Unfinished Business - A New England Patriots Franchise

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New England Hires Michael Anthony as New VP of Football Operations

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Robert Kraft Announcing Michael Anthony's Hiring

FOXBOROUGH -- The New England Patriots have made a quick change before the start of the 2013-2014 season. In a move that caught a lot by surprise they have hired Michael Anthony as the new VP of Football Operations. This title in previous years has been added on to coach Bill Belichick.

"We have made a critical decision in how this team will operate in the form of signing, maintaining, and scouting talent. The reason we have made these changes is because of the progression of the league towards analytic scouting," says Patriot owner Robert Kraft. "Michael is a young man from Western State Colorado University - we have faith that he will excel in this new position and lead this team into further success."

Michael Anthony spoke briefly in the press conference but his main message was, "We of the New England Patriots have a motto - Unfinished Business. I am humbled at the oppertunity given to me by Mr. Kraft and the organization. Fans here hunger for success as do its players. I will do my best to provide my helping hand in that goal. We haven't won since '04 so you can bet I agree with the team, we will always have unfinished business till we raise that trophy again!"

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New England Patriots Off-Season Report

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Notable Acquisitions:

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LeGarrette Blount was acquired by the Patriots in a trade with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in return for Jeff Demps and a 7th Round (229th) pick in the 2013 Draft. Blount will provide a solid power running back game out of the backfield.

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Danny Amendola was signed by the Patriots for 5 years and $28.5M with $10M gauranteed. The Patriots signed him hours before losing star wide receiver Wes Welker in free agency to the Denver Broncos.

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Adrian Wilson was signed by the Patriots for 3 years and $3.6M. Wilson holds the record for most sacks in NFL history by a defensive back in a single season with 8. He will provide a solid replacement for the loss of Patrick Chung to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Other Notable Signings include: LT Will Svitek (1 year, $1M), DT Tommy Kelly (2 years, $4M), WR Austin Collie (1 year, $540K)

Notable Departures:

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Wes Welker departed from the team citing contract negotiation issues. He signed with the Denver Broncos for 2 years and $12M.



Danny Woodhead signed with the San Diego Chargers for 2 years and $3.5M with a $1M signing bonus.



Aaron Hernandez was released by the team following his incarceration this past summer.

Other Notable Departures: WR Brandon Lloyd (Released), LG Donald Thomas (Colts), RG Brian Waters (Contract Terminated), DE Trevor Scott (Free Agent), SS Patrick Chung (Eagles), DT Kyle Love (Released), DT Brandon Deaderick (Jaguars).

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Following, this is great so far.

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Quote: Originally Posted by Gronk4M13

Following, this is great so far.

Thank you Gronk! Good to see you still on the boards haha, I've been away for awhile so its cool to see a former reader!

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RIVALRIES



The New York Jets are the primary rivalry for the New England Patriots in the AFC East. Since joining the NFL the Patriots have never allowed the Jets to win an AFC Championship and including post season currently lead the rivalry 53-52-1.



The Indianapolis Colts rivalry dates back to the 1970's when the team played in Baltimore. However, it wasn't till the team moved to the AFC South and the Brady-Manning rivalry began that this one took off. The Patriots currently lead the rivalry 48-29-0.



The Baltimore Ravens rivalry truly began in 2007 when in the quest to stop the Patriots perfect season then Defensive Coordinator Rex Ryan called a timeout and allowed the Patriots a second attempt on 4th Down. The team went on to win 27-24 and since have had heated fights in the playoffs. All time the Patriots lead this rivalry 8-3.

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New England Patriots 2013 Pre-Season Roster
#	OFFENSE	POS	AGE	HT	WT	COLLEGE
48	Aiken, Danny	TE	25	6'4"	250	Virginia
80	Amendola, Danny	WR	27	5'11"	188	Texas Tech
64	Barker, Chris (R)	C	23	6'2"	310	Nevada
29	Blount, LeGarrette	HB	26	6'0"	247	Oregon
38	Bolden, Brandon	HB	23	5'10"	222	Ole Miss
82	Boyce, Josh (R)	WR	21	5'11"	206	TCU
12	Brady, Tom	QB	36	6'4"	225	Michigan
61	Cannon, Marcus	RT	25	6'5"	335	TCU
68	Cave, Braxston (R)	C	24	6'3"	305	Notre Dame
10	Collie, Austin	WR	27	6'0"	204	BYU
63	Connolly, Dan	RG	30	6'4"	313	SE MissouriSt.
46	Devlin, James	FB	25	6'3"	251	Brown
17	Dobson, Aaron (R)	WR	22	6'3"	200	Marshall
11	Edelman, Julian	WR	27	5'10"	198	Kent State
87	Gronkowski, Rob	TE	24	6'6"	265	Arizona
47	Hoomanawanue, Michael	TE	25	6'4"	263	Illinois
67	Kline, Josh (R)	RG	23	6'3"	295	Kent State
15	Mallett, Ryan	QB	25	6'6"	238	Arkansas
70	Mankins, Logan	LG	31	6'4"	310	Fresno State
88	Mulligan, Matthew	TE	28	6'4"	265	Maine
22	Ridley, Stevan	HB	24	5'11"	225	LSU
18	Slater, Matthew	WR	27	6'0"	210	UCLA
77	Solder, Nate	LT	25	6'8"	319	Colorado
74	Svitek, Will	LT	31	6'6"	309	Stanford
85	Thompkins, Kenbrell (R)	WR	25	6'0"	195	Cincinnati
34	Vereen, Shane	HB	24	5'9"	205	California
76	Vollmer, Sebastian	RT	28	6'8"	315	Houston
62	Wendell, Ryan	C	27	6'2"	290	Fresno State
86	Williams, D.J.	TE	24	6'2"	245	Arkansas
35	Wood, Cierre (R)	HB	22	5'11"	213	Notre Dame
66	Zusevics, Markus	RT	24	6'5"	303	Iowa
#	DEFENSE	POS	AGE	HT	WT	COLLEGE
25	Arrington, Kyle	CB	27	5'10"	190	Hofstra
58	Beauharnais, Steve (R)	LOLB	23	6'10"	240	Rutgers
92	Bequette, Jake	LE	24	6'5"	265	Arkansas
99	Buchanan, Michael (R)	LE	22	6'6"	250	Illinois
96	Carter, Andre	RE	34	6'4"	255	California
91	Collins, Jamie (R)	LOLB	23	6'3"	250	Southern Miss
53	Davis, Ja'Gared (R)	MLB	23	6'0"	245	Southern Miss
36	Davis, Kanorris (R)	SS	23	5'10"	207	Troy
37	Dennard, Alfonzo	CB	23	5'10"	205	Nebraska
43	Ebner, Nate	FS	24	6'0"	210	Ohio State
52	Flethcer, Dane	ROLB	26	6'2"	244	Montana State
41	Green, Justin (R)	CB	22	5'11"	195	Illinois
28	Gregory, Steve	SS	30	5'11"	195	Syracuse
30	Harmon, Duron (R)	SS	22	6'1"	205	Rutgers
54	Hightower, Dont'a	LOLB	23	6'3"	270	Alabama
94	Jones, Chris (R)	DT	23	6'2"	302	Bowling Green St.
95	Jones, Chandler	RE	23	6'5"	265	Syracuse
93	Kelly, Tommy	DT	32	6'6"	300	Mississippi St.
51	Mayo, Jerod	ROLB	27	6'1"	245	Tennessee
32	McCourty, Devin	FS	26	5'10"	193	Rutgers
50	Ninkovich, Rob	LE	29	6'2"	255	Purdue
26	Ryan, Logan (R)	CB	22	5'11"	191	Rutgers
71	Siliga, Sealver	DT	23	6'2"	325	Utah
90	Sopoaga, Isaac	DT	31	6'2"	330	Hawaii
55	Spikes, Brandon	MLB	25	6'2"	250	Florida
31	Talib, Aqib	CB	27	6'1"	205	Kansas
72	Vellano, Joe (R)	DT	24	6'2"	300	Maryland
59	White, Chris	MLB	24	6'3"	238	Mississippi St.
75	Wilfork, Vince	DT	31	6'2"	325	Miami
27	Wilson, Tavon	FS	23	6'0"	215	Illinois
24	Wilson, Adrian	SS	33	6'3"	230	N.C. State
#	SPECIAL TEAMS	POS	AGE	HT	WT	COLLEGE
6	Allen, Ryan (R)	P	23	6'2"	215	LA. Tech
3	Gostkowski, Stephen	K	29	6'1"	215	Memphis