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Since waiving veteran tight end Visanthe Shiancoe and placing wide receiver Donte' Stallworth on injured reserve last week, the Patriots have moved to fill only one of the two available active roster spots (accomplished by re-signing wide receiver De...

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...

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

Wrapping up the night with a few thoughts on some of the team's comings and goings: 1. Shiancoe release & Gronkowski. One line of thinking is that the release of tight end Visanthe Shiancoe could be tied to the return of injured tight end Rob Gron...

While the popular opinion was hardly unanimous at the time, it was easy to see why the New England Patriots designated tight end Visanthe Shiancoe as their injured reserve player to return this season. When Shiancoe missed virtually all of trainin...

The New England Patriots placed veteran wide receiver Donte' Stallworth on season-ending injured reserve on Tuesday, one day after he caught a 63-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Tom Brady in the team's 42-14 win over the Houston Texans.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- The Patriots have announced the final four inactive players for their contest against the Miami Dolphins, with tight end Visanthe Shiancoe, offensive lineman Mitch Petrus, fullback James Develin and defensive back Derrick Marti...

It is said that the amino acid tryptophan in turkey (along with undue exposure to the Detroit Lions) makes you drowsy and disoriented on Thanksgiving. I consumed a behemoth of a turkey sandwich Sunday, so I was immediately skeptical when ESPN.com's h...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Tight end Daniel Fells is among the Patriots' inactive players for today's game, highlighting his fall down the depth chart. The Patriots signed Fells to a three-year contract this offseason. Visanthe Shiancoe and Michael Hoom...

ESPN Boston's Mike Reiss talks with veteran TE Visanthe Shiancoe about his return to the field....

In activating veteran tight end Visanthe Shiancoe from the injured reserve/designated to return list, the Patriots now go five deep at the position: 1. Rob Gronkowski 2. Aaron Hernandez 3. Daniel Fells 4. Visanthe Shiancoe 5. Michael Hoomanawa...

Patriots tight end Visanthe Shiancoe, who on Sept. 5 was placed on injured reserve with the designation to return, was activated and added to the team's 53-man roster Saturday. The veteran tight end, who was acquired during training camp, had been...

Patriots tight end Visanthe Shiancoe, who on Sept. 5 was placed on injured reserve with the designation to return, was activated and added to the team's 53-man roster Saturday.

It seems a million years ago. In reality, it was 18 months. In the second round of the 2011 draft, three pass-catchers of diverse backgrounds and skills entered the NFC North. I've checked in on their progress at various times, and at the midpoint of...

Eric Karabell examines some pre-emptive pickups which could pay off beyond Week 9.

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