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New England Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola heads back onto the field after running a route during a team practice in Foxborough, Mass., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Patriots notebook: Danny Amendola among nine new receivers on roster

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

FOXBOROUGH — Tom Brady dropped back and threw a pass. Danny Amendola ran to where he expected it to be. It was a painful connection. “He darted me in the chest with one ball,” the Patriots receiver said Tuesday. “I was like, ‘wow, this guy can really wing it.’” Amendola and New England’s eight other new wide receivers better get used to it. They’re among 12 players at that position on the roster for the team’s organized team activities, a three-day session that ends Wednesday. Gone from last season are Wes Welker, Brandon Lloyd and Deion Branch. Welker led the team with 118 catches then … 0

Patriots release Kyle Love, sign third-round pick Duron Harmon

Friday, May 17, 2013

FOXBOROUGH — The New England Patriots released defensive tackle Kyle Love on Wednesday after he was diagnosed with diabetes. Love had lost about 20 pounds before receiving the diagnosis about two weeks ago then gained about half of it back, Richard Kopelman, his agent, said. He said Love has Type 2 diabetes, which is less serious than Type 1, and was working out … 0

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, center, speaks with reporters on the NFL football field at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, May 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Defensive end Chandler Jones wants to help new group of Patriots rookies who open minicamp Friday

Thursday, May 2, 2013

FOXBOROUGH — Chandler Jones can’t believe how quickly his first NFL season went with the New England Patriots. Now last year’s first-round draft pick from Syracuse wants to help the new group of rookies who open minicamp Friday. “It happened very fast,” Jones said Thursday. “I posted it on my Twitter about my … 0

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Patriots select TCU wide receiver Josh Boyce, trade for LeGarrette Blount

Sunday, April 28, 2013

FOXBOROUGH (AP) — Josh Boyce is one lucky wide receiver. As if playing with Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III in high school and the Cincinnati Bengals’ Andy Dalton in college wasn’t enough, Boyce will be on the receiving end of passes from Tom Brady after the New … 0

Patriots select three defenders, one receiver on Day 2 of NFL draft

Saturday, April 27, 2013

FOXBOROUGH — Jamie Collins made his mark with one of the worst college teams in the country. Now he’s headed for one of the best in the NFL after being drafted by the New England Patriots. The outside linebacker was chosen in the second round on Friday night … 0

Patriots trade first-round draft pick to Minnesota; get four in return

Friday, April 26, 2013

FOXBOROUGH — The New England Patriots waited 3 1/2 hours to pick nobody in the first round of the NFL draft. The next two days figure to be a lot busier than anticipated after they sent their first-round choice to the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night for four … 0

Patriots hoping to make most of five draft picks

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

FOXBOROUGH — The New England Patriots head into the NFL draft with their usual needs at wide receiver and in the secondary. Maybe Bill Belichick will make better choices than he did in his other 13 years as their coach. He’ll have only five chances, the fewest picks … 0

Bob Yates Jr., former Patriiots lineman, dies at 74

Thursday, April 18, 2013

FOXBOROUGH (AP) — Bob Yates Jr., the former Syracuse offensive lineman who played for the Patriots in their first six seasons, had died. He was 74. The Patriots said Thursday that Yates died Tuesday at his home in Spring Branch, Texas. Yates, from Montpelier, Vt., helped lead Syracuse … 0

New England Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola will donate $100 for every pass caught to Marathon victims charity  

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

BOSTON (AP) — New England Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola plans to donate $100 for every pass he catches next season to charity funds set up in the wake of the explosions at the Boston Marathon. Amendola tweeted Tuesday that he would give that amount to whatever “Boston … 0

Steelers match Patriots’ offer of $2.5 million on wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders

Sunday, April 14, 2013

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Emmanuel Sanders is sticking with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team announced Sunday it matched the $2.5 million offer the New England Patriots made to the restricted free agent wide receiver last week. Pittsburgh would have received a third-round pick from the Patriots if it let … 0

New England Patriots cornerback Alfonzo Dennard exits the Lancaster County courthouse in Lincoln, Neb., Thursday, April 11, 2013, behind his attorney Terry Dougherty, after being sentenced to two years probation, 100 hours of community service and 30 days in jail starting March 1, 2014. Dennard was found guilty of assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest in an incident in Lincoln, Neb. last year. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Patriots cornerback Alfonzo Dennard gets two years of probation

Thursday, April 11, 2013

LINCOLN, Neb. — New England Patriots cornerback Alfonzo Dennard was sentenced Thursday to 30 days in jail and two years of probation for assaulting a police officer outside a Lincoln bar last year. In court, Dennard apologized to … 0

Patriots sign veteran defensive lineman Tommy Kelly

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

FOXBOROUGH (AP) — The New England Patriots have signed former Oakland Raiders defensive lineman Tommy Kelly. Kelly, who started all 80 games for the Raiders during the past five seasons, was released on March 27. Since joining the Raiders as a rookie free agent out of Mississippi State … 0

Patriots mum on setback for tight end Rob Gronkowski

Sunday, April 7, 2013

FOXBOROUGH — The New England Patriots say they don’t have any comment on published reports that tight end Rob Gronkowski has an infection in his broken arm that could keep him out into the season. The Boston Herald reported on Sunday that Gronkowski has an infection in the … 0

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