Patriots WR woes
With the departure of David Givens last week to Tennessee, New England has just two receivers on the roster. One is star Deion Branch. The other is Bethel Johnson, who has spent most of the past two years in coach Bill Belichick's doghouse. The Pats were interested in free agents Joe Jurevicius and Brian Finneran but made low-ball offers to both and they signed elsewhere. This is a thin year for receivers in the draft.
Word in New England is the Pats are hoping the Bills release Eric Moulds. Buffalo's re-signing of Josh Reed makes that appear even more likely. Expect Philadelphia and Denver to be in line for Moulds, too.
Givens got $24 million and an $8 million bonus from the Titans. The Pats were offering him $17.5 million and a $5.5 million bonus. Givens' deal will pay him an average of $4.8 million a year. The entire New England receiving corps played last season for less than that. Givens, Branch, Troy Brown, Tim Dwight, Johnson and Andre' Davis combined last year to make $4.35 million.
The bills should hold moulds till the draft and they will get something for him. Now that owens is off the Market. Moulds does have value, and we will get something for him
With the departure of David Givens last week to Tennessee, New England has just two receivers on the roster. One is star Deion Branch. The other is Bethel Johnson, who has spent most of the past two years in coach Bill Belichick's doghouse. The Pats were interested in free agents Joe Jurevicius and Brian Finneran but made low-ball offers to both and they signed elsewhere. This is a thin year for receivers in the draft.
Word in New England is the Pats are hoping the Bills release Eric Moulds. Buffalo's re-signing of Josh Reed makes that appear even more likely. Expect Philadelphia and Denver to be in line for Moulds, too.
Givens got $24 million and an $8 million bonus from the Titans. The Pats were offering him $17.5 million and a $5.5 million bonus. Givens' deal will pay him an average of $4.8 million a year. The entire New England receiving corps played last season for less than that. Givens, Branch, Troy Brown, Tim Dwight, Johnson and Andre' Davis combined last year to make $4.35 million.
The bills should hold moulds till the draft and they will get something for him. Now that owens is off the Market. Moulds does have value, and we will get something for him
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