Rumor: Keyshawn to the Pats?

Could Keyshawn Johnson be signed by the Patriots?  According to an ESPN source, this signing is a possibility.  Belichick and Johnson were very close in New York, but signing another receiver would be absolutely ridiculous.  I thought I’d throw this out there even though the probability of this happening is equal to faith I have that [...]

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Patriots Sign Two Tryout Players 
Two of the Patriot’s tryout players, Chris Dunlap and Denny Poland.  Chris Dunlap is a wide receiver from Georgia Tech, who played with Calvin Johnson.  At 5-11, he is a speedy receiver who can return kicks.  However, he doesn’t have much pass catching experience, catching a collegiate high nine passes his [...]

Patriots Rookie Mini Camp Day 2

Day 2 of rookie mini camp wasn’t all that different than day 1.  Belichick moved the rookies through the same drills, and things.

Corey Hilliard

was able to finish practice
did not look very good in drills, however, he slightly redeemed himself

Quinton Smith

was present today
missed Saturday due to his graduation

Mike Elgin

still looked good

Justin Rogers

looked good transitioning to OLB

Matt [...]

Patriots To Resign Junior Seau

Junior Seau isn’t done yet.  According to the San Diego Tribune, Junior Seau is set to return to the Patriots, pending a physical.  The report:
There will be no retirement speech from Junior Seau this summer.
A source familiar with the situation said last night that the veteran linebacker will re-sign with the New England Patriots [...]

Rookie Mini Camp Day 1

Here’s what I’ve been able to gather…

Tryout Players

WR Chris Dunlop – Georgia Tech
RB Chris Vincent – Oregon
Chris Baker – Rutgers
Denny Poland – Air Force

QB Matt Gutierrez

undrafted free agent
Showed a lot of arm strength
Made good throws on sideline passes
Was slated to start at Michigan, before injuring his shoulder, he then transferred to Idaho State, so he [...]

Pats Rank at 2 on CBS Sportsline NFL Preseason Power Rankings

According to Pete Prisco, the Colts are still the team to beat.  He ranks the Patriots number two on his preseason power rankings…
PATRIOTS - #2 I love all the moves on offense, but have they really helped the defense all that much? That was the trouble spot in the loss to the Colts.
I have to disagree [...]

Patriots Sign Seven Rookie Free Agents

NAME
POS
HT
WT
BORN
AGE
YR
ACQ
COLLEGE
H.S. HOMETOWN

Anam, Larry
DB
5-11
197
10/29/83
23
R
FA
Boston College
Hialeah, Fla.

Bissinger, Kyle
LB
6-3
255
08/20/83
23
R
FA
Alabama-Birmingham
Kennesaw, Ga.

Gutierrez, Matt
QB
6-4
231
06/09/84
22
R
FA
Idaho State
Concord, Calif.

Nordin, Jake
TE
6-3
262
07/08/84
22
R
FA
Northern Illinois
Grove City, Minn.

Smith, Quinton
RB
5-11
195
01/14/84
23
R
FA
Rice
Cedar Park, Texas

Warren, Justin
LB
6-3
237
04/10/85
22
R
FA
Texas A&M
Tyler, Texas

West, Zach
DL
6-5
295
04/27/84
23
R
FA
Texas-El Paso
Ocala, Fla.

Chart courtesy of Patriots.com
I will get into some of these acquisitions later.

Rumors: Patriots Look at Another 2 Free Agents

This is kind of old, but I’ll throw it out there nonetheless.  The Patriots are looking at another 2 potentially large impact free agents.
 The first is Chris Brown, ex-Titans runningback.  Brown is large, at 6-3 and 220 lbs and is plenty powerful.  He was the Titans starting back between 04 and 05 and ran for [...]

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