The New England Patriots continue to show why they are one of the best organizations in the NFL. The New York Giants waived tight end Jake Ballard in hopes that no one would claim him. They wanted to bring him back by putting him on their Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list.
But the Patriots claimed Ballard off waivers and now own the tight end’s rights which puts them in a great position going forward.
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June 12, 2012
According to Jake Ballard’s agent Blake Baratz, his client was claimed off waivers by the New England Patriots on Tuesday.
Ballard was waived on Monday by the New York Giants, who were likely going to place him on injured reserve once he cleared waivers, but he didn’t.
Ballard likely won’t play a down in 2012 for the Patriots, since he’s still recovering from offseason microfracture su...
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June 15, 2012
New England Patriots' Bill Belichick is the ultimate master of team building - ESPN Boston:...
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June 12, 2012
The New England Patriots claimed injured tight end Jake Ballard off waivers Tuesday after he was waived by the New York Giants. The Patriots also placed rookie tight end Brad Herman on injured reserve. Despite five other rostered tight ends, including Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez, the Patriots saw enough value in Ballard to add a sixth tight end to the squad. Ballard tore his...
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June 14, 2012
Just as Tom Brady did on Wednesday, head coach Bill Belichick, in his own way, acknowledged last season’s close-but-no-cigar outcome is simply not good enough.
One day after Patriots players and staffers received their AFC Championship rings, Belichick was asked for his thoughts regarding the bling.
“Whatever it was last year, it was. So it’s time to move on,” Belichick said...
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June 14, 2012
The New England Patriots and New Orleans Saints are set to kickoff their preseason with an exhibition game on August 9, but a league source, according to Greg. A Bedard of the Boston Globe, is reporting that New England’s head coach, Bill Belichick, has contacted the Saints about holding a joint practice during training camp, leading up to the preseason opener.
Having...
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June 12, 2012
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Waived a day ago after failing his physical, tight end Jake Ballard will not be making a return to the New York Giants like he originally thought. Instead, the third-year player out of Ohio State has been claimed by the...
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June 13, 2012
Earlier this week, when the New York Giants released Jake Ballard, their starting tight end last season, for injury reasons, there was immediate speculation, fueled by comments by Ballard’s agent himself, that Ballard would be resigned by the Giants in 2013 when he was fully healthy. However, that is no longer going to happen because the Patriots put in a waiver claim for him and...
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June 15, 2012
Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots coaching staff gave the Patriots an unexpected "day off" on the final day of organized team activities today.
“You’ll have to ask Bill (as to why)… maybe he was so mad that we’ve been doing so poorly, he wanted to get us out of here,” joked linebacker Bobby Carpenter. “It was pretty exciting. I think a lot of...
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June 14, 2012
The New England Patriots are leaving for their break before training camp without their playbooks. Bill Belichick said this morning theyll tinker with the playbook and make some adjustments over the course of the next five or six weeks according to the Boston Herald. Therefore, by the time the team reconvenes, itll look a little different. Actually, well make some revisions...
New York's head coach Tom Coughlin doesn't agree with the GM Jerry Reese's assessment that losing TE Jake Ballard to the Patriots via the waiver wire was a risk that they had to take. Reese told SiriusXM NFL Radio that that's a risk when you waive a player trying to get him onto a reserve list.
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June 11, 2012
The New York Giants announced today they have re-signed defensive tackle Rocky Bernard, who played in every game last season. Jake Ballard, the tight end who tore his anterior cruciate ligament in Super Bowl XLVI in February, was waived/failed physical. Bernard, 33, is entering his 11th NFL season and fourth with the Giants, he joined the team as a free agent in 2009 after seven...
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June 13, 2012
Tom Coughlin of New York Giants frustrated Jake Ballard claimed by New England Patriots - ESPN...
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June 13, 2012
Tom Coughlin apparently isn’t too happy with the Patriots recent move of claiming tight end Jake Ballard. USA Today quoted Coughlin stating his anger.
“Discourage is a minor description,” he said. “Very disappointing.”
Bilichick also expressed his feelings, and also helped Coughlin understand the rules of the wavier wire.
Look, anytime you put a player on waivers...
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