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Patriots sign S Williams (PA SportsTicker)

March 5th, 2008 · No Comments

MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) - The New England Patriots signed safety Tank Williams to a one-year contract on Wednesday, according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

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Patriots re-sign wide receiver Jabar Gaffney (AP)

March 5th, 2008 · No Comments

The New England Patriots re-signed veteran wide receiver Jabar Gaffney on Wednesday. The 27-year-old Gaffney played four seasons with Houston before he signed with the Patriots as a free agent in October 2006. Last season, he played in 16 games with seven starts and caught 36 passes for 449 yards and a career-high five touchdowns.

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Patriots re-sign Gaffney (PA SportsTicker)

March 5th, 2008 · No Comments

FOXBOROOUGH, Massachusetts (Ticker) — The New England Patriots locked up another one of their receivers on Wednesday, signing six-year veteran Jabar Gaffney, who joined the team in 2006.

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Patriots start to rebuild secondary by signing CB Webster (AP)

March 4th, 2008 · No Comments

With cornerbacks Asante Samuel and Randall Gay leaving as free agents, the New England Patriots began rebuilding their secondary on Tuesday by signing cornerback Jason Webster. The 5-foot-9, 187-pound Webster has 393 tackles and 11 interceptions in 87 career games, 74 of them starts. He played in one game last season for Buffalo before being placed on the reserve/injured list with an arm injury on…

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Patriots sign CB Webster (PA SportsTicker)

March 4th, 2008 · No Comments

FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (Ticker) - After losing both starting cornerbacks in free agency, the New England Patriots on Tuesday made a move to shore up the position Tuesday, signing Jason Webster.

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Favre retires after 17 years (Yahoo! Sports)

March 4th, 2008 · No Comments

After a revival in which he led the Packers to the NFC title game, Brett Favre is calling it quits.

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Patriots bring back Moss for another try at title (AP)

March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

New England Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss (81) during an NFL football game at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., in this  Dec. 29, 2007 photo. The Patriots re-signed Moss, a All-Pro receiver to a three-year deal Monday, March 3 2008, that is worth $27 million, according to ESPN.com.

Randy Moss is staying with the New England Patriots. The defending AFC champions re-signed the record-breaking receiver on Monday to a three-year deal worth $27 million, his agent said. The signing was confirmed by the team shortly after Moss posted a message to fans on his Web site. “I want to take time out to thank all of the fans for their support and for wishing me well in my return to New…


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Patriots re-sign WR Randy Moss (PA SportsTicker)

March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (Ticker) — The New England Patriots apparently were willing to pay Randy Moss after all.

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Patriots sign WR Aiken (PA SportsTicker)

March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (Ticker) — With Randy Moss re-signing, the New England Patriots also added a receiver on a much smaller scale Monday.

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Moss says he and Patriots have "unfinished business” (Yahoo! Sports)

March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

In a posting on the official Randy Moss web site the re-signed receiver of the New England Patriots has this to…

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More reports that Moss is frustrated with Patriots (Yahoo! Sports)

March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

A month after the New England Patriots lost the Super Bowl, rumors are swirling that they could lose a…

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Patriots Team Report (The Sports Xchange)

March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

The Patriots’ thinning, aging corps of a linebackers—the real heart of any good 3-4 front—got a bit thinner Feb. 26 when the team parted ways with veteran outside linebacker Rosevelt Colvin.

Coming off a season in which he ended the year on injured reserve with a foot injury, and due to carry a $7.6 million cap number in 2008, the combination of injuries, high salary and less-than-elite production forced New England to sever ties with a guy who started 39 of the 61 games he played in during his five years with the Patriots.

Colvin joined the Patriots as a premier free agent in the spring of 2002. He was the first real big free agent splash of the Bill Belichick era in New England.

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Saints sign cornerback Gay to 4-year deal (Yahoo! Sports)

March 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

The New Orleans Saints agreed to a four-year contract with former New England Patriots cornerback Randall Gay,…

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Browns agree to deal with WR Stallworth (PA SportsTicker)

March 1st, 2008 · No Comments

CLEVELAND (Ticker) - After signing quarterback Derek Anderson to a three-year contract, the Cleveland Browns moved quickly to provide him with some support on offense.

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Patriots release Kyle Brady (Yahoo! Sports)

March 1st, 2008 · No Comments

The New England Patriots announced that they’ve released tight end Kyle Brady. The 36-year-old, who signed with…

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Maybe signing Moss isn’t a slam dunk for New England (Yahoo! Sports)

March 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Randy Moss and a long-term deal with the New England Patriots has yet to happen, and its delay has some…

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Giants lose three on defense (Yahoo! Sports)

March 1st, 2008 · No Comments

The defending Super Bowl champions hadn’t suffered a loss since December. Friday, on the first day of free…

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Samuel’s arrival likely means Sheppard departure from Philly (Yahoo! Sports)

March 1st, 2008 · No Comments

The NFL’s free-agent market opened Friday and the Philadelphia Eagles moved swiftly, enticing cornerback Asante…

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Patriots re-sign LB Bruschi (PA SportsTicker)

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (Ticker) — Linebacker Tedy Bruschi is coming back for at least one more season.

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Patriots re-sign Bruschi, 2 others; release Kyle Brady (AP)

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

The New England Patriots re-signed linebacker Tedy Bruschi on Friday, also agreed to deals with long snapper Lonie Paxton and wide receiver Kelley Washington and released tight end Kyle Brady. Bruschi will enter his 13th season with the Patriots next season since being selected in the third round of the 1996 draft.

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Eagles reloading, not rebuilding with Samuel (SportingNews.com)

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

The Eagles are not used to finishing last. Adding CB Asante Samuel is a move the Eagles needed to compete with the Giants, Cowboys and Redskins.

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Agent: Faulk gets clean drug test after citation for marijuana possession (AP)

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

New England Patriots running back Kevin Faulk passed a drug test this week after he was cited for marijuana possession while going into a concert, his agent said Friday. Four marijuana cigarettes were found in Faulk’s jacket last week as the former LSU star entered the Cajundome to see rapper Lil’ Wayne.

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Correction: Patriots-Bruschi story (AP)

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

In a Feb. 28 story about Tedy Bruschi signing a contract with the New England Patriots, The Associated Press reported erroneously that former Patriots employee Matt Walsh taped the St. Louis Rams’ practice the night before the 2002 Super Bowl, wrongly attributing that information to the Boston Herald.

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Have Eagles struck a deal with Pats’ Samuel? (Yahoo! Sports)

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

The Philadelphia Eagles , at the very least, have Asante Samuel’s attention. New England Patriots Pro Bowl…

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Patriots re-sign WR Washington (PA SportsTicker)

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

BOSTON (Ticker) - The New England Patriots signed one wide receiver - just not the one who is No. 1 on their wish list.

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