Wes Welker Wanted Dinner With Tom Brady, But Patriots QB Had Better Idea

Share this: It’ll be just like old times this weekend for Tom Brady and Wes Welker. Welker revealed Friday morning on a Miami radio station that he contacted Brady because he’ll be in town for Sunday’s game between the New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium. It seemed like a perfect opportunity for the two to catch up. But Brady’s definition of “catching up” involves far more than just a meal. In fact, it involves some literal “catching” as the Patriots quarterback looks to stay sharp during his four-game Deflategate suspension. “I hit him up to do dinner Saturday night. He’s like, ‘I’m going to be flying in from Ann Arbor later (after the Michigan-Colorado football game), but how about that morning

Patriots-Bears Notes: Chris Hogan Gets ‘Emotional’; Justin Coleman Struggles

by Zack Cox on Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 1:48AM 10,734 Share this: FOXBORO, Mass. — The low point and highlight of Chris Hogan’s New England Patriots debut came in rapid succession Tuesday night. Early in the second half of New England’s 23-22 win over the Chicago Bears, Hogan was whistled for offensive holding downfield, chopping nine yards off what would have been a 21-yard completion to tight end Clay Harbor. The call was borderline, and Hogan, who pleaded with the official after seeing the flag fly in, clearly disagreed with it. Cut to the very next play: On first and 1 (yes, first and 1) quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo sensed pressure in the pocket, took one step forward and lofted a pass to a wide-open Hogan, who momentarily

Ryan Hanigan Catching For Steven Wright In Red Sox-Twins Series Opener

BOSTON — The Red Sox are coming off a two-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants, and now it’s Steven Wright’s turn to keep up Boston’s winning ways. The knuckleballer will be on the mound Thursday for the first contest of the Red Sox’s four-game series against the Minnesota Twins. Wright has had a little bit of trouble in July so far, putting up a 6.35 ERA in three starts, but he still earned the win in each of those games. His 2.78 ERA also is second in the American League behind the Cleveland Indians’ Danny Salazar. Ryan Hanigan will catch for Wright to give Sandy Leon a day off, as the two backstops have been following a two games on, two games