Mike Reiss of ESPNBoston.com reports:
Free-agent cornerback Leigh Bodden has reached an agreement in principle to return to the New England Patriots, ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter reports.
Bodden, who spent today in Houston visiting the Texans, had also been keeping an open dialogue with the Patriots. While an agreement in principle has been reached with New [...]
According to Leigh Bodden’s agent Alvin Keels, Patriots’ free agent cornerback Leigh Bodden is expected to visit the Houston Texans on a free agent visit. Bodden, 28, had 55 tackles and five interceptions in fifteen games for the Patriots last year.
While the Patriots have shown interest in retaining Bodden, losing him would create a need [...]
Bills’ free agent wide receiver Josh Reed is set to visit the New England Patriots tomorrow, according to Pro Football Talk:
Free agent wide receiver Josh Reed has scheduled a visit to New England.
A league source tells PFT’s Mike Florio that Reed will visit the Patriots on Sunday.
Reed is coming off a season in which he [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
