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The Patriots have included 26-year old QB Matt Cassel in the Mike Vrabel trade with the Chiefs and in return they have acquired the #34 pick in the 2009 NFL Draft (2nd rounder).  Cassel really shined last season filling in for a injured Tom Brady.  He played in all 16 games in which he completed […]

The Patriots have signed 33-year old running back Fred Taylor.  Taylor played in 13 games for the Jaguars last season and he carried the ball 143 times for 556 yards (3.9 ypc) with 1 TD run.  He also caught 16 passes for 98 yards (6.1 avg)last season.  Taylor has played in 140 games over his […]

The Patriots have signed 28-year old linebacker Tully Banta-Cain.  Banta-Cain played the last two seasons with the 49ers after leaving the Patriots as a free agent.  He played in 12 games for the 49ers last season and he made 18 tackles and had 1/2 a sack.  Banta-Cain has now played in 82 games over his […]

The Patriots have traded 33-year old linebacker Mike Vrabel to the Chiefs for a undisclosed draft pick.  Vrabel played in all 16 games for the Patriots last season and he made 62 tackles, defensed 4 passes, had 4 sacks, forced a fumble and intercepted a pass.  Vrabel played 8 seasons for the Patriots and he […]

The Patriots have signed 29-year old TE Chris Baker.  Baker played in all 16 games for the Jets last season and he caught 21 passes for 194 yards (9.2 avg).  He has played in 99 games in his NFL career to date catching 145 passes for 1,505 yards (10.4 avg) with 12 TD grabs.  Baker […]

Here’s the a href=”http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=3783590amp;name=gammons_peter”latest/a from Peter Gammons:br /br /blockquoteMost free agents probably read Red Sox owner John Henry’s cryptic e-mail in regards to the Teixeira negotiations, which probably was a rewrite of something he wrote to Frank McCourt when he was negotiating to buy McCourt’s house outside Boston, which, roughly translated, might have read, “If […]

When Tom Brady went out for the season with a severe injury in Week 1 against the Chiefs most experts thought the Patriots would be toast.  After all, Matt Cassel hadn’t started a game since high school and he was being thrust into the starting role at QB.  Cassel has played in 10 games this […]

a href=”http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3835955″From Peter Gammons:/abr /br /The Red Sox locked up another of their young stars to a long-term deal Thursday.br /br /Boston avoided arbitration with Kevin Youkilis, agreeing to a four-year contract with the first baseman worth more than $40 million, sources told ESPN’s Peter Gammons. The deal includes an option for a fifth year.br […]

After a long wait Jim Rice was finally elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame today receiving 76.4% of the vote, 75% was required to earn election.br /br /Rice will be joined by Rickey Henderson who was named on 94.8% of ballots.br /br /Rice played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox from 1974-89. […]