Patriots Extend Vince Wilfork, Steve Neal

The highly anticipated contract extension for Vince Wilfork is finally here.  And boy is it big.  According to multiple reports, the Patriots have inked Wilfork for five years at $40 million, with $25 million in guarantees.  $18 million will be in signing bonuses.
This is a huge move for the Patriots.  First, it sends a great [...]

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This post was written by Greg on March 5, 2010 Comments (3)

Patriots Might Bring Back Le Kevin

Christopher Price of WEEI.com reports:
WEEI.com has confirmed a report via a league source that the Patriots have expressed an interest in bringing back Le Kevin Smith. Smith, a defensive lineman who was taken by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2006 draft, played three years in New England before being dealt to Denver [...]

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Patriots Sign Tully Banta-Cain To a Three Year Extension

The Patriots have made their first major move in free agency, and it involves keeping one of their own.  Today, the Patriots announced that they signed outside linebacker Tully Banta-Cain to a three year contract extension.  The deal will be worth an average of $4.5 million a year, with incentives that could bring it up [...]

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Rapoport: Patriots Making Push For Peppers

And just like that, maybe Julius Peppers signing with the Bears isn’t set in stone.  According to Ian Rapoport of the Boston Herald, the Patriots are making a hard push to sign the dynamic pass rusher:
The Patriots have an offer on the table for Panthers DE Julius Peppers, a source told the Boston Herald.
How much [...]

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Free Agency Day 1: Morning Update

We’re officially nine hours in to the 2010 league year, and unlike last year, the Patriots haven’t been too busy with outside free agents yet.  Their focus has been in retaining some of their own, namely Tully Banta-Cain, Leigh Bodden, Kevin Faulk, and Vince Wilfork.
With Banta-Cain, all indications are that a deal is in place [...]

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This post was written by Greg on March 5, 2010 Comments (1)