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heydeeste on The Ultimate Patriots Draft ThreadThe 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Patriots have placed tenders on three of their restricted free agents today. They also released veteran tight end Chris Baker.
For the tenders, Logan Mankins received the highest possible tender, as it will take a first and a third round pick to pry him from the Patriots. Kicker Stephen Gostkowski received a second round tender. [...]
With free agency starting in just eight hours, I thought I would highlight a quick list of players that I think could go to the Patriots in the coming days.
A.J. Feeley, QB, Carolina Panthers – It looked at one time last year that New England would land Feeley via trade from Philadelphia. Once he was [...]
The event Patriots fans have waited nearly two months since the end of the season for will finally come to fruition, as NFL free agency will commence at midnight tonight. That being said, one name that keeps being connected to New England is that of defensive end/outside linebacker Julius Peppers.
Julius Pepper is an athletic freak [...]
A few days into the combine, I thought now would be a good time to take a quick look at some of the players the Patriots have taken a look at during the combine. Note that this list is not final, there are many players that have been interviewed by the team not on this [...]
A little over a month ago, I speculated that former Patriots and free agent to be linebacker Mike Vrabel could make a return to the Patriots. Now, according to Ian Rapoport of the Boston Herald, Vrabel would easily accept a return to the team he helped win three Super Bowls:
Former Patriots linebacker Mike Vrabel, [...]
