According to Mike Reiss of ESPNBoston.com, the New England Patriots have signed first round pick Chandler Jones. The Patriots drafted Jones in hopes that he’ll be able to come in and be a difference maker as a pass rusher, since they had a hard time getting to the quarterback in 2011. The Patriots have only [...]
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Report: Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen are expecting another baby
According to brazildispatch.com, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and supermodel Gisele Bundchen are expecting their second child. There are reports from people who have dressed Gisele prior to some recent events that they’ve noticed a change in her body. There are also reports that she’s spoken to family and friends about being pregnant. Gisele has also told Givenchy [...]
READ MORE »Robert Kraft on Wes Welker: “We’d like to see him be a Patriot for life”
Despite the fact that the New England Patriots placed the franchise tag on wide receiver Wes Welker, owner Robert Kraft told Kim Jones of the NFL Network that they want him to be with the Patriots “for life,” per NFL.com. “Well we’d like to see him be a Patriot for life but it takes two sides,” [...]
READ MORE »Wes Welker backtracks, says he didn’t use the “wisest choice of words”
Just this past week wide receiver Wes Welker came out and stated that contract talks with the Patriots have “gotten worse” since he signed his franchise tender. Then the Patriots came out and indicated that they aren’t happy with Welker going public about his contract situation. Now today, Welker felt like it was time to [...]
READ MORE »Clint’s fantasy football preview: the wide receivers
So far, I have offered my predictions on the breakouts and busts among quarterbacks and running backs for the 2012 NFL season. Now, let’s turn our attention to the wide receivers. Here are my choices for the top 25 fantasy wide receivers for the upcoming season. 1. Hakeem Nicks, New York Giants Call it a [...]
READ MORE »Dallas Clark visited the Patriots
According to Shalise Manza Young of the Boston Globe, former Indianapolis Colts tight end Dallas Clark visited the New England Patriots on Tuesday. Clark recently visited the Kansas City Chiefs as well. Some people question whether or not he can still play after fighting through multiple injuries over the past few seasons. If Clark signs [...]
READ MORE »Report: Patriots not happy with Wes Welker going public
Wes Welker recently stated that since he signed his franchise tender things have only gotten worse with his contract negotiations with the New England Patriots. He claims that they have actually offered him less money then their original offer since signing the tender. According to Shalise Manza Young of the Boston Globe, the Patriots aren’t too happy about [...]
READ MORE »Wes Welker: Contract talks with the Patriots have “gotten worse”
New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker has come out and said that since he signed his franchise tender, contract talks between his representatives and the Patriots have only gotten worse. “There have been talks, but nothing that’s brightened anything at all,” Welker said. “It’s actually gotten worse.” Welker admitted that he went against the [...]
READ MORE »Report: Wes Welker signs his franchise tag
According to Greg Bedard of the Boston Globe, New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker has signed his franchise tag, which will pay him $9.5 million for the 2012 season. Welker was just on WEEI Radio in Boston yesterday and stated that he had 9.5 million reasons to play this year and ultimately not hold [...]
READ MORE »Clint’s fantasy football preview: running backs
Here are my rankings for the top 25 running backs in fantasy football for 2012 1. Arian Foster, Houston Texans After Foster’s spectacular, out-of-nowhere campaign in 2010 (2,220 yards from scrimmage and 18 touchdowns), he followed it up with impressive numbers in 2011 (1,841 yards from scrimmage and 12 touchdowns) even after having missed a [...]
READ MORE »Tom Brady: ” I’m going to play until they tell me they don’t want me anymore.”
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady indicated back in 2006 that he wanted to play another ten years in the NFL. Now it seems like he isn’t ready to say good-bye to the NFL in another four years. The Patriots may end up having to force him to retire. “My wife [Gisele Bundchen] said to [...]
READ MORE »Wes Welker has 9.5 million reasons to not miss any games
According to Christopher Price of WEEI Radio in Boston, New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker said that he has $9.5 million reasons why he won’t miss any games this season. “There’s $9.5 million reasons why I won’t miss any regular season games,” said Welker. Welker may not be interested in signing his franchise tender [...]
READ MORE »Junior Seau laid to rest in native Oceanside
Former NFL linebacker Junior Seau was laid to rest Friday in Eternal Hills cemetery in his native Oceanside, California, following a funeral service that was held earlier at Calvary Chapel. Seau’s family members, friends, and former teammates, such as LaDainian Tomlinson and Marcellus Wiley were among the mourners in attendance. Meanwhile, thousands of fans flocked [...]
READ MORE »Clint’s fantasy football preview: Quarterbacks
Well, folks, it’s that time of the year when number-crunching, stat-obsessed football enthusiasts get their geek on and try to forecast the fantasy successes and flops for the 2012 NFL season. Here is my projected list of the top 25 quarterbacks for this coming season, according to standard fantasy league scoring. In parenthesis next to [...]
READ MORE »Darrelle Revis rips Bill Belichick, Tom Brady
During today’s New York Jets media session, cornerback Darrelle Revis really let loose and stated that he doesn’t like both Patriots head coach Bill Belchick and quarterback Tom Brady. Revis was asked to elaborate more on why he called Belichick a “jerk” during a word association game he played on ESPN. “I gave my honest [...]
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