When you talk about career highs for Tom Brady, you know the numbers are going to be impressive. And as unlikely a setting as today was—with snow aplenty falling from the sky and accumulating on the ground throughout the game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough—the Boston New England Patriots destroyed the Houston Oilers Tennessee Titans 59-0 as Tom threw a career high six touchdown passes, five of them in the second quarter.
Tom has been under criticism for not performing up to his typically superhuman levels so far this season, but he now seems to be in “mid-season form,” as they …read more

It wasn’t exactly the way he imagined his first game back from last season’s devastating knee injury would be. And it certainly wasn’t the way he drew it up in practice this week. But at the end of the night, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady found a way to win a football game—a 25-24 nail biter over the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football.
Sure, the Bills practically handed the Pats the game with a bonehead costly late turnover. But Tom shook off some early rust and did what he had to do. He completed 39 passes for 378 yards …read more

New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi might be preparing for his final season in the NFL. After 13 years with the Pats, Tedy says he won’t commit to anything beyond this season. I guess he can see the handwriting on the wall. Tedy’s coming off a season where he really didn’t play on third downs and he didn’t have any sacks for the first time in his career.
He spoke about his plans (or lack of plans) during a football camp for about 70 young athletes at Gillette Stadium today. According to Tedy, when a player has reached his 10th season, …read more

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The New England Patriots signed free agent receiver Joey Galloway (recently released by Tampa Bay) to a one-year contract today. Terms of the deal weren’t available at the time of this post, but this is another perfect pickup for the Pats. New England has a knack for finding wily veterans who still have just enough “in the tank” to produce in a system that allows them to thrive to the absolute best of their abilities. With Tom Brady throwing the football and Randy Moss on the other side of the field, this decision was a …read more

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It looks like former Jacksonville Jags running back Fred Taylor will be finishing his National Football League career in New England — where all good veteran players go to end their time in the NFL. All partial kidding aside, it’s really a perfect fit. Fred still has some tread left and won’t be expected to shoulder the workload. He’ll share time in a currently crowded backfield with Laurence Maroney, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Kevin Faulk and Sammy Morris and contribute maybe 10 touches each week. And that’s on a good week. Plus his leadership and knowledge of …read more

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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady married supermodel girlfriend Gisele Bundchen and her three dogs yesterday. Apparently, they tied the knot at St. Monica Catholic Church in Santa Monica, CA with just a small group of family and friends in attendance. Tom and Giselle were rumored to have become engaged last Thanksgiving. I can’t believe I’m writing about this. I could care less. I mean, I’m happy for Tom, but really — whatever. I just hope it produces a lot of traffic and I can make a nice chunk of money off it.
Source: Usmagazine.com, …read more

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The New England Patriots placed a non-exclusive franchise tag on backup quarterback Matt Cassel today. The Pats will keep Matt if they have any doubts that QB Tom Brady won’t be ready for the start of the 2009 season. But if Tom is ready (as he’s expected to be), it’s likely New England will trade Matt rather than pay him the $14.65 million brought by the tag (of course, the Pats aren’t stupid — they could also offer him a long-term deal). In a statement released by the Patriots today, head coach Bill Belichick said:
“Matt …read more

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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady says his knee rehab is coming along very well. He had this to say on a Toronto radio station today:
“It’s going really well. Anyone who’s come back from injuries that require surgery … it’s just a process and there are some good days and some bad days, and you’ve just got to keep plugging through it. It’s life, like I said. Things come up and you’ve just got to focus your energy and attention on all the positive things that you can gain. It affects you in a lot …read more

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Before the 2008 season began, New England Patriots linebacker Jerod Mayo said he wanted to be the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year. His wish came true today as he won the award presented by the Associated Press. Jerod came to the Patriots as a first round Draft pick back in April and aside from his natural talent, he was fortunate to have good teaching, learning from veteran linebackers like Mike Vrabel and Tedy Bruschi. Obviously he made the most of his opportunities because he led the Pats in tackles (128) this season:
“I knew when …read more

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New England Patriots quarterback Matt Cassel has been a huge surprise this season. After a pretty stinko preseason (56.6 QB rating), Matt has performed not just admirably, but at a near-Pro Bowl level in subbing for injured, all-world, mega-star QB Tom Brady. Fresh off a 47-7 drubbing of NFC West champs Arizona, Matt now has 3,615 passing yards and 21 touchdowns in 15 games. Seriously. Tom will be back from his knee injury next season which means the Patriots will most likely have to deal Matt to one of the many quarterback needy teams in …read more