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Much of the attention around pending Patriots free agents has been paid to Wes Welker, Aqib Talib and Sebastian Vollmer, three of the team's critical starters. But the Patriots have a number of other free agents who could hit the open market on March...

The Patriots enter the 2013 offseason with questions at wide receiver, as notable players such as Wes Welker, Julian Edelman and Deion Branch are all without contracts for next season. Welker is the big-ticket free agent, and if he does not return...

Tell us which Pats free agents you'd bring back, and which ones you'd send packing.

Pro Bowl receiver Wes Welker obviously is the biggest name. But that's not the only key player the reigning AFC East champion New England Patriots could lose in free agency. Here is an early look at New England's top players who are scheduled to h...

Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs didn't hold back after his team's 28-13 victory in the AFC Championship Game, shouting as he ran through the Gillette Stadium tunnel that the New England Patriots were "arrogant f------!"

Players in the New England Patriots' locker room are not taking the route of Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy this week. The reigning AFC champs are showing the Houston Texans plenty of respect leading into Sunday's playoff game, despite trounc...

Tom Brady and the Pats know there's no wiggle room in the playoffs.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The last time Patriots wide receiver Deion Branch took the field at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, he tied a Super Bowl record with 11 catches and was named MVP of the Patriots' Super Bowl XXXIX victory over the Philadelphia Eag...

By placing wide receiver Donte' Stallworth on injured reserve and waiving tight end Visanthe Shiancoe on Tuesday, the Patriots had created two open spots on their active roster. One of those was filled by wide receiver Deion Branch, who re-signed ...

On Tuesday, the Patriots placed wide receiver Donte' Stallworth on injured reserve and released veteran tight end Visanthe Shiancoe. That shaved the active roster down to 51 players, and the team has since re-added veteran receiver Deion Branch. T...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- When New England Patriots wide receiver Deion Branch was released on Nov. 17 for the second time this season, being away from the game wasn't as hard as explaining to his children why he wasn't playing. Branch said he was pick...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The Patriots have re-signed veteran receiver Deion Branch, the team announced Wednesday. Branch's return could be filed in the "worst-kept-secret" category, as his Gillette Stadium locker has been intact with personal belongin...

The New England Patriots have re-signed veteran receiver Deion Branch, the team announced Wednesday.

Here are the most interesting stories Wednesday in the AFC East: The New England Patriots put receiver Donte' Stallworth (ankle) on injured reserve and reportedly will sign veteran Deion Branch. Morning take: The receiver injuries continue for...

After the Patriots placed wide receiver Donte' Stallworth on season-ending injured reserve Tuesday (ankle), the next domino to fall will be the return of Deion Branch if everything goes according to plans. Branch's Gillette Stadium locker has rema...

Mike Reiss visits with Patriots returnee Donte Stallworth, discusses why New England brought back Stallworth instead of Deion Branch, and looks at how Patriots-Texans is a historic Monday night matchup on this week's edition of "Reiss' P.A.T."...