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Patriots Agree on a Deal with FA WR Brandon Lloyd

Matt Loede, patriotsgab.com

The Patriots may have finally gotten the big play WR they have been looking for, as the team has come to terms with free agent wide receiver Brandon Lloyd. After being dealt to the Rams mid-season, Lloyd led the team with 51 receptions, 683 yards and fi…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

New England’s signing of Brandon Lloyd fills the role in the Patriots’ passing game that the team hoped Chad Ochocinco would fill when they traded for him last year. So where does that leave Ochocinco going forward? It probably leaves him looking for …

Doug Farrar, yahoo.com

New York Giants receiver David Tyree was never able to cash in on the amazing "helmet catch" in Super Bowl XLII -- he was out of the NFL two seasons after leaping over New England Patriots safety Rodney Harrison and making one of the greatest …