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New England Patriots No. 2 in New AP Poll
August 1st, 2012 at 5:09 PM
The Associated Press released an inaugural NFL poll voted on by 12 analysts from around the country. Your favorite team and mine, the New England Patriots earned second on the list behind Aaron Rodgers' Green Bay Packers. Earning 369 points, just five behind the Pack, New England scraped two first-place votes, which...

Highlights from Day 3 of Training Camp
July 28th, 2012 at 5:15 PM
Rob Gronkowski was cut on the third day of training camp for the New England Patriots. No, not cut in the sense that his "Summer of Gronk" antics cost him a roster spot, but cut as in taking one on the chin. The Patriots' famous tight end left practice after taking a...

Unreal Candy Releases New Tom Brady Commercial
July 12th, 2012 at 10:22 PM
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady added a few more rings to his Super Bowl collection: staring contest rings. Brady, the new spokesman for Unreal candy, spent time at a CVS/pharmacy on June 7 holding staring contests with customers. In the commercial, a CVS patron would sit in front of a...

Tom Brady Ranks Third in Ron Jaworski’s Top Quarterback Countdown
July 8th, 2012 at 7:53 PM
Tom Brady appears to have everything. He has won three Super Bowls. He has movie-star good looks and a beautiful supermodel wife. One thing he does not have, however, is the status as top quarterback in the league according to ESPN's analyst Ron Jaworski. While the countdown continues, Brady has placed third...

Tom Brady No. 4 on the NFL Network’s Top 100 List
June 28th, 2012 at 9:31 PM
 ***PHOTO1***  New England Patriots star quarterback Tom Brady was named the fourth-best NFL player by the NFL Network in its top 100 list. Brady, who is considered the third-best quarterback on the list, took the top spot just last year. The NFL Network named Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers to the...

Q&A with New England Patriots QB Tom Brady
June 21st, 2012 at 9:34 PM
 ***PHOTO1***  On rare occasions does New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady show off his comedic acting chops. Only a few come to mind...SNL...the Funny Or Die Under Armour spoof...a post-loss presser. OK, maybe not the last one. What we do see a little more often is his quippy, sarcastic side as Sports Illustrated's Jimmy Traina managed...

A Salute to Fathers and Football from Patriots 101
June 17th, 2012 at 7:05 PM
Sports and fathers are as inseparable as the bond between father and child. Nearly everyone who has participated in sport, be it as a fan or athlete, owes their devotion to the game in some way to their fathers. On Father's Day, a football blog seems as good a place as...

Tom Brady Joins Fellow Quarterback Legends to ‘Salute the Titans’
June 16th, 2012 at 7:47 PM
The Golden Gate area seems to be a cradle for golden boys. Quarterbacks Joe Montana, Steve Young, Jim Plunkett, Aaron Rodgers and the New England Patriots' own Tom Brady all have deep connections to the Bay Area in California. The legendary group gathered on Friday at a charity event for The...

New England Patriots WR Deion Branch Hosts Charity Event
June 6th, 2012 at 9:47 PM
 ***PHOTO1***  Deion Branch, one of the New England Patriots top veteran receivers, hosted an "Athletes 4 Autism" charity event at Boston University today for roughly a dozen young children, reported Jeff Howe of the Boston Herald. ”One of my marketing guys called me and they presented an opportunity. Athletes for Autism, they gave...

Tom Brady and the New England Patriots Look to Put Super Bowl Heartbreak in the Past
June 2nd, 2012 at 9:36 PM
A recurring theme at Thursday's workouts for the New England Patriots was putting their pair of heartbreaking losses to the New York Giants in Super Bowls behind them. Quarterback Tom Brady was available to the media for the first time since workouts began, and he spoke on the need for the...

New England Patriots Tom Brady and Zoltan Mesko Host Charity Events
June 1st, 2012 at 10:00 PM
Off the field, the New England Patriots are known for their community involvement - players and management alike. Friday was a perfect example of that as both Tom Brady and Zoltan Mesko hosted events.  “It’s really stressed by our ownership, and I think the players really enjoy it, to take part in...

Tom Brady Stars in FunnyOrDie UA Commercial, Wants to Host SNL Again
May 30th, 2012 at 6:41 PM
 ***PHOTO1***  Tom Brady proved once again yesterday that the Manning brothers aren't the only NFL quarterbacks with comedic chops. The New England Patriots quarterback starred in an Under Armour FunnyOrDie.com commercial, which went viral within a few hours.  ***VIDEO1***  Brady went into specifics on Dennis & Callahan this morning about the UA shoot. "It’s not like Tom...

New England Quarterback Tom Brady’s Wife May Be Pregnant
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:46 PM
 ***PHOTO1***  Tom Brady, the New England Patriots quarterback, may be adding another to his personal Brady Bunch. Brazilian journalist Vivian Masutti reported in a column for Agora "those responsible for dressing the model at recent events noticed changes in Gisele Bundchen's body." Brady and Bundchen already have a two-year-old son, Benjamin, together. The...

New England Patriots Have Five of the Top 100 Players in the NFL, Four in Top 50
May 20th, 2012 at 10:17 PM
CBS's Pete Prisco has come out with his annual list of top 100 NFL players and it holds five members of the New England Patriots, four of whom fall in the top 50. ***PHOTO1*** Unsurprisingly, the top Patriot is quarterback Tom Brady, who fell a spot after been tied for first with...

New England Patriots OL Matt Light to Possibly Retire
April 19th, 2012 at 12:48 PM
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady may have to say goodbye to a long-time fixture of his ever-solid offensive line. NBC's ProFootballTalk.com is reporting 33-year-old tackle Matt Light, who would be in the second season of his two-year, $12 million deal,  is retiring.  ***PHOTO1***  Light, however, has yet to announce anything specific. “At this point,...

New England Patriots Ryan Mallett Tweets About Arkansas’ Vacant Head Coach Position
April 12th, 2012 at 10:33 PM
With former University of Arkansas football head coach Bobby Petrino gone, the Razorbacks are in need of a new leader come fall. ***PHOTO1*** New England Patriot and Arkansas alum Ryan Mallett gave his two cents on Tuesday as to who he thought could fill the position. The back-up QB tweeted, "GM only...

New England Patriots WR Anthony Gonzalez Jokes About Only Playing for HOF QBs
April 10th, 2012 at 10:59 PM
Some people could say Anthony Gonzalez is spoiled. Quarterback-wise...those people are correct.  ***PHOTO1*** After Game 1 of 2013, the wide receiver, who the New England Patriots picked up in March, will have played with two future Hall of Fame quarterbacks: Denver Broncos QB Peyton Manning (still weird) and the Patriots own Tom...

Wes Welker Stars in Depend Commercial for Charity
March 29th, 2012 at 11:13 PM
 ***PHOTO1***  Like Tim Tebow in Jockey commercials, New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker sports his skivvies in a recent television spot. But unlike the recent New York Jets signee, Welker, along with Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews and Dallas Cowboys LB DeMarcus Ware, shows off a new brand of Depend for charity. In the...

New England Patriots Owner Supports NFL Bylaws Change
March 26th, 2012 at 9:04 PM
In an interview posted on the New England Patriots web site, team owner Robert Kraft voiced his support for a proposal to change the National Football League bylaws and create a new sub category within the category of Injured Reserve. ***PHOTO1*** If approved by the owners, who are discussing the matter at...

Will It Be Tebow Time in New England?
March 19th, 2012 at 4:57 PM
Now that the Denver Broncos have won the Peyton Manning Free Agent Sweepstakes, will Tim Tebow be traded to the New England Patriots? While no one had a definitive answer on March 19, speculation and rumors were running wild. ***PHOTO1*** The possibility dominated the airwaves on sports talk radio stations in New...