The barbecue ribs that Pierre Woods was heaping on his plate prior to Kevin Faulk's charity softball game Saturday night seemed a fitting metaphor for Woods's enhanced role with the Patriots. With Jason Taylor a Miami Dolphin and Mike Vrabel in Kansas City, Woods, a self-admitted gastronome, could have a lot more on his plate at outside linebacker. (Full article: 772 words)

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