Published on: 16th July, 2011
The New England Patriots may have placed their franchise tag on Logan Mankins, but that does not guarantee that he'll remain a Patriot in 2010.Mankins could potentially hold out the entire season, in search for a long-term contract, and could even be traded—similar to the Deion Branch dilemma back in 2006.Robert Galley, ...Published on: 8th March, 2011
Monday, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft spoke out about the NFL labor situation while on a trade mission in Israel with Massachusetts' Governor Deval Patrick.Kraft expressed his optimism and said he "personally [believes] it's possible" that the league and players' union can come to an agreement before the March 11 deadline.When ...Published on: 22nd February, 2011
The New England Patriots have two picks in the first round of the NFL draft at 17th and 28th. The Patriots' biggest need is improvement to their pass rush, and it's expected that New England will address that need in a big way during this year's draft. As of right now, ...Published on: 3rd November, 2010
FOXBOROUGH, Mass.—Two-time Pro Bowl offensive guard Logan Mankins ended his contract holdout with the New England Patriots Tuesday. Mankins, who has missed seven games so far, signed his $1.54 million tender with New England. Patriots head coach Bill Belichick had his Tuesday press conference and expressed his feelings on the situation, saying, ...Published on: 3rd November, 2010
It appears that contract talks have stalled between the Indianapolis Colts and star quarterback Peyton Manning. Colts owner, Jim Irsay, spoke with the Indianapolis Star and said the negotiation was "ready to roll." However, "They wanted to wait." Irsay went on to say, "That was fine with us, and every player's different. The Patriots got it done [with Tom ...Published on: 13th October, 2010
The NFL has now become a passing league. Each team's success, not only offensively, but overall is usually dictated by the play of their quarterback. In order to have success, it is certain that a good quarterback is needed. Throughout five weeks of the season, the AFC East consists of three teams that ...Published on: 30th September, 2010
As we enter week four of the NFL season, the AFC East has shown to be a tough division. New York, New England, and Miami all sit atop the division with a 2-1 record, while the lowly Buffalo Bills lay at 0-3. The Jets, Patriots, and Dolphins could all very be three of ...Published on: 13th September, 2010
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The New York Jets mission statement entering this season was very simply put: "Super Bowl or bust."Well, the Jets' self-anticipated path to the Super Bowl started off on the wrong foot against the Baltimore Ravens Monday night. The New York Jets, or "Jokes", played like pretenders during ...Published on: 8th September, 2010
According to the Boston Herald, the New England Patriots and future Hall of Fame quarterback, Tom Brady, are close to agreement on a new contract. Speculation on Brady's contract situation has been going on for the past year and heated up at the start of training camp this season. The report indicates ...Published on: 27th August, 2010
FOXBOROUGH, Mass.—Sam Bradford looked NFL-ready tonight, while the Patriots couldn't keep up with the St. Louis Rams. St. Louis' No. 1 overall pick, Sam Bradford, made his first ever NFL start tonight, and he was impressive. Cool and poised was the young gunner from Oklahoma. Bradford picked apart New England's defense for ...