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According to the American Heritage Dictionary, a captain is "one who commands, leads or guides others." In other words, the very antithesis of what most people believed Randy Moss to be.

Movements in the world of football Sunday: National Football League JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS-Signed WR D'Juan Woods from the practice squad.

The Patriots already carried a Lombardi Trophy-sized chip on their shoulder coming into this season, and the Jets figure it has only gotten bigger after last Sunday.

The Patriots downgraded tight end Benjamin Watson , wide receiver Sam Aiken , and linebacker Eric Alexander from questionable to out for today's game against the New York Jets.

Jabar Gaffney News: Gaffney was not among the players the Patriots downgraded Saturday to out for Sunday's game against the Jets.

The Houston Texans' game against the Baltimore Ravens has been rescheduled to Nov.

The New England Patriots made several roster moves last night in preparation for their game today against the New York Jets.

For Sammy Morris, just taking the field was enough. "I felt good," said the running back, starting his second season with the Patriots.

Welcome Chiefs fans to another season of glog action. Not a typo there, glog = game log, meaning I'll be checking in with you throughout today's contest with the Patriots with team updates and observations.

On Saturday, Chad Jackson breathed a sigh of relief. He still was a member of the Patriots [ team stats ] . Today, he's looking for a job.

T he Patriots [ team stats ] opened training camp with cornerback their biggest question mark, and they're ending it the same way.

When the Patriots tinker with their 53-man regular-season roster, they do it with a sledgehammer.

The Patriots will officially close out the preseason tonight. Hallelujah! As is generally the case, they'll do so against the New York Football Giants.

These are provided by the Patriots' media relations department: HAPPY RETURNS Big returns by C.J. Jones set up short fields that led to two touchdowns for the Patriots as they rattled off 14 unanswered points ...

Sometimes improvement can't be measured or quantified or even witnessed. But sometimes it can.

John Felty lives in Uncasville and grew up in Gales Ferry. He's a graduate of Ledyard High School and Uconn and now teaches in Griswold.

Preseason records aren't usually a harbinger of things to come. For the Patriots [ team stats ] , that's a good thing.

The New England Patriots were missing a lot more than Tom Brady, namely tackles, open receivers and a chance to leave their preseason problems behind.

It's not that Bill Belichick never gets caught off guard, it just doesn't happen very often.

The Patriots are about to reach the midway point of the 2008 preseason, and by now, it's safe to assume that some position-group battles are starting to resolve themselves.