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Saturday, 25 May 2013 |
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COMMENTARY| The New England Patriots used the draft to help remodel their wide receiver corps this offseason following the loss of Wes Welker. Second-round pick Aaron Dobson has high expectations, not only because of being a top pick but also because of the possibility he could be a star. |
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Saturday, 25 May 2013 |
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When fall comes around, the New England Patriots will need to find a way to replace 118 catches lost by Wes Welker’s departure to Denver. |
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Friday, 24 May 2013 |
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COMMENTARY| As OTAs (Organized Team Activities) continue for the New England Patriots, the team is also working to bring all of their rookies into the fold. Most recently, they signed their fourth-round draft choice, wide receiver Josh Boyce. |
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Friday, 24 May 2013 |
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COMMENTARY | New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has cornered the market on Rutgers Scarlet Knights, and there's reason to believe that the Penn State Nittany Lions are next. |
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Friday, 24 May 2013 |
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The Patriots locked up another draft pick on Friday, coming to terms with fourth-round draft pick Josh Boyce, the wide receiver out of TCU. |
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Friday, 24 May 2013 |
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You’ll never watch the movie Ghost again. |
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Friday, 24 May 2013 |
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COMMENTARY | Having just concluded their first OTA (Organized Team Activities) of the offseason, the New England Patriots were missing a familiar face. According to the Boston Herald's Jeff Howe, linebacker Brandon Spikes skipped the voluntary event to train at home on his own, which could turn out to be a mistake. |
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Friday, 24 May 2013 |
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Here's your wakeup call -- a combination of newsworthy and/or interesting tidbits -- for Friday, May 24. |
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Thursday, 23 May 2013 |
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The news release from the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday, announcing the signing of undrafted free agent receiver Justin Veltung, was about as vanilla as you're going to get:
The Seattle Seahawks have signed wide receiver Justin Veltung, the team announced today.
Veltung, from nearby Puyallup, played 43 career games at the University of Idaho and collected 62 receptions for 901 yards with eight touchdowns and returned 80 kickoffs for 1,743 yards with two touchdowns in his career. He left Idaho as its all-time kickoff return leader (78) and kickoff return yardage leader (1,743), and 11th on its all-time all-purpose yardage list with 2,972 yards.
Veltung attended Seattle's rookie minicamp on a tryout basis from May 10-12.
So ... yeah. That's not why Veltung made Shutdown Corner today. He made Shutdown Corner today because he can rock a 56-inch (4-foot-8) standing box jump at 5-foot-11. To put that in perspective, NBA draft prospect DJ Stephens recently got a lot of attention for a 46-inch vertical leap while working out for the Brooklyn Nets.
You can view Veltung's super-jump below: |
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Thursday, 23 May 2013 |
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METAIRIE, La. (AP) -- Rob Ryan figures his firing in Dallas will only help him relate to a Saints defense humbled by a historically bad season. |
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Thursday, 23 May 2013 |
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Jackson impressed by defensive coordinator Horton |
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Thursday, 23 May 2013 |
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- The NFL draft is history. Organized team activities are under way. Minicamps will follow next month, and training camps will open a month after that. |
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Thursday, 23 May 2013 |
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Arizona Cardinals third-round safety Tyrann Mathieu has signed his first NFL contract, the team announced on Thursday.
Because Mathieu had failed multiple drug tests at LSU, who booted "Honey Badger" off the team before the 2012 season, the terms of Mathieu's contract were the subject of a mini-controversy following his selection in the 2013 NFL draft. Peter King of Sports Illustrated reported that the Cardinals could receive permission to test Mathieu for drugs on a weekly basis and that the deal might not contain any guaranteed money .
Mathieu's agent, Patrick Lawlor, quickly denied that his client would accept a deal that contained any guaranteed money. As "Shutdown Corner" noted at the time , since the 2006 season, no rookie had signed a contract that contained zero guaranteed money. In that post, we suggested that the Cardinals and Lawlor could model Mathieu's contract after the rookie deal of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, who had some failed drug tests while at Florida and fell to the Patriots in the fourth-round of the 2010 draft.
Hernandez was scheduled to receive a four-year, $2.29 million contract that included a guaranteed signing bonus of around $500,000. Instead, he received a $200,000 signing bonus, but his deal had a maximum value of $2.69 million as Hernandez could earn an additional $388,000 in weekly roster bonuses (for being on the 53-man roster, injured reserve or physically unable to perform list, i.e., not suspended for violating the substance abuse or personal conduct policies) during all four seasons of the contract, essentially exceeding the guaranteed amount dedicated to his draft slot.
According to Albert Breer of the NFL Network, it appears as though the Cardinals and Mathieu took the same approach New England took with Hernandez in 2010. |
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Thursday, 23 May 2013 |
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COMMENTARY | The New England Patriots' obsession with former Rutgers University players continued Wednesday, as the team acquired free-agent offensive lineman Kevin Haslam. |
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