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New England Patriots Sign Armond Armstead from CFL
January 30th, 2013 at 6:00 AM
Did Bill Belichick just do it again?  Tom Brady, drafted in the sixth round, Alfonzo Dennard in the seventh, and Armond Armstead, signed from the Canadian Football League (CFL). As a young USC Trojan, Armstead's NFL future was bright.  The hybrid defensive end/tackle recorded 59 tackles over 3 college seasons and his draft stock soared.  But that...

New England Patriots Lose AFC Championship to Baltimore Ravens 28-13
January 24th, 2013 at 5:06 PM
Unconquerable, unexcelled, unbeatable.  Unbowed, unbent, unbroken.  After a third Super Bowl championship in four seasons, the world of football could see the pair of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick as nothing but the aura of invincibility.  Now, 8 years after their last Super Bowl victory and shortly after another playoff loss,...

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...

New England Patriots Pick up Olympic Sprinter Jeff Demps
August 17th, 2012 at 1:21 PM
Former University of Florida Gator Jeff Demps may not have had the kind of April he wanted, but he sure is having a heck of a July. After not getting picked up in the 2012 NFL Draft, Demps quit football momentarily to focus on track and the upcoming Olympics in London. Combined...

New England Patriots Lose Veteran Linebacker to Injury
August 10th, 2012 at 1:25 PM
Third-year New England Patriots linebacker Dane Fletcher tore his ACL in the left knee in Thursday night's preseason win over the New Orleans Saints. Fletcher, who started five games and made 10 appearances in 2011, suffered the season-ending blow during punt coverage in the first quarter. Head coach Bill Belichick, in a...

More Fights in New England Patriots Camp
August 3rd, 2012 at 5:41 PM
It's not too often a New England Patriots fan hears about his or her beloved team fighting amongst itself during training camp. ***PHOTO1*** Maybe tough competition that goes a tad overboard or a heated discussion between bubble players fight for positions. Sure, no big deal; however, as recent as today, players got...

New England Patriots Pick up Derek Dennis
August 2nd, 2012 at 1:48 PM
You know it's preseason when... Teams sign and release players like small fish back into their ponds. Of course the New England Patriots under Bill Belichick are no different. Most recently Derek Dennis, a four-year starter from Temple University, finds himself within the confines of Gillette Stadium. "We can give him an opportunity," Belichick...

New York Jets Cornerback Antonio Cromartie Disrespects Bill Belichick
July 30th, 2012 at 10:25 PM
Antonio Cromartie just keeps finding ways to endear himself to Patriot Nation. Last January, he caused a small media frenzy when he referred to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady as a none-too-flattering part of the human anatomy. "That's the kind of guy he is. We really don't give a damn, to...

Rob Gronkowski Mellowed and Focused at Training Camp
July 27th, 2012 at 12:21 PM
After a raucous summer full of non-football related activity, New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski showed up to training camp as a model Bill Belichick player. "You can ask the coaches that. It is football time now," Gronkowski told the media today. "That’s all I’m worried about is football, football, football...

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...

Tony La Russa Tells ESPN Radio About Bill Belichick’s Other Side
June 30th, 2012 at 4:43 PM
Bill Belichick has a reputation of being somewhat of a Machiavellian figure in the National Football League. At first blush, he seems to be a man that lives by the axiom that it is better to be feared than loved. However, former St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa's interview on...

New England Patriots Considering Joint Practice with Tampa Bay Buccaneers
June 25th, 2012 at 11:08 PM
The New England Patriots are considering holding a joint practice with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before the two match up in a preseason contest on Aug. 24. Two weeks ago, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and New Orleans Saints interim head coach Joe Vitt released that they were thinking about a joint practice...

A Salute to Fathers and Football from Patriots 101
June 17th, 2012 at 7:05 PM
Sports and fathers are as inseparable as the bond between father and child. Nearly everyone who has participated in sport, be it as a fan or athlete, owes their devotion to the game in some way to their fathers. On Father's Day, a football blog seems as good a place as...

New England Players Surprised on the Final Day of OTAs
June 14th, 2012 at 11:00 PM
Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots coaching staff gave the Patriots an unexpected "day off" on the final day of organized team activities today. “You’ll have to ask Bill (as to why)… maybe he was so mad that we’ve been doing so poorly, he wanted to get us out of...

New England Patriots Could Hold Joint Practice with New Orleans Saints
June 13th, 2012 at 11:05 PM
Two years ago, the New England Patriots participated in joint practices with the New Orleans Saints. Well, it could happen again just prior to the preseason opener between the two teams on August 9. Jeff Howe of the Boston Herald reported, "Saints interim coach Joe Vitt said during today’s news conference with the...

Bill Belichick Second to Tom Coughlin in Sporting News Rankings
May 26th, 2012 at 10:18 PM
Bill Belichick has lost two Super Bowls to New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin. In the eyes of Sporting News, he just lost something else to him. Clifton Brown of Sporting News recently published a ranking of all thirty-two head coaches in the National Football League, where he placed New...

New England Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick Tops Forbes List
May 16th, 2012 at 8:27 PM
 ***PHOTO1***  USA Today reported New England Patriots leader Bill Belichick earned the No. 1 spot on its top 10 best-paid coaches list. Belichick, who has lead the Patriots to three Super Bowl titles in five attempts since taking the reigns in New England 12 seasons ago, rakes in a healthy $7.5 million...

New England Patriots Hall of Fame Nominated Troy Brown Spoke with Media
May 8th, 2012 at 5:13 PM
Retired New England Patriot Troy Brown, a possible Patriots Hall of Fame inductee, answered questions for the local media today about the HOF and his career. Brown, who was drafted in the eighth round by New England in 2003, was unsure after his rookie season if he would don the Patriots...

Retirement Ceremony Honors Matt Light on Monday
May 7th, 2012 at 9:10 PM
The retirement ceremony for New England Patriots left tackle Matt Light was held at the team's Hall of Fame on Monday, and it's a safe bet that this will not be the last time that the Pro Bowl left tackle and the venue are mentioned in the same sentence. As a...

Seau’s Family to Donate His Brain for Research
May 4th, 2012 at 4:00 PM
***PHOTO1***The family of former New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins and San Diego Chargers linebacker Junior Seau has agreed to have his brain donated for research into the effects of concussions and hard hits to his head on his brain during his four-year collegiate and 20-year professional career. Seau was found dead...