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Patriots Super Bowl Ring Auctioned on eBay, Received No Bids

Posted: May 5th 2009 2:40PM by Adam Gretz (author feed)
Filed under: Patriots, NFL Fans, Super Bowl

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Super Bowl XXXVI RingI'm one of the 10 people in the world that has yet to make a purchase on eBay, mainly because I have no use for a potato chip that looks like Jesus (that's what people sell on eBay, right?). However, if I had an extra $50,000 burning a hole in pocket, I probably would have jumped at the chance to own a piece of NFL history, as a member of the Super Bowl XXXVI champion New England Patriots recently auctioned his ring on eBay. It received no bids.

According to USA Today's NFL blog, The Huddle, the ring belonged to a player who was on all three Super Bowl-winning Patriots teams.
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Report: Patriots Could Move Into Top 10 to Take Tyson Jackson

Posted: Apr 24th 2009 10:35PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Chiefs, Patriots, NFL Draft, NFL Fans, NFL Rumors

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In the days following the 2001 draft, when a still unproven Bill Belichick drafted defensive tackle Richard Seymour with the sixth overall pick, then-Boston Globe columnist Ron Borges writing for MSNBC.com cemented his place in Boston sports history by writing these words:
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Patriots Facing Salary Cap Problems if They Franchise Matt Cassel

Posted: Jan 7th 2009 4:40PM by Adam Gretz (author feed)
Filed under: Patriots, NFL Fans, NFL Free Agency

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The New England Patriots have been in the news quite a bit the past week, and their quarterback situation for 2009 seems to be the primary reason. First, there was the report from Mike Lombardi that it was, pretty much, a slam dunk that New England would place the franchise tag on free-agent-to-be quarterback Matt Cassel. Then, on Tuesday, Wilson passed along the report from the Dan Patrick show that Tom Brady's knee is still a major league mess, and that we could see a two-headed monster of Tom Terrific and Cassel next season for New England.

So, naturally, Tom Curran of NBC Sports passes along today's news that the Patriots have not yet made up their minds with Cassel, possibly because franchising him could destroy their salary cap in 2009.

From Curran:
A source who'll be directly involved in the call on the Patriots ascendant quarterback said in an email that the report was "speculation," adding "needless to say, no decision has been made."
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Steelers 33, Patriots 10: Steelers Defense Dominates in Win

Posted: Nov 30th 2008 8:50PM by Adam Gretz (author feed)
Filed under: Patriots, Steelers

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While it would be very easy to talk about Patriots quarterback Matt Cassel getting a healthy dose of reality, I think that would be somewhat unfair to everyone's favorite free-agent-to-be quarterback. Sure, he had a really bad day in the Patriots 33-10 loss to Pittsburgh, but in his defense, the weather conditions were less than ideal, and he received absolutely no help from anybody on his offense.

A week after playing the disrespect card because Miami single-covered him, Randy Moss was a relative non-factor in the game. Forget single coverage, if the Steelers would have left him out there by himself, or, even worse, lined me up across from him, it wouldn't have made a difference.

Moss finished with only four catches, and dropped what would have been two guaranteed touchdowns. The first one came on a deep pass over the middle, and the second one occurred late in the first half when Moss was alone in the back of the end zone. For reasons that escape me, Moss jumped into the air to attempt to catch a pass that would have hit him right in the numbers, only to have it slip through his arms and fall to the ground. Right after that, Stephen Gostkowski shanked a 27-yard field goal, and the Steelers dominated the remainder of the game.
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NFL Fines Joey Porter for Talking Trash, Using Jedi Mind Tricks

Posted: Nov 29th 2008 9:00AM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Dolphins, Patriots, AFC East, NFL Fans, NFL Referees

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Near the end of last week's Patriots-Dolphins tilt, and after the game had pretty much been decided, Miami's Channing Crowder and New England's Matt Light shared a moment. Specifically, Light tried to yank out Crowder's weave while Crowder did his best to get away.

Ultimately, both players were fined $15,000 because, as everybody knows, pulling hair is just as offensive as having your hair pulled. And even though Crowder and Channing were the only players taking part in the extracurriculars, we learn that the NFL has subsequently fined Joey Porter. No idea if he did anything wrong, but it's probably safe to assume that he was guilty of something. Actually, his gum-flapping incited the whole melee. From the Miami Herald (courtesy of MDS at PFT):
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Fins' Joey Porter Is Very Sorry for Disobeying Head Coach Tony Sparano

Posted: Nov 26th 2008 10:55AM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Dolphins, AFC East, NFL Fans

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Somewhat overshadowed by the end-of-game Matt Light Hair-Pulling Extravaganza! was the news that Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano tried to bench linebacker Joey Porter and failed miserably. Porter's only been in Miami two seasons, but he has a history of paying his coaches no mind (or, more specifically if you're Cam Cameron, no respect)

Unlike Cameron, however, Mr. Peezy admitted he was wrong to ignore Sparano. Via NFL.com's Adam Schefter:
Porter personally apologized to Dolphins coach Tony Sparano for refusing to leave the closing minutes of Sunday's 48-28 loss to the Patriots after he drew 15-yard penalties on back-to-back plays.

Not only did Porter apologize to Sparano, he apologized to the rest of his Dolphins teammates as well. Porter knows that what he did Sunday was wrong and he tried to take responsibility for it after the fact
Schefter also writes that "there could be further repercussions from the team or the league." Given that Commissar Goodell has decreed Light will be fined but not suspended for fighting like a 13-year-old girl (nice call, Logan Mankins!), I can't imagine that they would punish Porter for disobeying his coach.

Of course, I never thought I'd see the day when players would get fined for dancing in the end zone so what do I know. That's right: nothing.

NFL Fines: $15K for Matt Light Hair Pulling, Channing Crowder for Getting Hair Pulled

Posted: Nov 26th 2008 10:35AM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: Dolphins, Patriots

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Patriots offensive lineman Matt Light and Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder both got ejected for this altercation, in which Light pulled Crowder's hair:

Now they've both been fined $15,000 -- but not suspended -- for their actions, Adam Schefter of NFL Network is reporting (via PFT).
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Teammate Explains Why Matt Light Lost It, Pulled Channing Crowder's Hair: Joey Porter

Posted: Nov 24th 2008 10:35AM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Dolphins, Patriots, AFC East

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Unless you were a Patriots fan or a self-loathing Dolphins supporter, you probably missed the live showing of Channing Crowder and Matt Light offering their interpretation of the Pacman-bodyguard hotel bathroom cat fight. You've no doubt seen the replay, although it's still not clear what precipitated the whole thing.

Thankfully, the Boston Herald's Karen Guregian has some answers, via Light's offensive line mate, Logan Mankins:
"He was doing a good job, drilling [Chowder] right in the head," Mankins said of Light, "so kudos to Matt." ...

[As to why the fight happened:] "Any time you have a team with the guy 55 (Joey Porter), he just won't shut up the entire game," Mankins said. "Then I think some of the other guys are starting to play the way he does."
Mankins also figures that Light won't face a suspension, just a fine. While whaling away on a dude not wearing a helmet might seem like an offense worth of a little time away from the game, as Mankins rightly points out, a precedent has been set. A few weeks ago, John Henderson actually tried to remove Andrew Whitworth's eyeballs and all it cost him was $15,000.
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Fins' Channing Crowder and Pats' Matt Light Fight, Dance, Laugh

Posted: Nov 23rd 2008 9:45PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Dolphins, Patriots, AFC East

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The Dolphins had a chance to go to 7-4, take sole possession of second place in the AFC East, and elbow their way into the wild-card race. Instead, they watched the Patriots rack up 31 second-half points, which included Matt Cassel's second straight 400-yard passing day.

There is no bright spot, however, no moral victory in all this; Miami faded down the stretch, something an aspiring playoff team can't do at this stage of the season. But unlike last year, the Dolphins never quit, even when it was clear the game had long been decided. With the Patriots leading 38-28 and 7:12 to go in the fourth, Stephen Gostkowski converted a 30-yard field goal to make it a 13-point game. Seconds later, Channing Crowder and Matt Light decided to partake in a celebratory dance.

Crowder seemed to have a swell time, laughing as Light flailed away, but ultimately, both players were ejected (thanks, Dierdorf, for the keen observation!). And I suspect both players will also be doing some league-mandated thanksgiving when fines are announced later this week. The prospects of which must have Light all sorts of happy.

via ballhype

NFL Decides Not to Fine Justin Tuck Since He Didn't, You Know, Do Anything Wrong

Posted: Nov 7th 2008 10:00PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Cowboys, Giants, NFC East, NFL Fans, NFL Referees

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Last week, after the league announced that it would only fine cheap-shot artist Vince Wilfork for his latest transgression, I joked that the NFL Plinko Board came up "Fine but no Suspension," because it was the only way to rationalize such a seemingly arbitrary punishment for a chronic offender.

And today we learn that more players have been fined for various absurdities and, shockingly, the latest batch are among the most ludicrous of the season. The going rate for intimidating sacks (I crap you not, that's how it was described to the perp)? Five grand if you're Steelers linebacker LaMarr Woodley. And perfect form tackles on third-string quarterbacks will run you $7,500 if you're Justin Tuck.

Or maybe not; the NFL has rescinded Tuck's fine, presumably because he did nothing wrong. Novel idea, that.

Via the Newark Star-Ledger's Paul Needell:
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