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Bryant signing official

The Patriots have just announced the signing of corner Fernando Bryant.

In a statement, Bill Belichick said, "Adding a cornerback with Fernando's experience and production is a good opportunity for us."

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Bryant on board

According to profootballtalk.com, the Patriots have signed free agent cornerback Fernando Bryant to a one-year deal.

Bryant, a nine-year veteran, apparently also had an offer on the table from Denver but decided to join New England. A Georgia native, he spent the last four seasons with the Lions, after playing for Jacksonville for the first five years of his career. The Jaguars chose Bryant (5-foot-10, 175 pounds) 26th overall out of Alabama in 1999.

Heavily involved in community work, Bryant played in all 16 games last season, with 69 tackles, two interceptions, 13 passes defensed and a forced fumble. However, he played in just 22 games over his first three seasons in Detroit, including just two in 2005.

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Vrabel voted to NFLPA executive board

Pats' linebacker Mike Vrabel was voted to the NFL Players' Association executive committee yesterday, on the same day that Titans center Kevin Mawae was selected as president.

Mawae succeeds former Eagle Troy Vincent, whose term recently ended and who is no longer an active player; Vincent reportedly will become assistant executive director, and has designs on eventually becoming executive director when longtime head Gene Upshaw leaves the position.

Vrabel, the Broncos' Dominique Foxworth and New Orleans' Drew Brees were chosen as new members of the executive committee; the Eagles' Brian Dawkins, the Colts' Jeff Saturday, Houston's Mark Bruner, Tony Richardson of the Jets, Tampa Bay's Kevin Carter and free agents Donovin Darius and Keenan McCardell were all re-elected to the committee.

On the Players' Association website, Mawae, who spent six years on the executive committee, said the collective bargaining agreement and the potential owners' lockout are the biggest issues facing the players; he also wants to educate younger players on why their salaries are what they are now.

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