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Leftover nuggets

Email|Link|Comments (0) Posted by Mike Reiss, Globe Staff January 29, 2008 04:36 PM

GLENDALE – Some leftover nuggets and Patriots chatter from Media Day at University at Phoenix Stadium.

1) Randy Moss is a free agent after the season, but he hopes to remain in New England. “I would love to finish my career [here] just for the fact of they have everything you want in a football organization," Moss said. "They handle things from the top, all the way to the bottom, and they do a good job of that. With Coach Belichick and his coaching staff, we have a lot of fun. The fun that we have it not on the field, it’s in the locker room or hanging out at guys’ houses and stuff like that. The team concept is not just on the field, it’s outside the locker room. For me to be able to say that I would love to become a New England Patriot and finish my career here, that is something I can really believe in.”

2) Tom Brady updates the status of his injury. It didn’t take long before Brady was asked about his mild right high ankle sprain. “My ankle feels great. I practiced a full day yesterday. I think we had one incompletion in practice. It feels great.”

3) Tom Brady on Randy Moss’ smarts. While Brady has lauded Moss’ receiving skills, he spoke of another part of his game that he feels is remarkable. “I think the thing people don’t realize about Randy is his understanding of the game,” he said. “He is the smartest offensive football player I’ve ever been around from his understanding of the receiver position, his understanding of football, how to get open, how to manipulate his routes, to how to change up his speed.”

4) How many practices? Brady pointed out that the Patriots held their 115th practice of the season on Monday.