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Brandon Lloyd “ready for work” in New England
Mar 18th
Brandon Lloyd sounds like he’s ready to do things the Patriot way. After reaching an agreement with the Patriots on Saturday evening, Lloyd told Tom Curran of CSNNE that all his focus is on putting his head down and doing his job. “I’m ready for work,” Lloyd said. “The time for talking is done. I…
Patriots reach agreement with Brandon Lloyd
Mar 17th
Brandon Lloyd is Tom Brady’s newest weapon. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Lloyd has reached an agreement with the Patriots, ending a day in which we saw one report that a deal between the Patriots and Lloyd was close and another report that the deal actually wasn’t close. Now Lloyd is heading to New England,…
Patriots sign Anthony Gonzalez
Mar 17th
Anthony Gonzalez, the former first-round draft pick of the Colts who has been plagued by injuries, will get a second chance in New England. The Patriots announced on Saturday afternoon that Gonzalez has signed. Gonzalez was the Colts’ first-round pick in the 2007 NFL draft, and he showed some promise early in his career, catching…
Lloyd negotiations not about team vs. agent, yet
Mar 17th
The reports of the Patriots trying to drive down the money currently being sought by receiver Brandon Lloyd caused us to point out the existence of long-standing bad blood between the team and Lloyd’s agent, Tom Condon. A source with knowledge of the negotiations says that past problems are not undermining the negotiations. Yet. The…
Lloyd contract struggle dusts off Condon vs. Pats feud
Mar 17th
When the Patriots drafted Ben Watson at the bottom of the first round of the 2004 draft, the Pats had a habit of insisting that all first-round picks agree to six-year deals. Agent Tom Condon, who represented Watson at the time, refused to agree to six-year deals at the bottom of round one as a…
Patriots want Brandon Lloyd to lower his asking price
Mar 17th
Despite a report that the Patriots and free agent receiver Brandon Lloyd are close to a deal, and despite Lloyd hinting that he’d take less money to play for the Patriots, the deal is not done. And money is the reason. After the Boston Globe published a report citing an unnamed source saying the deal is…
Report: Patriots, Brandon Lloyd close to a deal
Mar 17th
The New England Patriots are reportedly close to reeling in one of the best free agents on the market. The Boston Globe reports that Brandon Lloyd, a free agent receiver who has been linked to New England for weeks, is close to coming to a contract agreement with the Patriots. Lloyd has a great relationship…
Green-Ellis hopes deal with Pats gets done
Mar 17th
Predictably, the market for running backs with reducing tread on their tires no longer is what it once was. And so many of the available tailbacks are ending up with their tails between their legs. The demand simply isn’t there. Peyton Hillis, who left plenty on the table last season in Cleveland, had to settle…
Bengals lead NFL in cap space, but they haven’t spent a nickel
Mar 16th
The Bengals entered free agency with the league’s most salary cap space, but they haven’t acquired a single unrestricted free agent since the signing period began last Tuesday. On Friday, the Bengals announced that they hosted cornerbacks Jason Allen and Tracy Porter, and defensive end Jamaal Anderson at team headquarters. So far, we’ve counted those…
Peyton parameters in range of $60 million over five years
Mar 16th
Now that Peyton Manning seems to be getting closer to a decision (which may or may not be televised by ESPN), the numbers are coming into focus. Mike Klis of the Denver Post reports that the parameters of a potential contract fall in the range of $60 million over five years, with $30 million guaranteed.…
