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		<title>Brady, Brown among Grogan&#8217;s favorite all-time players</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/07/17/brady-brown-among-grogans-favorite-all-time-players/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former New England Patriots quarterback Steve Grogan, one of the most popular players in the history of the franchise, took some time this week to list his favorite football players of all time.
As a disclaimer to anyone he might have missed, Grogan said, “If I started to list all of them, I’d have to go [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=28075&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots lock up Tate, reportedly close to signing Brace</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/07/16/patriots-lock-up-tate-reportedly-close-to-signing-brace/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Isner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brandon Tate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darius Butler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julian Edelmen]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Patriots signed their sixth new draft pick on Thursday, locking up third-rounder Brandon Tate with a four-year deal with a $755,000 signing bonus.
Boston.com&#8217;s Mike Reiss reports that he is the first of New England&#8217;s two third-round picks to sign with the team.
Tate spent four years as a wide receiver and kickoff returner at North [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=28047&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Beasts of the East: What will the Patriots&#8217; AFC foes bring in 2009?</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/07/16/beasts-of-the-east-what-will-the-patriots-afc-foes-bring-in-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a reign of five years atop the division, the New England Patriots were dethroned by the Miami Dolphins as kings of the AFC East in 2008. During that five-season stretch, the Patriots went 66-14 &#8212; dominating the division with an unbelievable 82.5 percent winning percentage.
That power &#8212; aided, in part, by Tom Brady&#8217;s knee [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=28025&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Patriots sign defensive lineman Richard</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/07/16/report-patriots-sign-defensive-lineman-richard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Darryl Richard]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=27948</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Shortly after the Patriots were reportedly inching closer to a deal with second-round draft pick Sebastian Vollmer, news surfaced that the team had already signed seventh-round selection Darryl Richard, the Boston Globe&#8217;s Mike Reiss reports.
Richard, a defensive lineman out of Georgia Tech, was the final pick of the Patriots in this year&#8217;s draft, taken at [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=27948&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Grogan&#8217;s grit helped revolutionize quarterback position</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/07/16/grogans-grit-helped-revolutionize-quarterback-position/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jim Plunkett]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=27936</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Steve Grogan was the man — a man’s man.
He was a little bit of “Dirty Harry” mixed with “Shaft” and a side of “Rocky.” Tougher than Teflon and more courageous than a bomb squad agent, Grogan is one of the three greatest quarterbacks to ever don a New England Patriots uniform. And for a number [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=27936&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots ready to lock up second-rounder Vollmer</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/07/15/patriots-ready-to-lock-up-second-rounder-vollmer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Isner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Darius Butler]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Patriots have already wrapped up contract negotatiations with second-round draft pick Darius Butler.  Now it&#8217;s time to take care of another one: Sebastian Vollmer.
The German offensive tackle &#8212; born in Dusseldorft &#8212; has only been playing football since he was 14, and when he enrolled at the University of Houston, he barely even spoke [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=27846&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Patriots sign draft pick Pryor</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/07/14/report-patriots-sign-draft-pick-pryor/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/07/14/report-patriots-sign-draft-pick-pryor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Darius Butler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Myron Pryor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Patriots have agreed to terms with sixth-round draft pick Myron Pryor, the Boston Globe&#8217;s Mike Reiss reports.
The defensive lineman was a four-year starter at Kentucky, where he earned second team All-SEC honors. In 2006 against Ole Miss, Pryor made two tackles, one sack, one interception and one fumble recovery while forcing two fumbles.
At 6-foot-1, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=27546&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Second-rounder Butler signs with Patriots</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/07/10/second-rounder-butler-signs-with-patriots/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:04:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Isner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darius Butler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drew Rosenhaus]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Patriots continue to rebuild their Rodney  Harrison/Ellis Hobbs-less secondary with young talent, signing rookie cornerback Darius Butler to a four-year, $4.125 million deal on Friday.
Butler, who was selected by New England with the No. 41 overall pick in the 2009 NFL draft, is the first of the Patriots&#8217; four second-round picks to sign with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=26943&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>London&#8217;s calling? Hopefully not for a Super Bowl</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/07/10/londons-calling-hopefully-not-for-a-super-bowl/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[London’s calling, but there is a clash of interest.
With the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers set to play at Wembley Stadium in London, England on Oct. 25, it’s worth looking into the NFL’s true intentions while scheduling a game there for the third consecutive season.
Commissioner Roger Goodell and all of the parties involved [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=26864&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Brady prepares for first McDaniels-less season as starter</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/07/09/brady-prepares-for-first-mcdaniels-less-season-as-starter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=26625</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are a few more quick hits about the New England Patriots to get you through your day. Don’t forget, training camp starts three weeks from Thursday.
Changing of the guard
For the first time since his rookie season in 2000, quarterback Tom Brady will take the field without Josh McDaniels roaming the sideline. McDaniels held various [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=26625&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots: The dynasty that almost wasn&#8217;t</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/07/09/patriots-the-dynasty-that-almost-wasnt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:46:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In any discussion involving the best dynasty in NFL history, the conversation invariably revolves around the Packers, Steelers, 49ers, Cowboys and Patriots. Who&#8217;s the best? That&#8217;s always up for debate, but the Patriots are without question a part of that prestigious group.
In analyzing the team&#8217;s success, it&#8217;s funny how close the team came to lingering [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=26656&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Harrison: &#8216;Do I believe I&#8217;m a Hall of Fame player? Absolutely&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/07/08/harrison-do-i-believe-im-a-hall-of-fame-player-absolutely/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 15-year pro football tenure of Patriots safety Rodney Harrison came to an end this spring and with it, brought the age-old debate: Hall of Famer or not?
Many argue that if there&#8217;s any question whether or not the player should be in, then that alone rules him out. Harrison, who spoke with fanhouse.com recently about [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=26575&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pats, Brady anxious to kick off camp</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:35:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pierre Woods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Randy Moss]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The countdown to training camp is officially underway. The New England Patriots sent out an e-mail last Thursday in anticipation of their 50th training camp in team history, which begins July 30 at the Gillette Stadium practice fields. All practices are open to the public until camp closes Aug. 18.
Here are a couple more quick [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=26459&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bodden, Patriots a match made in football heaven</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/07/07/bodden-patriots-a-match-made-in-football-heaven/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Detroit Lions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Leigh Bodden]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leigh Bodden was stuck in Detroit last year, playing for a team that had it worse off than the city’s car industry. The Lions, who became the only team in league history to lose all 16 of its games, were a laughingstock, a real-life slapstick comedy, the modern-day 53 stooges.
Spirits were down, and so were [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=26264&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Should Patriots call, Seau will answer</title>
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		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/07/06/should-patriots-call-seau-will-answer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:48:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[He did it last season and he&#8217;s open to doing it all again once more this season.
Linebacker Junior Seau told XX Radio in San Diego that if the Patriots need his services during the 2009 season, he would be ready and willing to help out Bill Belichick&#8217;s bunch.
“I’ll definitely look at it at the end [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=26100&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pats&#8217; secondary situation: Healthy competition at cornerback</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/07/06/pats-secondary-situation-healthy-competition-at-cornerback/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Asante Samuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[No longer is there a gaping void on the wings of the New England Patriots’ defense.
The team’s cornerbacks, thin and plagued by injuries last season, are now shaping up to be a real strength. After an offseason overhaul at the position, this group could even turn out to be the deepest unit in the NFL.
Head [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=26006&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Galloway adds speed, experience to Patriots</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/07/03/galloway-adds-speed-experience-to-pats/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/07/03/galloway-adds-speed-experience-to-pats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In football years, Joey Galloway is a senior citizen if there ever were one.
The wide receiver, who turns 38 in November, signed a one-year contract with the New England Patriots earlier this offseason, and despite the hint of white that shines through in his beard, he can still bring it on the same level as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=25661&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pats&#8217; new task: Filling Vrabel&#8217;s void</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/07/02/pats-new-task-filling-vrabels-void/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/07/02/pats-new-task-filling-vrabels-void/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adalius Thomas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A particular sound of silence was nearly deafening when the New England Patriots congregated at the Gillette Stadium practice fields last month.
Mike Vrabel, their rock at outside linebacker for eight years, was instead preparing for next season with the Kansas City Chiefs after he was surprisingly traded in February. The always-opinionated veteran who might have [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=25440&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Belichick&#8217;s greatest hits</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/07/01/one-of-a-kind-belichick-a-unique-coach/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ellis Hobbs, despite his deficiencies on the field, was never short on charisma in New England. Sporting his signature EH-III pendant on his chain and pumping up crowds on the big screen during Celtics games, Hobbs was one of those athletes who seemed to genuinely enjoy living in Boston.
So it shouldn&#8217;t be surprising that, after [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=25360&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bruschi: Coaching is an option</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/07/01/bruschi-coaching-is-an-option/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/07/01/bruschi-coaching-is-an-option/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Orli P. Kleiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi isn’t sure when he’ll retire, but when he does, don’t be surprised if he stays close to the gridiron.

“I know I can coach,’’ Bruschi told the Boston Globe after a youth football clinic at Gillette Stadium on Tuesday. “I know the game. I’ve been in it so long. It’s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=25264&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>McGinest wants encore year in New England</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/07/01/mcginest-wants-encore-year-in-new-england/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/07/01/mcginest-wants-encore-year-in-new-england/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Parcells]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 4-12 season and one sack in his 15th and final NFL campaign? Willie doesn&#8221;t go down like that.
Willie McGinest was expected to retire following the 2008 season, his third with the Cleveland Browns. However, the 37-year-old free agent linebacker doesn&#8217;t want to end his career on such a sour note.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t like the way [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=25204&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots loaded with tight ends</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/07/01/patriots-loaded-with-tight-ends/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bill Belichick has to be excited with his crop of tight ends as the New England Patriots transition from minicamp to training camp.

While it remains to be seen how their top two tight ends will compare to the one-time combination of Daniel Graham and Ben Watson, there is little question that the Patriots will enter [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=25168&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots wideout Lewis catches passes, dishes gossip</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/30/patriots-wideout-lewis-catches-passes-dishes-gossip/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/30/patriots-wideout-lewis-catches-passes-dishes-gossip/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Greg Lewis isn’t spending his nights diving headfirst into the New England Patriots’ playbook, he has found an alternate form of entertainment.
Fear not, it has nothing to do with the type of “fun” Pacman Jones has once the sun goes down. Rather, Lewis has been glued to the television to watch the E! reality [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=24732&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>SBLI, Bruschi team up for youth football clinic</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/29/sbli-bruschi-team-up-for-youth-football-clinic/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/29/sbli-bruschi-team-up-for-youth-football-clinic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Orli P. Kleiner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Savings Bank Life Insurance Company of Massachusetts, better known as SBLI, and its spokesman and New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi are teaming up for the second year in a row to host a youth football camp at Gillette Stadium.

The clinic will be held on Tuesday, June 30 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=24677&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>With Harrison retiring, what next?</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/29/with-harrison-retiring-what-next/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/29/with-harrison-retiring-what-next/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New England Patriots have lost the anchor of their secondary. Now, with retired safety Rodney Harrison out of the picture, they’re taking an all-hands-on-deck approach when it comes to finding leadership.

Harrison, who was hired by NBC as a football analyst earlier this month, had been the quarterback of the Patriots’ secondary for the last [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=24617&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Take your pick: 19-0 or Tom Brady?</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/28/take-your-pick-19-0-or-tom-brady/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/28/take-your-pick-19-0-or-tom-brady/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:11:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Hirshfield</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Tyree]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patriots.com raised a terrific question as part of their weekly &#8220;Great Debate&#8221; series.
Imagine you have a direct link to the football gods. They will grant you your wish. And you can choose one of two options:
The Patriots finish off the Giants in Super Bowl XLII, go 19-0, and then Tom Brady retires. 
or …
 The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=24562&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Brady and Moss ready to rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll again in 2009</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/26/brady-and-moss-ready-to-rock-n-roll-again-in-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/26/brady-and-moss-ready-to-rock-n-roll-again-in-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mike Tice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You didn’t have to gaze across the New England Patriots’ practice fields for very long this month to notice how closely Tom Brady and Randy Moss were working together.
The pair, which in 2007 was the best quarterback-wide receiver combination over a single season in NFL history, seemed to be making up for lost time during [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=24039&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Peppers to the Patriots an unlikely, though not impossible, dream</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/25/peppers-to-the-patriots-an-unlikely-though-not-impossible-dream/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/25/peppers-to-the-patriots-an-unlikely-though-not-impossible-dream/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Heck</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Panthers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the start of the NFL offseason, it looked as though the Patriots had a chance at landing Julius Peppers to play outside linebacker in their 3-4 defensive scheme.
Back in January, the 29-year-old Peppers let the Panthers &#8212; with whom he has played all seven years of his NFL career &#8212; know that he felt [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=24030&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Brady a model for team-first approach</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/24/brady-a-model-for-team-first-approach/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/24/brady-a-model-for-team-first-approach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Brady is the best quarterback in football. Period.
There can be no debate, no ifs, ands, buts or Mannings. His resume needn&#8217;t be rehashed to prove this point.
Brady is simply the best.
That said, when looking at all things Brady, one number in particular looks a bit out of place: $5,000,000.
That number is Brady&#8217;s base salary [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=23781&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Alex Smith adapting to the Patriot Way</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/24/alex-smith-adapting-to-the-patriot-way/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/24/alex-smith-adapting-to-the-patriot-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alex Smith]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alex Smith got pretty bored watching the New England Patriots’ constant victory parade in recent years. From the outside, it was monotonous, predictable and just a bit frustrating.
After the Patriots acquired him from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an April trade, though, Smith began warming up to the idea. Suddenly, the thoughts of victory were [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=23692&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Springs discusses his key to success</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/23/springs-notes-his-key-to-success/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/23/springs-notes-his-key-to-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Everson Walls]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shawn  Springs would be hard pressed to make the same mistake against a wide receiver twice in his career.
The 12-year veteran has earned a reputation as one of the smartest cornerbacks in the league, and he’ll put that knowledge to work in his first season with the New England Patriots in 2009.
Already blessed with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=23575&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>O&#8217;Connell armed and dangerous behind Brady</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/23/oconnell-armed-and-dangerous-behind-brady/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:59:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At least New Englanders understand the unpredictability of these schizophrenic weather patterns. It doesn’t make this never-ending monsoon any more acceptable or anything, but this certainly isn’t the first time the sun has gone into witness protection around here.
Just don’t tell that to Patriots quarterback Kevin O’Connell, who has spent the majority of his life [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=23417&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bodden to top: New Pats defenders make switch from Detriot</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/22/bodden-to-top-new-pats-defenders-make-switch-from-detriot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A pair of former Detroit Lions have found the perfect hangover remedy.
After playing for the first team in NFL history to lose all 16 of its games — a far worse pain than waking up the morning after a Las Vegas bachelor party — cornerback Leigh Bodden and linebacker Paris Lenon shared one primary thought: [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=23236&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Another baby on the way for Brady?</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/19/another-baby-on-the-way-for-brady/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Isner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Will there soon be another Brady baby running around Boston?
Sounds like it, according to the pop culture rumor mill. People.com, Perezhilton.com and a plethora of other gossip blogs are reporting that Mrs. Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen, is pregnant with the couple&#8217;s first child. 
Unnamed sources confirmed to Boston.com that the news is true, and that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=22842&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Decade-long success gives significance to Pats&#8217; 50-year anniversary</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/19/decade-long-success-gives-significance-to-pats-50-year-anniversary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Until the last decade, the New England Patriots weren’t among the most highly regarded teams in the National Football League.
There were the losing seasons, the 1990 locker-room scandal, the Super Bowl XX beating and a head coach who electrocuted himself at his introductory press conference. Oh, what in the name of Clive Rush could this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=22769&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Attention, South Dakotans: Head to the Hall</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/19/attention-south-dakotans-head-to-the-hall/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who&#8217;s visited the Hall at Patriot Place knows the incredible atmosphere inside of it. That list of visitors, however, does not include anyone from the state of South Dakota.
The Patriots want to change that &#8212; and they&#8217;re offering an incentive.
The first visitor to the Hall carrying a valid South Dakota ID will be given [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=22764&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots consistently manage to stay out of trouble</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/18/patriots-consistently-manage-to-stay-out-of-trouble/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These days, when following the NFL, it seems like half the news revolves around football and the other half revolves around complaints, crime and court dates.
Donte Stallworth&#8217;s DUI manslaughter charge, Brandon Marshall&#8217;s demand to be traded, Plaxico Burress&#8216; gun trial, Julius Peppers&#8216; refusal to sign his contract in Carolina, Chad Johnson not speaking with his [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=22580&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Seymour wants to continue career in Patriots uniform</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/18/seymour-wants-to-continue-career-in-patriots-uniform/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few days out of training camp can last a lifetime.
New England Patriots defensive lineman Richard Seymour, entering the final season of his four-year deal, faced a line of questions surrounding his contract status earlier this month.
The firing squad could have been triggered in part because of Vince Wilfork’s no-show at the Patriots’ voluntary organized [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=22531&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bruschi born to be a Patriot</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/17/bruschi-born-to-be-a-patriot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watching Rodney Harrison hang up his helmet has given the New England Patriots a heightened sense of appreciation for a guy like Tedy Bruschi.
The linebacker has returned for his 14th season in New England, persevering through a myriad of obstacles to extend his career. Every season Bruschi has played over the last few years has [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=22338&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Watson must earn tight end roster spot</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/16/watson-must-earn-tight-end-roster-spot/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/16/watson-must-earn-tight-end-roster-spot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:48:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alex Smith]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the first time since he entered the league in 2004, tight end Ben Watson might not have a guaranteed spot on the New England Patriots’ roster.
Because of the overall depth at the position — keyed by a pair of offseason acquisitions — and Watson’s inability to become a premier pass-catching tight end the Patriots [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=22132&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Newcomers could make Pats&#8217; &#8216;09 receiver corps better than &#8216;07 version</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/15/newcomers-could-make-pats-09-receiver-corps-better-than-07-version/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greg Lewis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jabar Gaffney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joey Galloway]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greg Lewis was just like everyone else in 2007, standing on an opposing sideline in envy watching the New England Patriots run their record-setting offense.
Now, he is part of a unit that might be even better. The wide receiver is fitting in nicely with the Patriots after being acquired from the Philadelphia Eagles in an [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=22002&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots wrapping up minicamp</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/12/wrapping-up-minicamp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New England Patriots are wrapping up their offseason workouts Friday with their third and final day of minicamp at Gillette Stadium. They’ll take off for about six weeks before recommencing for training camp at the end of July to head into their regular-season preparations.
With that, let’s take a look at a few highlights during [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=21628&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wilfork restores peace in Patriot Place</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/11/wilfork-restores-peace-in-patriot-land/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:21:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vince Wilfork’s cold war is over. He got his message across by skipping a dozen voluntary organized team activities, and now he is back at Gillette Stadium taking part in the New England Patriots’ mandatory mini-camp.
The 6-foot-2, 325-pound defensive tackle is unhappy with the lack of movement on a contract extension as he enters the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=21464&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The skinny on Vinny: Wilfork too valuable to let go</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/10/the-skinny-on-vinny-wilfork-too-valuable-to-let-go/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As all 325 pounds of Vince Wilfork walked into the locker room at Gillette Stadium for the Patriots&#8217; mandatory minicamp, so did a number of questions for the team and coaches.
The obvious question has to do with what Wilfork will bring to the team this year, even if he&#8217;s unhappy with his contract situation. Based [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=21412&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Banta-Cain seeks football revival in New England</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/10/banta-cain-seeks-football-revival-in-new-england/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[49ers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In four years with the New England Patriots, linebacker Tully Banta-Cain established himself as a top-notch reserve player and spot starter. In just two years with the 49ers, Banta-Cain didn&#8217;t live up to his lucrative three-year contract and was released after just a pair of seasons, the latter being a huge disappointment for both parties [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=21340&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wilfork shows up for practice</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/10/wilfork-shows-up-for-practice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mike Reiss]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After missing all of the Patriots&#8217; voluntary team workouts, nose tackle Vince Wilfork was present for the first day of mandatory minicamp, the Boston Globe&#8217;s Mike Reiss reports.
&#8220;I’m going to meet all my obligations and that’s being here for mandatory stuff,&#8221; Wilfork told the Globe. &#8220;That’s why I was here.&#8221;
&#8220;At the end of the day, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=21297&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Former fullback Nance elected to Patriots Hall of Fame</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/10/former-fullback-nance-elected-to-patriots-hall-of-fame/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/10/former-fullback-nance-elected-to-patriots-hall-of-fame/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former fullback for the Boston and New England Patriots Jim Nance was elected to the team&#8217;s hall of fame, the team announced Wednesday.
Nance joined the Patriots in 1965, and it didn&#8217;t take long for him to make an impact. In his second season, Nance rushed for a league-best 1,458 yards, 11 touchdowns and average of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=21287&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pats don&#8217;t pass up on Pass</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/10/pats-dont-pass-up-on-pass/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Benjamin Watson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Talk about a blast from the past.
The New England Patriots re-signed fullback Patrick Pass last week, revitalizing a veteran’s dream to continue his career with the team that granted him his original shot in the NFL.
Pass, who the Patriots picked 239th in the 2000 draft — 40 selections after quarterback Tom Brady — spent the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=21266&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Former Patriots defensive lineman dies</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/09/former-patriots-dl-dies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Eberts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pio Sagapolutele]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Patriots defensive lineman Pio Sagapolutele passed away Saturday at the age of 39. According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Sagapolutele died of an aneurysm in Chandler, Ariz., where he lived.
Sagapolutele was originally drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 1991 NFL draft (85th overall) out of San Diego State and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=20947&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vinny&#8217;s chase: Wilfork seeking big payday</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/09/vinnys-chase-wilfork-seeking-big-payday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Albert Haynesworth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brandon Meriweather]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deion Branch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Sanders]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Shawn Springs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New England Patriots are heading into their last four offseason workouts this week before they take off for a month and a half to ready themselves for training camp. They’ve got their 12th and final voluntary organized team activity Tuesday, and three days of mandatory mini-camp run Wednesday through Friday.
Let’s take a look at [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=20860&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Brady ready to tee off on 2009 season</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/08/brady-ready-to-tee-off-on-2009-season/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Isner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One day before the start of the Patriots&#8217; mandatory minicamp, Tom Brady was shaking the rust off &#8212; his golf game, that is.
As he took a break from the fairways during the team&#8217;s annual charity gold tournament, Brady spoke to reporters about his concerns as he prepares to jump back into practice with his teammates [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=20802&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Uncaged: Harrison opens up on critics, Hall of Fame</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/08/uncaged-harrison-opens-up-on-critics-hall-of-fame/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Rodney Harrison announced his retirement last week, the Patriots lost a true, proven leader.
The rest of the world, however, gained a free-speaking, open mind.
Now free to say whatever he wants, Harrison has wasted no time to do so.
Harrison, a guest on Sirius NFL Opening Drive with Bob Papa and Peter King opened up on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=20748&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wilfork: &#8216;It&#8217;s nothing personal&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/08/wilfork-its-nothing-personal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vince Wilfork opted not to attend the Patriots&#8217; voluntary team workouts, but he did make an appearance at the team&#8217;s charity golf tournament.
Speaking at the event on WEEI, Wilfork confirmed that he skipped the workouts because of his unresolved contract situation.
&#8220;It’s nothing personal towards the organization it&#8217;s nothing personal towards my coaches or anything like [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=20742&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Finally, king of his own Cassel</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/08/finally-king-of-his-own-cassel/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/08/finally-king-of-his-own-cassel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bobby Engram]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brodie Croyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carson Palmer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ingle Martin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Cassel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Leinart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Brady]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tyler Thigpen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For the first time in a long time, the only thing standing in the way of Matt Cassel and success is the opposing defense.
No longer does Cassel have to play second fiddle, as the former Patriots backup quarterback is steering his own ship in Kansas City as the Chiefs&#8217; preseason workouts begin. The only competition [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=20711&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bodden: From shutout to shutdown</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/08/bodden-from-shutout-to-shutdown/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/08/bodden-from-shutout-to-shutdown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asante Samuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Duquesne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leigh Bodden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paris Lenon]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[He pulled in just one interception for the 0-16 Lions a season ago, but Leigh Bodden could be the most important piece of the Patriots secondary this season.
The 27-year-old Bodden was grabbed by the Pats this offseason in an attempt to rebuild their formidable secondary. Bodden has been spending the majority of his time at [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=20692&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Maroney hopes to take next step in &#8216;09</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/08/maroney-hopes-to-take-next-step-in-09/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/08/maroney-hopes-to-take-next-step-in-09/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New England Spotlight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adrian Peterson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the strength of the New England Patriots’ passing attack, they don’t really have a dire need for a feature running back. But that doesn’t mean they’re not waiting for Laurence Maroney to finally make that jump.
The 21st overall selection in the 2006 draft has yet to live up to the reputation of a first-round [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=20687&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vinatieri goes under the knife</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/05/vinatieri-goes-under-the-knife/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/05/vinatieri-goes-under-the-knife/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Zetlin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adam Vinatieri]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri underwent recent right hip surgery to alleviate a lingering injury, according to ESPN.com. The former New England Patriot expects to be ready for the beginning of the 2009 regular season.
&#8220;The condition, which had existed for more than a year, became more bothersome recently,&#8221; the Colts said in a statement. &#8220;After consultation [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=20362&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Woods becoming true Patriot</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/05/lb-woods-becoming-true-patriot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pierre Woods is a hardcore bruiser who downright loves the game he plays. The New England Patriots’ fourth-year linebacker bleeds passion when he’s on the field, whether he is lined up on defense or special teams.
If you said Woods was tougher than nails, the nails would blush over the compliment of being associated with a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=20250&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Reiss weighs in on Wilfork situation</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/04/video-reiss-weighs-in-on-wilfork-situation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:15:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cole Wright]]></category>
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When discussing his absence from New England&#8217;s voluntary workouts, Vince Wilfork didn&#8217;t seem too concerned.
&#8220;All I can tell you is it&#8217;s not a big deal right now,&#8221; he told a group of reporters on Wednesday.
However, when the Boston Globe&#8217;s Mike Reiss stopped by to talk with NESN&#8217;s Cole Wright, he disagreed.
&#8220;I think it is a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=20054&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Harrison a revolutionary safety</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/04/harrison-a-revolutionary-safety/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jerry Rice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rod Woodson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rodney Harrison]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s the summer of 1994, and rookie safety Rodney Harrison sets foot on the San Diego Chargers’ practice field for the first time in training camp. Running back Natrone Means — a massive figure who pummeled players in his path — got the ball and headed straight for Harrison, who got knocked silly onto his [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=20030&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots are NFL&#8217;s best of the decade</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/03/patriots-are-nfls-best-of-the-decade/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:21:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Roethlisberger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Cowher]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don Banks]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ricky Proehl]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today&#8217;s sports society, no statement can be made without an ensuing debate.
Who&#8217;s the best player? Which is the best team? What&#8217;s the best sport?
No matter the topic, there&#8217;s always at least one dissenting opinion.
But there&#8217;s one fact that simply cannot be argued: The Patriots are the team of the decade.
Don Banks of SI.com said [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=19976&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Uncertain but ready, Wilfork weighs in</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/03/uncertain-but-ready-wilfork-weighs-in/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/03/uncertain-but-ready-wilfork-weighs-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New England]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OTAs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Missing: One 325-pound tackle from Boynton Beach, Fla.
If found: Return him to Gillette Stadium, One Patriot Place Foxborough, MA 02035.
Vince Wilfork, who is missing in action from the Patriots&#8217; voluntary organized team activities, finally spoke to the media on Wednesday from a function to benefit diabetes research at Yale Appliance in Dorchester.
Wilfork told the Herald [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=19907&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spygate dubbed 13th biggest cheat in history of sports</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/03/spygate-dubbed-13th-biggest-cheat-in-history-of-sports/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Danny Almonte]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diego Maradona]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2007, &#8216;Spygate&#8217; cost Bill Belichick and the Patriots half a million bucks and a first round pick in the 2008 draft. Two years later, the scandal is costing Belichick the 13th placement on soccerlens.com&#8217;s 15 Greatest Sports Cheats of All Time.
Belichick is arguably the most well-known figure of the list, which includes Danny Almonte [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=19891&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Seymour hopes to see more years in New England</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/03/seymour-hopes-to-see-more-years-in-new-england/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/03/seymour-hopes-to-see-more-years-in-new-england/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andre Tippett]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free agent]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Richard Seymour]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Since 2001, Richard Seymour has known one team. A team with a white, navy or silver jersey with flying Elvis on the sleeves or on occasion, a red throwback with Pat the Patriot standing tough on his headwear. 
The sixth overall pick in the 2001 draft out of Georgia is entering his final year of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=19853&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Harrison announces retirement</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/03/harrison-announces-retirement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Heck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NBC Sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rodney Harrison]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[San Diego Chargers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s official: Rodney Harrison is hanging up his No. 37 jersey after 15 years in the NFL, as reported by the Associated Press.
Harrison made the announcement via a conference call with various media outlets on Wednesday.
“I’m done,” Harrison told the AP. “And I’m very much at peace with that. Football has been good to me; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=19814&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Teammates feel loss of Harrison</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/03/teammates-feel-loss-of-harrison/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gillette Stadium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NBC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL Network]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pierre Woods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rodney Hartrison]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Super Bowl XLII]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When you hit someone, make sure their mother feels it.
Don’t be hungry. Be starving.
Play like a dog.
All at some point were words of wisdom from Rodney Harrison to his New England Patriots teammates, who were reading his football eulogy Tuesday after practice at Gillette Stadium.
They were referring to Harrison in the past tense, and Harrison’s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=19783&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Harrison: From the huddle to the booth?</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/02/harrison-from-the-huddle-to-the-booth/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/02/harrison-from-the-huddle-to-the-booth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dick Ebersol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Sanders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New England]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rodney Harrison]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tedy Bruschi]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When NBC&#8217;s Dick Ebersol makes his NFL talent announcements to the media on Wednesday, will a beloved Patriots safety be one of the name’s announced?
Secondary smasher Rodney Harrison, who is expected to announce his football plans sometime this week (perhaps even Tuesday), has expressed interest in broadcasting in the past, even joining NBC’s broadcast team [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=19631&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wilfork absent again from OTA</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/02/wilfork-absent-again-from-ota/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/02/wilfork-absent-again-from-ota/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hold out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jarvis Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jerod Mayo]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Defensive tackle Vince Wilfork was not present for New England&#8217;s voluntary organized team activity Tuesday, the Boston Globe&#8217;s Mike Reiss reports.
Wilfork, who is entering the final year of his rookie contract, also missed last week&#8217;s practice.
The 27-year-old from Florida is believed to be seeking a new deal with the Patriots. Both he and defensive end [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=19617&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>O&#8217;Connell adequate backup to Brady?</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/02/oconnell-adequate-backup-to-brady/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/02/oconnell-adequate-backup-to-brady/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Zetlin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chiefs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drew Bledsoe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kansas City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin O'Connell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Cassel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mo Lewis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scott Pioli]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Patriots’ seemingly inevitable Feb. 28 trade of Matt Cassel to the Chiefs left fans from Presque Isle to Providence wondering just what Bill Belichick’s next move would be.
Some thought he would draft a backup to Tom Brady relatively early in April’s NFL draft as insurance for No. 12’s recovering left knee.
That didn’t happen.
Others thought [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=19612&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Adam who? Gostkowski all the Pats could ask for</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/02/adam-who-gostkowski-all-the-pats-could-ask-for/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adam Vinatieri]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martin Gramatica]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Gostkowski]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Brady]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The greatest compliment someone could give New England Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski &#8212; other than the fact that he has been great at his job &#8212; is that it’s been three years since anyone around Boston has missed Adam Vinatieri.
Sure, those memories of Vinatieri’s Super Bowl heroics will forever remain, but the new kid in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=19524&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Brady&#8217;s surgeon impressed with recovery</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/01/bradys-surgeon-impressed-with-recovery/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/01/bradys-surgeon-impressed-with-recovery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Isner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Neil ElAttrache]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Brady]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[New England fans became very familiar with Tom Brady&#8217;s potential for greatness after he brought three Super Bowls to Foxborough in four years. Still, though, the question lingers: Will he be the same, post-ACL surgery? 
His surgeon, Dr. Neil ElAttrache, seems to think so. He told the Los Angeles Times the Patriots quarterback &#8220;even exceeded [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=19418&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Crable looking to fill void at OLB</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/01/crable-looking-to-fill-void-at-olb/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/06/01/crable-looking-to-fill-void-at-olb/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:20:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adalius Thomas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Vrabel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shawn Crable]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Brady]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Willie McGinest]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Brady isn’t the only Michigan alum coming back to the New England Patriots after an injury washed out his entire 2008 season.
Second-year outside linebacker Shawn Crable is ready to do the same. After getting off to a strong start in training camp and the preseason, a shin injury Crable suffered during a preseason game [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=19306&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriot Hall of Famers to unveil new field</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/29/patriot-hall-of-famers-to-unveil-new-field/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 01:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andre Tippett]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mayor David Cicilline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Kraft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Grogan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Nelson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What better way to unveil a new football field than to have a few Patriots Hall of Famers on hand?
On June 1 at 3:30 p.m. at Classical High School in Providence, RI, Andre Tippett, Steve Grogan and Steve Nelson will join Mayor David Cicilline to celebrate the opening of a brand new state-of-the-art athletic field [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=19103&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Brady returns with new perspective</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/29/brady-returns-with-new-perspective/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 12:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tank Williams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Brady]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=18950</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tom Brady was back in his element. He was on the football field, instead of in the weight room; in front of the cameras, instead of behind a curtain.
About eight months &#8212; or to be exact, 263 days &#8212; after tearing up his left knee in the New England Patriots’ 2008 season opener against the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=18950&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wilfork&#8217;s absence hard to miss</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/28/wilforks-absence-hard-to-miss/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/28/wilforks-absence-hard-to-miss/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 00:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Isner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Albert Haynesworth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contract dispute]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Richard Seymour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ron Brace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vince Wilfork]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone knows who showed up in Foxborough on Thursday afternoon &#8212; but what about the glaring absences?
One of them was 6-foot-2, 325-pound defensive tackle Vince Wilfork who is hard to miss, whether he&#8217;s there or not. 
Boston Globe columnist Tony Massarotti thinks his absence may be a sign that he is engaged in a contract [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=18912&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Brady not the only story in Foxborough</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/28/brady-not-the-only-story-in-foxborough/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/28/brady-not-the-only-story-in-foxborough/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 22:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fred Taylor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joey Galloway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Sanchez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New England]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Paris Lenon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pat White]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patrick Chung]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Randy Moss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Seymour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ron Brace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Terrell Owens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Brady]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vince Wilfork]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wes Welker]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=18894</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Golden Boy is back. We all know it.
But that was not the only thing going on in Foxborough on Thursday.
Though the media finally got access to the players and focused most of the attention on the quarterback, there are a number of compelling stories that don&#8217;t involve No. 12.
1. Vince Wilfork and Richard Seymour
There [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=18894&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Brady practices with knee brace, feels &#8216;really good&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/28/brady-practices-with-knee-brace-feels-really-good/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/28/brady-practices-with-knee-brace-feels-really-good/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 20:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[injury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OTA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Brady]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=18858</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As expected, Tom Brady was at practice and available to the media after Thursday&#8217;s OTA, and the quarterback said he feels strong.
&#8220;I feel as good as I could possibly feel,&#8221; he was quoted as saying in the Boston Globe. &#8220;It doesn&#8217;t bother me doing anything, so it&#8217;s feeling really good. That&#8217;s about as good as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=18858&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vick not worth it for Pats</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/28/vick-not-worth-it-for-pats/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/28/vick-not-worth-it-for-pats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 12:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corey Dillon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin O'Connell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Cassel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Gutierrez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Vick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Randy Moss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Kraft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Brady]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=18749</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[To be blunt, if I were the owner of an NFL team, there’s no chance I’d approve the signing of Michael Vick this summer. I just wouldn’t be able to submit my organization to the ensuing public relations nightmare that will undoubtedly be following Vick for the foreseeable future.
I’m not saying he doesn’t deserve a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=18749&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lenon signs with Patriots</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/27/lenon-signs-with-patriots/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 20:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Keefe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Detroit Lions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jon Persch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paris Lenon]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=18635</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Linebacker Paris Lenon has agreed to contract terms to join the Patriots, his agent told the Boston Globe. Lenon led the winless Detroit Lions in tackles during the 2008 season.
&#8220;Paris is excited to finally be a part of a winning organization and eager to contribute in whatever way Coach Belichick and his staff see fit. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=18635&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wheatley is a leader in Pats secondary</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/27/wheatley-is-a-leader-in-pats-secondary/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/27/wheatley-is-a-leader-in-pats-secondary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 12:40:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darius Butler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deltha O'Neal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ellis Hobbs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jason Webster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jonathan Wilhite]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leigh Bodden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lewis Sanders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Richardson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shawn Springs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Terrence Wheatley]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=18551</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Barely 24-years-old and with just six career games under his belt, New England Patriots cornerback Terrence Wheatley has suddenly found himself in a unique situation: he is one of the longest-tenured players on the team at his position.
After head coach Bill Belichick completely overhauled the secondary during the offseason, Wheatley survived as one of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=18551&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots release Listorti, Duckett</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/26/patriots-release-listorti-duckett/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/26/patriots-release-listorti-duckett/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 00:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brad Listorti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Damane Duckett]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the first day of full team activities, the New England Patriots released tight end Brad Listorti and offensive lineman Damane Duckett.
Listorti, 24, signed with the Patriots in February. He was waived by the Atlanta Falcons in August of 2008 before joining the New York Jets&#8217; practice squad. The 6-foot-4 inch, 225-pounder out of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=18473&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tom Brady: &#8216;There&#8217;s nothing I can&#8217;t do&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/26/tom-brady-theres-nothing-i-cant-do/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/26/tom-brady-theres-nothing-i-cant-do/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 20:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Isner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Brady]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=18388</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If the Sports Illustrated cover jinx actually holds water, Patriots fans better get ready for another season without Tom Brady.
The New England quarterback will appear on the cover of the June 1 edition of the magazine in a Peter King piece, already posted on SI.com. Brady, who missed virtually all of the 2008 season after [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=18388&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Moss: &#8216;The sky&#8217;s the limit&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/26/moss-the-skys-the-limit/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/26/moss-the-skys-the-limit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 17:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alex Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Baker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greg Lewis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joey Galloway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Randy Moss]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2007 season for the Patriots was one of the single greatest seasons in the history of the sport, but wide receiver Randy Moss thinks that record-breaking year can be topped by this group of Patriots.
“The sky’s the limit for this offense,” Moss told ESPN.com according to the Herald. “I think that we could be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=18325&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Taylor strong addition to Pats offense</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/26/taylor-strong-addition-to-pats-offense/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 12:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fred Taylor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As far as Fred Taylor is concerned, if he’s got a pair of healthy legs, he’s going to keep on running.
Forrest Gump be damned, Taylor has rushed for 11,271 yards — about six and a half miles — through his 11-year career, the third-most yards among active players and 16th all-time. His 62 rushing touchdowns [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=18270&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Brady expected to join Patriots on Tuesday</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/25/report-brady-expected-to-join-patriots-on-tuesday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 01:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Peter King&#8217;s Monday Morning Quarterback column on SI.com, he said that Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will report to practice for the first time of the year on Tuesday.
King said that he held an extended interview with Brady &#8212; the first since his knee injury in Week 1 of the 2008 season &#8212; and that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=18195&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Belichick-Kraft dynasty rolls on</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/25/belichick-kraft-dynasty-rolls-on/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/25/belichick-kraft-dynasty-rolls-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 13:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are only two other NFL franchises whose owner/head coach partnership has lasted longer than Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft&#8217;s 10 year stint. However, the 15-year regime of Bud Adams-Jeff Fisher in Tennessee and the 11 -year partnership of Jeffrey Lurie-Andy Reid in Philadelphia don&#8217;t have nearly the success of the Patriots duo.
&#8220;Whether you&#8217;re losing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=18066&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>O&#8217;Connell preparing to lead</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/25/oconnell-preparing-to-lead/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 12:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin O'Connell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Cassel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The entire locker room changes when Tom Brady walks through the door. He has a calming influence, demands accountability and, without even saying a word, will make everyone want to focus with that much more intensity.
Kevin O’Connell, on the other hand, is just finally starting to take control of the huddle. With Matt Cassel out [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=18059&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Crable could be perfect fit</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/25/crable-could-be-perfect-fit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 12:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adalius Thomas]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Shawn Crable]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Willie McGinest]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Shawn Crable has had a lot of time on his hands to learn his role, and he took advantage of every second of it.
One of the Patriots&#8217; third-round picks in the 2008 draft, Crable was sidelined for the first eight games and on the injured reserve for the last eight games of the season. While [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=18050&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>O&#8217;Connell dials in</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/22/oconnell-dials-in/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 21:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kevin O'Connell]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Brady is set to make his triumphant return to the New England gridiron for the 2009 season but, like we learned last year, anything can happen.
One person who knows this is Kevin O&#8217;Connell, the Patriots backup QB. Well, him and some other guy named Matt Cassel. 
&#8220;No matter what the situation [is] going to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=17766&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Injury-riddled Tank Williams is ready to move forward</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/22/injury-riddled-tank-williams-is-ready-to-move-forward/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 14:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At some point, one might think Tank Williams would be bitter.
After suffering his third season-ending injury in a span of four years, Williams is back in camp and ready to move forward. And with any luck, the New England Patriots’ safety will get back to contributing during live game action.
Even with his run of devastating [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=17689&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Maroney&#8217;s time to shine</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/21/maroneys-time-to-shine/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/21/maroneys-time-to-shine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 22:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Corey Dillon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eric Naposki]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=17610</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Injury-prone. Soft.
Bust.
Those were just some of the many words used to describe Laurence Maroney after his first three seasons in the league.
As it turned out, Maroney was far from soft. His mysterious &#8220;issues&#8221; from last season – which culminated in him ducking out of bounds to avoid contact in San Francisco – turned out to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=17610&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots become first NFL team to develop instant lottery ticket</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/21/patriots-become-first-nfl-team-to-develop-instant-lottery-ticket/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 18:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Eberts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Cavanagh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Massachusetts State Lottery Commision]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tim Cahill]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Patriots are teaming up with the Massachusetts State Lottery to create the first licensed NFL instant ticket. The plans for the new ticket were announced Thursday, a few days after the NFL owners agreed to allow the partnership of teams and lotteries across the nation.
“This is an excellent opportunity for two successful brands to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=17569&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots focus on basics at third OTA</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/21/patriots-ota-underway/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/21/patriots-ota-underway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 13:36:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OTA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There was no Tom Brady. Or Randy Moss. Nary a Tedy Bruschi, too. In fact, there were no full time starters on hand Wednesday during the New England Patriots’ organized team activity, their third of the week, but the first that was open to the media.
It’s actually the norm in Foxborough (despite my preview of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=17507&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Brady: &#8216;I&#8217;m feeling great&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/21/brady-im-feeling-great/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 13:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although he didn&#8217;t participate in any team activity yet, quarterback Tom Brady spoke about the excitement of the upcoming season, where his health is expected to not be an issue.
&#8220;I&#8217;m feeling great and just excited to be out there on the field, training with my teammates,&#8221; Brady said in an interview with Patriots Today. &#8220;It&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=17506&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots&#8217; Taylor dives in early</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/21/patriots-taylor-dives-in-early/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 13:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fred Taylor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At 33-years-old, running back Fred Taylor is an old-timer in a young man&#8217;s position. At this week&#8217;s three-day workout geared towards rookies and newcomers, Taylor is rubbing elbows with players ten years his younger.
But the 11-year veteran isn&#8217;t there to teach the youngsters some old tricks, he&#8217;s there to learn a few new ones of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=17501&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pats hold OTA without Brady and other veterans</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/20/pats-hold-ota-without-brady-and-other-veterans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 23:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fred Taylor]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Randy Moss]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Patriots held their first organized team activities Wednesday with a number of veterans &#8212; including Tom Brady &#8212; not in attendance.
Among those in attendance, the Boston Globe reports, were newcomers Fred Taylor, Chris Baker and Alex Smith.
&#8220;I want to learn the playbook so I don&#8217;t have to hesitate,&#8221; Taylor told the Globe. &#8220;I don&#8217;t [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=17373&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Moss makes successful foray into NASCAR</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/20/moss-makes-successful-foray-into-nascar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 20:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Heck</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Camping World Truck Series]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Dollar]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=17349</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A lot of things come to mind when you mention New England Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss.
Tremendous talent. Record-breaker. The Randy ratio.
But now it&#8217;s time to add a new phrase to the list: NASCAR truck owner.
That&#8217;s right, Moss, who is known mostly for his awe-inspiring catches, remarkable numbers and off-the-field issues, has been a small [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=17349&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots begin OTAs, moving along in their offseason</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/20/patriots-begin-otas-moving-along-in-their-offseason/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 14:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the New England Patriots’ organized team activities beginning this week and media being granted access to Wednesday’s session, here are some key questions that might get answered as the Pats move along in their offseason.
Before we get started, it’s worth noting the Patriots will conduct 12 organized team activities (OTA’s) before their three-day mini-camp [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=17284&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Patriots interested in Oakland&#8217;s Burgess</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/19/report-patriots-interested-in-oaklands-burgess/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 03:39:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Derrick Burgess]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jason Taylor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julius Peppers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Vrabel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Patriots may be targeting a pass rusher to replace Mike Vrabel. According to WEEI.com, the team is interested in acquiring Derrick Burgess from the Oakland Raiders.
The report states that a possible deal would have the Patriots sending a second- or third-round draft pick in 2010 in exchange for the defensive end.
Burgess, 30, has posted [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=17238&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pats&#8217; Light sued over alleged assault in casino</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/19/pats-light-sued-over-alleged-assault-in-casino/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 21:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assault]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jacob Herman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Light]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mohegan Sun]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[He&#8217;s protected Tom Brady&#8217;s blind side since 2001, but now he&#8217;ll need a lawyer to protect him.
Matt Light is being sued by a VIP host who claims the 6-foot-4, 305-pound Light left him with two black eyes and bad bruises, the Boston Herald reports.
Jacob Herman II is suing Light for intentional assault and battery, negligence [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=17129&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sanchez stealing Brady&#8217;s throne?</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/19/sanchez-stealing-bradys-throne/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 14:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brandon Steiner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jets]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the Jets plucked Mark Sanchez with the fifth pick in the NFL draft, they may have ultimately chosen/created the newest No. 1 quarterback bachelor in the game today.
Tom Brady was married (twice?) in the offseason so he&#8217;s officially off the market. While no other QB stepped up to fill the void, the NYC-bound Sanchez [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=17008&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pats&#8217; worst moments from 2008</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/19/pats-worst-moments-from-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/19/pats-worst-moments-from-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 12:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Watson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Cassel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Randy Moss]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After going through the best moments of the New England Patriots’ 2008 season Monday, here is a look at their low points:
5. Swimming with the fish. The Patriots’ first reality check after Tom Brady went down for the season came in a Week 3 matchup against the winless Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium. Miami, coming [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=16983&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>All eyes on Woods</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/19/all-eyes-on-woods/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 12:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adalius Thomas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jason Taylor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Vrabel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New England]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patriots]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pierre Woods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shawn Crable]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tully Banta-Cain]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that Jason Taylor is heading back to Miami and Mike Vrabel is in Kansas City with Scott Pioli, there is somewhat of an empty feeling at the outside linebacker position for the Patriots.
Taylor, though a defensive end by trade, would have been bumped back to outside linebacker if the Pats were able to have [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=16978&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Former Patriot Washington signs with Baltimore</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/18/former-patriot-washington-signs-with-baltimore/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/18/former-patriot-washington-signs-with-baltimore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 00:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Keefe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kelley Washington]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=16925</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Former Patriots wide receiver and special teams member Kelley Washington signed a one-year deal with the Baltimore Ravens on Monday.
Washington, 29, played for the Patriots the past two seasonsm recording just one reception. He was released by the Patriots on Feb. 17.
Washington has played in 54 games in the NFL between the Patriots and Cincinnati [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=16925&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pats&#8217; top moments from 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 12:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Howe]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we begin to move closer to the 2009 NFL season, let’s take one last look back at the year that was. Over the next two days, I’ll list the best and worst moments of the New England Patriots’ 2008 campaign. We’ll start off on a positive note.
3. Super performance
It was a bizarre season in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=16799&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New tight end hopes to catch on early</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/15/new-tight-end-hopes-to-catch-on-early/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 23:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alex Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Watson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Patriots depth chart is a little crowded at tight end, but new addition to the group Alex Smith believes he can make plenty of noise.
New England picked up Smith and Chris Baker this offseason and added them to a position that already had Ben Watson, David Thomas, Tyson DeVree and Brad Listorti. Smith, who [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=16434&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Brady should learn a lesson from Favre</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/15/brady-should-learn-a-lesson-from-favre/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 14:04:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Brady]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peyton Manning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brett Favre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Elway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Howe]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brett Favre has spent 18 years roaming across football fields with reckless abandon. He is now spending what was once presumed to be his retirement with the same carefree attitude.
The big difference? Favre was a Hall of Famer between the chalk. Outside those lines, he has become his own public relations disaster, tarnishing a legacy [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=16358&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>With strong depth and a healthy Brady, Pats are team to beat</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/14/with-strong-depth-and-a-healthy-brady-pats-are-team-to-beat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 23:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Parcells]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jason Taylor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Faulk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Hurley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter King]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s be honest: Jason Taylor was never coming to New England.
Sure, he has respect for the organization and owner Robert Kraft, and yes, Taylor definitely would enjoy all the magazine cover shoots he&#8217;d get to do with Tom Brady, but the defensive end is clearly a man who knows what he wants and how to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=16173&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>In wake of Taylor signing, Pats look for OLB solution</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/14/in-wake-of-taylor-signing-pats-look-for-olb-solution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 16:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brandon Meriweather]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jason Taylor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Howe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jerod Mayo]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mike Vrabel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patrick Chung]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tank Williams]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So much for the theory that Jason Taylor had a handshake agreement with the New England Patriots.
It was a popular train of thought that circulated through the writers who cover the Patriots; Taylor, a free agent after being released by the Washington Redskins, was going to spend time with his family in Florida and eventually [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=16037&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Butler marks new age for UConn</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/13/the-uconn-connection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 12:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Gordon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Orlovsky]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darius Butler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hasheem Thabeet]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Howe]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that football is putting food on Darius Butler’s table, he is just fine with leaving basketball to the side.
A quick search for Butler on YouTube brings up a highlight reel of him attacking the rim at UConn’s gym with an assortment of dunks that would make Huskies hoops coach Jim Calhoun’s eyebrows raise. But [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=15820&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Belichick&#8217;s new staff fits Patriots mold</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/12/belichicks-new-staff-fits-patriots-mold/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 15:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charlie Weis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dom Capers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eric Mangini]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Josh McDaniels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Shanahan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nick Caserio]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New England Patriots’ 2009 offseason didn’t have the exact same feel as the one in 2005, but there were some high-ranking changes nonetheless.
Scott Pioli left his post as the Patriots’ vice president of player personnel in January to take over as the general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs, and former Pats offensive coordinator [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=15545&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots need return addressed</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/12/patriots-need-return-addressed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 12:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eagles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ellis Hobss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Faulk]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The departure of Ellis Hobbs meant more to the Patriots than saving a few extra bucks in the secondary and missing out on fewer quotes in the locker room. Hobbs took with him to Philadelphia one of the most dangerous kickoff return men in the business.
In 2008, Hobbs had a career-high 45 kickoff returns for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=15489&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots sign WR Terrence Nunn</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/11/patriots-sign-wr-terrence-nunn/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/11/patriots-sign-wr-terrence-nunn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 22:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Keefe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nebraska]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New England Patriots announced on their Twitter page Monday that they have signed rookie free agent WR Terrence Nunn.
The Patriots held tryouts for three receivers last week, according to Twitter, and Nunn was one of the receivers at the tryouts.
Nunn, 22, played four seasons for Nebraska, catching 136 passes for 1,762 yards and  11 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=15454&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rookie lineman likes to keep it loose</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/11/rookie-lineman-likes-to-keep-it-loose/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 12:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dante Scarnecchia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jake Ingram]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Rogan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rich Ohrnberger seems to be the comedian everywhere he goes, whether it’s at home, in the huddle or at a club.
Always quick with a joke, Ohrnberger even took the microphone and ran off a quick routine at Penn State’s team function at the Improv in California before January’s Rose Bowl. From the sounds of it, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=15339&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Ty Law talking with Patriots about comeback</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/10/report-ty-law-talking-with-patriots-about-comeback/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 21:19:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In what seems to have become an annual tradition, a report surfaced that Ty Law is talking with the Patriots about coming back to play.
The New York Daily News reports that the 35-year-old cornerback is in discussions with the Pats and the Browns, according to Law&#8217;s friend, fellow cornerback Darrelle Revis.
Last season, Law signed with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=15124&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pats won&#8217;t be boxed into a corner at CB</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/08/pats-wont-be-boxed-into-a-corner-at-cb/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 14:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Darius Butler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ellis Hobbs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[No. 27 might be forgotten, but it certainly isn’t gone.
After the New England Patriots traded starting cornerback Ellis Hobbs to the Philadelphia Eagles during last month’s NFL draft, rookie corner Darius Butler quickly snatched up Hobbs’ old No. 27 prior to the team’s rookie camp over the weekend. (On the other side, no one in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=14699&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Talented Tate&#8217;s debut may wait</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/07/talented-tates-debut-may-wait/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/07/talented-tates-debut-may-wait/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 13:08:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brandon Tate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Butch Davis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon Tate has a blink-and-you’ll-miss-him type of speed. But even if you keep your eyes open next season, you may not see Tate in a New England Patriots uniform.
The third-round draft pick out of North Carolina is still recovering from a torn ACL and MCL in his right knee, which he suffered during a punt [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=14485&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The evolution of Moss</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/07/the-evolution-of-moss/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/07/the-evolution-of-moss/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 04:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brandon McGowan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Laurence Maroney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marshall]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The stage was set.
There was Randy Moss, in the biggest game of his life, wide open in the end zone. When he hauled in the touchdown pass from Tom Brady, it was perfect in every way. The perfect end to a perfect season. The perfect career. 
But it didn’t work out that way. Instead of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=14459&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Marching Maroney leads pack</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/06/marching-maroney-leads-pack/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/06/marching-maroney-leads-pack/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 15:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boston March for Babies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Laurence Maroney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[March of Dimes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patriots running back Laurence Maroney stands in at a solid 5-foot-11, 220 pounds. But the Pats rusher wasn’t always built like a cinder block and that can be traced back all the way to his birth on Feb. 5, 1985.
Maroney was born premature at just four pounds, seven ounces. He and his mother were separated [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=14152&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New England is Hoyer&#8217;s grad school of choice</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/06/new-england-is-hoyers-grad-school-of-choice/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/06/new-england-is-hoyers-grad-school-of-choice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 13:05:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brian Hoyer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Cassel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan State Spartans]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tom Brady Ryan O'Connell]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It only took one phone call, and Brian Hoyer didn’t need to hear anything else. What was one of the toughest weekends of his life had taken a turn for the better, and all he wanted to do was jump on the next plane to Boston.
There were 256 names called during last month’s NFL draft, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=14104&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pats sign safety McGowan</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/05/report-pats-sign-safety-mcgowan/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/05/report-pats-sign-safety-mcgowan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 20:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Bears]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brandon McGowan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chicago Bears]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maine]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Patriots have agreed to terms with free-agent safety Brandon McGowan, the team announced.
The deal is believed to be for two years, ESPN reports.
McGowan, 25, played for parts of four seasons with the Bears, including 14 games and nine starts in 2007. In that sesaon, he posted the best numbers of his career, making two interceptions, 58 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=13980&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots to play in four Legacy Games</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/05/patriots-headline-legacy-games/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/05/patriots-headline-legacy-games/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 17:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of a 50th anniversary celebration of the original eight American Football League teams, the New England Patriots will play in four of the NFL&#8217;s 16 Legacy Games in the 2009 season, including Monday Night Football&#8217;s season opener against fellow AFL foe, the Buffalo Bills.
Other than the Sept. 14 MNF tilt with Terrell Owens [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=13954&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>McKenzie&#8217;s long road to Foxborough</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/05/mckenzies-long-road-to-foxborough/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/05/mckenzies-long-road-to-foxborough/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 14:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the latest in a string of challenges that have been presented to New England Patriots rookie linebacker Tyrone McKenzie.
The second-round draft pick out of South Florida went down with a leg injury during Saturday morning’s practice session during the team’s rookie camp at Gillette Stadium. After holding his knee on the ground, McKenzie [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=13895&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sea Bass could be quite the catch</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/04/sea-bass-could-be-quite-the-catch/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/04/sea-bass-could-be-quite-the-catch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 18:14:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Gilbert]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sebastian Vollmer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When the Patriots plucked offensive tackle Sebastian &#8220;Sea Bass&#8221; Vollmer in the second round of the NFL draft, they surprised a lot of people. But with the tools and size in which the German-born behemoth possesses, he may just be the most pleasant surprise of their 2009 draft class.
“Is he as polished as some players [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=13694&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Football has sprung in New England</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/04/football-has-sprung-in-new-england/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/04/football-has-sprung-in-new-england/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 12:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brandon Tate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brian Hoyer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was a refreshing &#8212; almost holy &#8212; sight at Gillette Stadium last weekend, and it had nothing to do with the Dali Lama.
For the first time in 2009, there was football.
The New England Patriots held their annual rookie camp Friday and Saturday, which included 30 players, the entire coaching staff, members of the front [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=13660&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots have plenty to prove</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/01/patriots-have-plenty-to-prove/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/01/patriots-have-plenty-to-prove/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 00:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alex Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bo Ruud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chirs Baker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darius Butler]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vince Wilfork]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Teams are held to a higher standard when they’ve accomplished what the Patriots have in Foxborough. That&#8217;s why New England was immediately named favorites to win the 2010 Super Bowl as soon as Pittsburgh hoisted the Lombardi Trophy in February.
But Vegas odds don&#8217;t win Super Bowls. For the Patriots to find themselves at the top [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=13214&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Belichick bucks the trend with Vollmer</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/01/belichick-bucks-the-trend-with-vollmer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 12:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Cassel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sebastian Vollmer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Neal]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=13126</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The New England Patriots have added a German tank to their arsenal of offensive linemen.
 Sebastian Vollmer, whose 6-foot-8, 315-pound frame could create shade in the desert, was selected by the Patriots with the 58th overall pick in this year&#8217;s draft. While his size is extremely intriguing, his football background is still a bit limited [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=13126&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots sign five rookie free agents</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/01/patriots-sign-five-rookie-free-agents/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/05/01/patriots-sign-five-rookie-free-agents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 04:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Antonio Appleby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brian Hoyer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free agents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jamar Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jermail Porter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marcus McClinton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rookie]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Patriots picked up five undrafted free agents on Thursday, who will join the 12 players drafted by the Patriots at rookie minicamp.
Here&#8217;s a look at each of the player&#8217;s signed:
Antonio Appleby, LB
Coming from the University of Virginia, the 6-foot-3, 245-pound linebacker made 227 tackles in his four-year college career. He made 4.5 sacks and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=13121&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots acquire TE Smith in trade with Bucs</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/30/patriots-acquire-te-smith-in-trade-with-bucs/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/30/patriots-acquire-te-smith-in-trade-with-bucs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 02:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alex Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heath Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stanford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tight end]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Patriots acquired a tight end for the second time of the offseason, trading an undisclosed pick in the 2010 draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for Alex Smith.
The 6-foot-4-inch tight end played four seasons with Tampa, catching 129 passes for 1,252 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Smith had great success from the start of his career, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=13049&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Springfield native Brace breaks into Patriots draft class</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/30/springfield-native-brace-breaks-into-patriots-draft-class/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/30/springfield-native-brace-breaks-into-patriots-draft-class/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:31:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boston College]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Burncoat High School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Moriarty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doherty High School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ron Brace]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vince Wilfork]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=12812</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A few days before last weekend&#8217;s NFL draft, Ron Brace was out to eat with his former high school coach, and he couldn&#8217;t help but wonder where he was about to relocate.
As it turned out, though, Brace is staying in the neighborhood. The New England Patriots selected Brace &#8211; a defensive tackle from Boston College [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=12812&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Patriot Butler affirms Huskies&#8217; evolution</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/29/new-patriot-butler-affirms-huskies-evolution/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/29/new-patriot-butler-affirms-huskies-evolution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darius Butler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Randy Edsall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UConn Huskies]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=12649</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Like most NFL head coaches, Bill Belichick has a spotty attendance record at collegiate pro days. It&#8217;s just not feasible for Belichick and his peers to scour the country to get a first-hand look at these workouts when, quite bluntly, that&#8217;s what assistant coaches are paid to do.
But he, director of player personnel Nick Caserio, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=12649&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hobbs talks dollars, but is he making sense?</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/28/hobbs-talks-dollars-but-is-he-making-sense/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/28/hobbs-talks-dollars-but-is-he-making-sense/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ellis Hobbs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philadelphia Eagles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Following his trade to the Philadelphia Eagles on Day 2 of the NFL draft, cornerback Ellis Hobbs had some interesting things to say about his old team and how they may have lost some luster in the eyes of free agents and rookies.
Since their unprecedented success since winning their first Super Bowl in 2001, many [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=12420&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mock draft revisited</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/28/mock-draft-revisited/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/28/mock-draft-revisited/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aaron Curry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alex Mack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donald Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eric Wood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hakeem Nicks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jason Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Sanchez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matthews Stafford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL draft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Percy Harvin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tyson Jackson]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=12401</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My mock draft last week was a lot like Courtney Love. It started out strong before quickly turning into a public train wreck. Not even a few pounds of makeup could have straightened this thing out.
So, just like one of the 12 steps of rehab, it’s time to admit where I went wrong. Below are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=12401&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Belichick&#8217;s second-round selection sends message</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/27/belichicks-second-round-selection-sends-message/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/27/belichicks-second-round-selection-sends-message/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:31:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patrick Chung]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rodney Harrison]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=12285</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Patrick Chung can lay the wood and quarterback the secondary like Rodney Harrison. So, after the New England Patriots selected Chung with the 34th pick in this weekend&#8217;s NFL Draft, it might have been a quiet indication that Harrison&#8217;s career is over.
Harrison, who tore his right quadriceps last season, has not made an official decision [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=12285&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Linemen the focus for Patriots in draft</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/27/linemen-the-focus-for-patriots-in-draft/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2009]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darius Butler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darryl Richard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[draft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Myron Pryor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New England]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patrick Chung]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rich Ohrnberger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ron Brace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sebastian Vollmer]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=12244</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With the 2009 NFL draft in the books, it&#8217;s time to evaluate who the Patriots selected and what their focus seemed to be. Without a doubt, the team went into the weekend looking to strengthen its lines on both sides of the ball.
Below is a breakdown of all the Patriots&#8217; picks in the 2009 draft:
Round [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=12244&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots&#8217; final pick spent on defensive tackle Richard</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/26/patriots-final-pick-spent-on-defensive-tackle-richard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:31:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Patriots rounded out their 2009 selections with defensive tackle Darryl Richard out of Georgia Tech.
The 6-foot-4, 290-pounder from Destrahan, La., was the third defensive lineman drafted by the Patriots, joining Ron Brace (No. 40) and Myron Pryor (No. 207).
The 22-year-old collected a number of accolades for the Yellow Jackets, including an East-West Shrine Bowl invite, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=12237&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots draft quarterback Edelman as wide receiver</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/26/patriots-draft-quarterback-edelman-as-wide-receiver/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Though the Patriots showed some interest in West Virginia&#8217;s Pat White heading into the draft, they ended up selecting Kent State&#8217;s Julian Edleman in the seventh round.
The Patriots were unlikely to have spent an early pick on White, who went to the Dolphins in the second round.
Edelman played quarterback at Kent State, though the Patriots [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=12230&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots draft defensive tackle Pryor</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/26/patriots-draft-defensive-tackle-pryor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A day after selecting defensive lineman Ron Brace, the Patriots added more defensive line depth by selecting Myron Pryor with the 207th pick of the draft.
Pryor was a four-year starter at Kentucky, where he earned second team All-SEC and made 34 career starts. In a game against Ole Miss in 2006, Pryor had a monster [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=12223&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots add long snapper in sixth round</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/26/pats-add-long-snapper-in-sixth-round/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After longtime Patriots long snapper Lonie Paxton skipped town to join Josh McDaniels in Denver, New England was left without a replacement.
To help fill the hole, the Patriots drafted Jake Ingram out of Hawaii. Ingram will likely compete with Nathan Hodel, who signed with the Patriots as a free agent in the offseason.
The 6-foot-3, 235-pound [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=12215&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots draft OL Bussey with pick No. 170</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/26/patriots-draft-ol-bussey-with-pick-no-170/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After selecting Rich Ohrnberger in the fourth round, the Patriots selected another offensive lineman in the fifth round in George Bussey.
The 6-foot-2, 306-pounder played at both the tackle and guard positions at Louisville.
Prior to the 2008 season, he was named to the Outland Trophy Watch List for being one of the nation&#8217;s best interior lineman. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=12208&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots draft Ohrnberger in fourth round</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Patriots selected a second offensive lineman in the draft, taking Rich Ohrnberger with the 123rd pick of the draft.
The guard comes from Penn State and is listed at 6-foot-2, 291 pounds. He was a first team All-Big Ten selection in 2008 and finished his career with 34 consecutive starts.
He was part of the offensive [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=12202&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hobbs the human dance machine sent packing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:16:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In sports, so much focus is spent on legacies. Often, the difference between an all-time great and an abject failure is defined by inches, split seconds or bad bounces.
For Ellis Hobbs, his legacy in New England will forever be defined by the image of him fruitlessly chasing after Plaxico Burress in Super Bowl XLII.
Is it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=12180&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots select McKenzie with 97th pick</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/26/patriots-select-mckenzie-with-97th-pick/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:37:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Keefe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New England Patriots selected outside linebacker Tyrone McKenzie from the University of South Florida with the 97th pick in the draft.
McKenzine (6-foot-2, 243 lbs.) began his collegiate career with Michigan State in 2004, transferred to Iowa State in 2005 and finally ended up at South Florida in 2007.
McKenzie was nominated for the Butkus, Nagurski [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=12097&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots select Tate with 83rd pick</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/26/patriots-select-tate-with-83rd-pick/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Keefe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New England Patriots selected wide receiver Brandon Tate from the University of North Carolina with the 83rd pick in the draft.
Tate (6-foot-0, 183 lbs.) was an All-ACC honorable mention in 2008, catching 16 passes for 376 yards and three touchdowns.
A Burlington, N.C. native, Tate set an NCAA combined kick return yardage record with 3,523 yards [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=12088&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Live Blog: NFL draft, Day 2</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/26/live-blog-nfl-draft-day-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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2:55 p.m.: I am wrapping up for the day here at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots have made three selections so far on Day 2 &#8212; North Carolina wide receiver Brandon Tate, South Florida linebacker Tyrone McKenzie and Penn State offensive lineman Rich Ohrnberger &#8212; and one major (yeah, you can call it that) trade, sending cornerback [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=12051&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots select Vollmer with 58th pick</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/25/patriots-select-vollmer-with-58th-pick/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/25/patriots-select-vollmer-with-58th-pick/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 01:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Keefe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Patriots end their trend of selecting defensive players by selecting offensive lineman Sebastian Vollmer from the University of Houston in the second round with the 58th pick.
Vollmer (6-foot-7, 312 lbs.) was originally a tight end before becoming a first-team All-Conference USA left tackle his senior year at Houston. He missed the 2006 season after [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=12023&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots select Butler with 41st pick</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/25/patriots-select-butler-with-41st-pick/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/25/patriots-select-butler-with-41st-pick/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Keefe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Darius Butler]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Patriots continued their selection of defensive players by taking defensive back Darius Butler from UConn with the 41st pick in the draft.
Butler (5-foot-11, 183 lbs.) played for seasons for the Huskies, recording 180 tackles and forcing three fumbles. He picked off 10 passes in his collegiate career and scored two touchdowns.
A native of Fort [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=12009&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots select Brace with 40th pick</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/25/patriots-select-brace-with-40th-pick/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/25/patriots-select-brace-with-40th-pick/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Keefe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Boston College]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After taking a safety with the 34th pick in the draft, the Patriots bolstered their defense even more by selecting defensive tackle Ron Brace from Boston College with the 40th pick.
“I’m hoping I’m not dreaming right now,” Brace said in a conference call. “This is a really good feeling.”
Brace (6-foot-3, 330 lbs.) played four seasons for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=12003&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots select Chung with 34th pick</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/25/patriots-select-chung-with-34th-pick/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/25/patriots-select-chung-with-34th-pick/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Keefe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Matt Cassel]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=11981</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The New England Patriots traded their first-round pick twice, but eventually made a selection, picking Patrick Chung from the University of Oregon in the secound round with the 34th pick.
Chung (5-foot-11, 212 lbs.), a safety from Oregon, played four seasons for the Ducks, recording 370 tackles in his career, including 90 in 2008. Chung, a native of Rancho [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=11981&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots trade first-round picks</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/25/patriots-trade-out-of-first-round/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/25/patriots-trade-out-of-first-round/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Keefe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Bay Packers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=11952</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The New England Patriots traded the 23rd overall pick to the Baltimore Ravens and received Baltimore&#8217;s 26th and 162nd picks in the draft.
Then, the Patriots traded the 26th pick and 162nd (fifth round) picks from Baltimore to the Green Bay Packers for the Packers&#8217; 41st pick (second round), 73rd pick (third round) and 83rd pick (third round).
The Patriots [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=11952&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Live Blog: NFL draft</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/25/live-blog-nfl-draft/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/25/live-blog-nfl-draft/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gillette Stadium]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NFL draft]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=11828</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
10:46 p.m.: I&#8217;m signing off for the day here from Gillette Stadium. Run through the live blog to get my complete thoughts on today&#8217;s events, but as a recap, I liked what the Patriots did in getting UConn cornerback Darius Butler &#8212; mostly with the value they got by landing him with the 41st pick [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=11828&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots Tweeting the draft</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/24/patriots-tweeting-the-draft/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/24/patriots-tweeting-the-draft/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL draft]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=11675</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Want to be the first on your block to know who the Patriots are selecting in the 2009 NFL draft? Well then, just do what everyone else in the world seems to be doing nowadays and get your &#8220;tweet&#8221; on.
That&#8217;s right, according to patriots.com, the New England Patriots&#8217; Twitter page will announce their signings in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=11675&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NFL draft hindsight is 20/20</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/24/nfl-draft-hindsight-is-2020/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/24/nfl-draft-hindsight-is-2020/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL draft]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=11649</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s no easier job in sports than drafting in retrospect. But in real life, there are busts. More often, there are misses. Sometimes, it&#8217;s not so clear.
As Bill Belichick prepares for his 10th draft in New England, it&#8217;s hard to argue with his drafting method. Sure, maybe he&#8217;s taken a few too many tight ends, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=11649&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Draft day suspense ends here</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/24/draft-day-suspense-ends-here/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/24/draft-day-suspense-ends-here/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Matthew Stafford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL draft]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=11626</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The time is finally here. Draft weekend is like Christmas for NFL fans. And just like we&#8217;re always trying to figure out what kind of presents will be waiting under the tree, we love predicting what each team will do with its first-round pick.
So here&#8217;s my crack at a mock draft. Don&#8217;t forget to check [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=11626&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kenny Smith re-signs with Patriots</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/23/kenny-smith-re-signs-with-patriots/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/23/kenny-smith-re-signs-with-patriots/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:13:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kenny Smith]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite missing the past two seasons, the Patriots have re-signed defensive lineman Kenny Smith. 
The 6-foot-4, 303-pound 2001 third round draft pick was placed on injured reserve in August of last season by the Patriots and never made a return to the roster. In August of 2007, Smith was cut by the Pats and remained out of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=11443&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Belichick&#8217;s draft day guessing game</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/23/belichicks-draft-day-guessing-game/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/23/belichicks-draft-day-guessing-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Long]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darren McFadden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eugene Monroe]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The parity at the top of this year’s draft board has a lot of NFL teams overcome with uncertainty heading into the weekend. Outside of the growing possibility of Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford heading to the Detroit Lions with the top pick, the next dozen picks are stricken with ambiguity.
Whereas last year’s class had definitive [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=11397&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Good luck handicapping the Patriots&#8217; draft</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/22/handicapping-patriots-draft-good-luck/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Chandler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry, no mock drafts here.
This isn’t about sitting on my high horse and taking shots at the people who have the time to do them (though I do have to scratch my head at the full-seven round mock draft. Really?). It’s more that I’m guaranteed to be eating my words come Saturday. The right/wrong tally of an NFL [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=11173&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kraft, Patriots rank No. 3 in recent NFL poll</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/22/kraft-patriots-rank-no-3-in-recent-nfl-poll/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Mara]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Kraft]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The reigning Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers organization captured an early preseason poll on Wednesday, but it had little &#8212; if anything &#8212; to do with the upcoming year.
The National Football Post ranked the top ownerships in the NFL and behind the Rooney&#8217;s of the Steelers&#8217; hierarchy and John Mara and Steven Tisch of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=11067&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Belichick, Pats do some early shopping</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/22/belichick-pats-do-some-early-shopping/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Howe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL draft]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s shopping season for NFL executives. With teams having completed the brunt of their scouting work prior to this weekend&#8217;s draft, members of the front office are beginning to place calls around the league to get an early feel for the competition.
Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots might wind up with the most expensive [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=11058&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots re-sign LB Woods</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/21/patriots-re-sign-woods/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ahmad Bradshaw]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Patriots have re-signed outside linebacker Pierre Woods.
Though terms of the deal were not released, the Boston Globe&#8217;s Mike Reiss reports that the deal was a restricted free agent contract that was tendered at $1.54 million.
Woods joined the Patriots in 2006 as an undrafted free agent out of Michigan. He is currently slated as the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=10984&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots announce Hall of Fame finalists</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/21/patriots-announce-hall-of-fame-finalists/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/21/patriots-announce-hall-of-fame-finalists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Keefe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Houston Antwine]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jon Morris]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New England Patriots have announced the three finalists for the team&#8217;s 2009 Hall of Fame induction.
Defensive tackle Houston Antwine, center Jon Morris and running back Jim Nance have been nominated as this year&#8217;s candidates. All three players were members of the Patriots when they were known as the Boston Patriots from 1960-70.
Fans can vote for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=10944&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Picking Belichick&#8217;s mind at the draft</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/21/picking-belichicks-mind-at-the-draft/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/21/picking-belichicks-mind-at-the-draft/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jerod Mayo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL draft]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=10854</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s become a spectacular lesson in futility trying to get inside the mind of Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, and that is never more true than during draft time.
Just when you think you&#8217;ve got him figured out, your humility sets in. Whether there&#8217;s a high-profile player left on the board or an apparent need at [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=10854&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wilfork desires long-term stay in New England</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/21/wilfork-desires-long-term-stay-in-new-england/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/21/wilfork-desires-long-term-stay-in-new-england/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miami University]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vince Wilfork]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Patriots fans and local restaurant owners rejoice; New England is the preferred location of Vince Wilfork&#8217;s long-term plans.
Wilfork, who becomes a free agent following the 2009 season, expressed interest to be the Pats nose tackle for years to come.
&#8220;I believe it&#8217;ll work out. I&#8217;m just going to let it run its course and play out,&#8221; Wilfork told [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=10845&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>No pressure on Harrison</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/20/no-pressure-on-harrison/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/20/no-pressure-on-harrison/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fred Taylor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jake Plummer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Madden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kathryn Tappen]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[safety]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=10729</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The normal routine for pro football players has already begun. Report to the team facility, talk with your teammates, follow the workout regimen.Not for Rodney Harrison. He&#8217;s just not a normal player.
Harrison has been given as much time as he needs to decide whether he&#8217;ll return to the field next year. With all Harrison has [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=10729&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A history of Belichick&#8217;s draft magic</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/20/a-history-of-belichicks-draft-magic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL draft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Randy Moss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Brady]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=10259</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bill Belichick has assembled some of the finest draft classes in the league since he became the New England Patriots&#8217; head coach in 2000. Such a hit-or-miss process, the NFL draft will define the direction of a franchise for years, whether it be in a positive or negative way.
And Belichick hasn&#8217;t just been great with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=10259&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kraft, Patriots award scholarships to local students</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/17/kraft-patriots-award-scholarships-to-local-students/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/17/kraft-patriots-award-scholarships-to-local-students/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andre Tippett]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Kraft]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are 36 very lucky college-bound high school students in New England and four of those students will be even more lucky come Tuesday night at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. 
Robert and Myra Kraft, along with Fidelity Investments and the New England Patriots awarded nine different students scholarship money each month during the 2008-09 season. One [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=9672&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wanted: A rivalry in Foxborough</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/17/wanted-a-rivalry-in-foxborough/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/17/wanted-a-rivalry-in-foxborough/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:25:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eric Mangini]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indianapolis Colts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miami Dophins]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New England Patriots don&#8217;t really have their own version of the Montreal Canadiens, New York Yankees or Los Angeles Lakers. To be fair, though, most teams can&#8217;t boast the type of rivalry that inspires enough passion and hatred to drive United States citizens to the brink of a civil war.
In that sense, the Bruins, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=9623&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dissecting the Patriots&#8217; schedule</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/16/dissecting-the-patriots-schedule/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Flacco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Josh McDaniels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kellen Clemens]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After staring at the New England Patriots&#8217; schedule for the last day, there are three things that really stand out. Through there aren&#8217;t any extended stays on the west coast like last season, there are some unique challenges. Here&#8217;s a look:
Time to attack:
At first glance, the beginning of the Patriots&#8217; 2009 season looks a bit [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=9453&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What hurts most for Patriots?</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/15/patriots-what-hurts-the-most/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Cassell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Vrabel]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NFL draft]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Suffice to say, this has been the busiest offseason of Bill Belichick&#8217;s tenure in New England, at least in terms of the quality that has both entered and exited the Patriots&#8217; organization. Player personnel guru Scott Pioli left for Kansas City, and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels departed for the head coaching job in Denver, where [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=9301&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriots announce 2009 schedule</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/14/patriots-announce-2009-schedule/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/14/patriots-announce-2009-schedule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Keefe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New England Patriots 2009 schedule was announced on Tuesday, and the team will be part of at least five nationally televised games.
The Patriots begin their 2009 campaign against the Buffalo Bills on ESPN&#8217;s Monday Night Football, and aside from playing the standard six division games, the Patriots will play against teams from the NFC [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=9213&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The best on Bill Belichick&#8217;s list: Part II</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/14/the-best-on-bill-belichicks-list-part-ii/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/14/the-best-on-bill-belichicks-list-part-ii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Brady]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ty Warren]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve ranked the best New England Patriots from Nos. 9-16. Now, here is the top half of the list. You&#8217;ll notice a defensive theme among Bill Belichick&#8217;s eight most valuable troops.
8. Ty Warren, defensive lineman. Some argue that Warren is the best defensive lineman the Patriots have. There was a point midway through the 2007 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=9098&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The best on Bill Belichick&#8217;s list: Part I</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/13/the-best-on-bill-belichicks-list-part-i/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/13/the-best-on-bill-belichicks-list-part-i/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Howe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wes Welker]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Once again, the New England Patriots are stacked with a roster full of impact players who will provide the talent they need to contend for the Super Bowl. Now, it&#8217;s time to take a closer look at the most important players on the team by ranking the top 16. Here&#8217;s the first half of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=8913&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Taylor a perfect fit for Patriots</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/10/taylor-a-perfect-fit/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/10/taylor-a-perfect-fit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Antowain Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Belichick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corey Dillion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fred Talyor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Junior Seau]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Faulk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Larry Centers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Laurence Maroney]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Randy Moss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rodeny Harrison]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sammy Morris]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to what Bill Belichick looks for in a player, a few things come to mind – experience is a must, and so is a level head. In regard to those factors, Fred Taylor seems to be a perfect fit for the Patriots.
Above all else, Belichick values a veteran who can play a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=8415&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Receiver protection rule hits home with Welker</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/07/receiver-protection-rule-hits-home-with-welker/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/07/receiver-protection-rule-hits-home-with-welker/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryan Clark]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wes Welker]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wes Welker has reason to welcome the new NFL rule changes regarding wide receiver protection, but the 27-year-old wide out wasn&#8217;t banging down the commissioner&#8217;s door for it in the offseason.
The Pats slot receiver was plastered late last season by Pittsburgh safety Ryan Clark during a 33-10 loss to the eventual Super Bowl champs. Welker [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=7737&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Brady, Gisele&#8217;s wedding gets univited guests</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/06/brady-giseles-wedding-gets-univited-guests/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/06/brady-giseles-wedding-gets-univited-guests/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Dale</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen’s second wedding in two months went off with a bang &#8212; literally.
During a private ceremony on Saturday at the supermodel’s seaside home in Mal Pais, Costa Rica, two photographers from INF were shot at while they evaded security. No one was hurt.
After being found snapping pictures with a long lens, the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=7681&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thomas: &#8216;Give him some pom-poms and put him in a skirt&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/03/thomas-give-him-some-pom-poms-and-put-him-in-a-skirt/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/04/03/thomas-give-him-some-pom-poms-and-put-him-in-a-skirt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:54:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adalius Thomas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roger Goodell]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patriots linebacker Adalius Thomas is more than just a little unhappy with the new rules regarding quarterback protection.
And the idea of an expanded NFL season.
And the NFL&#8217;s system for fining players.
And banning alcohol from team functions.
OK, Adalius Thomas is very, very upset with the NFL as he enters his 10th season in the league. The 31-year-old [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=7258&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Pats a perfect match for Taylor</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/03/27/report-pats-a-perfect-match-for-taylor/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/03/27/report-pats-a-perfect-match-for-taylor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Isner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New England Patriots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Kraft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jason Taylor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington Redskins]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sometime soon, Jason Taylor may be able to call fellow male model Tom Brady his teammate.
According to reports by Yahoo!, New England Patriots owner Bob Kraft is open to the  idea of adding the veteran defensive end to the roster, as long as Taylor is up for the idea, too.

&#8220;I&#8217;m sure [a deal with New [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=5829&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kraft inducts first owner to Patriots Hall of Fame</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/03/24/kraft-inducts-first/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
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The owner who resurrected the New England Patriots is now honoring the very man who made that possible.
Robert Kraft, chairman and CEO of the Patriots, inducted Billy Sullivan, the franchise&#8217;s first owner, into the Patriots Hall of Fame.
Sullivan, who passed away in 1998 at the age of 82, enters the Hall as a contributor – [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=128&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Belichick is master of the offseason</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/03/19/belichick-is-master/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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A hundred million dollars could buy a lot of things for a lot of NFL owners.
It could get you about one-tenth of Jerry Jones’ new Texas-sized stadium for the Dallas Cowboys. Or it would be enough to lock up defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth if you’re Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder. But if you give $100 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=129&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Brady hits the weights</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/03/17/brady-hits-the-weigh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
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Tom Brady is ready to do whatever it takes to be better than ever, and it all starts in the weight room.
According to the Boston Herald, the Patriots&#8217; quarterback was in Foxborough for the first day of optional workouts. Last year, Brady missed these workouts, and it cost him his parking spot &#8212; awarded to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=130&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>McDaniels off to a rocky start in Denver</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/03/12/mcdaniels-off-to-a-r/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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Josh McDaniels was supposed to be the guy to turn this reputation around.
Eric Mangini, Romeo Crennel and Charlie Weis &#8212; all disciples of Bill Belichick’s coaching tree &#8211; have each failed to a certain degree since leaving the New England Patriots to become head coaches elsewhere. 
McDaniels, though, departed for Denver in January to take over [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=131&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Belichick getting no love</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/03/05/belichick-getting-no-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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After hearing the amount of public backlash in the last week aimed at Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, one would think the guy assembled an army and invaded Iraq.
Sure, it was a bit surprising to learn the Pats only landed the 34th pick in the draft in exchange for quarterback Matt Cassel and linebacker Mike [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=1148&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Possible new homes for Cassel</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/new-england-patriots/2009/02/26/possible-new-homes-for-cassel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Howe</dc:creator>
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Had Tom Brady remained upright throughout the 2008 season, Matt Cassel would have quietly disappeared among the mass of Ryan Fitzpatricks and Drew Hensons in this year’s free-agent crop. Instead, Cassel has developed into one of the most highly coveted quarterbacks on the market.
Obviously, he still belongs to the Patriots, who slapped the franchise tag [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=1149&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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