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heydeeste on The Ultimate Patriots Draft ThreadMike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com reports:
The New England Patriots have announced a slew of transactions via an e-mail circulated moments ago.
Free-agent center Al Johnson has joined the team after spending the last month of 2008 with the Dolphins.
Also, four players have re-signed with the Pats: offensive lineman Wesley Britt, safety Ray Ventrone, safety Tank Williams, and [...]
The Patriots have found a replacement for recently departed long snapper Lonnie Paxton. Today, the Patriots announced the signing of former Arizona Cardinal Nathan Hodel. Hodel has long-snapped for the Cardinals since 2002, and has never missed a snap. He’s also never missed a game.
Pretty good stuff if you ask me.
Now, I never want to [...]
The Patriots have just filled a void at receiver by acquiring wide receiver Greg Lewis. Adam Schefter was the first to report the trade. It will most likely be for a conditional draft pick.
I might be in the minority, but I really like this trade. It probably won’t be for more than a fifth round [...]
Shalise Manza Young of the Providence Journal reports:
Veteran free agent CB Shawn Springs is expected to sign with the New England Patriots, after visiting with both the Pats and Eagles this week.
(It was reported that Springs was to visit Foxboro on Sunday, but he was delayed by the snow storm that hit the East Coast.)
The [...]
The Patriots have announced that they have re-signed center/guard/fullback/long snapper Russ Hochstein to a one year contract.
To me, this is a big signing, as Hochstein brings some really good versatility to the table. His role as a lead blocker late in the season really helped the Patriots secure some wins by pounding the ball. He [...]
The Patriots have re-signed starting safety James Sanders to a three year contract, Mike Reiss of the Boston Globe reports:
The Patriots have agreed to terms with safety James Sanders on a three-year contract.
Sanders, 25, turned down more money elsewhere to return to the Patriots.
Sanders’ agent, Steve Feldman, confirmed the agreement.
“It gives him a chance to [...]
Adam Schefter is reporting that Matt Cassel has been traded to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Links:
National Football Post
NFL.com
I’m assuming that the trade is a compensation will be a combination of Cassel and Vrabel. I think this means we will get the third overall pick (Jason Smith, Michael Crabtree, Aaron Curry, Eugene Monroe anybody?). However, terms of [...]
Reported by John Clayton on ESPN.com:
The Kansas City Chiefs were the youngest teams in football last year but new general manager Scott Pioli wanted to install some veteran leadership.
Pioli accomplished that task by trading an undisclosed draft choice to the Patriots for 33-year-old linebacker Mike Vrabel.
Vrabel is one of the leaders of the Patriots defense, [...]
Tight end was a relative weak spot for the Patriots in 2008. Ben Watson and David Thomas were both inconsistent. But suddenly, tight end is no longer an issue.
The NFL network is reporting that the Patriots have reached an agreement on free agent tight end Chris Baker. Baker, as you probably know, was most recently [...]
Mike Reiss breaks it down:
Offensive lineman Billy Yates, who was released by the Patriots on Tuesday, is set to re-sign with the club. A league source indicated that the contract will be for one year.
Why the quick change with Yates?
This is a situation that is directly related to the uncertain labor situation in the NFL, [...]
