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Solomon Wilcots, the CBS and NFL Network analyst, thinks New England fans would not have a problem with a Vick-Patriots marriage. "Given the Patriots' success, not even their fans would blink twice if they signed Vick,'' says Wilcots. With help......
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9:14 AM Tue, Jul 28, 2009 | Permalink |
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Bloomberg News Michael Vick's second chance in the National Football League is most likely to come from the New England Patriots or Pittsburgh Steelers, according to the Internet gambling Web site BetUS.com. Vick was conditionally reinstated to the NFL Monday,......
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1:44 PM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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The former LSU defensive lineman, who is in the final year of a five-year contract with New England, tells a Louisiana newspaper that he'd like to finish his career in his home state. It's not clear whether that means Green,......
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10:13 AM Wed, Jul 15, 2009 | Permalink |
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They play for keeps in the Canadian Football League. A scout for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers was caught taking notes in the stands at Hamilton Tiger-Cats practice on Tuesday. More than a dozen pages of notes on formations were confiscated......
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1:51 PM Tue, Jul 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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According to the Kansas City Star, the Chiefs have locked up former Patriots QB Matt Cassel with a long-term contract, terms undisclosed. Click here for more.......
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10:17 AM Tue, Jul 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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Myron Pryor, a defensive lineman from Kentucky who was drafted in the sixth round, has agreed to contract terms with the New England Patriots, according to Mike Reiss of The Boston Globe. Click here to read the story.......
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1:01 PM Wed, Jul 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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Sports Illustrated's Peter King is on vacation, and New England Patriots offensive lineman Matt Light filled in with a column. Here are his thoughts on Steve McNair: "I think Steve McNair was indeed a great competitor. As we try to......
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3:35 PM Wed, Jun 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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Ex-Patriot Rodney Harrison is sick of hearing about Brett Farve -- who isn't? Here's a quote from Harrison's appearance on the Dan Patrick radio show: "From the player's I've talked to, a lot of them seem to think Brett Favre......
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4:04 PM Thu, Jun 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Boston Herald's Inside Track speculates that Bill Belichick may be engaged to Linda Holliday, his girlfriend of several years. Click here to read the story.......
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8:49 PM Sun, Jun 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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Rick Gosselin of the Dallas Morning News notes that the Patriots' success makes them attractive to veterans looking to play for a winner: "Back in the mid-1990s, veteran players were eager to sign with the Cowboys for the chance to......
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5:03 PM Thu, Jun 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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The New England Patriots Thursday signed Patrick Pass, who was out of football last season, and released Kenny Smith, Angelo Craig, Omar Cuff and Marcus McClinton Here's the press release from the Patriots: FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The New England Patriots......
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1:22 PM Thu, Jun 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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Heading into the final season of the first decade of the century, Don Banks of SI.com says that, at first glance, the New England Patriots are the favorite for team of the decade. Upon closer inspection, however, Banks says a......
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11:42 AM Thu, Jun 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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"I never came here to kiss Bill Belichick's rings. I came to win, let's just put it that way. I am certainly not intimidated by New England or anybody else." Rex Ryan, the new head coach of the New York......
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12:20 PM Tue, Jun 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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There's been no sign of linebacker Mike Vrabel at the Kansas City Chiefs optional team practices this week, but if team officials are concerned, they're not letting on. If the former Patriot is a no-show for a three-day, mandatory minicamp......
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4:45 PM Mon, Jun 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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Still nothing but positive news on the Tom Brady front. Sam Farmer of The Los Angeles Times interviewed the doctor who repaired Brady's knee: "Speaking publicly for the first time about the NFL star's surgery and physical rehabilitation, Dr. Neal......
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11:04 AM Thu, May 28, 2009 | Permalink |
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Brian Belichick, 17, the younger of New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick's two sons, reportedly was arrested on charges of underage drinking during the NCAA lacrosse championships over the weekend at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro. Click here to read the......
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10:17 AM Tue, May 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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When Ellis Hobbs was drafted by the New England Patriots in 2005 he was still a few credits short of a degree in art and design at Iowa State University. He promised his mother then that he would finish school.......
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1:25 PM Wed, May 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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MIAMI (AP) -- Jason Taylor has rejoined the Miami Dolphins. Taylor's agent, Gary Wichard, says the 34-year-old linebacker signed a $1.5 million, one-year contract Wednesday with Miami. Taylor played his first 11 seasons with Miami before being traded to the......
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11:36 AM Mon, May 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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Eleven weeks before most NFL teams open training camp, Sports Illustrated's Peter King ranks the teams. King's top five, in order, is Patriots, Steelers, New York Giants, Bears and Colts. Here's his assessment of New England: "Teams don't stay the......
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4:11 PM Wed, Apr 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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6:29 PM Fri, Apr 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The NFL will look into teams revealing their draft picks on their Web sites and through Twitter even before commissioner Roger Goodell might have announced the selections. The San Diego Chargers plan to post their picks......
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10:19 AM Wed, Apr 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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Rick Gosselin, NFL writer for the Dallas Morning News, says that Bill Belichick is the reason that New England is his favorite heading into the next NFL season: "The return of Tom Brady automatically makes the New England Patriots a......
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9:37 AM Fri, Apr 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth was in the NFL's substance-abuse program when he ran over and killed a pedestrian in Miami, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer.......
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7:55 AM Thu, Apr 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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MIAMI (AP) - The NFL and the Cleveland Browns are reviewing the charges against wide receiver Donte Stallworth, who is accused of killing a pedestrian while driving his Bentley drunk after a night out at a posh South Beach hotel.......
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2:28 PM Mon, Mar 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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The new issue of Vanity Fair has Gisele Bundchen on the cover. Inside, Tom Brady's wife dishes about, among other things, John Edward Thomas Moynahan, Brady's son with ex-girl friend Bridget Moynihan. "I understand that he has a mom, and......
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10:33 AM Fri, Mar 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Adam Teicher McClatchy Newspapers DANA POINT, Calif. -- New Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel has often been compared with Tom Brady, if for no other reason than they were both low-round draft picks by the New England Patriots......
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12:51 PM Thu, Mar 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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Michigan State senior quarterback Brian Hoyer reportedly has scheduled private workouts with the New England Patriots and Eric Mangini's Cleveland Browns, according to ProFootballTalk.com. Read more here.......
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3:53 PM Wed, Mar 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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Bill Belichick tells Alex Marvez of Foxsports.com that he doesn't hesitate to sign free agents who are on the north side of age 30 -- such as Shawn Springs, Fred Taylor and Joey Galloway: "You know what you're getting when......
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12:13 PM Wed, Mar 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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Free-agent safety Rodney Harrison, a guest on the Dan Patrick Show this morning, tore into the NFL's new rules. Here are some of his comments, from dp.com: "It's crazy. You've been taught since you were six and seven years old......
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4:01 PM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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From people.com: "The newlyweds have invited friends, family, Brady's New England Patriots teammates and Bündchen's pals in the modeling world to Costa Rica for a dinner on Friday, April 3, followed by a Saturday replay wedding ceremony and reception, sources......
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1:43 PM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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The New England Patriots have been awarded three compensatory picks -- in the third, fifth and sixth rounds -- in the 2009 draft. The picks are compensation for losing free agents Randal Gay, Asante Samuel and Donte Stallworth last year.......
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10:17 AM Fri, Mar 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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In an interview on WEEI yesterday, Bill Belichick rejected the idea that he may have made the Matt Cassel trade to help former Patriots exec Scott Pioli: "It's pretty ludicrous. I have all the respect in the world for Scott......
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3:08 PM Thu, Mar 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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According to a report on the Miami Herald's Web site, Cleveland Browns and former Patriots receiver Donte Stallworth was legally drunk when he struck and killed a man with his Bentley last weekend. Read the story here.......
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10:59 AM Thu, Mar 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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Long before we'd ever heard of Elizabeth Beisel, linebacker Monty Beisel (no relation) was missing tackles for the New England Patriots and screaming at Tom E. Curran, the former Journal beat man for the Patriots, for writing what fans could......
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10:46 AM Thu, Mar 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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Matt Williams of Scouts, Inc., says that cornerback "was clearly a huge weakness for the Patriots in 2008.'' But by adding Shawn Springs and Leigh Bodden, and with improvement expected from second-year players Terrence Wheatley and Jonathan Wilhite, "New England......
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5:49 PM Fri, Mar 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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Bill Belichick and Charlie Weis sang with Jon Bon Jovi at a benefit dinner in New York City on Thursday night. Belichick shows more emotion here than in a whole season on the sidelines. Watch the video here.......
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11:17 AM Thu, Mar 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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The cover story in the latest issue of Bazaar magazine is an interview with Gisele Bundchen. Here's some of what she has to say about Tom Brady: "Tom is a good guy. He has a very pure heart. He's very......
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10:13 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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Tom Brady is taking time out from his grueling knee rehab regime, not to mention being Mr. Giselle Bundchen, to play himself on HBO's Entourage. Read about it on Deadspin and Pop Sugar.......
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5:43 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- Long snapper Nathan Hodel has signed with the New England Patriots. Tuesday's move fills a vacancy created when Lonie Paxton signed as a free agent with the Denver Broncos after spending the past nine seasons as......
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10:11 AM Tue, Mar 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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Journeyman defensive back Hank Poteat, who won a Super Bowl ring with the New England Patriots in 2005, has signed with the Cleveland Browns. Poteat was released, re-signed, then released again by New England within a six-week span early in......
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3:42 PM Fri, Mar 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com takes note of the fact that here on the Patriots Web site is a poll on this question: If T.O. wanted to play for the Patriots, should New England sign him? Florio speculates that perhaps this......
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9:31 AM Fri, Mar 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) -- Prosecutors have dismissed weapons and assault charges against former New England Patriots player Willie Andrews, who was accused of pointing a gun at his fiancee's head during an argument. But he may not be in the......
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4:29 PM Tue, Mar 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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Michael Silver of Yahoo!Sports says that former Bill Belichick aide de camp Josh McDaniels played a key role in the Denver front office's bungling of the Jay Cutler situation over the weekend: "To conclude that Josh McDaniels, the Denver Broncos'......
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12:18 PM Tue, Mar 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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Free agent fullback Heath Evans is scheduled to visit with the New Orleans Saints today. Read about it here. Evans, 30, had been with the New England Patriots since 2005.......
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5:54 PM Mon, Mar 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Patriots on Monday re-signed offensive lineman Russ Hochstein. The versatile eight-year veteran has filled in at guard, center and tackle during his time in New England. He also played fullback and tight end in some short yardage situations last......
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12:11 PM Wed, Feb 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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With the signing period set to open Friday, ProFootballweekly.com has its list of top 100 NFL free agents. Matt Cassel is 5th and Rodney Harrison is 93th. See the list here.......
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11:09 AM Wed, Feb 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK (AP) -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has taken a 20 percent pay cut and the league staff has been trimmed by 15 percent because of a reeling economy. The league said Wednesday it has dropped 169 jobs as......
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5:48 PM Mon, Feb 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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Adam Schefter of the NFL Network reports that Matt Cassel has signed his one-year, $14.65 million tender, and it has been submitted to the league office. Read about it here And Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com, says trading Cassel won't be......
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10:59 AM Fri, Feb 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com has posted a pre-combine mock draft. He has the Patriots taking Peria Jerry, a defensive tackle from Mississippi. Read it here. It goes without saying, of course, that past results are no indication of future performance.......
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9:11 AM Tue, Feb 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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Commenting on the news that Larry Izzo of the New England Patriots may testify at the Barry Bonds trial, Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com sees a double standard in coverage of baseball players who use steroids and football players who use......
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2:19 PM Mon, Feb 16, 2009 | Permalink |
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Charles Robinson of Yahoo!Sports looks at AFC offseason story lines. Regarding the Patriots, Robinson says: "If the Patriots deal Cassel, it's an indication Brady will be ready for the start of the regular season. Forget what the Patriots and Brady......
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8:38 AM Fri, Feb 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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TV ratings for the Pro Bowl were down from a year ago, but were still higher than for the Kobe vs. LeBron matchup on the same day. Read about it here. This proves once again that NFL football -- even......
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2:25 PM Thu, Feb 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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From the team release: The New England Patriots have named Shane Waldron as tight ends coach, Jon Robinson as director of college scouting and Monti Ossenfort as a national scout. Tight Ends Coach Shane Waldron will enter his second season......
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1:44 PM Thu, Feb 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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It appears that Bill Parcells was serious about leaving the Dolphins once the sale of the team was complete. Read about that and a brief discourse on the death spiral of the newspaper business here.......
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11:14 AM Thu, Feb 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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Had enough of Brett Favre? On the outside chance that you haven't, here's the latest: Dennis Dillon of The Sporting News wonders whether Favre might be, God help us, setting the stage for a comeback with the Vikings. Read it......
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5:48 PM Wed, Feb 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Patriots head honcho stopped in to see Howard Stern yesterday. Read about it here.......
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11:29 AM Wed, Feb 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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Remember when wide receiver Freddie Mitchell of the Philadelphia Eagles dissed the New England Patriots secondary before Super Bowl XXXIX and then followed it up with a no-show performance in the big game? Mitchell's out of the NFL, but he's......
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10:40 AM Wed, Feb 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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Former New England Patriot linebacker Tully Banta-Cain, who will always be remembered here for losing his Super Bowl ring in a men's room at Providence Place, has been cut by the San Francisco 49ers, according to the San Jose Mercury......
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10:18 AM Mon, Feb 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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Sunday's Pro Bowl isn't worth talking about, and the NFL draft is still months away. So, for any NFL fans with a few hours to kill, today might be a good day to try to parse the free agency rules.......
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2:15 PM Fri, Feb 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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Michael Lombardi of The National Football Post runs down the list of the teams that might have a need for a 26-year-old quarterback who made 15 starts, completed 63.4 percent of his passes and threw for 3,693 yards and 21......
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1:54 PM Thu, Feb 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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Terry Glenn, who has played in only one NFL game in the past two seasons because of knee injuries, reportedly was arrested in Texas on charges of public intoxication and possession of marijuana. Glenn, 34, also had four outstanding traffic......
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10:49 AM Thu, Feb 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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New England Patriots running back Sammy Morris is visiting U.S. troops in Iraq with a small contingent of NFL players and cheerleaders and writing about it on NFL.com. Read his latest dispatch here.......
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9:18 AM Thu, Feb 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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From today through Feb. 19, NFL teams can designate one franchise player. The New England Patriots are expected to slap that tag on quarterback Matt Cassel at some point and then look to trade him. Mike Lombardi of The National......
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11:25 AM Wed, Feb 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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Espn.com's Tim Graham has crunched the numbers and concluded that the New England Patriots will play the league's third most difficult schedule in 2009. The Miami Dolphins will play the toughest schedule, followed by the Carolina Panthers. Read about it......
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11:13 AM Tue, Feb 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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To hear Marla Ridenour of the Akron Beacon Journal tell it, Eric Mangini is a lovable, misunderstood guy who fought his way up from the mean streets of Hartford. Read it here.......
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10:07 AM Tue, Feb 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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Rodney Harrison has often been called the dirtiest player in the NFL. Based on his performance on the Super Bowl pregame show, Harrison may be the most bitter player, too. Harrison's prediction: "Unlike last year's Super Bowl, this year's Super......
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10:05 AM Wed, Jan 28, 2009 | Permalink |
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Tony Grossi, who covers the Browns for the Cleveland Plain Dealer and Cleveland.com, says that the Browns blew it by not scooping up Floyd Reese before Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots did. Grossi calls it a "brilliant'' hire......
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