to do. He's very powerful and explosive," he said.

As has often been the case this season, after the interview at his locker, Brady was seen wearing a soft wrap/contraption on his right shoulder. He said he's trying to keep on top of it, but said he's doing OK.

We'll be out at practice shortly and will update you on any absences from there.

shalise

Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 12:04 PM | Permalink | Comments 0