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Report: Patriots Interested in Raiders' Derrick Burgess

After an injury-filled, $8 million season in Washington, Jason Taylor was back on the free-agent market this spring. Several teams needing a pass rusher showed interest, including the Patriots, who had previously traded veteran linebacker Mike Vrabel to the Chiefs. Taylor ended up in Miami, where he started his career and...

Dolphins Will Use Jason Taylor Sparingly, Pats Still Need OLB

After a paid holiday in DC last year, Jason Taylor is back in Miami, where he spent the first 10 years of his career. But at 34, his role has changed. Taylor is no longer the focus of the defense, the pass-rushing specialist who averaged nearly 12 sacks a season during his time with the Dolphins.Instead, he'll be used...

New England Patriots: Banking on Brady

Because the NFL season never ends, we present our 2009 Offseason Roadmaps for front offices to navigate through the summer.Even though they lost franchise quarterback Tom Brady to a knee injury in Week 1, the Patriots managed to finish with a rather impressive 11-5 record in 2008. Impressive because they did so with a...

New England Patriots Linebacker Tedy Bruschi Likely Done for Season

With the Patriots linebackers dropping like flies in recent weeks, the news that veteran Tedy Bruschi could be done for the season probably isn't what New England fans want to hear as the team fights through the three-way battle at the top of the AFC East. According to Karen Guregian of the Boston Herald, Bruschi suffered...

Junior Seau Is in New England to Potentially Sign With the Patriots

Desperate times call for desperate measures, I guess. Earlier this week, New England welcomed back an old friend in linebacker Rosevelt Colvin, presumably to help fill the void left by outside linebackers Adalius Thomas and Pierre Woods who have been lost to injury. Thomas, if you'll recall, suffered a broken arm a few...