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July 27, 2007
Meriweather in the fold?Hey all -- One of our sources has confirmed that New England first-round draft pick Brandon Meriweather has reached an agreement in principal with the team, but there are still some details to be ironed out before his signing is official. Earlier this afternoon there were reports that a five-year deal was done, but apparently not every T is crossed and every I dotted just yet. shalise
Posted by Shalise Manza Young Late session lookHey all -- The evening session for day one of training camp has just wrapped up, and the big news of the evening is Chad Scott. The cornerback hurt his left knee defending a pass intended for receiver C.J. Jones (Jones made the catch). Though there's no word on the severity of Scott's injury, he was tended to for several minutes on the field before being carted off. Benjamin Watson made a nifty catch -- one-handed and from the seat of his pants -- after slipping on the grass, but the play was called dead. Nice effort though. Tory James picked off Matt Cassel on a throw intended for tight end Kyle Brady. The ball went off Brady's hands as he was turning his hips upfield and James plucked the ball out of the air. Boston College product Larry Anam picked off fellow rookie Matt Gutierrez on another play. Attendance for the evening session was 3,410; for the morning opener it was 6,160. shalise
Posted by Shalise Manza Young Scott injuredChad Scott may be the first training camp injury casualty - the veteran corner leapt to try to bat down a Matt Gutierrez pass for C.J. Jones and quickly fell to the grass clutching his left leg. The medical staff is working on his knee; Scott Pioli is watching as well. Scott is being helped off the field.
Posted by Shalise Manza Young Meriweather not spottedHey all - Session number two of training camp is now a few minutes old and we don't see number 38 - aka Brandon Meriweather - on the field. Over the last couple of hours, reports have come out that the first round pick's deal was done.
Posted by Shalise Manza Young Hairston cut; PUP list officially announcedIt didn't take long for the first cut to come down at training camp -- the Patriots have just announced that running back Justise Hairston has been cut. Clearly, Hairston being a Central Connecticut State guy like Scott Pioli, did nothing to help his cause, as the sixth-round pick has been sent packing before the first full day of camp was completed. But the move could mean that the reports that Brandon Meriweather has been signed are true -- teams can only have 85 players on the roster for camp, and that's exactly how many were on the roster this morning. The team also confirmed earlier reports of who is on its physically unable to perform list, - WR Troy Brown, WR Chad Jackson, CB Eddie Jackson, S Mel Mitchell, DL Richard Seymour, WR Donte Stallworth and TE David Thomas. Stallworth was added to the list last night.
Posted by Shalise Manza Young Remembering MarquiseWhen the Patriots took the field this morning, it was with small decals on the back of their helmets bearing the number 91 -- the uniform number worn by defensive lineman Marquise Hill, who died in May after a jet-skiing accident on Lake Ponchartrain in his native New Orleans. On the inside cover of the media guide, there is a tribute to Hill and Francis "Bucko" Kilroy, the former Patriots' general manager and longtime consulting scout who passed away earlier this month. The 91 jersey will not be worn by another player this season.
Posted by Shalise Manza Young Moss transcriptHere's what Randy Moss had to say today on the field... Q: How was the first day out there in pads? RM: It felt weird, but it felt good just getting back into the swing of things and really putting the armor on and just getting used to the field. It is summertime and it’s a little hot, but that’s something that we have to get used to. Q: How much have you and Tom Brady accomplished already in terms of building chemistry? RM: I think that in order for us to have the chemistry on the field, we first have to build a relationship off the field. That’s one thing that we’re trying to do. I’m not trying to step on his toes and he’s not trying to step on mine. It’s just a mutual friendship and we have an understanding and we have high respect for one another. Like I said, we have to start a relationship off the field in order for it to work on the field. We’re starting that. Q: How are you learning the system so far? RM: I’m really liking it. When I went to Oakland and then came here to New England, it was just more of trying to learn the plays and getting back to classroom work, meaning studying at night, opening up books, taking notes and things like that. I’ve been taking notes and studying since minicamp and I don’t intend to stop now. It’s just putting me into bed a little earlier and putting me into my book a little earlier too. Q: You went deep a few times today. That must have felt pretty good. RM: That’s just part of football. As coach says, everybody has a position and I’m here to get open and to catch the ball. I’m just trying to do what I can to contribute to the team. Q: Tom Brady’s favorite receiver is the one who’s open. How does that help the entire receiving corps go through their routes and be prepared? RM: I just think that makes everybody work a little harder because Tom distributes the ball to everyone. Who doesn’t want the ball? I think that just makes us as a whole unit – all of the skill positions – work a little harder. As you can see we have a lot of skill positions out here that are very loaded. Coach is going to put 11 [players] on the field and we’re just going to try to execute. Q: Are you happy if your impact is getting somebody else open because the defense is paying attention to you? RM: I’ve done that my whole career. If you’re asking me whether I mind being a decoy, [the answer is] no. Q: Does it take you off your feet all of this here at camp with the electricity and the expectations? RM: No. I just see the excitement and that’s what makes me happy. Just seeing the excitement of the fans, players and coaches … You can see how family-oriented this organization is, including the fans. Like I said in minicamp, I’m glad to be here and I’m happy to get it started. It’s something that I hope will pay off at the end of the year. Q: Were there this many fans in Oakland or in Minnesota for the first day of training camp? RM: Well, football is America’s sport and there are fans all around the whole world, not just in our country. I know the Patriots are going to bring them out. I’m happy to see them. Q: Can you hear the fans cheering for you? RM: You can. You all even heard it. That’s just something that you try to block out because you have a job to do. It does feel good to hear the cheers and the kids screaming. That’s really who drives our sport, it’s the children. It is exciting and it’s good to feel the love, but at the same time we have a job to do and we need to concentrate and focus on what we have to do on the field. Q: Do you think it’s really important to bust out at this time, right now? Is this time of the year very important? RM: I think that training camp is really where you get the feel of football. Sunday, really, is easy because you work so hard during the week and prepare yourself and study film and things like that. That’s the hard thing about playing football in the National Football League – [working hard] throughout the week. Sunday it becomes easy. Training camp is when it starts, with the heat, putting the pads on, getting out of meetings at 9:00, being at curfew at 11:00. That’s the hard thing about football, is getting all of the little things done early in football season. Q: When do you anticipate things really clicking with Brady? September maybe? RM: We don’t really have to click as individuals. I think we have to click as a whole unit. You have 11 players on the field and if one of those 11 lets down, then anything can happen. It’s not just me and Tom who need to be on the same page. We need 11 guys on offense, 11 on defense and 11 on special teams and everybody needs to contribute. Everybody has a job to do. Hopefully we can all do that. Q: Randy, everybody knows that you put some things aside to come to the offseason program. Do you see that work paying off now when you put the pads on? RM: Of course. I’ve always done offseason workouts with every organization [I’ve played for]. I really don’t know why it was a big issue here. I planned to come in here and work and get myself in shape and in condition to go through training camp and the regular season. I’m not doing anything that I normally don’t do any other year. Q: What about besides getting in shape? RM: I haven’t done anything that I normally don’t do. Everything is the same. I’m just glad to be here and going out there and catching balls. Q: How is this camp different from others you’ve been through? RM: I think that just coming in and working right away. We had minicamp and we had time to prepare for what we’re going to go through in training camp. We had to report yesterday. We had our test and then come right back the next day and get into pads. I’m not used to that with the teams that I was with before. Just being in pads and knowing that we can run around and hit a little bit and feel the physicalness of football, it feels good to be right into the pads and not wait three or four days to get in them. Q: How was that test? RM: The test was okay. It wasn’t bad. It kind of hurt, don’t get me wrong, but… Q: [Interrupts] Was it something you haven’t done before? RM: Every team has a test, but here it’s everything. If you touch the grass wrong you’ve got to go back. It’s just something, every organization hopefully has some kind of conditioning test so players don’t drop or fall off early in training camp. It’s up to us to get ourselves to get ready to come into training camp and the coaches and the organization want to see if we’re ready.
Posted by Shalise Manza Young Photo: Randy Moss on the receiving end
-- Journal photo/Bob Breidenbach
Posted by Peter Phipps Photo: Shake hands with the boss
Posted by Peter Phipps Photo: Brady and Moss at training camp
-- Journal photo/Bob Breidendbach
Posted by Peter Phipps Photo: Belichick opens camp at Gillette
Posted by Peter Phipps Training camp first lookAlright y'all, those of you who look here for information are probably wondering what has happened. Well our brain wasn't baked by the morning sun -- we were stuck in that colossal mess on Route 128 and it took three hours (three hours!!) to travel to the stadium this morning from home (which is just outside Boston). Anyway, thanks to the backups on the way in, we missed the morning practice session, though we were on the field for the player interviews and in the room for Bill Belichick's first press conference of the summer. First of all, Tedy Bruschi is alive and well. We saw him with our own two eyes, along with his wife, Heidi, and his sons. Bruschi was playing with his sons on the field after the session before greeting a few friends and heading back into the stadium. Now that he's in his fifth training camp, Ty Warren has learned that while it's a generally unpleasant time, it's necessary: "It's got to be done," he said. "People look at it in a negative light, but you need those reps before the first game." Randy Moss said training camp makes the rest of the season seem easy. "Training camp is where you get the feel of football. Sundays are easy. The hard part of playing the the NFL is what you do during the week and during the summer," he said. "We're up early, don't get out of meetings 'til 9 o'clock (at night), I'm in bed at 11." Moss said he has been taking notes and studying the offense since mini-camp in June, and in his assessment, the Patriots are "loaded at the skill positions," something few observers would argue with. Rodney Harrison, who was incredulous when we talked in March about pundits already penciling New England in as Super Bowl champs, isn't buying it now either: "We have the ability to be competitive. That's our mindset. It comes down to health, it comes down to being prepared, we need to get some breaks" in order for the season to end with a Lombardi Trophy being handed to Robert Kraft. Belichick brought up the contract situations with rookie Brandon Meriweather and corner Asante Samuel, but also said he wouldn't comment on them. When he was asked if the situation with Cleveland and Brady Quinn -- Quinn, the 22nd pick, wants to get paid like the top-10 pick he thinks he should have been. Dope. -- would impact talks with the 24th pick, Meriweather, and Belichick simply said Quinn doesn't play for his team. In a familiar refrain, he said the team is just trying to get better from practice to practice and week to week. shalise
Posted by Shalise Manza Young Pats camp opensA couple thousand fans did make it to Gillette Stadium today for the morning session of the first day of Patriots camp. Tom Brady was there; Asante Samuel reportedly was not. The players who were there were signing autographs on the field. We'll have more on camp, including photos, as the morning continues.
Posted by Mike McDermott Major tie-ups on Route 95 southwest of BostonWESTWOOD, Mass. – A single-car crash on Route 95 north, south of exit 13, that closed both the northbound and southbound lanes of the highway for an hour so a helicopter could land, continues to tie up traffic. If you were trying to get to work in the Boston area or to the New England Patriots summer camp in Foxboro this morning and instead spent the whole time sitting in traffic, this is most likely the cause. At 5:29 a.m. today, an adult male driving a 2003 Toyota Corolla in the middle northbound lane of Route 95 struck a storm drain that had dislodged from the roadway, according to Massachusetts State Police Trooper Thomas Murphy. The grate bounced up and broke through the Toyota’s windshield, striking the driver. The car then veered across the left travel lane and collided with the median, Murphy said. The man, who was wearing a seatbelt, sustained serious injuries and was taken to Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston by helicopter. His condition, name and town of residence are not yet available from the police, Murphy said. By about 6:30 a.m., the southbound lanes were all opened again, but only the right and breakdown lanes on the northbound side have reopened since the crash, Murphy said. The left and center lanes will be closed “for an extended period of time,” Murphy said, as an accident reconstruction team continues to investigate. The accident occurred in a construction zone. -- projo.com staff writer Kate Bramson
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