... and a lot has happened.  What has happened?  How does it affect the Patriots?  Let me tell you:

The one thing that has happened that most effects the Patriots is that Leigh Bodden's phone has apparently begun ringing off the hook. Calls have reportedly come in from Houston, Seattle, and Pittsburgh, along with New England. He was believed to be looking for something in the neighborhood of $5-8 million per season in his next contract, and with so much interest so quickly one would imagine he's going to get that.

Many speculated that Julius Peppers might make news in a similar fashion to DT Albert Haynesworth in last year's free agency period, signing an early morning deal with Chicago worth a boat load of money. Dunta Robinson, ho...

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