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Patriots fans, meet your newest player. After trading down twice in the first round, the New England Patriots actually didn’t trade out of the round, unlike last year. With the 27th pick, the Pats selected cornerback Devin McCourty, a senior out of Rutgers. Although McCourty flew under the radar a bit, New England is getting a talented player at a position at which they sorely need help. In four years as a Scarlet ...

Heart. You can’t measure it in the combine. It doesn’t show up in the stat sheet. But it’s a big thing, maybe the biggest, that coaches look for in players. Many criticized the New England Patriots for not having enough of it last season when they were trounced by the Baltimore Ravens in the first weekend of the playoffs, even though the Pats were AFC East champions and the home team. One Patriot ...

The NFL Draft is fast approaching. The New England Patriots have four picks in the first two rounds of what is considered a fairly deep pool. Some positions the Patriots need help at include the secondary, pass rushing defensive linemen and/or linebackers, and tight end. One player that Head Coach Bill Belichick likes, however, is quarterback Tim Tebow. Tebow is arguably one of the best college football ...

Last season, the two top teams in the AFC East were the division champion New England Patriots and the New York Jets. In the playoffs, the Patriots burned out fast, getting blown apart at home by the Baltimore Ravens. Meanwhile, the wild card Jets surprised everyone by making it to the AFC Championship game before bowing out to the Indianapolis Colts. The two teams seem to continue to be going about their ...

Reports from the Boston Globe and Boston Herald say the Patriots have found their new tight end. That guy is four-time Pro Bowler Alge Crumpler. The 32-year-old tight end gives the Patriots some much needed experience and depth at the tight end position after letting Benjamin Watson go to the Cleveland Browns and releasing his backup Chris Baker. In his earlier years with the Atlanta Falcons, Crumpler was regarded as a top ...

The New England Patriots have been active in the free agent market, sort of. The team has resigned several key players, including taking care of their top priority, nose tackle Vince Wilfork. Wilfork and the Pats agreed to a five-year deal that would make him the highest paid nose tackle in the NFL. New England has rewarded cornerback Leigh Bodden with a new four-year deal, has resigned team sack leader Tully Banta-Cain, ...

This past season the Patriots did not perform to fansÆ expectations. Fans are yearning for the earlier years in the decade when New England won three Super Bowls in four years. By remembering those magical teams, some prominent names long gone are thought of once more. One of those players is open to a reunion. Seahawks receiver Deion Branch told the Boston Herald Thursday that he would be open to a trade ...

The Patriots are heading into a crucial offseason. After an embarrassing performance against the Baltimore Ravens in the Wild Card round of the playoffs, it was obvious that changes need to be made to the team. Still, there are a number of free agents that the Patriots should also bring back. The Patriots have nine unrestricted free agents and three restricted ones. Who should be kept on to help get the ...