Today at his press conference, Bill Belichick announced the signing of 21 year veteran quarterback Vinny Testaverde. The move was expected, as Testaverde told the Sporting News Radio that he planned to sign with the team after two-a-days several weeks ago.
It will be interesting to see what affect the Testaverde signing will have on Matt Gutierrez. [...]
In a seemingly surprising move, the Patriots released Artrell Hawkins today. Hawkins had been with the team since 2005, when he filled in productively for an injury depleted secondary. Hawkins was injured over a week ago at practice with an undisclosed injury, which may have had an impact on his release.
More importantly, the release of [...]
Both were longshots to make the team. Germara Williams was a second year corner who was on and off with the team last year. Bissinger was a rookie linebacker. Both had injuries leading up to their releases.
The Patriots were once again victim to a late field goal, as they dropped their second of two preseason games. The quarterbacks were slacking, but the receivers were moving, and there were some great individual performances to report.
- Le Kevin Smith: Started at LE, and made an impact, making 5 tackles and a sack.
- Reche [...]