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Patriots Injury Report Did Not Practice LB Jerod Mayo (knee) Limited Participation TE Chris Baker (ankle) C Dan Connolly  (back) WR Julian Edelman (ankle) S Brandon Meriweather (ankle) DL Myron Pryor (calf) WR Matthew Slater (elbow) WR Wes Welker (knee) CB Terrence Wheatley (knee) Full...

Through two games, the Patriots have been flagged for 17 penalties, tied for the fourth-most in the NFL. (San Diego is tops with 21, while Arizona has been hit with 19 and the New York Jets are third with 18.) New England has been assessed the second-most penalty yardage in the league, losing 144...

FOXBORO -- Just got back from the first few moments of Patriots practice today, and the only member of the 53-man roster who was not present for the start was linebacker Jerod Mayo . Wes Welker , who had missed at least the start of practice earlier this week (as well as Sunday's game against the...

FOXBORO -- Matt Ryan is all business. Whether it's directing his team on the field or speaking for the Atlanta Falcons off of the gridiron, the Boston College product is all about winning. That includes his return trip to New England this weekend as one of the hottest quarterbacks in the NFL for a...

Falcons Injury Report Did Not Practice RB Jerious Norwood (head) Limited Participation K Jason Elam (hamstring) Full Participation TE Tony Gonzalez (back) S William Moore (hamstring) TE Justin Peelle (back)

Patriots Injury Report Did Not Practice LB Jerod Mayo (knee) WR Wes Welker (knee) Limited Participation TE Chris Baker (ankle) C Dan Connolly (back) WR Julian Edelman (ankle) S Brandon Meriweather (ankle) DL Myron Pryor (calf) WR Matthew Slater (elbow) CB Terrence Wheatley (knee) Full Participation...

Thanks to the Patriots' PR staff, here's the complete transcript of today's Q&A between Tom Brady and the media: Q: I assume if you had won this past week, you would have been speaking back at the podium. TB: I sure would have. We had a miserable week, so I figure misery loves company. Q: So...

Thanks to the Patriots' PR staff, here's the complete transcript of today's Q&A between Bill Belichick and the media: BB: We acquired Prescott [Burgess] from Baltimore, yesterday. It gives us a little more depth at linebacker. He played at Michigan with a couple of our other linebackers. [He]...

FOXBORO '€” A crowd of media members swarmed around the locker of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady as he held his usual Wednesday morning press conference. (The only difference this week was that Brady did not speak to reporters from the podium in the media work room like he normally does. Brady...

FOXBORO '€” Tom Brady acknowledged on Wednesday that he still is not at full speed when it comes to executing his passes. "I think that's something I'm always working on, focusing on and trying to improve on," Brady said. "There are some positive things that I took out of the last game, in terms...