Archive for August, 2011

Nate Solder Officially a Patriot

Thursday, August 4th, 2011

According to Aaron Wilson of Fox Sports, 1st-round pick Nate Solder (OT, Colorado) has signed his rookie contract with the New England Patriots.

The Patriots had just over $8.5 million remaining in their rookie allocation, so you can expect Solder receive the balance over the four years of the deal.

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SEC East: 2012 Top Draft Prospects

Thursday, August 4th, 2011
Alshon Jeffrey NFL Draft Patriots

You better get used to this.

Before the NCAA football season starts shortly, we’re going to give you a quick preview from the vantage point of the 2012 NFL Draft – detailing the best prospect on each team in the BCS.

Up today is the SEC East – you can also check out the NFL Draft sleepers for the SEC East.

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Patriots Host Matt Roth and Raheem Brock

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011
Raheem Brock Patriots

Raheem Brock and Matt Roth are the latest targets for the Patriots in free agency.

In the bargain hunting phase of this free-agency period, brought on by the NFLPA’s insistence on flooding the market 4th and 5th year veterans, the Patriots have found two more possible targets.

Tommie Harris and the Patriots couldn’t make a deal, so he ended up signing with the rival Colts. Therefore, Matt Roth (DE/OLB, Cleveland) and Raheem Brock (DL, Seattle) are the two newest names to be added to the Patriots free agency watch.

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SEC West: 2012 Top Draft Prospects

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011
Knile Davis 2012 NFL Draft

Yeah, Knile Davis has himself a little power.

Before the NCAA football season starts in a couple of weeks, we’re going to give you a quick preview from the vantage point of the 2012 NFL Draft – detailing the best prospect on each BCS team.

Up today is the SEC West – you can also check out the NFL Draft sleepers for the SEC West.

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2012 NFL Draft Watchlist: Courtney Upshaw

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011

Courtney Upshaw Patriots NFL Draft

Courtney Upshaw can fit whatever scheme the NFL throws at him.


Alabama will have plenty of games with national attention to showcase their outstanding 2011 NFL Draft class – for LB Courtney Upshaw though, two games stand out.

A September 10th road game in Happy Valley against Penn State, Linebacker U, is a great place for an aspiring NFL linebacker to strut his stuff. You could probably take your pick of any of the SEC teams, but we’ll be watching the November 5th showdown with LSU with extra attention.

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Tommie Harris Visiting Patriots

Monday, August 1st, 2011

As reported by Ian Rappaport, the Patriots have flown in for Bears defensive tackle Tommie Harris for a visit.

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