New England Patriots News and Rumors
Welker's wife sorry for Facebook barbs at LewisESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Last year, Tom Brady's wife had some harsh words following the conclusion of the New England Patriots' season, this year it's the wife of wide receiver Wes Welker that is making news. |
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Can Chip Make The Switch?Jan 21
As the Eagles' new coach, Chip Kelly faces more challenges than simply finding a quarterback. The biggest one? Adjusting to the NFL game's many differences, says Andy Staples. |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Russell Wilson isn’t the only rookie quarterback going to the Pro Bowl. The Colts have announced that rookie quarterback Andrew Luck has been selected to play in Sunday’s Pro Bowl in place of Tom Brady, who is out with an injury. There’s no word on … |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Between the injured players from the conference finalists who lost and the Pro Bowlers from the teams that won, replacements will be needed for the Pro Bowl. The latest is Dolphins defensive lineman Randy Starks, who is replacing Patriots defensive tack… |
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NBC Sports, yahoo.com Could Tom Brady be in for the same fate as Drew Bledsoe? After taking over for Bledsoe mid-way through 2001, Brady never surrendered the Patriots' starting job. Mike Florio isn't proposing a question of retirement, but rather, if Brady will want to cont… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com After the Patriots lost in the AFC Championship Game, coach Bill Belichick was ripped on the postgame show for declining to give an interview to CBS. That wasn’t the first time that happened. Six years ago, Belichick was curt with CBS’s Solomon Wilcot… |
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Traveling back to MiamiJan 21
The AFC East blog is leaving Foxborough, Mass., Monday -- the site of this year's AFC Championship Game -- and heading back to its sunny Miami headquarters. We made two productive trips to Gillette Stadium in the past two weeks during the New England Pa… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com After last night’s AFC title game, Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs told the Patriots to have fun at the Pro Bowl. Two them won’t. Guard Logan Mankins and receiver Wes Welker won’t be going to the Pro Bowl, because they are injured. They’ll be re… |
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Pro Bowl receiver Wes Welker obviously is the biggest name. But that's not the only key player the reigning AFC East champion New England Patriots could lose in free agency. Here is an early look at New England's top players who are scheduled to hit the… |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com By Michael Whitmer, Globe Staff FOXBOROUGH -- Cornerback Aqib Talib doesn't know if he'll return to the Patriots, since he becomes an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. All he knows is how much fun he's had... |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com Patriots cornerback Kyle Arrington is one of the team's 18 pending free agents but is not yet prepared to think about what that will mean for him after Sunday's loss in the AFC championship. |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com The rookie revealed on Monday that the ankle sprain he suffered against Houston was to his left leg; the sprain he suffered against the Colts was to his right. |
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A day later, the Patriots coach saw the reasons why his team lost to the Ravens, and confirmed he intends to coach again next year. |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Ravens reversed the result from last season and outlasted the Patriots on the road Sunday to advance to the Super Bowl. Monday’s PFT Live will be devoted to talking about that game from both angles. J. Michael of CSN Baltimore will join Mike Florio … |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com The morning after a devastating loss to the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said his team didn’t play its best when it meant the most. |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com Patriots coach Bill Belichick watched the game tape of the Patriots' 28-13 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC championship and bemoaned the team's lost opportunities. |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis said he was motivated by a Massachusetts billboard counting down the hours to his "retirement party." |
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Toni Monkovic, nytimes.com Patriots Coach Bill Belichick was criticized for being too conservative, for not talking to CBS and for everything else under the sun after a loss in the A.F.C. title game. |
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Monday morning one-linersJan 21
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com A look at how the Bills scout the Senior Bowl. Members of the Dolphins shared their thoughts on the Martin Luther King Day holiday. Patriots WR Wes Welker was left to lament missed opportunities after Sunday’s loss to the Ravens. Jets NT Sione Pouha is … |
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The key third-quarter drop by Pro Bowl receiver Wes Welker certainly wasn’t the only reason the New England Patriots lost in the AFC Championship Game to the Baltimore Ravens. There was plenty of blame to go around. Here are several key plays and player… |
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SI.com caught up with Ravens LB Terrell Suggs after Baltimore defeated the New England Patriots 28-13 in the AFC Championship. |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Patriots coach Bill Belichick didn’t talk to CBS immediately after Sunday’s loss to the Ravens, but he did talk to the media afterward, and he continued emphasizing the same things: He was disappointed in losing, and he didn’t think the loss could b… |
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George Bretherton, nytimes.com New England and Atlanta, high-scoring offenses in the regular season, were each shut out in the second half. |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — A year after the New England Patriots took advantage of Baltimore's late mistakes to advance to their fifth Super Bowl in 11 seasons, the rematch went to the Ravens. |
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Patriots defense played well overall, but couldn’t force any turnovers without Aqib Talib, Chandler Jones, and Kyle Love. |
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Bill Belichick was morose and speaking in three-word sentences, which is usually how expansive he gets after the Patriots season ends without a Super Bowl trophy, which has been happening an awful lot lately – the last eight seasons. |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com There were numerous plays left on the field. There's no going back now, but let's highlight of a few things that wrong in this week's takeaways. |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com A year ago Joe Flacco had walked along the corridor to the visitors’ locker room along with his fellow zombies. The winning touchdown pass had been knocked away, the tying field goal had sailed wide, and a season had ended one game early. This time, it … |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com "Obviously we're down," Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez said. "Nothing really you can do now except get prepared for next year and hopefully, a different result." |
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The NFL might be a quarterback league, but the lesson the Patriots keep getting taught over and over is that to put a ring on it you need more than just a franchise signal-caller. So, the pact the Patriots had made from their first game of the season wa… |
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With Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco heading for free agency, a decision looms during the off-seasonJan 21
Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com Keep quarterback Joe Flacco during the offseason or let him go? That’ll be Baltimore’s big decision as their five-year starter heads into free agency. |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com By Chad Finn, Globe Staff FOXBOROUGH -- As the rejoicing Ravens streamed through the tunnel in the immediate moments after their 28-13 victory over the Patriots Sunday night in the AFC Championship game, it didn't take long for the whooping... |
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Morgan Smith, patriotsgab.com If the New England Patriots were playing for the right to go to this year’s Superbowl, you could not tell it. The Patriots are an veteran team, who have been in the playoffs a lot, but this has to be one of the worst playoff showing by the Patriots I ha… |
