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		<title>Patriots owner speaks out</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft was on local sports radio WEEI today and gave a lengthy, 47-minute interview. You can listen to the entire interview here. Below are some of the noteworthy points from that interview:

Confirmed the signings of CB Leigh Bodden and LB Marques Murrell
The Patriots considered Vince Wilfork the top player in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://musketfire.com/2010/03/09/patriots-owner-speaks-out/</link>
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		<title>Bodden officially re-signs with the Patriots</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday it was reported that CB Leigh Bodden had reached an agreement in principle to stay in New England. Today, it was made official. Bodden signed a 4-year deal worth $22 million, with $10 million in guaranteed money and $14 million over the first two years. The Patriots now have three of their top veteran [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://musketfire.com/2010/03/09/bodden-officially-re-signs-with-the-patriots/</link>
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		<title>Leigh Bodden staying in New England?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are reports coming out of ESPN that CB Leigh Bodden has an agreement in principle to stay in New England. Earlier, I reported that Bodden visited Houston, but it looks like now that he will be remaining with the Patriots. Not so fast says Bodden&#8217;s agent Alvin Keels:
&#8220;Reports of Leigh Bodden re-signing with the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://musketfire.com/2010/03/08/leigh-bodden-staying-in-new-england/</link>
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		<title>Pats hosting free agents, Green and Bodden visit elsewhere</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Patriots hosted three free agents today, two of which could help the team&#8217;s offense. The first, WR Josh Reed, I reported on Saturday. For those of you who may be wondering what Reed could bring to the Patriots, Mike Reiss from ESPNBoston.com spoke with Bills radio analyst Mark Kelso, and this is what he [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://musketfire.com/2010/03/08/pats-hosting-free-agents-green-and-bodden-visit-elsewhere/</link>
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		<title>Bills WR Josh Reed to visit Patriots</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Patriots are set to bring in their first outside-the-organization free agent Monday when they host Bills wide receiver Josh Reed. Reed has played primarily the slot WR position in Buffalo but is flexible enough to line up in multiple positions, similar to what Jabar Gaffney did while he was in New England. Seeing that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://musketfire.com/2010/03/06/bills-wr-josh-reed-to-visit-patriots/</link>
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		<title>Patriots&#8217; big free agent deals in-house on day one</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Patriots spent the first day of free agency holding together their house, re-signing three key players. The first deal of the day came when the Patriots re-signed their defensive sack leader, Tully Banta-Cain. Banta-Cain signed a three-year deal worth $4.5 mill/year or as much as $6 mill/year if certain escalators are reached. The team [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://musketfire.com/2010/03/05/patriots-big-free-agent-deals-in-house-on-day-one/</link>
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		<title>Pats make Peppers an offer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to Jason La Canfora from NFL Network, the Patriots and the Eagles have made an offer to DE/OLB Julius Peppers. I wonder if it will pry Peppers out of Chicago. It will be interesting to see if this goes anywhere.
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		<link>http://musketfire.com/2010/03/05/pats-make-peppers-an-offer/</link>
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		<title>Top corner likely off the market</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Corner back is an area of need for the Patriots, and the top free agent target, Dunta Robinson, is likely off the market. It is being reported that Robinson is close to a deal with Atlanta, and that is likely to happen within the next couple of hours. As far as the Pats go, the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://musketfire.com/2010/03/05/top-corner-likely-off-the-market/</link>
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		<title>Division Rivals Making Waves</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s nearly the end of the first hour of the new league year, and the first waves in free agency have been set in motion by the Patriots&#8217; division rivals. It started when the Jets improved their secondary by trading a conditional 2011 draft pick to the Chargers for CB Antonio Cromartie. Pairing a player [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://musketfire.com/2010/03/05/division-rivals-making-waves/</link>
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		<title>Countdown to Free Agency: Wide Receiver</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The final piece on the lead-in to free agency highlights the wide receiver position, a position that grew in need when Wes Welker went down the last week of the regular season. With Welker likely to be out to start the season and no proven target to take his place, the Patriots are likely to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://musketfire.com/2010/03/04/countdown-to-free-agency-wide-receiver/</link>
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