Patriots sign Nate ?Leonidas? Ebner | Boston Herald
The Patriots signed sixth-round pick Nate Ebner to a four-year contract today. Ebner is listed as a safety, but he’s a true special teamer who won’t make an impact on...
Matt Light discusses how Patriots can improve on defense | Boston Herald
It didn’t take long for retired Patriots left tackle Matt Light to find his way into the media spotlight, and he got right into it today. Light, who appeared on the set of ESPN’s NFL Live...
Patriots begin OTAs at Gillette Stadium | Boston Herald
The Patriots’ workouts are changing shape today as they begin their organized team activities. That’s just a fancy term for "practice." Now, the Patriots have already conducted five weeks of...
Howe joins Herald staff as Pats beat reporter | Boston Herald
The Boston Herald is pleased to announce the hiring of Jeff Howe as its new Patriots [team stats] beat reporter. Howe, who has covered the team the past three years for NESN.com, joins Patriots Beat columnist Karen Guregian to provide daily coverage of the team...
Wes Welker out toprove to Pats he's worth it | Boston Herald
in his NFL fraternity, who believe Wes Welker is foolish to surrender all of his leverage to the Patriots [team stats]. Signing a franchise tag for a one-year tender, and reporting for duty for offseason minicamps, isn’t the strongest negotiating stand to take. Just ask guys like Logan...
Wes Welker: Contract talks with Pats have 'gotten worse' | Boston Herald
he’s given up all his leverage when it comes to prying a longterm contract out of the Patriots [team stats]. That was the trade-off for signing his $9.5 million franchise tender so early and reporting for work. According to the Pro Bowl receiver, his decision wasn’t...
Tom Brady gets gift of grab | Boston Herald
The Patriots [team stats] were second in the league in passing yards, second in total yards, and third in points per game last season. In a pass-driven NFL, Tom Brady [stats] and...
Patriots QB Tom Brady makes House call for latest mechanical tuneup | Boston Herald
Alex Smith. While House is primarily known for his work with baseball pitchers, he’s crossed over into football. "What we do here is a high-tech tune-up," House told me. "I’m not a quarterback coach. I’m not a conditioning coach. What we do is assess human...
Tom House pitches analysis of Tom Brady | Boston Herald
every time out. That someone was Tom Martinez, who died in February while awaiting a kidney transplant. The Patriots [team stats] quarterback lost not only a close friend and mentor, but the guiding spirit behind his flawless delivery. With Martinez gone, would Brady be able to find another guru?...
Pats WR Wes Welker softens stance on possibility of holdout, saying he?d like to be at mini-camp | Boston Herald
Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker, speaking earlier today on WEEI’s Mut & Merloni show, didn’t sound quite as vigilant about the possibility of staying away from minicamps or training...
Pats DE Markell Carter bigger, better | Boston Herald
Central Arkansas hasn’t been the easiest one. Playing defensive end at 250 pounds in the NCAA’s Football Championship Subdivision is a lot different from playing in the NFL, where the 22-year-old has also added duties as an outside linebacker. After spending a season on the practice squad...
QB Mike Hartline talks working under both Tom Brady and Peyton Manning | Boston Herald
Though Mike Hartline’s professional football career has been brief, he sure has worked under a couple of the best quarterbacks in the game. After graduating from Kentucky, last year, Hartline signed as an undrafted free...
Markell Carter makes up for lost time with the Patriots rookie minicamp | Boston Herald
players entered the 2011 season behind having missed their rookie minicamps and that rang true for Carter, the Patriots sixth round draft. After spending a year on the practice squad, Carter is one of five first year players spending this weekend at Gillette Stadium for a rookie minicamp they...
Patriots rookie Jeremy Ebert juggling rookie camp and school | Boston Herald
finishes off his last semester of school. Selected in the seventh round of the NFL draft by the Patriots, Ebert still has a month of classes left at Northwestern until he graduates with a business degree. "It’s stressful but it comes with the territory," the wide receiver...
Rugby star Nate Ebner will turn Pats' heads | Boston Herald
heat-seeking missile. He has great open field skills. Now, granted, it’s a rugby video. It’s not football, but there’s enough evidence to connect the dots. The Buckeyes did, and weren’t sorry. Just ask Paul Haynes, the former co-defensive coordinator at Ohio State who coached Ebner...
Robert Gallery likes the fit in New England | Boston Herald
Arthur Jones III already was looking forward to this season’s matchup with the Patriots after they knocked out his Ravens in painful fashion in last year’s AFC Championship Game. But when the Patriots drafted his younger brother, Chandler, in the first round of...
Patriots owner Robert Kraft a finalist for the Halas Award | Boston Herald
Patriots owner Robert Kraft was yesterday named a finalist for the Halas Award, which is presented annually by the Pro Football Writers of America. The Halas Award goes to the NFL...
Pats can buff hidden gems | Boston Herald
Opinions have been rendered. Grades have been handed out. By most counts, including ours, the Patriots [team stats] did a good job reloading, but more importantly, addressing problem areas in the 2012 NFL draft. Since then, the Pats have signed a half dozen or so undrafted...
What will Chandler Jones bring to the Patriots? | Boston Herald
at 4:30 am NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock discussed the 2012 NFL Draft, taking a look at the Patriots during the discussion on the latest edition of The Rich Eisen Podcast. Below is a link to the entire podcast followed by Mayock’s comments on the draft for the...
NFL network analyst Mike Mayock gives his take on Pats draft day maneuvers | Boston Herald
NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock discussed the 2012 NFL Draft, taking a look at the Patriots during the discussion on the latest edition of The Rich Eisen Podcast. Below is a link to the entire podcast followed by Mayock’s comments on the draft for the...
Keeping up with the Joneses: Big goals for Patriots rookie Chandler Jones | Boston Herald
with Ryan Mallett and Devin McCourty, the Herald has set off to discover as much as possible about Patriots first round draft pick Chandler Jones. I got the assignment this year and the first stop on the journey yesterday took me to Union-Endicott High School in Endicott, N.Y...
Kevin Faulk: Junior Seau 'meant something' to Pats | Boston Herald
Bill Belichick brought Junior Seau to New England four days after the linebacker “retired” from football. It didn’t take long for Patriot players to find out why the coach would coax a 37-year-old player out of hanging ’em up, and have him continue on another...
Kevin Faulk: Veteran linebacker 'meant something' to Pats | Boston Herald
Bill Belichick brought Junior Seau to New England four days after the linebacker “retired” from football. It didn’t take long for Patriot players to find out why the coach would coax a 37-year-old player out of hanging ’em up, and have him continue on another...
Patriots backup QB displays new polish | Boston Herald
and Columnist E-mail Print (0) Comments Text size Share Coming out of college, there were several knocks on Patriots [team stats] quarterback Ryan Mallett. Chief among them were a lack of maturity and a questionable commitment to the game. Watching Mallett interact with some high school students...
Patriots owner Robert Kraft reflects on Junior Seau | Boston Herald
The Patriots just released the following reflections on Junior Seau from Patriots Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft: "Every day, Junior Seau greeted his teammates and coaches with an energetic ‘Hey, Buddy!’ It...