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| Patriots sign veteran RB Pass |
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06/04/2009 |
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| Foxborough, MA (MySportsbook) - The New England Patriots signed veteran running back Patrick Pass and released four players on Thursday. Pass, who was a member of the Patriots from 2000-06, played in just one game for the New York Giants in 2007 and was out of football last season. The 5-foot-10, 217-pound Pass, who won three Super Bowls with New England, played in 78 regular-season games (11 starts) during his time with the Patriots. He started at fullback during New England's Super Bowl XXXIX victory over the |
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| Rodney Harrison calls it a career |
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06/03/2009 |
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| Foxboro, MA (MySportsbook) - New England Patriots safety Rodney Harrison has decided to retire after 15 seasons in the NFL. Harrison spent the last six seasons with New England after playing his first nine years with San Diego. He won a pair of Super Bowl titles with the Patriots. "Today is a very exciting day for me," said Harrison, who first joked with reporters during a conference call that he signed a new two-year deal with the Patriots. "I had the opportunity and privilege to play in this league for a long |
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| Patriots' Harrison will retire and enter broadcasting |
NFL Football |
06/03/2009 |
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| Foxboro, MA (MySportsbook) - New England Patriots safety Rodney Harrison will reportedly retire from pro football and join NBC Sports. The Boston Globe reports the 36-year-old is set to announce at a Wednesday morning news conference that he is done playing after 15 seasons in the NFL. The often-outspoken Harrison previously was a part of NBC's coverage of Super Bowl XLIII this past February as well as stints with NFL Network. Over six seasons with New England and nine with San Diego, Harrison totaled 34 interce |
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| Pats sign LB Lenon |
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05/27/2009 |
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| Foxboro, MA (MySportsbook) - The New England Patriots signed veteran free agent linebacker Paris Lenon on Wednesday. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The 31-year-old Lenon spent the past three seasons with Detroit, starting all 16 games in each of those campaigns and averaging 135 tackles per season. His 146 tackles in 2008 led the Lions. Lenon will begin the 2009 season having not missed a game over a seven-year NFL career and has started 63 consecutive games dating back to his time with the Packers ( |
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| Gruden lands in Monday Night booth |
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05/18/2009 |
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| in an August 13 preseason game between the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers in a Super Bowl rematch. Following four preseason games, Gruden, Tirico and Jaworski will call the Monday night regular-season opener between the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots on September 14. Kornheiser was a member of ESPN's original Monday night crew that also featured Tirico and Joe Theismann. "I am totally grateful for the MNF opportunity that I truly enjoyed the last three seasons," said Kornheiser. "I feel we got b |
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| Line of Scrimmage: Offseason Power Poll |
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05/15/2009 |
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| e to get the running game going with 2008 first-rounder Rashard Mendenhall returning from injury to help out Willie Parker. If the offense begins moving with greater efficiency, look out - this team could be one of the best in franchise history. 2 - New England Patriots (11-5) Contrary to popular belief at the time of his injury, the Patriots didn't crumble with Tom Brady out of the lineup last year. They won 11 games - the most for a non-playoff team in more than 20 seasons, with a guy taking snaps who hadn't play |
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| Taylor heading back to Miami |
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05/13/2009 |
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| million. Taylor played his first 11 seasons with Miami, but was traded to Washington last offseason in exchange for a pair of draft picks. The Redskins released him in March. Miami wasn't the only team in the market for Taylor, as the AFC East-rival New England Patriots were also said to be interested. The 34-year-old Taylor had a rough season in Washington. He suffered a knee injury in the preseason and later battled a nagging calf injury that cost the six-time Pro Bowl selection three games. Taylor's 29 tackles l |
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| Patriots third-round pick McKenzie out for season |
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05/07/2009 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - New England Patriots rookie linebacker Tyrone McKenzie will reportedly miss the 2009 season after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in the team's minicamp. According to the Boston Globe, the South Florida product injured himself during a one-on-one coverage drill. The 97th overall pick of this year's NFL Draft, McKenzie was expected to help contribute to this season's linebacking corps that was depleted in 2008 after Adalius Thomas and Pierre Woods were both injured. In addition, |
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| Cleveland Browns |
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05/01/2009 |
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| Claimed linebacker Bo Ruud off waivers from the New England Patriots; released running back Allen Patrick. |
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| Line of Scrimmage: NFL Draft Grades - Part I - The AFC |
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04/27/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - If you'd like to view a case study for what reputation means in the NFL circa 2009, take a look at the 2009 Draft hauls of the Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots. The Raiders, the media's whipping boys of the current decade for reasons that are mostly deserved, had the laugh meter peaking on Saturday afternoon when they passed up Texas Tech wide receiver Michael Crabtree in order to select Maryland's Darrius Heyward-Bey, a player who you have to imagine was ranked lower th |
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