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Patriots: Four reasons the Patriots spent so much money in free agency
AP PHOTO The Patriots have spent more than $230 million dollars in contracts so far in free agency. New England’s shopping spending spree would be shocking no matter what NFL team we are talking about let alone them. The shopping spree is truly out of character for Bill Belichick when you examine his tenure in New England. Upon closer look at all the contracts that were handed out, there was…
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Patriots: The Patriots strike again adding Hunter Henry and going back to their 12 personnel roots in the process
ESPN’s Mike Reiss nicknamed Bill Belichick “Billy Big Bucks” in one of his columns yesterday. Well, after yesterday’s spending spree, Belichick lived up to that nickname once again this morning when the Patriots signed another marquee free agent. The Patriots signed arguably the best tight end in the open market, Hunter Henry to a 3 year, $37.5 million dollar deal. Yesterday, New England signed the other top tight end in…
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College: Rhode Island’s upset over Villanova could be start of something special
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Patriots: Bill Belichick goes on a wild shopping spree to unofficially kick off free agency
Bill Belichick is a changed man. A 7-9 season will do that to you I guess. Gone are the days where the Patriots are shopping for deals. As of today, those days are over in New England. The Patriots are big spenders now. Armed with over $60 million dollars in cap space, Belichick splurged and in the process landed some of the top names on the free agent market. Belichick…
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High School: 10 thoughts on the week that was in high school football
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Patriots: Patriots trade OT Marcus Cannon to the Texans
The reshuffling of the Patriots offensive line continued this week as the team traded long time right Marcus Cannon to the Houston Texans in a deal that involves a swap of mid to late round draft picks according to ESPN. The Patriots drafted the 6-6 335 Cannon out of TCU in the fifth round in the 2011 NFL Draft. Cannon played in 115 games for the team (69 starts, 11…
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College: Maine wins thriller over Albany for first win of spring season
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Patriots Free Agency Preview: The Patriots Top 5 needs and the players they will sign to fill them.
The unofficial start of free agency begins today. Free agency officially begins on Wednesday but teams can negotiate with unrestricted free agents as of today. The Patriots are flushed with cap space and have multiple needs. Here are their top five needs and who the best fit would be to fill them . 1. Wide Receiver: The Patriots need to upgrade at wide receiver, that was abundantly clear last season. The…