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Thursday participation report: No changes

There are no changes to New England's participation/injury report for today.

That means that Mike Vrabel and Wes Welker had limited participation due to a team decision.

Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 3:53 PM | Permalink | Comments 0

Buy the 60-minute men t-shirt

Blog reader "mary" just posted this, and we wanted to pass it on.. you can buy the Patriots/Jarvis Green 60-minute men t-shirt at this website.

Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 2:44 PM to Jarvis Green | Permalink | Comments 1

Seven Pats lead Pro Bowl voting -- just not Brady

Hey all --

With a little more than a month until the AFC and NFC Pro Bowls are named, the NFL has announced early voting results. Seven New England players are the leading vote-getters at their respective position -- but record-setting quarterback Tom Brady is not among them.

The leading vote-getter for AFC quarterback is Peyton Manning (441,852); Brady is behind him at 440,354. Green Bay's miracle man Brett Favre (458,837) is the leading vote-getter overall.

Unhappy with the standings? You can vote here. Or if you have a Sprint cell phone, text "PRO" to 7777 to vote.

Here's the list of AFC leaders at each position and how many votes they've received:

QB - Peyton Manning, Colts - 441,852
RB - Joseph Addai, Colts - 297,504
FB - Lorenzo Neal, Chargers - 194,880
WR - Randy Moss, Patriots - 342,250
TE - Antonio Gates, Chargers - 199,593
T - Matt Light, Patriots - 179,054
G - Eric Steinbach, Browns - 188,052
C - Jeff Saturday, Colts - 168,502
DE - Dwight Freeney, Colts - 209,272
IL - Vince Wilfork, Patriots - 100,032
OLB - Shawne Merriman, Chargers - 148,287
ILB - Tedy Bruschi, Patriots - 121,099
CB - Champ Bailey, Broncos - 183,109
SS - Troy Polamalu, Steelers - 134,868
FS - Ed Reed, Ravens - 110, 412
P - Chris Hanson, Patriots - 52,131
K - Adam Vinatieri, Colts - 82,922
ST - Larry Izzo, Patriots - 105,147
KR - Wes Welker, Patriots - 69,590

Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 1:53 PM | Permalink | Comments 4

Lynch misses practice again

Hey all --

According to the Bills' website, rookie running back Marshawn Lynch did not practice again today, so the chances of his playing are probably pretty slim.

Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 1:40 PM | Permalink | Comments 0

Practice peek: New day, same three absent

Thanks to the rain, the Patriots moved their practice today indoors, to the Dana-Farber Fieldhouse. Players today were in shells and shorts/pants.

The same three players were absent as have been all week: Eugene Wilson, Eric Alexander and Mel Mitchell.

Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 1:06 PM | Permalink | Comments 0

Projo PatsTalk with Shalise Manza Young: Back to the pursuit of perfection

Click here to listen to this week's edition of projo PatsTalk with Shalise Manza Young. The topics: players coming off the bye week, lingering media hype, Wes Welker on the injury report, Buffalo's surprisingly successful season, the injury to running back Marshawn Lynch, the Patriots' outstanding record against J.P. Losman, and snow in the weekend forecast for Buffalo.

Following are some excerpts from Shalise's comments.

The bye week: "I think it kind of came at the perfect time. ... after all the hype, and not just the hype but everything they had to expend to win that Indianapolis game ... they needed every one of those 60 minutes, and that's a tough high to come down from. So I think, obviously, having the week off they were just able to not think about that for a couple days."

Welker's limited practice participation: "There might be something slightly nagging him. It was the first time he showed up [on the injury report]; they've done it with Randy Moss and Kyle Brady before ... and you can't say it's done anything but help Randy, because he couldn't play any better, and Kyle I think has been battling an injury all season, and just maybe to take a couple reps off here and there helps him out. So it might be the same type of thing with Wes."

The Buffalo Bills, a surprising 5-4: "They have 12 guys on injured reserve ... and that's amazing. It's a tribute to their depth, and they have a very young team. Obviously [head coach] Dick Jauron and [general manager] Marv Levy, they may not be putting the best product out there, but at least they have a system in place and it seems to be working for them."

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 11:13 AM | Permalink | Comments 0