Wes Welker is recovering well from his offseason surgery from the injury that took place during the final regular season game against the Texans. It’s been three weeks since the key WR had knee surgery to repair a torn left anterior cruciate ligament. With that though, the Boston Herald reports today that he [...]
Former Patriots running back Mosi Tatupu has died according to Boston.com:
Former Patriots running back Mosi Tatupu has died at the age of 54, according to several news reports.
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin said Tatupu, a native of America Samoa who played 13 seasons for the Patriots, died Tuesday, but a cause of death was not known.
Barry Markowitz, [...]
The Patriots today announced that they have placed the franchise tag on nose tackle Vince Wilfork, meaning he’ll be with New England at least for the 2010 season. The move was done according to the team in an effort to continue negotiating a long-term agreement.
The team released the following about the move. “A [...]
The Patriots are looking for someone to get to the quarterback in 2010, and the big rumor is that they will go hard after the Panthers Julius Peppers. Another name on the list though is that of the Dolphins Jason Taylor, but the Boston Herald reports that it appears that Taylor is not going [...]
Could Deion Branch upgrade the Pats passing game in 2010? Branch talked to the Boston Herald, and Pro Football Talk picked up his comments and talks about it below:
More than three years ago, receiver Deion Branch staged an extended holdout in New England because Branch wasn’t happy that his rookie contract carried a fifth [...]
ESPN says guard Stephen Neal will be testing the free agent market, and not retiring as was first thought:
Though some suspected longtime New England Patriots starting guard Stephen Neal was retiring, he is not. “He’s going to be playing,” Neal’s agent, Neil Cornrich, said in brief comments Wednesday afternoon. “We expect there to be a [...]
Pro Football Talk.com has more today on the chatter starting up again about Julius Peppers coming to the Pats:
A year ago, NFL.com’s Vic Carucci reported that the Patriots were likely to acquire Julius Peppers from the Panthers after he signed his one-year franchise tender.
That never happened, but the Patriots “remain very interested” in Peppers, according [...]
ESPN reports that as of right now, it looks like the Pats are the front runners to land Panthers DE Julius Peppers this offseason:
Where will pass-rusher Julius Peppers land for 2010?
NFL.com senior analyst Pat Kirwan was asked that very question at the start of his chat Monday afternoon. Kirwan believes New England Patriots overlord Bill [...]
Despite a loss in Super Bowl XLIV, the Colts have the inside track on winning Super Bowl XLV according to bodog.com. The Pats are right now 10/1 to win the dance again in the 2010 season. Below are all the odds on all the teams making the Super Bowl in Dallas in 2011:
Indianapolis [...]
Patriots coach Bill Belichick is not planning to name a defensive coordinator in 2010 and instead will be more involved on defense and share the workload with his assistants. Belichick says “Titles are fine, nothing wrong with them, but the most important thing is each person’s role, that we do everything we can to help [...]
