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...second Brandon Meriweather was cut by the New England Patriots, fans of the 31 other NFL teams pricked up their ears. That’s what happens when 2-time Pro Bowlers suddenly hit the market. Vikings fans’ ears probably pricked up higher than most when they heard...
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Boston GlobeHyde5: Gators' Hernandez tested "multiple" times for potSun-Sentinel (blog)In the previous three drafts, they've just got three players for their foundation - Brandon Meriweather, Jerod Mayo and Stephen Gostkowski. ...Aaron Hernandez admits failing drug testBoston Heraldall 150 news articles »
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CBC.caPatriots and Adalius Thomas Finally Parting WaysPats Pulpit (blog)The only other defensive players still with the team are Brandon Meriweather, Mike Wright, and Pierre Woods. I'm not sure where it exactly went wrong with ...New England Patriots mailbag: Laying a foundation through the NFL draftESPNPats welcome Gator invasion to FoxboroBoston HeraldIs Bill Belichick Really A Draft Genius?SportsUntapped.com (blog)all 472 news articles »
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...to be accountable and added, “You’re starting to see younger guys becoming leaders earlier.” Linebacker Jerod Mayo, safety Brandon Meriweather and cornerback Leigh Bodden are among the candidates on a suddenly younger defense. The addition of the draftees...
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...picks. But recent drafts haven't been nearly as effective as those in prior years. Of 2007's nine selections, only Brandon Meriweather remains on the team. The real low point was 2006-08 for the Patriots, which is partially accounted for in this sample. New...
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Looking at a first-and-10 from the Patriots’ 42, Jaguars quarterback David Garrard took a shot deep down the middle for tight end Marcedes Lewis. The ball sailed over Lewis’ head and into the waiting arms of Patriots safety Brandon Meriweather at the 17
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New England Patriots players comment on their 35-7 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars and clinching the AFC East Division championship on Sunday, December 27, 2009 at Gillette Stadium.
James Sanders, Free Safety
(On winning the AFC East Title)
"It
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Early this week, Brandon Meriweather met with Bill Belichick, defensive backs coach Josh Boyer, and some other defensive coaches. They just told me to get back to the basics, trust my instincts, and stop trying to go out of my element and make plays,
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12 - New England's current win streak over the Bills, dating back to the opener in 2003 (The 31-0 Lawyer Milloy game). Of course, the last seven of those come with an asterisk as Dick Jauron was coaching Buffalo at the time.
102.6 - Tom Brady's career
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The Eagle-Tribune | North Andover, MA
http://www.eagletribune.com/pusports/local_story_354002921.html
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1. Wes Welker — To paraphrase Drago's subtitles in Rocky IV, he is like a piece of iron. Another 10 catches for 105 yards in an inspirational effort.
2. Ty Warren — Six solo tackles. He poured his heart into this one and it showed, especially against
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The Eagle-Tribune | North Andover, MA
http://www.eagletribune.com/pusports/local_story_350223357.html
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...Semansky - AP) New Orleans Saints Devery Henderson (19) can't handle a pass while being defended by New England Patriots Brandon Meriweather (31) during the first quarter of an NFL football game, Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) (Patrick...
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The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/30/AR2009113004370.html?wprss=rss_print/sports
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Wes Welker had 15 receptions for 192 yards against the Jets today, setting the team record for most catches in a non-overtime game in the Patriots 31-14 win over the New York Jets. The following are notes from the game.
WELKER HAS 2ND MOST CATCHES
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Whether or not they'll all be in uniform against the Colts remains to be seen, however. Plus, Brandon Meriweather on facing Peyton Manning.
The surprise was evident among the media corps that covers the Patriots. At Friday’s practice, six injured
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FOXBOROUGH - The “old soul’’ owns a playful spirit. On Thursday, Patriots linebacker Jerod Mayo stood behind a herd of reporters who were asking questions of teammate Gary Guyton. Mayo stretched his 6-foot-1-inch frame above the huddle and listened in.
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Boston Globe
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FOXBORO - While it may seem like Kevin Faulk [stats] has had a diminished role in the offense, the veteran running back’s numbers actually are close to previous seasons in terms of catching the football.
The 33-year-old Faulk, who still stands as one
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Boston Herald
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FOXBOROUGH - Like any rookie, Pat Chung has rabbit ears these days.
But his eyes are trained chiefly in one direction. And here’s what he’s gathered watching the guy, Brandon Meriweather, he’s looking at.
“He stays calm - stays calm,’’ Chung said,
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Boston Globe
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – As Brandon Meriweather was sitting in front of his locker at Gillette Stadium last night, he flipped through a copy of the program printed for the Patriots' game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday in London.
Meriweather
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The Union Leader
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...— Brandon Meriweather won't spend time during his bye week watching perhaps his best game as a pro. He might take a peek, though, at his next opponent. The emerging leader in the Patriots secondary is more concerned with the upcoming challenge, not the last...
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SouthCoastToday.com
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091029/SPORTS/910290350/-1/rss04
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...— Brandon Meriweather won't spend time during his bye week watching perhaps his best game as a pro. He might take a peek, though, at his next opponent. The emerging leader in the Patriots secondary is more concerned with the upcoming challenge, not the last...
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FOXBORO — Brandon Meriweather is starting to get noticed, though that’s not hard to do when you pull in two interceptions in one game, including one for a touchdown.
The third-year safety was recognized as the AFC defensive player of the week for his
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Providence Journal
http://www.projo.com/patriots/content/sp_fbn_patriots_journal29_10-29-09_R6G93QC_v3.3616a87.html
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass.—Brandon Meriweather won't spend time during his bye week watching perhaps his best game as a pro. He might take a peek, though, at his next opponent.
The emerging leader in the New England Patriots secondary is more concerned with the
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Boston Globe
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...for this defense? Someone who may energize the entire unit with his play? The way it has looked of late, safety Brandon Meriweather could be your man. LONDON - The best Patriots defenses of the past have always featured playmakers....
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Darius Butler, Brandon Meriweather and the Patriots defense put on a show against the Buccaneers in London.
It's a great way to end this week for our football team. I thought these guys really put in a good week of preparation. We started on Tuesday
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Pats Pulpit
http://www.patspulpit.com/2009/10/26/1100739/new-england-patriots-links-10-26
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...- Opportunities may have slipped from Brandon Meriweatherâs grasp through the first six weeks of the season. But that hardly meant the Patriots safety was going to throw a party after he finally cashed in during yesterdayâs blowout of the Buccaneers. Meriweather...
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Boston Globe
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LONDON - The Buccaneers had the ball after the opening kickoff and were looking to keep the chains moving. On a third-and-4 from the Tampa 35, Bucs quarterback Josh Johnson dropped back to pass. Pats safety Brandon Meriweather seemed to know exactly
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Boston Herald
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LONDON - The Patriots [team stats] got what they wanted yesterday. They got a walk in Wembley Park.
Technically Wembley Park is the grounds surrounding Wembley Stadium, but regardless of where the Patriots played the Tampa Bay Buccaneers yesterday,
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Boston Herald
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...for this defense? Someone who may energize the entire unit with his play? The way it has looked of late, safety Brandon Meriweather could be your man. During yesterday’s 35-7 rout of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Meriweather had two interceptions, both coming...
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LONDON – Before their 2007-08 championship-winning season, the new-look Boston Celtics spent a week in Italy during the preseason, and they said that experience together, all of them in a foreign place, helped forge the bonds that carried the team
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Providence Journal
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WEMBLEY, England -- It took a trip across the Atlantic for Tom Brady and the New England Patriots to get their first road victory of the season. For the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the change of scenery produced yet another loss.
Brady threw three
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National Football League | NFL.com
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Patriots safty Brandon Meriweather had two interceptions for 70 yards, including a 39-yard touchdown return. Wes Welker finished with 10 receptions and has now caught six or more passes in 19 of the last 21 regular-season games. The following are game
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Patriots.com
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...safety Brandon Meriweather may have had two picks today. And he may have returned one for a touchdown. And he may finally be breaking through. But he says that what he's done so far isn't good enough. When asked if today raises the bar for him, Meriweather...
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But not all the veteran free agents brought in here this year have been busts. Cornerbacks Leigh Bodden and Shawn Springs have done their part to help a revamped secondary go from question mark to exclamation point in six weeks.
It's a group that has
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FOX Sports
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FOXBORO
Things didn’t work out between receiver Joey Galloway and the Patriots.
Same for tight end Alex Smith.
And receiver Greg Lewis.
And quarterback Andrew Walter.
But not all the veteran free agents brought in here this year have been busts.
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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In the Patriots’ 20-17 loss to the Broncos, one of the key plays occurred with 5:32 left in the fourth quarter. Patriots safety Brandon Meriweather had broken up a pass to Eddie Royal, and a flag came out with the players still in the air.
When they
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The Point After (BostonHerald.com)
http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/sports/rap_sheet/index.php/2009/10/15/why-was-brandon-meriweather-flagged-for-taunting-vs-the-broncos/
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Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall, left, holds off Patriots safety Brandon Meriweather on Sunday at Invesco Field at Mile High. (Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver Post)
Welcome back and keep the queries coming ...
Today's comes from Cameron Wilhelm in
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Denver Post
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...up to avoid creaming a defenseless player. At least, Lewis was making a play in the context of the game. Patriotsâ safety Brandon Meriweather canât use that excuse. With Denver driving for the eventual tying touchdown in the fourth quarter, Meriweather broke...
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Covers
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...- In the practices leading up to last Sundayâs game against Baltimore, it was Brandon Meriweatherâs job to portray Ed Reed on the Patriotsâ scout team defense. Meriweather was well practiced in the art of imitating Reed at the University of Miami, where he...
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Boston Globe
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...for 21 yards and 1 TD, also 5 catches for 35 yards. Sammy is so valuable to this squad and we saw why yesterday. Defense: Brandon Meriweather- I went with him as my prediction in the preview and he shined vs the Ravens. Brandon is playing like a big time...
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FOXBOROUGH - Admit it, you didn’t have faith in the Patriots’ defense entering this season.
The prevailing wisdom was that Tom Brady and the offense were going to have to carry an overhauled and overwhelmed defense that was without Mike Vrabel, Rodney
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...that we won. It wasn't pretty but at the same time you take that and learn from your mistakes and try to get better." Â Brandon Meriweather, Safety (On the 4th down stop on defense in the 4th quarter) "Coach put us in a great call. We just happened to do exactly...
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Patriots.com
http://www.patriots.com/news/index.cfm?ac=pressreleasesdetail&pid=39386&pcid=47&rss=1
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What's your thoughts on Quintin Mikell this year? He's on the waiver wire in my IDP league.
I've got a large non-sexual man crush on Quintin Mikell this year. Especially with Stewart Bradley injured. He's a top 5 SS in my book with the potential to put
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One of the questions everyone asked about the Patriots defense coming into this season was who would step up and replace the retired Rodney Harrison.
The list of candidates was plentiful.
Brandon Meriweather was the obvious choice. He’s morphed into
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/263857-patriots-find-replacement-for-harrison-in-unheralded-brandon-mcgowan
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FOXBORO — Now thaaaat’s more like it.
Thaaaat’s what we like to see from the Patriots of New England: Offensive output and defensive dominance.
While Tom Brady and Randy Moss were carving up, and Fred Taylor was chewing up, Atlanta’s defense, the
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Providence Journal
http://www.projo.com/patriots/content/sp_jim_donaldson_28_09-28-09_76FSAK2_v2.89beb7.html
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LEON Washington is the best bargain in football. During the Jet running back's 40-yard kickoff return against the Patriots, Lethal Leon put a Ripley's Believe It Or Not move on safety Brandon Meriweather. "Leon made a guy twist his ankle," Jerricho
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New York Post
http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/more_sports/gang_gotta_how_leon_some_green_J0srqyiL0hjNSzQQewBBZM
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The Pats use a lot of starters on special teams.
Classy move by McKelivn. Hopefully the fans will let this go, he deserves it.
Press charges, Leodis. Aberrant antisocial behavior often snowballs as these youth advance in age. First comes the vandalism,
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S Brandon Meriweather (31) strips the ball from Bills CB Leodis McKelvin for a fumble as LB Pierre Woods (58) helps with the tackle in the fourth quarter. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
On the ensuing kickoff [following Ben Watson's TD with 2 min. left],
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Pats Pulpit
http://www.patspulpit.com/2009/9/15/1031301/new-england-patriots-links-9-15-09
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...games. It just goes down to practice, it goes down to being there before, and it goes down to just doing your job." Brandon Meriweather, Safety (On the forced fumble on special teams) "It was a great team effort. The kickoff team, we've been expecting turnovers...
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Patriots.com
http://www.patriots.com/news/index.cfm?ac=pressreleasesdetail&pid=38861&pcid=47&rss=1
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There are many things that separate a Super Bowl team from an also-ran.
Sometimes, it just comes down to taking advantage of the few opportunities afforded you.
The Patriots did that Monday night, when Pierre Woods and Brandon Meriweather stripped away
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/254751-patriots-pull-it-off-again-the-play-that-made-the-difference
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New England Patriots safety Brandon Meriweather (31) strips the ball from Buffalo Bills cornerback Leodis McKelvin, center, for a fumble as New England Patriots linebacker Pierre Woods (58) helps with the tackle in the fourth quarter during an NFL
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TVbyTheNumbers.com
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Tvbythenumbers/~3/4H3MpogkGkY/27124
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New England Patriots safety Brandon Meriweather (31) strips the ball from Buffalo Bills cornerback Leodis McKelvin, center, for a fumble as New England Patriots linebacker Pierre Woods (58) helps with the tackle in the fourth quarter during an NFL
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The Oakland Press
http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2009/09/14/sports/doc4aaeff7690f5f769553189.txt
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