Bad news for anyone who enjoyed watching Tom Brady-less New England miss out on the playoffs last year -- the Patriots are the odds-on favorite to win the Super Bowl XLIV. And those numbers came out before Thursday's trade that brought them Derrick Burgess from Oakland.A disgruntled Burgess, in the final year of his current contract, had been holding out of Raiders training camp in search of the pay raise and extension that he's wanted for years. Oakland refused to budge, though, and Burgess became much more expendable after Greg Ellis landed with the silver and black.
New England saw the obvious opportunity. Burgess, 30 and owed $2 million this season, should fit in perfectly as the Patriots' outside linebacker/rush end spot, currently held by Pierre Woods. Whether New England opts to use a 3-4 or a 4-3, Burgess is still capable of making sure someone's gets in the quarterback's face.
After an injury-filled, $8 million season in Washington,
After a paid holiday in DC last year,
Because the NFL season never ends, we present our
With the Patriots linebackers dropping like flies in recent weeks, the news that veteran
Desperate times call for desperate measures, I guess. Earlier this week, New England
The Patriots today brought back linebacker
The New England Patriots were victorious on the field Sunday afternoon, pulling out a 20-10 victory in a rather large AFC East showdown - a division that will now be a weekly four-way battle for first place. Unfortunately for New England, it was a rather costly victory as outside linebacker 
























