by Zack Cox on Sun, Jan 1, 2017 at 3:11PM 2,889 Share this: Julian Edelman scored the longest touchdown of his career Sunday afternoon, with a major assist from New England Patriots teammate Michael Floyd. During the third quarter of a game against the Miami Dolphins, Edelman hauled in a pass from quarterback Tom Brady near his own 30-yard line, broke one tackle and barreled upfield. Tony Lippett appeared to have a bead on the shifty Patriots wideout, but Floyd came out of nowhere to demolish the Dolphins cornerback with a thunderous block. Floyd’s hit cleared the road for Edelman, who sprinted the final 50 yards untouched for a 77-yard touchdown. Floyd also caught a touchdown pass earlier in the game, his first since the Patriots
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Tom Brady Not Making Any Predictions For Michael Floyd’s Role With Patriots
by Zack Cox on Fri, Dec 30, 2016 at 2:32PM 1,024 Share this: FOXBORO, Mass. — Tom Brady has spent the past two weeks getting acquainted with his newest offensive weapon, recently acquired wide receiver Michael Floyd. “He’s worked really hard to try to get up to speed,” Brady said Friday of Floyd, whom the New England Patriots claimed off waivers from the Arizona Cardinals earlier this month. “There’s a lot to make up, there’s a lot of time to try to make up, but he’s worked pretty hard at it. It’s been good to see his commitment, and hopefully he can go out there and play confident, and like all of us, try to go get a win.” Floyd was a highly productive pass-catcher
Patriots Practice Report: Michael Floyd Debuts; One Player Absent
Share this: FOXBORO, Mass. — The New England Patriots had a new player wearing No. 14 at practice Friday. The jersey number was swapped between Griff Whalen, who was waived Thursday, and Michael Floyd, who was claimed from the Arizona Cardinals in a corresponding move. Floyd made it from Arizona to New England and participated in his first practice Friday morning before the Patriots plan to leave for Denver to take on the Broncos in Week 15. Head coach Bill Belichick said Floyd would travel with the team to Denver. Wide receiver Danny Amendola (ankle) was the lone absence at practice, which was held in the indoor Empower Field House. Thumbnail photo via Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link