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Wes Welker on contract negotiations: “There’s 9 1/2 million reasons why I wouldn’t miss any regular-season game.”

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Wes Welker is ready to move on from the Super Bowl XLVI loss to the New York Giants, and so are the New England Patriots, but their star wideout would like a new deal in place before camp is set to begin. Welker, who has yet to sign his franchise tender ...

Matt Light on Retiring: “I never had the mindset that I was going to run this thing until the wheels went off.”

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Matt Light may still be in the prime of his career, but the Patriots offensive tackle has decided to hang up his shoulder pads and call it a career. New England sports fans had the privilege of seeing No.72 solidify the foundation of a strong offensive line that took the Patriots ...

Patriots Owner Robert Kraft: Junior Seau Was “A Rare, Rare Human Being”

Monday, May 7th, 2012

Robert Kraft only employed Junior Seau for the better part of four seasons, but that was long enough to feel develop a relationship with the Hall of Fame bound linebacker and feel the impact Seau had on those around him. Kraft, the owner of the Patriots, brought the dynamic linebacker ...

Rob Gronkowski Admits He Was Star-Struck When First Playing With Tom Brady

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

It's pretty hard to fathom what it might be like to be drafted into the NFL at all, but then to join a team where you are immediately playing with a quarterback like Tom Brady it has to be a whole new world. Even New England Patriots star tight end ...

Mark Anderson Joins Stacked Bills Defensive Line: “We Still Have to Learn to Play Together”

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

The Buffalo Bills continued to bolster their already-jacked defensive line on Wednesday with the addition of free-agent pass rusher Mark Anderson. The 28-year-old, who had 10 sacks last year in New England, joins former teammate Mario Williams in Orchard Park. Those two will team up to provide pressure on either ...

Rob Gronkowski on Post Super Bowl Dance Video: “I try to get over things as soon as possible. Life just moved on.”

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

We are conditioned in the media world and as sports fans to believe when you lose a game you should take it really hard, especially when it's game like the Super Bowl. In the case of Rob Gronkowski, New England Patriots fans were stunned to see their young, talented, tight ...

Chase Blackburn Goes From Potential Substitute Teacher to Super Bowl Hero

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

About two months ago Chase Blackburn didn't know if he'd be playing in the NFL this season. With nobody signing him after the lockout, he was getting ready to become a substitute teacher, but kept his bags packed just in case an NFL team called him with a job. His ...

Charles Barkley Loses $100,000 on the Super Bowl

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

Hopefully Charles Barkley didn't bet every prop that he was questioned about during this interview, because things would have gone drastically wrong. Barkley was asked about a handful of props and didn't get any of them right, though he did push on LeBron James points versus Eli Manning completions and ...

Eric Wilbur Stands by His Criticism of Tom Brady

Monday, February 6th, 2012

After the Patriots second-straight Super Bowl loss to the New York Giants, many people around the country needed to point the finger at someone for the win and for the loss. Eric Wilbur from the Boston Globe decided to point the finger at Tom Brady here. It comes with the ...

Eli Manning, New York Giants Defy Odds to Win Second Super Bowl Ring in Four Years

Monday, February 6th, 2012

Tom Coughlin says that when he addressed his New York Giants team following a loss to the Washington Redskins that dropped the Giants to 7-7, he told them if they won out, they'd make the playoffs, then he walked out of the room. Nearly two months later, Coughlin walked out ...