The Patriots and Buccaneers did some wheeling and dealing today, as the Pats traded with Tampa Bay for tight end Alex Smith. Reports say that the Pats gave up an undisclosed pick in next year’s NFL draft for the four-year veteran.
Smith was drafted by the Buccaneers in the third round in 2005. He [...]
The Pats today severed ties with one of their draft picks from 2008, as they released linebacker Bo Rudd. He’s the brother of Bucs LB Barrett Rudd, and was the 197th overall selection a year ago. He landed on injured reserve in 2008 and missed all of his rookie season. Becuase he [...]
Patriots Draft Board
Rd
Pick
Player Name
POS
School
2
34
Patrick Chung
SS
Oregon
2
40
Ron Brace
NT
Boston College
2
41
Darius Butler
CB
Connecticut
2
58
Sebastian Vollmer
RT
Houston
3
83
Brandon Tate
WR
North Carolina
3
97
Tyrone McKenzie
ILB
South Florida
4
123
Rich Ohrnberger
OG
Penn State
5
170
George Bussey
OG
Louisville
6
198
Jake Ingram
LS
Hawaii
6
207
Myron Pryor
NT
Kentucky
7
232
Julian Edelman
WR
Kent State
7
234
Darryl Richard
DL
Georgia Tech
In classic Patriots fashion, New England managed to get great bang for their buck in each and every pick made in the 2009 NFL Draft. Not seeing anyone they wanted at pick 23, [...]
The Patriots today re-signed defensive lineman Kenny Smith. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The 31-year-old Smith has not played a game in the NFL since 2003. He was on the Saints roster for 2004 and Oakland for 2005, but did not appear in any games.
He signed with the Patriots last April, but spent [...]
The Pats have inked LB Pierre Woods as he signed his one-year tender today according to the Boston Globe:
In an expected move, outside linebacker Pierre Woods signed his restricted free agent tender and is now under contract to the Patriots, coach Bill Belichick said today at his pre-draft press conference. “He’s ready to go,” [...]
For those that are not sure what the Pats are going to do in five days at the 2009 NFL Draft, Peter King’s Monday Morning QB had an interesting tidbit today about who they may be going after:
New England loves UConn cornerback Darius Butler. New England is smoke-screening by letting on that it loves UConn [...]
Tom Brady is expected to return when New England hosts Buffalo in the first of a Monday Night Football doubleheader in Week 1. Look for both teams to don throwback uniforms from their AFL days as the NFL honors the 50th season of play by both former AFL franchises.
Rookie coach Josh McDaniels will attempt to [...]
1
Mon, Sept. 14
vs. Buffalo Bills
ESPN
7 p.m.
2
Sun, Sept. 20
at New York Jets
CBS
1 p.m.
3
Sun, Sept. 27
vs. Atlanta Falcons
FOX
1 p.m.
4
Sun, Oct. 4
vs. Baltimore Ravens
CBS
1 p.m.
5
Sun, Oct. 11
at Denver Broncos
CBS
4:15 p.m.
6
Sun, Oct. 18
vs. Tennessee Titans
CBS
4:15 p.m.
7
Sun, Oct. 25
at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
CBS
1 p.m.
8
Bye
9
Sun, Nov. 8
vs. Miami Dolphins
CBS
1 p.m.
10
Sun, Nov. 15
at Indianapolis Colts
NBC
8:20 p.m.
11
Sun, Nov. 22
vs. New York Jets
CBS
4:15 p.m.
12
Mon, Nov. [...]
PFT.com reports that the Pats will be talking on Thursday to University of South Florida linebacker Tyrone McKenzie. He’s also scheduled to visit the New York Giants on Wednesday. McKenzie had a private workout for the Patriots last month. A projected second-round or third-round draft pick, McKenzie visited the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday [...]
Are the Pats talking about taking UConn CB Darius Butler with their first-round pick in the draft on the 25th? Bill Belichick was at UConn’s Pro Day, and today’s Boston Globe points out that taking Butler could be an option:
Bill Belichick’s presence at the University of Connecticut Pro Day last week was [...]
