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Mike Dussault

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First of all, there aren’t any unwrittens. … You can’t negotiate a contract, release him, and then re-negotiate another contract with him that was already done in advance. I’m sure the Giants weren’t doing that. So the player is on waivers, he’s on waivers – ours or anybody else’s. I don’t know what unwrittens you’re talking about. … Any time you put a player on waivers, you know there are 31 teams out there that can take him if they want him. We all know that. There is no secrets about that.

Belichick: No unwritten rules – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

Just asking Belichick of all people about unwritten rules is pretty hilarious.

https://www.patspropaganda.com/first-of-all-there-arent-any-unwrittens-you/

Tweets of note from Wednesday’s Patriots OTA

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Some nuggets from the beat writers I found interesting today…

Tom Coughlin of New York Giants frustrated Jake Ballard claimed by New England Patriots – ESPN Boston

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Tom Coughlin of New York Giants frustrated Jake Ballard claimed by New England Patriots – ESPN Boston

As you can imagine I really feel terrible about hurting the Giants feelings. You’ve beaten us three straight times, two of which in Super Bowls, and you think we’re going to just let your best tight end pass by us in the night? BB don’t play that. Especially since the Pats are one of the few teams who actually compete with a long-term vision.

The Giants might’ve won the first two Super Bowls we’ve faced them, but we’re still just one Lombardi away from epic greatness unseen before by a coach/quarterback combination. We’re not done yet!

The Shutdown Corner Podcast: Greg Cosell on the AFC East Draft | Shutdown Corner – Yahoo! Sports

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The Shutdown Corner Podcast: Greg Cosell on the AFC East Draft | Shutdown Corner – Yahoo! Sports

Must Listen Alert! As someone who left Hightower off his Big Board it makes me feel slightly better that Cosell wasn’t quite sure of his Pats fit either. Still, that’s no excuse, he should’ve been on there.

On New England Patriots first-round LB Dont’a Hightower: “Hightower was a guy I struggled with a little – there were some games I watched when I thought, ‘Oh, this guy has a chance to be a good player,’ and there were other games in which I thought he just didn’t move quite that well. If they played a 3-4 and [Brandon] Spikes and Hightower were their inside linebackers … to me, neither guy moves quite well enough. But obviously, Bill Belichick knows more than I do, and what Hightower does give you is versatility. He played almost every linebacker position, and in addition, he put his hand on the ground when they went to their sub-packages, and rushed the quarterback. There’s a versatility element with this kid. He’s had some injuries that he’s coming back from, so maybe he improves.”

Pass rusher Carter just one vet coming off injury who may be a steal – NFL – CBSSports.com News, Rumors, Scores, Stats, Fantasy

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Pass rusher Carter just one vet coming off injury who may be a steal – NFL – CBSSports.com News, Rumors, Scores, Stats, Fantasy

Carter was seen in Foxboro last week, let’s hope the Pats bring him back, eventhough their bases are covered if they don’t.

Now, a little more than a month before the start of training camp, Carter’s hard work is paying off again. With the free-agent market largely already picked clean, Carter is nearing a return – he vows to be ready by camp – and he is one of a handful of players who may have fallen off the overall NFL radar, but who are being monitored closely by executives.


“It would be great, it would be great,” Carter said of a potential New England reunion. “But as you know it’s a business as well. I’m just training my mind and body to prepare for another season, and hopefully a team will be interested in me and take a chance and I can go out and perform the best way I can. If it’s New England, that would be awesome.”