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Pats cut Underwood to make room for Warren

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Receiver Tiquan Underwood, best known for a high-top fade haircut and for being released on the night before the Super Bowl, has been cut again by the New England Patriots.

ESPN.com

Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots was the last person to coach future Hall of Fame linebacker Junior Seau. Belichick signed Seau at the tail end of his career and was Seau's coach for his final four seasons in the NFL. Seau died Wednesday at th…

ESPN.com

The New England Patriots have the easiest strength of schedule in the NFL -- and it got a little easier on Thursday. Baltimore Ravens Pro Bowl linebacker/defensive end Terrell Suggs tore his Achilles tendon and will be out for a significant portion of t…

ESPN.com

The receiver position is quickly becoming a battle royal for the reigning AFC champion New England Patriots. A dozen men will enter, but only six or seven will leave with roster spots this fall. New England added Jabar Gaffney to the mix this week. He i…

Dom Cosentino, deadspin.com

An email arrived this morning from Albert Flores Jr., a U.S. Marine Corps captain who lives in Sneads Ferry, N.C. It's about a chance encounter Flores had last year in a Southern California bar with Junior Seau, the former Chargers and Patriots lineback…

Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com

The Bills are getting bigger on the offensive line. Junior Seau was ex-Dolphins LB Zach Thomas’ “hero.” The Patriots hold only five draft picks in 2013. The Jets have waived DE Ropati Pitoitua. Ravens LB Paul Kruger needs to improve his run defense.…

Greg A. Bedard, boston.com

Future Hall of Fame linebacker dead at 43 by a gunshot wound to the chest.