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Although overshadowed by the aerial exploits of Tom Brady, the ground game was a definite bright spot for the Patriots last season.

The New England Patriots would have loved to keep Danny Woodhead around as the No.

Donald Jones knows he has overcome way too much to let a premium opportunity in the Patriots offense pass him by.

Stevan Ridley broke out in a big way in 2012. Who will follow in his footsteps this year? Sam Greenwood/Getty Images Everyone loves a breakout.

The family of the double-amputee who identified the Boston Marathon bomber is hosting a charity event locally later this month to not only benefit Jeffrey Bauman, but to also say thank you to those who showed concern in the hours following the explosion.

Thinking about pushing your work to the side, firing up the Playstation and getting a little "Call of Duty" action in before heading to work tomorrow? The Patriots system is designed to expose those who aren't fully prepared, but Belichick leaves nothing to chance and recently explained that he keeps everyone honest by giving pop quizzes during ... (more)

It was a sunny day in Boston. Jeffrey Bauman was in attendance at the Boston Marathon, watching his girlfriend race when an overdressed man who wasn't watching the race bumped into him, gave him a head nod, and placed a package at his feet.

It's been a while since I posted a Top 20 Patriots Moment of 2012, as it has been a fairly active couple of weeks around Patriots Nation.

Felix Jones suddenly is a popular man on the free-agent market. After visiting the Philadelphia Eagles on Tuesday, the former Dallas Cowboys tailback's next stop is New England.

Counting down the top 25 players in the AFC East, one player at a time, one day at a time.

I've listed every team in order from worst to first. Each team has a number correlating to where they finished in final power rankings.

Blount agreed to a one-year, $1.75 million deal with the Buccaneers in March, but restructured that deal to decrease that cap hit down to $680,000 for New England.

The running back, who was acquired by the Patriots in a draft-day trade that sent running back Jeff Demps to Tampa Bay, agreed to sizable pay cut that essentially cut his 2013 salary in half, according to documents filed with the NFL Players Association.

Players of the New England Patriots continue to reach out and offer support to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.

The fourth quarter of last year's AFC Championship Game was arguably the Patriots' worst 15 minutes of the 2012 season, and running back Stevan Ridley can surely attest to that.

Jamie Collins, the New England Patriots first pick of the 2013 NFL football draft, walks on the field at Gillette Stadium, in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, May 2, 2013.

Now last year's first-round draft pick from Syracuse wants to help the new group of rookies who open minicamp Friday.

Patriots running back Stevan Ridley said he has gotten over any ill effects from Bernard Pollard 's season-ending hit that concussed him in the AFC Championship Game, so the Pats don't have to worry about that as they forge along with their offseason program.

Q: You wrote the Broncos were "routinely disappointing in the running game in 2012." It seems to me that Knowshon Moreno had several good games, both as a runner and blocker for Manning.

During the NFL Draft last week the Patriots traded RB Jeff Demps and a seventh round pick to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for Oct 3, 2011; Tampa, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back LeGarrette Blount looks up at the scoreboard during a game against the Indianapolis Colts at Raymond James Stadium.