A lot of talk this past offseason and entering training camp has focused on the contract status of head coach Bill Belichick and where he stands for seasons past the current one coming up. Many have thrown out that Bill will take his ball and run to New York next season to coach the Giants, [...]
Defensive back Chad Scott will miss the 2007 season due to a knee injury. The Patriots placed the 10-year player on the injured reserve list Monday. Scott joined the Pats prior to the 2005 season after spending eight years in Pittsburgh. In 2006, he started nine of the 14 regular-season contests he appeared in. Over the [...]
The Patriots continue training camp today with one afternoon session. The Pats began to get in shape for the season with practices over the weekend, including the first for first-round draft pick Brandon Meriweather, who was signed late last week. The defensive back had missed the first day of camp without a contract in place.
It’s amazing how one transaction can affect another player’s contract talks, either directly or indirectly. The one deal I am speaking of is the signing of Bears linebacker Lance Briggs to a one-year tender at $7.2 million for this 2007 season. It looks as if this bit of news is directly in the sights of [...]
The list of injured Patriots continues to expand. Mike Reiss of the Boston Globe reports that the New England Patriots have placed eight players on the PUP (Physically Unable to Perform) list. Probably the most prominent names on that list include defensive lineman Richard Seymour, wide receiver Troy Brown, and WR [...]
Hawk-Items – – Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 7th round of the 2007 NFL Draft . . . One of six seniors selected to 2006 Leadership Council . . . one of three juniors selected to 2005 Leadership Council . . . moved to right guard in spring, 2005 after starting all [...]
The Patriots are moving closer to getting picks in camp, as Monday they signed fourth-round draft choice DE Kareem Brown. The deal is for four years. Brown last season put up 8.5 sacks at Miami as a senior. The 6-foot-5, 315 pounder will be behind Richard Seymour, Ty Warren, and Jarvis Green as a rookie. [...]
In a move that has been spoken about for sometime, the Pats have signed veteran free agent linebacker Chad Brown to a deal. The team also announced they have released three players. Brown comes back to New England after playing with the Pats in their Super Bowl season of 2005. Last year he was with [...]
Reports out of Boston on Monday say that the New England Patriots and cornerback Asante Samuel never were even in the same zip code when it came down to the two sides coming together on a contract extension. Monday was the NFL deadline in negotiating a deal with a franchise player. If Samuel plays for [...]
With both sides holding firm, it now appears that corner Asante Samuel and the Patriots will not get a long-term deal done by today’s 4pm deadline. The Boston Globe is reporting today that the Pats have not increased their offer to Samuel, and that the corner and his agent are not backing down from wanting [...]
