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| Pats bring in Springs |
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03/05/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The New England Patriots appeared to have won the services of free agent cornerback Shawn Springs. NFL.com reports that the Patriots reached an agreement with the veteran defender on Thursday. Springs spent the past five seasons with Washington after playing his first seven years with Seattle. The Ohio State product grew up in nearby Silver Spring, Maryland. Last season, Springs missed seven games with a calf injury and finished the campaign with 36 tackles and one interception. In |
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| Patriots retain trio of players |
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03/05/2009 |
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| Foxboro, MA (MySportsbook) - The New England Patriots re-signed three players on Thursday: linebacker Eric Alexander, punter Chris Hanson and safety James Sanders. Additionally, the club released linebacker Darrell Robertson. Alexander, 27, has played in 31 games for the Patriots, recording eight career tackles and 26 special teams tackles. The 10-year veteran Hanson has spent the last two seasons with the Patriots after six with the Jacksonville Jaguars. In 118 career games, he has recorded 521 punts, with a 42 |
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| Patriots acquire WR Lewis from Philly |
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03/05/2009 |
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| Foxboro, MA (MySportsbook) - The New England Patriots acquired wide receiver Greg Lewis from the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday. The Patriots also received an undisclosed pick in the 2010 draft in exchange for an undisclosed 2009 selection, which the Boston Globe is reporting to be a fifth-round choice. Over his six seasons in the NFL, all with Philadelphia, Lewis has 127 catches for 1,699 yards and seven touchdowns. |
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| Pats pick up TE Chris Baker; re-sign OL Hochstein |
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03/02/2009 |
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| Foxborough, MA (MySportsbook) - The New England Patriots re-signed offensive lineman Russ Hochstein and signed free agent tight end Chris Baker on Monday. Terms of the deals were not disclosed. Hochstein, 31, has spent the last seven seasons with the Pats. The fifth-round pick of Tampa Bay in 2001 has appeared in 92 games -- 20 starts -- and has spent time at center, guard, fullback and tight end. A third-round pick in the 2002 NFL Draft by the New York Jets, the 29-year- old Baker set career highs in receptions |
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| Report: Pats deal Cassel to Chiefs |
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02/28/2009 |
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| Culver City, CA (MySportsbook) - The Kansas City Chiefs have reportedly acquired quarterback Matt Cassel in a trade with the New England Patriots. According to the NFL Network, the teams have agreed on compensation, although terms were not immediately known. Cassel had accepted the Patriots' franchise tender earlier this month and is set to earn $14.651 million in 2009, an average of the top five salaries at quarterback. He would probably be negotiating a long-term deal with the Chiefs. The 26-year-old signal-ca |
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| Fred Taylor heading to New England |
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02/27/2009 |
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| Foxborough, MA (MySportsbook) - The New England Patriots added running back Fred Taylor on the first day of free agency Friday. Taylor was released by the Jaguars earlier this month, despite reports that he was willing to take a salary cut. He is the club's all-time leader and is 16th in NFL history with 11,271 rushing yards. The 33-year-old veteran had the second-worst season of his 11-year career in 2008, rushing for just 556 yards with one touchdown. He missed the last three weeks of the season after sufferin |
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| Chiefs trade for Vrabel |
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02/27/2009 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Kansas City Chiefs have reportedly acquired linebacker Mike Vrabel from the New England Patriots. There was no official word from either team, but the Boston Globe contacted Vrabel by email and the veteran confirmed to the paper that he had been traded. Terms of the deal were not immediately available. The move for Vrabel, who will turn 34 prior to the start of the 2009 season, was likely made in an effort to help boost one of the NFL's worst pass rushes of all time. The 2-14 Chie |
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| Pats bring in TE Chris Baker |
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02/27/2009 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The New England Patriots have agreed to terms with free agent tight end Chris Baker, formerly of the New York Jets. There was no official word from the Patriots, but the Boston Globe reported that the two sides have agreed to financial terms. Baker, speaking in an interview Friday with WFAN-AM in New York, confirmed that he has a deal with New England. Baker was released by the Jets earlier this month. He was deemed expendable with the emergence of rookie Dustin Keller last season. A |
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| Patriots re-sign OL Yates |
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02/20/2009 |
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| Foxboro, MA (MySportsbook) - The New England Patriots re-signed offensive lineman Billy Yates on Friday. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Yates started seven games at right guard for New England last season, his fifth with the team. The Texas A&M product has played in 25 career games with 11 starts and was originally signed as a rookie free agent by Miami prior to the 2003 campaign. The 28-year-old has played in 14 games with eight starts over the past two seasons after making just 11 prior career |
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| Patriots ink LB Banta-Cain, TE Listorti |
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02/18/2009 |
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| Foxboro, MA (MySportsbook) - The New England Patriots signed a pair of free agents on Wednesday in linebacker Tully Banta-Cain and tight end Brad Listorti. Terms of the agreements were not released. Banta-Cain, 28, was originally selected by the Patriots in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft and spent four seasons in New England, appearing in 54 games with five starts from 2003-06. Signed by San Francisco as an unrestricted free agent in 2007, the University of California product spent the past two seasons |
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