A week removed from their blockbuster signing of defensive end Mario Williams, the Bills continued their defensive line overhaul, reportedly agreeing to a four year contract with defensive end Mark Anderson (Patriots). There’s no word yet on the exact financials for the deal, but it should be reasonable given Anderson’s average level of production. Anderson, 28, spent [...]
Continue reading...26 February 2012
Coming off the exuberance and excitement of their Super Bowl victory, the Giants didn’t show too much concern at the prospect of losing impending free agent wide receiver Mario Manningham to another club this off-season, but the signs are beginning to mount that Manningham’s departure is all but guaranteed. Sources close to the team passed along [...]
Continue reading...20 February 2012
With multiple seasons of high-end production under his belt , wide receiver Wes Welker is rightfully pushing for a new long term deal from the Patriots, and while it looks for the time being that such a deal isn’t forthcoming any time soon, the franchise tag could give him a hefty salary this season at the [...]
Continue reading...28 July 2011
According to multiple sources, wide receiver Chad Ochocinco has landed with the Patriots today in a deal that will net the Bengals two late round draft picks. The move is likely to generate significant discussion throughout the league, especially among fantasy fans, so here’s a quick look at how the trade will affect Ochocinco’s fantasy [...]
Continue reading...28 July 2011
In one of the more surprising moves thus far in the free agency signing period, the Redskins have reportedly agreed to a deal with the Patriots that will send disgruntled defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth to New England in return for a fifth round pick in the 2013 draft. ESPN’s Adam Schefter first broke the news earlier [...]
Continue reading...11 October 2010
A short while ago, I posted a piece outlining the possibility of a deal between New England and Seattle involving wide receiver Deion Branch, with the thought that a trade could potentially take place at some point tomorrow at the earliest. That time line has gone right out the window, as the Patriots have reportedly [...]
Continue reading...11 October 2010
It’s been a few days since rumors of a possible deal between New England and Seattle for wide receiver Deion Branch first surfaced, and while the connection is certainly there in Branch’s friendship with Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, there’s been little from either side to indicate a deal was in the making up to this [...]
Continue reading...11 October 2010
The outlook for Vincent Jackson has gone from bad to worse in recent weeks, with would be suitors falling by the wayside as the Chargers demands for compensation have not lessened in the slightest. But after discussions between New England and San Diego failed to get off the ground, it’s looking more and more like [...]
Continue reading...7 October 2010
When news first broke earlier this evening, that the Patriots would be willing to send Pro Bowl offensive guard Logan Mankins to the Chargers as part of a deal to acquire wide receiver Vincent Jackson, the initial feeling around the league was that New England just might have been on to something. But according to [...]
Continue reading...7 October 2010
With Randy Moss now suiting up for the Vikings, it was only a matter of time before the rumors started up on a potential deal that would net the Patriots a young playmaking wide receiver in return. The one name that made the most sense, given the circumstances, was Vincent Jackson, who’s been embroiled in [...]
Continue reading...7 October 2010
When news first broke of a possible trade involving the Vikings and wide receiver Randy Moss, the general consensus was that the Patriots were fed up with Moss’ antics in trying to drum up a new contract for himself and decided to get the best deal they could right now, instead of letting him walk [...]
Continue reading...7 October 2010
One day removed from sending Pro Bowl wide receiver Randy Moss back to Minnesota, the Patriots seem to have their sights set on re-acquiring an old friend themselves, in the form of wide receiver Deion Branch. Nothing concrete has come through as of yet, but the word on the street is that New England quarterback [...]
Continue reading...6 October 2010
One of the driving forces behind the potential trade of Randy Moss from New England to Minnesota is the desire of Moss to receive a long term extension, guaranteeing his contract status through the upcoming labor strife. But according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, no negotiations have taken place as of yet between Minnesota and Moss, [...]
Continue reading...6 October 2010
When Randy Moss left Minnesota for Oakland in 2005, it’s doubtful that he ever contemplated the notion that he might come full circle and finish what he started with the Vikings at the end of his career. But if multiple sources close to the situation are to be trusted, that’s exactly how things will play [...]
Continue reading...5 October 2010
When news broke earlier this evening of a potential deal that would send Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss back to the Vikings, it caught much of the league off-guard, as Moss is the clear cut number one receiver on a team that has the potential of making a deep postseason run. But as the night [...]
Continue reading...21 September 2010
Season ending injuries are never easy to deal with, especially when they happen to players that have critical roles on their team. Unfortunately for the Patriots, that’s exactly the news they received today, with versatile veteran running back Kevin Faulk expected to miss the remainder of the year with a torn ACL, according to the [...]
Continue reading...15 September 2010
The first week of the 2010 season was disappointing to say the least for Denver, especially the play of their running back tandem of Knowshon Moreno and Correll Buckhalter, who combined for just 75 yards on 21 carries against a pedestrian Jaguars defense. So rather than wait it out and hope for better production next [...]
Continue reading...12 September 2010
In football and in life, there are times where you have to know when your luck is up and not to push the envelope too far. Several weeks ago, New England learned that the hard way, after having an extension with Pro Bowl guard Logan Mankins fall by the wayside when they pushed him to [...]
Continue reading...9 September 2010
Two days ago, we posted an article outlining the status of New England’s contractual negotiations with future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady. At that time, it seemed as though a deal was imminent and sources close to the situation agreed, but nothing was set in stone. Any notion that an agreement wouldn’t be completed [...]
Continue reading...9 September 2010
The week had seemingly been a great one for Tom Brady, the Patriots’ franchise quarterback and three-time Super Bowl champion. About to begin the 2010 regular season amidst rumors and speculation that he could soon be inking a long-term, big-money contract extension with New England, Brady’s attitude surely dropped a bit this morning when he [...]
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