Published on: 1st September, 2010
The New England Patriots were dealt a huge blow Tuesday as cornerback Leigh Bodden was placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury. Bodden played 15 games last season as a starting defensive back. He was the Patriots’ most productive player on the weakest unit of a defense that struggled. He registered ...Published on: 11th May, 2010
Two players will forever be tied together in their NFL careers as two teammates who, in college, played the same position and who were selected back-to-back in April’s NFL Draft. Their link may not be as popular as Peyton Manning and Ryan Leaf (though not teammates in college, they were two ...Published on: 27th April, 2010
The Patriots 2010 draft class is certainly an interesting mix. There are no sure-thing stand-out studs, but there are quite a few solid players that certainly merit their respective selections. Still there are questions with a number of prospects as well as if the Patriots did enough to address their ...Published on: 26th April, 2010
Patriots fans, meet your newest player. After trading down twice in the first round, the New England Patriots actually didn’t trade out of the round, unlike last year. With the 27th pick, the Pats selected cornerback Devin McCourty, a senior out of Rutgers. Although McCourty flew under the radar a bit, New ...Published on: 3rd April, 2010
Heart. You can’t measure it in the combine. It doesn’t show up in the stat sheet. But it’s a big thing, maybe the biggest, that coaches look for in players. Many criticized the New England Patriots for not having enough of it last season when they were trounced by the Baltimore Ravens ...Published on: 27th March, 2010
The NFL Draft is fast approaching. The New England Patriots have four picks in the first two rounds of what is considered a fairly deep pool. Some positions the Patriots need help at include the secondary, pass rushing defensive linemen and/or linebackers, and tight end. One player that ...Published on: 20th March, 2010
Last season, the two top teams in the AFC East were the division champion New England Patriots and the New York Jets. In the playoffs, the Patriots burned out fast, getting blown apart at home by the Baltimore Ravens. Meanwhile, the wild card Jets surprised everyone by making it to the ...Published on: 19th March, 2010
Reports from the Boston Globe and Boston Herald say the Patriots have found their new tight end. That guy is four-time Pro Bowler Alge Crumpler. The 32-year-old tight end gives the Patriots some much needed experience and depth at the tight end position after letting Benjamin Watson go to the Cleveland ...Published on: 13th March, 2010
The New England Patriots have been active in the free agent market, sort of. The team has resigned several key players, including taking care of their top priority, nose tackle Vince Wilfork. Wilfork and the Pats agreed to a five-year deal that would make him the highest paid nose tackle in the ...Published on: 22nd February, 2010
They didn’t pay Asante Samuel. They didn’t pay Richard Seymour. It’s up in the air if they’ll give in and actually pay Vince Wilfork. Now all this lack of commitment to such important players is having a rather large impact on a future free agent. Wide receiver Randy Moss said on Saturday that he ...