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Seven Patriots Named to AFC Squad
December 28th, 2012 at 4:37 PM
Seven Patriots have been selected to represent the AFC at this year's Pro Bowl on Jan. 27 in Hawaii. QB Tom Brady was selected to the Pro Bowl for the eighth time in his magnificent career and G Logan Mankins, WR Wes Welker, and DT Vince Wilfork were all selected to...

New England Patriots Sign Free Agents Hoyer and Stallworth
March 23rd, 2012 at 11:09 PM
The New England Patriots announced today the signing of two more free agents, and both should be familiar to fans. Quarterback Brian Hoyer, who has backed up No. 1 QB Tom Brady for the last three seasons, will do so again in the 2012-13 season. The Michigan State product has appeared...

New England Patriots Sign a Few More Free Agents
March 15th, 2012 at 10:45 PM
While March Madness fans whooped and groaned about his or her NCAA men's basketball brackets today, the New England Patriots focused on football and signed a few more free agents. New England re-signed special teams captain Matthew Slater and signed former San Diego Chargers safety Steve Gregory and ex-Chicago Bears defensive...

Patriots Players Getting Buried with Ticket Requests
January 23rd, 2012 at 9:15 PM
What a wonderful pain-in-the-tush problem to have. The New England Patriots players said on Monday that they are being bombarded with requests for Super Bowl LXVI tickets from family, friends and acquaintances, plus  a whole bunch of other people whom they barely know. Placekicker Stephen Gostowski told reporters that right after the Patriots survived 23-20 over the Baltimore Ravens in the American Conference Championship, he received 35 text...

Fourteen New England Patriots Finish High in Pro Bowl Popular Vote
December 22nd, 2011 at 7:46 PM
***PHOTO1***The results of the fan segment of the voting for the National Football League Pro Bowl teams has been completed. This where fans vote early and very often to stuff the ballot box for their favorite player and not necessarily the most deserving. The voting will be completed by the players...

Monday Musings from New England Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick
December 5th, 2011 at 10:15 PM
***PHOTO1*** Pick up the sports section in the newspaper, tune in to one of the sports talk radio shows, watch any of the sports wrap up shows on television, peruse the internet or crank up your social media account in New England. The lead topic of discussion being debated is the New England Patriots defense and if the unit is really as bad as it looked when giving up 21...

New England Patriots Beat the Indianapolis Colts 31-24 for Fourth Straight Victory
December 4th, 2011 at 5:06 PM
***PHOTO1*** Even with the fourth quarter let down on both sides of the ball, the New England Patriots 31-24 victory over the still-winless Indianapolis Colts was never really in doubt as they improved to 9-3 in a game that was a classic case of the final number on the scoreboard not being indicative of the true nature of the action on the field. With the Colts (0-12) and new...

New England Patriots Elect Their Captains
September 8th, 2011 at 12:42 PM
The team votes have been counted, and the New England Patriots will be captained by quarterback Tom Brady, offensive tackle Logan Mankins, wide receiver Matthew Slater, linebacker Jerod Mayo, defensive tackle Vince Wilfork and cornerback Devin McCourty for the 2011 season. ***PHOTO1*** In speaking with reporters before the afternoon practice, Slater and McCourty said they...

New England Patriots Cut Eight Players
September 2nd, 2011 at 5:23 PM
The Turk has already started making his rounds in Foxboro. One day before the National Football League mandatory reduction from 80 to 53 players, the New England Patriots released eight on September 2. ***PHOTO1*** Wide receiver Buddy Farnham, linebacker Ricky Brown, running back Richard Medlin, offensive linemen Mike Berry, Jonathan Compas and Corey Woods, defensive...

New England Patriots Edged in Final Pre-season Tilt
September 2nd, 2011 at 12:04 AM
The New England Patriots were beaten 18-17 by the New York Giants at Gillette Stadium on September 1 after surrendering a 17-3 halftime lead, but the loss of the final pre-season exercise isn't their main concern. With Saturday at 4 PM looming as the deadline to cut the roster from the current total of 80 to...