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Patriots wide receiver Deion Branch knows his best days are over.
Now, he's waiting to find out where he fits into the team's deep wide receiver corps.
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The Boston Globe has hinted that Patriots running back Shane Vereen is gaining ground on projected starter Stevan Ridley.Fantasy Spin:Ridley has had trouble holding onto the ball in practice, allowing Vereen to see more first-team reps than he did during the first couple weeks of practice. Ridley was never a lock for the job so expect this back and forth running back battle to last...
Philadelphia Eagles Training Camp: 5 Things We Learned at Lehigh
Tuesday marked the last day at Lehigh University for the Philadelphia Eagles team in 2012. Since late July, we’ve learned a lot about this team and the possibilities for the upcoming season. Here’s a look at five things we can takeaway from Lehigh.
1. Tough camp, tough team: Head coach Andy Reid told his team during OTAs to except a tough training camp. He delivered on his...
Tom Brady is America’s Alpha Dog
My bark is louder than my bite T...
New England Patriots QB Tom Brady gets in touch with his alpha dog alter ego on the September cover of VMAN. Tom is still doing his cover boy thing, which is fine with me, but I’d prefer to see him leave that sort of work to his wife. I guess when your supermodel wife is pregs, someone’s gotta pay the bills. -TO
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Have the Patriots Tweaked Enough to Finish the Job in 2012?
The biggest criticism and prediction going against the New England Patriots headed into Super Bowl XLVI six months ago was that their defense couldn’t stop anybody. After finishing the regular season by allowing an average of 411 yards per game, finishing with the 31st ranked defense in the league, it was a valid argument.
But the game came and went, and it wasn’t the defense...
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Can Ridley help replace the half of the carries lost when Green-Ellis left in free agency?
The Patriots let running back BenJarvis Green-Ellis walk in free agency this past off-season without a real conscious effort to retain him. Green-Ellis, who had 24 touchdowns over the past two seasons, was an underrated piece in the powerful Patriots offense.
Veteran Joseph Addai was brought...
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Penn St. QB likens self to Tom Brady
Penn State quarterback Matt McGloin recently stated that he believes he shares a lot of similarities with Tom Brady, saying, "I don’t think we’re too far apart."
New England Patriots Potential Breakout Player of 2012: Stevan Ridley
The great thing about the NFL is that there are so many positions that every year, there is almost always at least one player who has a breakout year on every team, no matter how good or bad the team is. This is one part in a 32 part segment detailing one potential breakout player for the 2012 NFL season on each NFL team. For the New England Patriots, that player is middle linebacker...
The Eagles first unit has inspired DOOM and GLOOM predictions, calm down it’s EARLY!
The 2012-13 Eagles season has begun like nearly every other season, with an uninspiring pre-season game. The aftermath of Thursday’s game I am finding to be quite amusing. (That would be the callers to talk radio already predicting DOOM). Not that the Eagles first-string performance was amusing offensively or defensively but what were you expecting? Offensively, the 6 plays...
Jimmy Carr, former Philadelphia Eagle, dies at 79
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During Tuesday's Eagles practice, standout cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha had a nasty collision with safety Nate Allen, keeping a motionless Asomugha on the turf for minutes and worrying onlookers that he had suffered a concussion -- which would have been his second in nine months. Reports after practice stated that he had sustained a lip laceration and suffered from a sore neck...
Michael Vick says Andy Reid has been a father figure to him
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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick says head coach Andy Reid has filled a void in his life and has become a father figure to him.
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