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Pats sign K. Brown, Elgin

The Patriots have just announced the signings of defensive lineman Kareem Brown and offensive lineman Mike Elgin.

With five days left until the start of training camp, that means the only draftee not signed is first-round pick Brandon Meriweather.

Brown, the team's fourth-round selection (127th overall), joins a deep and talented group on the defensive line. The University of Miami product had 11 sacks in 10 games for the Hurricanes last season.

Elgin, the team's last pick -- 247th overall -- played guard and center at Iowa.

Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 5:23 PM | Permalink | Comments 0

Former Patriot arrested in domestic-violence case

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - Former NFL defensive tackle Chad Eaton was arrested for investigation of domestic violence.

Eaton was arrested in Monroe, booked into jail in this city north of Seattle on Saturday and released Sunday on $2,500 bail, according to Snohomish County Jail records.

Additional details about the incident were not immediately available.

Rebecca Hover, a spokeswoman with the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office, refused to provide a copy of the police report, saying she did not know if the investigation had been completed.

The 35-year-old Eaton spent five seasons with the New England Patriots, three with the Seattle Seahawks and one with the Dallas Cowboys before retiring after the 2004 season. He played in college at Washington State University.

Last year, Eaton's wife, Tina, was arrested at the couple's home in Redmond, an east Seattle suburb, after a fight that left her husband with a bloody nose. The 5-foot-4, 130-pound woman told sheriff's deputies she punched her 6-foot-5, 300-pound husband because she suspected he had cheated on her, court documents said.

Charges were not filed against Tina Eaton because her husband didn't want the case pursued.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 2:30 PM | Permalink | Comments 0