A Look at Players Whom Patriots Have Met With at Combine

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 [...]

Mike Vrabel Would Return to Patriots in a “Heartbeat”

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, [...]

Kraft: Wilfork and Pats ‘Close’

Yesterday, Patriots owner Robert Kraft expressed his belief that the Patriots and recently franchised nose tackle Vince Wilfork were “close” on a deal.
“Vince was a priority. And we worked very hard and I think both sides have worked hard and I think we’re close and I hope we close something but in the end, he [...]

Stephen Neal Will Not Retire

Stephen Neal, one of just a handful of 3-time Super Bowl Champions left on the Patriots roster, has voiced his desire to continue playing football in 2010 through his agent, Neil Cornich.  Adam Schefter originally reported the story.  Schefter also reported that Neal was playing through broken ribs.
Neal, the Pats’ veteran right guard, made comments [...]

Carucci: Patriots Remain Interested in Peppers

The buzz surrounding free-agent to be Julius Peppers and a union with the New England Patriots simply won’t go away.  Last year, there was considerable buzz that Peppers could go to New England via trade.  While (mostly due to salary cap considerations) that never panned out, Peppers, who likely won’t be given the franchise tag [...]

Browns Release Donte’ Stallworth

In an expected move, the Cleveland Browns released wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth today.  Pro Football Talk has the scoop:
The Cleveland Browns wasted no time today in releasing wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth, who was reinstated to the NFL upon the completion of the Super Bowl.
The team announced that they had terminated Stallworth’s contract in an understated [...]

OLB Ricky Foley of CFL Set to Visit Pats

Mike Reiss of ESPN Boston reports:
Ricky Foley, who has totaled 20 sacks over the last three years in the Canadian Football League, is scheduled to visit the Patriots on Thursday, according to his agent Paul Sheehy of ProStar Sports Agency.
Foley, 27, is a hybrid defensive end/outside linebacker. He visited with the Jets on Tuesday and [...]

Could Mike Vrabel Return to the Pats as an Inside Linebacker?

Just a quick thought to pass along.  With all of this talk of the Patriots lacking leadership, why not bring back veteran Mike Vrabel?  He is an unrestricted free agent, and at 34, would provide the leadership the Patriots have been lacking.
While he may not be able to rush the passer very effectively anymore, he [...]

Kevin Faulk Expects to Be Back

Kevin Faulk might be the 3rd oldest running back in the NFL, behind teammate Fred Taylor, and Falcons running back Aaron Stecker, but age certainly isn’t slowing him down.  Faulk had another fine year as the Patriots 3rd down/passing back (although he plays more snaps than any other Patriots running back),  and despite the fact [...]

Cross Seymour Off

For those of you that thought the Patriots may attempt to bring back Richard Seymour, you can forget about that.  CSNNE reports:
In a wide-ranging interview with csnne.com’s Tom E. Curran, former Patriots defensive lineman Richard Seymour flatly ruled out a return to Foxboro as he approaches free agency.
“There’s probably about 31 teams I’d consider going [...]