FOXBOROUGH -- With plenty of activity here at Gillette Stadium, here are five nuggets that stand out from interviews and access to the locker room:
1.) Kyle Brady in the locker room. There has been some question as to the injury status of Brady, who left Sunday's game in the second quarter with a foot injury and did not return. Is it short-term? Long-term? Brady walked into the locker room with about two minutes remaining in the media-access period and was asked how he was feeling. "Not too bad," Brady said. "I'm taking it one day at a time, pretty much." Asked specifics about his injury and status, Brady said: "I can't answer those questions. I can't touch those."
2.) Back to full pads in practice. After two Wednesdays in which the Patriots had no-pads, slow-tempo walkthrough practices, players were dressing in full pads for today's workout. Part of being a head coach is gauging the energy level of a team, and Bill Belichick had pulled back a bit the last two weeks. But today, the team appears as if it will be back to banging a bit. Wednesday is usually the day in which the majority of the game-plan is installed, and the team will be practicing inside the stadium today.
3.) Tom Brady on the Pro Bowl. In his press conference, QB Tom Brady was asked about being selected to his fourth Pro Bowl. "Obviously, it's always an honor to be selected, and to have your peers recognize you, and the fans and coaches. It's always a very nice thing. I think you'll probably look back at the end of your career and appreciate it," he said. "But this is certainly a team game and it's been a fun year because it's been such a team effort. ... I can say this, though, the 14 wins are a helluva lot better than any selection to any All-Star game."
4.) Wes Welker on missing Pro Bowl. Receiver Wes Welker said he understood why he wasn't voted to the Pro Bowl, as the four receivers selected have had super seasons -- Randy Moss, Reggie Wayne, Braylon Edwards and T.J. Houshmandzadeh. "I think a lot of guys are deserving, especially at my position," Welker said. "It's one of those deals that doesn't mean that much. It would be nice, but we have bigger goals to tackle."
5.) Rashad Moore and the open roster spot. For those updating Patriots rosters at home, newly signed nose tackle Rashad Moore will wear No. 95. Moore, who has experience as a nose tackle in the 3-4 defense, wore 63 in training camp and said he held out hope for a return to New England before the end of the season. In signing Moore and waiving defensive backs Rashad Baker and Eddie Jackson on Tuesday, the Patriots have an open roster spot. Coach Bill Belichick was asked about Moore and the open roster spot during his press conference and said: "We'll see how that goes this week. We'll do whatever we think is best for the team. Moore gives us a little bit of depth there on the defensive line, where we really only had five guys. With the DBs, we'll see how that plays out. We have several different options and we'll just see how it all works out."
It's too bad that there's no slot receiver position on pro bowl teams. I think Welker should be picked as the "need" player by the AFC coach!
I will be "shocked and chagrined" if that open roster spot does not go to Troy Brown.
Troy Brown already has a roster spot FYI
>I will be "shocked and chagrined" if that open roster spot
>does not go to Troy Brown. Posted by Hannah73
Uh, Troy Brown is already on the roster. He just hasn't played recently.
Hannah, Troy Brown is already on the 53 man roster. He just hasn't been activated in the past few games since rejoining the 53 man roster.
Roster spot...how bout a LB
name an available LB...
What about bring back a guy with lots of experience in Artrell Hawkins. That is obviously if he hasn' cought on somewhere else. I don't believe he has though.
Can any one tell me what happened to James Sanders last week, I notice Eugene Wilson was on the field instead, as he intercepted the ball for the TD - - Wilson had a productive day - but curious why Sanders wasnt active or on injury lists...What gives?? PATSFAN369
Let's sign the punter Denver just released, he has about a 47 yard average;
and he played here last season.
can't believe there is ZERO info/thoughts on sanders, watson, k brady and eckels status.
Sauerburn burned/destroyed the bridge connecting him to the Pats last yeas, if you remember Steve. Besides he's an idiot and while BB doesn't have boy scouts on this team, he never knowingly offers a roster spot to an idiot.
I'm available...( Hey if you can't get a ticket, why not join the team...)
I heard Parcells is looking for a roster spot....
Tom Brady said "hell of a," not "helluva." Do PR agents and/or journalists really think his and/or their images need this phony euphemism?
How about a running back? Maroney was running against nickel and dime defense packages last Sunday in the jets game. I’m a Maroney fan but the wind and snow is on its way. Two weeks ago it was just a few fans that weren’t asking for a RB. What a difference a 100yrd game makes.
Of course Troy Brown already has a roster spot...aren't you people paying attention?
He's going to return an interception for a TD - setting a new NFL Lerague Record...SWEEEEEEEEEEEET!
oh, maybe he'll play some Offence or Special Teams too....
Superbowl = Patriots 27 - Packlers 17
I can smell that 19 - 0
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