Patriots Acquire Dante Wesley in Trade, Sign Rivers

The Patriots made two moves today.  First, they traded a conditional seventh round draft choice to the Chicago Bears for cornerback Dante Wesley.  Wesley has had some production throughout his career, a good portion of which have come on special teams.  Wesley should be able to compete for a roster spot, with the team relatively thin [...]

The Future or Bust?

Right now, Chad Jackson’s career is on the line.  Despite the fact that he was a highly touted second round pick last year, he could still be a roster cut with the jam the Patriots have at receiver.  Jackson has the potential to be a top threat in the league, and showed some flashes of [...]

Players Come Off of PUP, Attend Practice

According to Christopher L. Gatsber of Reiss’ Pieces, several players who were on PUP are at practice today:
Several PUPers are in uniform. Wide receivers Troy Brown, Donte’ Stallworth and Chad Jackson are all in uniform. Injured safety Rashad Baker, who is also in uniform, is making his first appearance of camp.
This is rather big news, [...]

Training Camp Stock Report: Week 1

 Players Who Helped Their Stocks:
1. Jabar Gaffney – Gaffney was a standout at training camp.  With Donte Stallworth out, Gaffney was able to step in next to Randy Moss, and performed extremely well.  He was virtually catching everything in sight, showed focus, and ran crisp routes.  Another strong week next week, followed by a strong [...]

Patriots Work out Mitch Berger

The Patriots worked out with veteran punter Mitch Berger today.  If signed, Berger, 35, would join a punting group of Josh Miller, Danny Baugher, and Tom Malone.  Miller has been performing well thus far, and I don’t see a reason that the Patriots would need another punter.  Maybe BB wants some competition for Miller (although [...]

Thursday Afternoon Practice Notes

- The team was back in full pads after being in shorts and helmets in the morning.  With that being said, this was one of the more energized practices yet.
- Randy Moss was not on the field for the second straight practice.  For his sake, the the team’s sake, for his reputations sake, he needs [...]

Moss Injured?

Sports Illustrated is reporting that Randy Moss left practice early yesterday after injuring his upper leg during a passing drill.  While I hope this is nothing too serious it only reminds me of how easily the roster can be affected by injuries.  We will have to wait and see how long until Moss returns to [...]