NFL Teams and Players Will Suffer in an Uncapped 2010
Published on: 30th December, 2009
Unless the NFL and the NFL Players Association miraculously come to an agreement on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement in the next two months, 2010, the last year of the collective bargaining agreement, will be uncapped. Executive director of the NFLPA, DeMaurice Smith, recently reiterated a statement made by his predecessor, ...Patriots K Stephen Gostkowski: Worth His Weight in Gold
Published on: 10th November, 2009
At $1,100 an ounce, 210 pounds of gold is worth about $3.7 million. Patriots placekicker Stephen Gostkowski, whose rookie contract expires this year, could get that much or more as a signing bonus next year. On Sunday, against the Miami Dolphins, Gostkowski easily demonstrated why he was selected to his first Pro ...The New England Patriots: Will Their Roster Gambles Pay Off? Part 1: QBs
Published on: 13th September, 2009
The New England Patriots are no strangers to quarterback controversies. They had to weather one in 2001 when Drew Bledsoe returned from the chest injury that had sidelined him; in his absence, a young second-year quarterback named Tom Brady started winning games. Head coach Bill Belichick, of course, chose Brady, and ...New England Patriots Trade Richard Seymour to Oakland Raiders
Published on: 6th September, 2009
A week ago, the New England Patriots shocked many in the NFL when they abruptly cut ties with quarterback Kevin O'Connell, a third-round pick from 2008. They shocked even more people today when Mike Reiss of the Boston Globe broke the news that the Patriots have traded three-time All Pro defensive ...Farewell, 54: Patriots Linebacker Tedy Bruschi to Retire
Published on: 30th August, 2009
The average NFL career is less than five years. Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi defied the odds more than once in his 13-year career. But that career, according to Al Michaels on tonight's Sunday Night Football broadcast, will come to an end at a press conference tomorrow. Bruschi was one of just a handful ...New England Patriots Cut 2008 Third-Round Pick Kevin O’Connell
Published on: 30th August, 2009
A year ago, many Patriots fans were clamoring to send Matt Cassel packing, and to make Kevin O'Connell, a rookie from San Diego State University, Tom Brady's backup. In March, the Patriots traded Matt Cassel to Kansas City, and many Patriots fans expected O'Connell to be Brady's understudy. Earlier this month, the ...An Uncapped 2010 in the NFL Could Hurt Teams and Players
Published on: 16th August, 2009
A few months ago, I wrote an article here at B/R on the impending poison pills added to spur both owners and players to negotiate a new Collective Bargaining Agreement before the salary cap expires at the end of the 2009 league year. Unfortunately, the two sides appear to have made ...The Third Phase: New England Patriots 2009 Special Teams Preview
Published on: 30th July, 2009
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is fond of talking of "all three phases of the game": offense, defense, and special teams. As dramatic as the Patriots' makeover of their secondary has been this offseason, an even larger change has taken place on its special teams units. Long time special teams ...
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