Patriots Trade Branch to Seahawks for 1st-Round Pick
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The New England Patriots traded wide receiver Deion Branch to the Seattle Seahawks yesterday for a first-round draft pick next spring. Chiefs quarterback Trent Green suffered a "very, very severe concussion" when his head was slammed to the ground after a hit by the Bengals' Robert Geathers and...
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Foxboro, Mass. (Sports Network) - The New England Patriots  Monday announced the signing of first-round draft pick Benjamin  Watson. As per team policy, terms of the tight end's deal were  not released.
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The agent for tight end Benjamin Watson, one of two unsigned NFL first-round draft choices, said Saturday that his client is close to signing a six-year contract with the New England Patriots.
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On the surface, the Patriots' offseason plan appears to be a departure from the norm, the team spending big bucks to infuse its roster.
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Last week, the Patriots filed a tampering charge with the N.F.L. against the Jets because of their contract talks with the former New England wide receiver Deion Branch.
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The New England Patriots released veteran fullback Fred McCrary on Tuesday.
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KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Deion Branch eased the pain of nearly $600,000 in fines for his holdout in New England by signing a $39 million, six-year contract with the Seattle Seahawks on Tuesday.
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Now that offensive lineman Tom Ashworth has dealt with the back injury that kept him off the field for Patriots training camp, he can focus on his real priority: securing his spot as the starting right tackle.
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Unable to come to a resolution with holdout wide receiver Deion Branch, the Patriots added to their receiving corps yesterday by trading a fifth-round draft choice for Doug Gabriel.
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The Patriots were exceptionally close to acquiring receiver Donte' Stallworth in a trade before last season when the Eagles swooped in. New England made sure it got its man yesterday, trumping at least three other clubs by signing Stallworth to a free agent contract that could be as short as a one-year deal or as long as a six-year pact.
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The Patriots are on a losing streak. Almost two weeks ago they blew the biggest lead in conference championship game history in losing to the Indianapolis Colts, and yesterday they lost their battle to prove tampering charges against the New York Jets in the Deion Branch trade case.
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Tom Brady completed 21-of-32 passes for 264 yards as the New England Patriots clinched a first-round bye in the play-offs with a 23-7 victory over AFC East division rivals the New York Jets.
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The way Junior Seau looks at it, he's now in graduate school. Seau returned to the NFL on Friday after a four-day retirement, trading surfing in San Diego for a one-year contract with the New England Patriots that the 12-time Pro Bowl linebacker hopes will pay off with a long-sought Super Bowl ring.
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In a little more than one week of aggressive dealing, the Patriots gave $20 million to linebacker Adalius Thomas and bolstered their offense by signing receiver Donteâ Stallworth.
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Before Randy Moss landed in the Patriots' lap and proclaimed the Moss of old was back, New England had already acquired a deep threat who could threaten defenses a la Deion Branch, signing free agent wide receiver Donte' Stallworth.
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The Patriots entered the year with seven captains, but tight end Daniel Graham was added to the group late last week. Coach Bill Belichick and the other captains decided that Graham deserved the recognition.
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Patriots players have seemed stunned at how receiver Deion BranchÂs battle with management disintegrated. He was traded to the Seahawks on Monday.