February 28, 2008
The deadline to for teams to tender restricted free agents passed at 4 p.m., and New England tendered defensive lineman Mike Wright at the second-round level, meaning he has a one-year, $1.41 million deal with the team (unless the sides work out an extension) -- or, if another team offers Wright a contract that the Patriots decide not to match, that team must surrender its second-round pick to the Pats.
Wright joined New England as an undrafted rookie, making it difficult to tender him at the "low" level. Players given that designation receive $927,000, but if another team signs the player, his original team receives a draft pick equal to the round the player was originally selected in. Since Wright was undrafted out of Cincinnati, the Patriots would receive nothing in return.
The 25-year old Cincinnati native finished last season on injured reserve after suffering a knee injury against Pittsburgh.
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December 13, 2007
New England has announced that it signed tight end Stephen Spach to take Mike Wright's place on the 53-man roster.
Spach (pronounced "Spock") is in his second season and played 13 games with the Eagles in 2005. The 25-year old is 6-foot-4, 250 pounds and was among the Vikings' final cuts in September after spending 2006 out of football. With Philly two years ago, he had seven catches for 42 yards.
Spach played at Fresno State, which is coached by former Bill Belichick assistant Pat Hill. He becomes the third former Bulldog on the Pats' roster, along with Logan Mankins and James Sanders.
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At the top of the Patriots' participation/injury report was this item: DL Mike Wright has been placed on season-ending injured reserve with a foot injury.
A former undrafted rookie out of Cincinnati, Wright added versatile depth to the defensive line, as he could play end or nose tackle.
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Hey all --
As if on cue, it began snowing as soon as the media was let onto the field for the Patriots' practice session. Even though it was freezing, it was actually kind of like being in a snow globe.
There were two absences today -- G Billy Yates and DL Mike Wright.
As for the black jerseys, there were several: Chad Jackson, Chad Brown, Matt Cassel, Ray Ventrone, Ryan O'Callaghan, and Tim Mixon.
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October 21, 2007
The game inactives have been released, and Laurence Maroney is not among them for the Patriots, though if we were to guess, we'd say Kevin Faulk will still be the primary and Maroney getting a few carries.
New England inactives
QB Matt Gutierrez - 3rd quarterback
S Mel Mitchell
LB Eric Alexander
T Wesley Britt
TE Benjamin Watson
DL Kareem Brown
DL Mike Wright
Miami inactives
RB Lorenzo Booker
S Travares Tillman
LB Abraham Wright
DT Anthony Bryant
DT Jesse Mahelona
DT Vonnie Holliday
DE Rob Ninkovich
DT Sam Rayburn
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October 20, 2007
The Patriots have announced that five players have been downgraded to OUT for tomorrow's game with Miami:
LB Eric Alexander - knee
S Mel Mitchell - groin
RB Sammy Morris - chest
TE Benjamin Watson - ankle
DE Mike Wright - knee
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October 1, 2007
Running back Laurence Maroney, listed as questionable with a groin injury, will not play in tonight's game. A report on ESPN had said the running back would play, returning to the site of his first career 100-yard rushing game.
Mike Wright is not listed among the Patriots' inactives, leading the way for him to get his first game action of the season.
The rest of the inactives for New England:
QB Matt Gutierrez, third quarterback
WR Kelley Washington
RB Laurence Maroney
G Stephen Neal
T Ryan O'Callaghan
DL Santonio Thomas
DL Kareem Brown
LB Chad Brown
**Also, New England today waived linebacker Corey Mays and signed fullback Kyle Eckel off the practice squad.
For the Bengals:
QB Jeff Rowe, third quarterback
RB Rudi Johnson
S Ethan Kilmer
LB Ahmad Brooks
LB Caleb Miller
C Dan Santucci
WR Tab Perry
LB Rashad Jeanty
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September 27, 2007
The Patriots and Bengals have released their injury/participation report for Thursday, and defensive lineman Mike Wright, who was not on yesterday's list for the first time since the regular season began, is back on today.
Also, Tom Brady is listed as "limited participation"; yesterday he was "full participation."
Here's the full list for New England:
Limited Participation
QB Tom Brady - right shoulder
LB Rosevelt Colvin - ankle
CB Randall Gay - thigh
RB Laurence Maroney - groin
G Stephen Neal - shoulder
WR Donte Stallworth - knee
WR Kelley Washington - hamstring
S Eugene Wilson - ankle
NT Vince Wilfork - shoulder
DL Mike Wright - knee
G Billy Yates - shoulder
For the Bengals:
Out
RB Rudi Johnson - hamstring
LB Rashad Jeanty - shin
S Ethan Kilmer - knee
WR Tab Perry - hamstring
Did Not Participate
WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh - knee
OT Willie Anderson - foot
LB Caleb Miller - back
Limited Participation
G Stacy Andrews - shoulder
LB Ahmad Brooks - groin
DE Justin Smith - foot
Full Participation
C Eric Ghiacius - thumb
LB Anthony Schlegel - toe
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September 23, 2007
For the Patriots:
QB Matt Gutierrez - 3QB
WR Kelley Washington
LB Corey Mays
G Stephen Neal
T Wesley Britt
DL Kareem Brown
LB Chad Brown
DL Mike Wright
For the Bills:
QB Fred Jackson - 3QB
CB Terrence McGee
LB/S Coy Wire
LB Keith Ellison
OL Duke Preston
WR Sam Aiken
DE Ryan Denney
DE Copeland Bryan
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