Saturday, April 27, 2013
Track the New England Patriots 2013 NFL Draft picks.
UPDATE (Saturday, 8 p.m.) - The Patriots were busy on Day 3 of the NFL Draft, selecting TCU wide receiver Josh Boyce in the fourth round and adding two more defensive players in the seventh round Saturday. The Pats also traded a seventh round (229th overall) and running back/returner/US Olympic sprinter Jeff Demps to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for running back LeGarrette Blount. Tampa Bay later traded that pick to the Minnesota Vikings, who selected defensive tackle Everett Dawkins. With the 226th overall pick in the draft, the Patriots chose Illinois defensive end Michael Buchanan. The 6-foot-5, 255-pound defensive end is "an extremely lean edge defender that needs to get bigger and stronger," according to NFL.com. "He flashes violent …
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick donned a Watertown Police hoodie – cut at the sleeves - to his NFL Draft press conference Friday night.
Kraft employees have stood as “1 Boston” for those affected by the Marathon bombings and now the New England Patriots have shown they’re “Watertown Strong,” saluting those who answered the call in the massive search for the two bombing suspects last week. On Friday, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick wore a special Watertown Police Department hoodie and a Boston Strong ribbon to his press conference following day two of the NFL Draft, where the Pats selected four players in rounds two and three. Asked why Belichick was wearing the customized hoodie – cutoff sleeves and all – the coach said, “to support the Watertown Police.” “That was an unbelievable job they did,” Belichick said. “I’m sure we all followed it, followed as closely as we …
Friday, April 26, 2013
In just 72 hours, fans meet Kraft family's challenge to raise $100,000 for victims of the Boston Marathon victims.
One day after the tragic attacks on the Boston Marathon, the Kraft family pledged to match the first $100,000 raised through donations to their charitable foundation for The One Fund Boston to aid hundreds of victims most affected by the bombings. Less than three days later, contributions by New England Patriots and New England Revolution fans exceeded that total. Since then, the National Football League Foundation, Major League Soccer, the Major League Soccer Players Union and the tenants of Patriot Place have each pledged generous donations to the cause through the teams’ charitable foundations. With recent pledges of significant personal donations from Kraft family friends Roger Stone and Ron Perelman, along with an additional pledge …
Former New England Patriots offensive lineman Joe Andruzzi was on the stage of Radio City Music Hall in New York City Thursday for the first round of the NFL Draft
Joe Andruzzi walked to center stage of the NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall in New York Thursday night expecting to announce the New England Patriots first round pick and present the prospect with a Patriots "617 Boston Strong" jersey. Instead, Andruzzi spoke passionately about his adopted city, Boston and showed all watching from Radio City and around the country on ESPN that Boston remains Strong in the aftermath of the attacks on the Marathon. Andruzzi said Thursday was a day filled with positive energy and excitement as the dreams of playing in the NFL for many college prospects comes true. Andruzzi likened that sense of energy to those in Boston following the Marathon bombings. Andruzzi told the New York crowd Boston and its …
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Employees of the New England Patriots, New England Revolution and other Kraft Group entities stood on the Gillette Stadium turf and spelled out “1 Boston” following Monday’s moment of silence at 2:50 p.m. for the victims of last week’s tragedy.
As communities across Massachusetts paused on Monday for a moment of silence to remember the victims of last week’s attacks on the Boston Marathon, roughly 300 Kraft employees gathered on the turf of Gillette Stadium to collectively observe the solemn occasion. Following the one minute of silence at 2:50 p.m., the hundreds of employees spelled out “1 Boston” to show support to everyone affected by last week’s tragedy. “Since we knew we would have a large group of staff gathered, we decided to take some time after the moment of silence to make a statement of support and solidarity with everyone affected by the tragedy a week ago and the events since,” said New England Patriots spokesman Jeff Cournoyer. The “1 Boston” was comprised of …
Thursday, April 18, 2013
The New England Patriots will have three Sunday night games, one Monday night game and one Thursday night game in 2013.
The New England Patriots will be opening up the regular season at the Buffalo Bills, Sept. 8, in a 1 p.m. game. The Patriots will have one Thursday night game against the New York Jets, Sept. 12 at Gillette Stadium and there will be one Monday night game at Carolina, Monday, Nov. 18. New England will be a familar site on the NBC Sunday Night game, playing at Atlanta, Sept. 29, home against the Denver Broncos, Nov. 24, and at Baltimore, Sunday, Dec. 22. Other home games will be Tampa Bay, Sept.22, New Orleans, Oct. 13, Miami, Oct. 27. Pittsburgh, Nov. 3, Cleveland, Dec. 8., and Buffalo, Dec. 29. 2013 PATRIOTS PRESEASON SCHEDULE 2013 PATRIOTS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Vince Wilfork and his wife, Bianca have set up a fund to raise money for those affected by the Boston Marathon bombings.
They say home is where the heart is and for almost a decade, Vince Wilfork’s has been in New England. On Monday, that home was under attack. “Praying for Boston,” Wilfork said via his Twitter handle (@wilfork75) Monday night in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings that have killed at least three and injured over 170 more. “This is my home going on 10 years. I feel the pain in my heart.” Wilfork, known in Foxborough and the surrounding area for his philanthropy work as much as his play on the field with the New England Patriots, has established a donation fund for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings through his foundation, The Vince Wilfork Foundation. Wilfork and his wife, Bianca, have been busy Tuesday promoting the donation …
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson takes rivalry with the New England Patriots to a new level Wednesday through social media.
After news broke that North Korea’s military has been cleared to attack the U.S. using “smaller, lighter and diversified” nuclear weapons, one NFL player weighed in on the conflict with a series of idiotic tweets that included a request to “bomb Foxborough.” Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson took his rivalry with the New England Patriots to another level Wednesday night with the following tweets on his Twitter handle, STVN (@StevieJohnson13) “North Korea tripping hard right now. Chill out with that Nuke talk. #uMadBro.” And then one hour later … “War is nothing to be played with. I apologize North Korea … but if y'all do bomb 1st... Bomb Foxboro, Mass. Sincerely, #BillsMafia.” After receiving some backlash for his remarks from …
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Foxborough resident and New England Patriots cheerleader finalist Lauren Morahan didn't make the final cut for the 25-member squad.
After a six-week audition process, the New England Patriots Cheerleaders have chosen their squad for the 2013 season. But Foxborough resident Lauren Morahan won’t be one of them. Morahan, 25, was among the 36 finalists to participate in the annual Patriots Cheerleaders Boot Camp – the final phase of the audition process. Morahan graduated from Foxborough High School in 2005 and has worked as a Boston Bruins Ice Girl. Morahan made it through the preliminary auditions in March when approximately 320 applications were submitted at open auditions, among the highest turnouts in team history. Morahan was one of 57 candidates who were invited back for final auditions on March 16 and made the cut down to 36. Morahan and the 35 other contestants …
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Current and former Patriots players will instruct youth ages 6-14 in free football clinic in Newtown, Conn. as part of a Patriots-themed activity day open to the public to honor the community and Sandy Hook Elementary School.
The Kraft family, New England Patriots Charitable Foundation (NEPCF) and the New England Patriots Alumni Club (NEPAC) will bring their signature “Football for YOU” one-day free youth clinic to Newtown, Conn. on May 18. The clinic kicks off the first of seven clinics that will take place throughout New England this summer and marks the first time the clinic will visit Connecticut. “Our hearts broke for the Newtown community and their families as we learned of the tragedy this past December,” said Patriots Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft. “We admire the Newtown community for their strength and look forward to continuing our support.” During the clinic, current and former Patriots players will gather at the Newtown High School football …
valerie addison
5:52 pm on Thursday, April 4, 2013
Not funny Johnson.You don't deserve to play in my town. more ›