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The New England Patriots are a professional football team that has enjoyed varying degrees of success throughout its checkered history. Under owner Robert Kraft and coach Bill Belichick, the Patriots won three Super Bowls during a four-year period (2001-04). The team originated when Boston businessman William H. "Billy" Sullivan Jr. was awarded the eighth and final franchise in the upstart American Football League on Nov. 16, 1959. Originally known as the Boston Patriots, the team played home games at several venues during the 1960s, including six years at Fenway Park. The Patriots were one of 10 AFL teams that joined the NFL when the two leagues merged on Feb. 1, 1970. The following year, the team was ren...
The New England Patriots are a professional football team that has enjoyed varying degrees of success throughout its checkered history. Under owner Robert Kraft and coach Bill Belichick, the Patriots won three Super Bowls during a four-year period (2001-04). The team originated when Boston businessman William H. "Billy" Sullivan Jr. was awarded the eighth and final franchise in the upstart American Football League on Nov. 16, 1959. Originally known as the Boston Patriots, the team played home games at several venues during the 1960s, including six years at Fenway Park. The Patriots were one of 10 AFL teams that joined the NFL when the two leagues merged on Feb. 1, 1970. The following year, the team was renamed the New England Patriots and started playing home games at newly built Schaefer Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. The venue would be renamed twice, first as Sullivan Stadium (1983-89) in honor of the man who founded the franchise and later as Foxboro Stadium (1990-2001) after Sullivan sold the team to Victor Kiam, owner and CEO of Remington Products in Bridgeport, Conn., in 1988. In 1992, Kiam sold the controlling interest of the team to James Orthwein. The ownership changed hands two years later when Kraft, who strategically purchased Sullivan Stadium in November 1988 with the hopes of buying the team some day, fulfilled a lifelong dream when he became the fourth owner in Patriots history on Feb. 25, 1994. The following day fans responded to the sale by purchasing nearly 6,000 season tickets, a single-day sales record at the time. The Patriots have come a long way. At his introductory press conference as head coach in 1969, Clive Rush was shocked, literally, when he grabbed a microphone that wasn't grounded and received a jolt. With the team headed to the postseason in 1978, fans were stunned to learn that coach Chuck Fairbanks had accepted a job to be the University of Colorado coach. The team suspended Fairbanks for the final game of the regular season but reinstated him for the playoffs and the Patriots played like a distracted team in a 34-14 loss to Houston. In 1985, the Patriots won three playoff games on the road for the team's first trip to the Super Bowl. Days after getting hammered by the Bears 46-10, six Patriots players were identified as drug users. The next time the Patriots played in the Super Bowl, there was more dysfunction. A power struggle between coach Bill Parcels and Kraft resulted in Parcells quitting shortly after a 35-21 loss to the Packers. He was replaced by Pete Carroll, who lasted three seasons. The Belichick era began in 2000 and coincided with the opening of Gillette Stadium two years later. In Belichick's first eight seasons, the team won the AFC East six times and three world championships with Tom Brady as quarterback.
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Bunched-up AFC North, schedule could be good news for Ravens
O, by the WayAn article on SportingNews.com should give heart to Ravens' fans about the Purple-and-Black's playoff chances this year. Columnist Mike Florio, who also operates the Web site Pro Football Talk, opines that the AFC North winner could finish with a record.....Tags: Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, Super Bowl
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SCHEDULE
Starting times are listed. Morning practices generally last two hours while afternoon practices are 90 minutes for full team and one hour for special teams. The length of practices could vary. Tomorrow Quarterbacks, rookies and selected veterans...Tags: Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, Veterans Affairs, People, M&T Bank Stadium
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"E-A-G-L-E-S, Eagles!"
You can still taste it, can't you? It's the sour taste of last season's 8-8 record for the Philadelphia Eagles mixed with the lump of envy over the New York Giants improbable Super Bowl victory over the New England (dare we say cheating) Patriots.
Well,...Tags: Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, Multi-Sport Events, Philadelphia Eagles, National Football League
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Story Lines For NFL Season
By PAUL DOYLE / Courant Staff WriterAs the NFL returns with training camps opening around the country this week, we offer 10 story lines to consider: SUPER BOWL HANGOVER When the Giants won Super Bowls after the 1986 and 1990 seasons, they failed to make the playoffs the next year. So...Tags: Asante Samuel, Literature, New York Giants, Brett Favre, Multi-Sport Events
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GIANTS: Putting the laurels away
tom.rock@newsday.comThe "us against the world" story line usually doesn't last very long. Inevitably, either the us or the world wins and it's settled. Those who didn't believe are justified, or convinced otherwise. There are no rematches. Yet here come the Giants, the team...Tags: Michael Strahan, New York Giants, Multi-Sport Events, Physical Fitness, Jeremy Shockey
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Bob Glauber's burning questions
WILL THE SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP GO TO THE GIANTS' HEADS? Repeating as Super Bowl champs is one of the toughest feats in sports; it has been done just eight times before. The Giants do look good on paper, even with the retirement of Michael Strahan,...Tags: Chad Pennington, Michael Strahan, Terrell Owens, New York Giants, Brett Favre
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It's time to feast on football again
Sentinel Staff WriterFootball-starved folks of Florida, it's chow time. We're talking real football. Not the 1-nil stuff. The Washington Redskins report for duty today and lead the conga line of NFL clubs headed for training camp this week. By next Sunday, all 32 will be...Tags: Joe Gibbs, New York Giants, Multi-Sport Events, Physical Fitness, National Football League
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Are you ready for some football?
Tribune staff reporterYes, the Bears have some issues as they head into training camp this week. But they are not alone. Each of the 32 teams in the NFL will be trying to answer deep questions, tie together loose ends and bury ghosts of the past. Here is a look at the other...Tags: Clothing and Textiles Industry, New York Giants, Brian Kelly, Miami Dolphins, Zach Thomas
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Patriots Training Camp Facts
Δ2006: 16-0, AFC champions, lost to the Giants in Super Bowl XLII ΔCoach: Bill Belichick (ninth season with Patriots, 91-37, 14-3 playoffs) ΔCamp opens: Rookies report Monday, veterans report Wednesday ΔWhere: Gillette Stadium,...Tags: Asante Samuel, Rosevelt Colvin, Fernando Bryant, New York Giants, Kyle Brady
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Giants putting laurels away
tom.rock@newsday.comThe "us against the world" story line usually doesn't last very long. Inevitably, either the us or the world wins and it's settled. Those who didn't believe are justified, or convinced otherwise. There are no rematches. Yet here come the Giants, the team...Tags: Michael Strahan, New York Giants, Multi-Sport Events, Physical Fitness, Jeremy Shockey
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