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Football Helmet? Get This Guy a Tennis Racquet
December 7th, 2012 at 11:26 AM
Staying true to the classic basketball film Space Jam, Bill Belichick took the advice originally bestowed upon Michael Jordan to heart and made his team practice using racquetball rackets to simulate J.J. Watt and the Houston defensive line.   Although he's no Serge Ibaka, Watt, who stands at 6 ft 6...

Vollmer and Connolly Return to Practice
November 30th, 2012 at 1:47 AM
Patriots' T Sebastian Vollmer and G Dan Connolly both returned to practice on Thursday.  Although both were limited, this is great news for an offensive line that has been plagued by injuries throughout the season.  Vollmer missed the Thanksgiving game against the Jets and Connolly had to come out in...

New England Patriots Sign Kyle Hill
August 9th, 2012 at 2:39 PM
The New England Patriots signed outside lineman Kyle Hill on Wednesday. The rookie, who played four years at Duke University, suffered a shoulder injury, which ended his senior year early. After red-shirting his freshman year, Hill started for the Blue Devils until he could no longer, earning second team Freshman All-America...

Veteran Lineman Robert Gallery Retires as Fullback Tony Fiammetta Leaves the Team for Personal Reasons
August 4th, 2012 at 5:32 PM
Saturday saw the season for two New England Patriots come to an end. Offensive lineman Robert Gallery, signed as insurance while Logan Mankins recovers from ACL surgery, called it a career Saturday. Gallery was having a rough training camp and was noticeably overpowered by Vince Wilfork in one-on-one drills. ***PHOTO1*** The veteran spent...

New England Patriots Brian Waters Missing from Camp
July 26th, 2012 at 12:57 PM
Happy first official day of New England Patriots training camp! As far as we know, there is just one veteran who has yet to show up in Foxboro. Brian Waters, a guard the Patriots picked up in free agency last year, also missed the mandatory minicamp earlier this summer. The Boston...

Matt Light Joining ESPN as NFL Analyst
July 19th, 2012 at 10:23 AM
ESPN confirmed rumors today about former New England Patriot Matt Light, who visited the Bristol campus in May, joining the sports network as an NFL analyst. The offensive lineman retired earlier this summer because he wanted to spend more time with his family. Here's the official press release from ESPN: Three-time Super...

New England Patriots Dan Connolly Lands on PFW Underrated List
July 13th, 2012 at 10:27 PM
It's not often Dan Connolly makes the news, which is obviously a good thing after he moved into center last year after Dan Koppen's injury. The New England Patriot's highlight reel, in fact, may consist of just one thing: his kick-return touchdown that almost was. Remember way back in 2010 when...

Marcus Cannon Thanks Veteran with Crossbow
May 28th, 2012 at 10:02 PM
Memorial Day is a day to honor the memory of our country's fallen soldiers. New England Patriots guard Marcus Cannon used this weekend to help a living veteran. Cannon had listed a crossbow on Craigslist, a listing found by disabled Iraq War veteran Robert Rodriguez. The Purple Heart recipient sustained serious...

New England Patriots Have Five of the Top 100 Players in the NFL, Four in Top 50
May 20th, 2012 at 10:17 PM
CBS's Pete Prisco has come out with his annual list of top 100 NFL players and it holds five members of the New England Patriots, four of whom fall in the top 50. ***PHOTO1*** Unsurprisingly, the top Patriot is quarterback Tom Brady, who fell a spot after been tied for first with...

New England Patriots Defensive Lineman Back in the Fold
April 30th, 2012 at 9:21 PM
***PHOTO1***Free agent defensive lineman Gerard Warren is coming back to play for the New England Patriots in 2012, as reported by multiple sources on Monday night. Warren, who was taken by the Cleveland Browns at the No. 3 overall pick in 2001 and also played for the Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders during his career, signed with the Patriots...

New England Patriots Sign Robert Gallery and Will Allen
March 22nd, 2012 at 9:42 PM
 ***PHOTO1***  While most of the National Football League and its fans continued to refresh news sites and watch ESPN for updates on where former Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow would end up, the New England Patriots signed two more free agents. New England picked up cornerback Will Allen, who recently suited up...

Veteran Offensive Lineman Returning to the Fold
March 20th, 2012 at 7:50 PM
The New England Patriots announced on Tuesday (March 20) that veteran offensive lineman and free agent Dan Connolly has re-signed and will be staying with the team. Terms of the contract were not released. Keeping Connolly, who can play both guard and center and filled in admirably in the middle last...

Patriots Pro Bowl Guard Recovering from Knee Surgery
March 20th, 2012 at 11:54 AM
New England Patriots All Pro left guard Logan Mankins is recovering from knee surgery and it is unclear if he will be ready for the start of training camp in late July. That's the word from Mike Reiss  of ESPN Boston, who reported that Mankins suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament...

New England Patriots Release Rich Ohrnberger and Mike Wright
February 22nd, 2012 at 6:01 PM
The New England Patriots have made their second batch of transactions of the off-season, releasing offensive lineman Rich Ohrnberger and defensive lineman Mike Wright. ***PHOTO1*** The Patriots first series of transactions was to sign seven active roster and practice squad players to contracts for 2012 two days after the season ended. This...

New England Patriots Rob Gronkowski Had Ankle Surgery
February 10th, 2012 at 3:31 PM
 ***PHOTO1***  New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle to repair torn ligaments today at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. George Theodore performed the operation, reported Liz Mullen of the Business Sports Journal. Gronk injured his ankle in the AFC Championship game against the Baltimore Ravens. After...

Patriots G Logan Mankins Suffered MCL Injury
December 27th, 2011 at 9:13 PM
***PHOTO1*** Guard Logan Mankins took a helmet to the left knee in the final play of the first quarter on Sunday. The hit knocked him out of the game. Mankins did try to return, putting on a larger knee brace, but head coach Bill Belichick wouldn't allow it. The injury turns out...

Five New England Patriots Lead Pro Bowl Voting at Respective Positions
December 14th, 2011 at 4:34 PM
If the voting ended today, five New England Patriots would be the top vote-getters at their positions for the Pro Bowl, the team's official twitter account tweeted today. ***PHOTO1*** Fifteen total Patriots are in the top five at their positions. Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez are reportedly first and second among tight ends....

Analysis: Impact of Injuries and New Formations for the New England Patriots Offense
November 22nd, 2011 at 8:28 PM
The New England Patriots generally stuck to their favorite offensive formation during last night's drubbing of the Kansas City Chiefs. For fifty-seven of their sixty-seven offensive snaps, head coach Bill Belichick employed a formation that included two tight ends, two wide receivers and a running back. The combination of size and...

Devin McCourty Definitely Out of New England Patriots Monday Night Football Game
November 21st, 2011 at 6:27 PM
To the surprise of no one, starting cornerback Devin McCourty has been declared a no-go for the New England Patriots tilt against the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday Night Football. McCourty separated his shoulder last week in the Sunday Night Football route of  the New York Jets while defending a pass thrown...

New England Patriots’ Rich Ohrnberger Visits Cancer Patients
November 17th, 2011 at 11:42 AM
When a 6-2, 300-pound football players walks into a room, heads will turn. When he walks into the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's Jimmy Fund Clinic heads turn and people smile. New England Patriots guard Rich Ohrnberger visited the clinic on Tuesday, adding some brightness and excitement to the monotony of a cancer...