Sammy Morris News

The Patriots, it seems, are getting healthy this week. Only three players did not practice today, and there were other promising signs, too.

RB Sammy Morris hopes to get back in action for the Patriots soon. Plus, news and notes from the Friday locker room and practice.

The life of a running back in the NFL can be unpredictable. Consider, for example, the questions being asked of Laurence Maroney , Sammy Morris and Kevin Faulk on Friday.

Inconsistency on offense and defense inside the 20-yard line is an area upon which New England is working to improve.

Bill Belichick certainly played a major role in New Englanda s stunning 35-34 loss to Indianapolis Sunday, but the fourth-down gamble is not the mistake he made.

Patriots coach Bill Belichick grabbed the sides of the podium during his press conference at Gillette Stadium yesterday and maintained the call that ignited a national sports debate gave his team the best chance to beat the undefeated Colts Sunday night in Indianapolis.

Forget the Barry Switzer references. Yes, Bozo the Coach, which is what The New York Post called Switzer in a headline in 1995 when his Cowboys failed to convert a fourth-down attempt at their 29-yard-line against the Eagles - made the same decision that Bill Belichick did Sunday night in the Patriots ' 35-34 loss to the Colts .

Patriots defensive lineman Ty Warren and cornerback Shawn Springs head the list of inactives for tonight's game.

Brandon Tate, the Patriots' third-round draft pick who missed the first six games of the season while recovering from an injury suffered his senior year at North Carolina, has been placed on season-ending injured reserve.

The Patriots declared RB Sammy Morris out of Sunday night's game against the Colts after originally listing him as questionable with a knee injury.

It's a weekly ritual when the Patriots are on the road. It gets to be late on Saturday night, players settle into their meetings, and we learn who - if anyone - has been left home.

For a while there, Laurence Maroney [ stats ] was inching closer, ever closer, to being dismissed as a draft pick that just didn't work out.

The Patriots are practicing inside the Dana-Farber Field House today and there were a few players back at the media-portion of practice.

The ability to stand up without feeling woozy felt like an accomplishment yesterday for Patriots cornerback Jonathan Wilhite .

Here's a glance at six running backs with favorable/unfavorable schedules to help you make those RB2/flex picks for Week 10.

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham The New England Patriots don't sound overly interested in adding former Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson to their roster.

When the Patriots lined up on defense against the Dolphins, something looked a bit off about the defensive line, and not just because Jarvis Green wasn't on the field.

Quiet, as always, on a Monday in the Patriots locker room. Here's what we could gather ... * Patriots RB Sammy Morris and C Dan Koppen both walked through the locker room, without any discernible limps.

Since we knew five of these already, there might be some rehashing here. Let's go ... 1) Wheatley's chance : The second-round choice from the 2009 draft has been active just once this season, a pretty jarring indictment on someone the club invested a high pick in.

Bill Belichick poked a little fun at himself but also shed a little light on what makes Randy Moss an exceptional receiver on Friday, giving fascinating insight into one of the best wideouts in NFL history.