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| Report: Giants, Manning closing in on extension |
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08/05/2009 |
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| anteed. The new pact would make the former No. 1 overall pick the highest paid player in the history of the NFL and will keep him with the Giants through the 2015 campaign. Manning made it to his first Pro Bowl last season after completing 289-of-479 passes for 3,238 yards with 21 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. His completion percentage of 60.3 was a career-best. The Ole Miss product was named the MVP of Super Bowl XLII when the Giants shocked the world and upset the then-unblemished New England Patriots, 17-14. |
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| New England signs QB Walter |
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08/04/2009 |
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| Foxborough, MA (MySportsbook) - The New England Patriots made a couple of quarterback moves on Monday, signing veteran Andrew Walter and releasing Matt Gutierrez. The 27-year-old, a third-round pick by the Raiders in 2005, has spent his previous three seasons in Oakland. He played in two games last year and completed 22-of-49 passes for 204 yards with three interceptions. Walter has started nine of 15 games and completed 174-of-333 passes for 1,919 yards and three touchdowns, with 16 interceptions. He was waived |
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| Patriots sign S Chung; release S Spann |
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07/27/2009 |
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| Foxborough, MA (MySportsbook) - The New England Patriots signed safety Patrick Chung, a 2009 second-round draft pick, on Monday and released safety Antwain Spann. Terms of the deal for the 34th overall pick out of Oregon were not released. The 5-foot-11, 212-pound Chung started a school-record 51 straight games on defense as a Duck, and finished his senior campaign with 92 tackles and two sacks in 13 games. Spann spent parts of the last three seasons between the practice squad and the Pats' 53-man roster. He saw |
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| Patriots sign six draft picks |
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07/23/2009 |
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| Foxborough, MA (MySportsbook) - The New England Patriots signed six draft picks on Thursday, including second-round selections Ron Brace and Sebastian Vollmer. Brace, the 40th overall selection out of Boston College, is a 6-foot-3, 330- pound defensive lineman that registered 85 tackles and 5 1/2 sacks in 49 games during his collegiate career. Vollmer, listed at 6-foot-8, 315 pounds, started 25 straight games as an offensive tackle at Houston. He was selected with the 58th overall pick. Third-round selection (83 |
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| Patriots sign CB Butler |
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07/13/2009 |
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| Foxboro, MA (MySportsbook) - The New England Patriots have signed cornerback Darius Butler on Monday. New England's second-round pick, 41st overall, Butler was a first-team All-Big East pick as a senior at Connecticut in 2008. The 5-foot-10, 185-pounder finished his college career with 125 total tackles, 10 interceptions and 26 passes defensed. |
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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 |
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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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