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Pioli third in exec of year voting

Despite putting together a roster that came agonizingly close to an undefeated season, New England vice president of player personnel Scott Pioli was third in voting for George Young NFL Executive of the Year, the Sporting News announced.

The Sporting News polled 48 league executives, and 19 gave the nod to Green Bay's Ted Thompson; Giants' GM Jerry Reese, whose team won the Super Bowl in his first season at the helm, came in second with nine votes; Pioli garnered eight.

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Britt, Woods re-signed

The Patriots announced last night that they re-signed T Wesley Britt and LB Pierre Woods. Both were exclusive-rights free agents; ERFAs are players with two years' experience who basically can only be offered a deal by the team they played with the previous season. Generally, they are offered a deal at the three-year veterans' minimum, and after this season both Woods and Britt will become restricted free agents.

Britt married his fiancee, Katie Boyd, earlier this month.

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