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| Patriots' Welker signs franchise tender |
NFL Football |
05/15/2012 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker has signed his franchise tender. Welker disclosed the news on his Twitter account. "I signed my tender today. I love the game and I love my teammates! Hopefully doing the right thing gets the right results," the four-time Pro Bowl choice tweeted. The franchise tender guarantees Welker about $9.5 million for the 2012 season, although the two sides can still work toward a long-term agreement. Welker, a nine-year veteran, has spent the past five seasons |
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| Patriots dole out coaching responsibilities |
NFL Football |
05/10/2012 |
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| Foxboro, MA (Worldwide Gamble) - The New England Patriots announced position responsibilities for the 2012 season for several current coaches, and two new additions to the staff on Thursday. Matt Patricia has been tabbed as defensive coordinator, Josh Boyer will guide the cornerbacks, Brian Flores will coach safeties, Patrick Graham will take control of the defensive line and Pepper Johnson will head up the linebacking corps. Offensively, George Godsey will coach the tight ends. In addition, Joe Judge has been named |
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| Bucs sign WR Underwood |
NFL Football |
05/10/2012 |
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| ood played collegiately at Rutgers under new Bucs coach Greg Schiano. He becomes the seventh former Scarlet Knight on the roster and the fifth to be acquired since Schiano took over. The three-year veteran may best be known for being released by the New England Patriots the day before the Super Bowl in February. The Patriots dropped him from the 53-man roster to make room for defensive end Alex Silvestro. New England re-signed Underwood a few days later, but released him earlier this month just prior to signing rec |
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| Texans sign K Graham |
NFL Football |
05/08/2012 |
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| Houston, TX (Worldwide Gamble) - The Houston Texans signed kicker Shayne Graham Tuesday. Houston will be the 11-year veteran's fifth team in the last two years after splitting last season with the Baltimore Ravens and Miami Dolphins, and the 2010 season with the New England Patriots and New York Giants. The former Pro Bowler has made 214-of-249 field-goal attempts through his career, while also connecting on 323-of-328 extra points. |
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| Patriots re-sign WR Gaffney |
NFL Football |
05/07/2012 |
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| Foxboro, MA (Worldwide Gamble) - The New England Patriots re-signed wide receiver Jabar Gaffney on Monday. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Gaffney spent the 2006-08 seasons with the Patriots, recording 85 receptions for 1,059 yards and eight touchdowns in that span. He spent the next two years with the Denver Broncos before playing last season with the Washington Redskins. A former second-round draft pick by the Houston Texans in 2002, Gaffney has 443 career receptions for 5,622 yards and 24 t |
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| Patriots T Light announces retirement |
NFL Football |
05/07/2012 |
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| Foxboro, MA (Worldwide Gamble) - New England Patriots veteran offensive tackle Matt Light made his retirement official at a Monday press conference. A mainstay at the left tackle position, the 33-year-old Light played 155 games -- all but two of them starts -- since being selected by the Patriots in the second round of the 2001 draft. "Matt has really been the definition of a dependable, durable, consistent player that has held one of the toughest positions in the game for a long time and made it a real strong point |
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| Patriots T Light to announce retirement |
NFL Football |
05/04/2012 |
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| Foxboro, MA (Worldwide Gamble) - The New England Patriots revealed that veteran tackle Matt Light will announce his retirement at a Monday press conference. A mainstay at the left tackle position, the 33-year-old Purdue product appeared in 155 games -- all but two of those starts -- since being selected by the Patriots in the second round of the 2001 draft. He was a vital part of three Super Bowl champions and was named to the AFC Pro Bowl team in 2006, 2007 and 2010. |
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| Patriots re-sign DL Gerard Warren |
NFL Football |
05/03/2012 |
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| Foxboro, MA (Worldwide Gamble) - The New England Patriots have re-signed veteran defensive lineman Gerard Warren. He has spent the past two seasons with New England and last year saw him play 12 games and total 12 tackles and a sack. Since coming into the league in 2001 as the third overall draft pick by Cleveland, he has played 163 games and started 137 of them. Between Cleveland, Denver, Oakland and New England, he has totaled 467 tackles, 36 1/2 sacks, 18 passes defensed, seven forced fumbles and five fumble reco |
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| Nobody asked me, but ... |
This Day in Sports |
05/01/2012 |
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| ead. If someone came up to you and said he was a Saints fan, what's the first thing you'd think of? "Wow, you cheer for a team that intentionally tried to hurt its opponents and spy on them?" Kind of reminds you of another team known for spying, the New England Patriots of a few years ago. Funny how they haven't won a Super Bowl since the whole Spygate thing became public, but that's not the point right now. The point is, they're hard to root for, too, because everyone knows they cheated. With that in mind, who can |
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| 2012 NFL Draft winners and losers |
NFL Football |
04/30/2012 |
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| triple- option offense at Georgia Tech, but he's 6-foot-4 and was clocked in 4.36 seconds in the 40-yard dash. How those two players fare will go a long way toward determining the Jets' chances to return to the playoffs. BIGGEST PHILOSOPHICAL CHANGE New England Patriots: After years of constantly trading down, stockpiling draft picks and having an eye on the future, the Patriots this year traded up twice in the first round to snag a pair of top-rated defensive players --Syracuse defensive end Chandler Jones and Ala |
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