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  • Big time for Bobo: Growing up in North Andover as Pats fan, Seahawk player on other side now

    SAN JOSE, Calif. — Jake Bobo is unlike any of his 60-plus teammates on the NFC champion Seattle Seahawks here in the Bay Area.

    He was born and bred in New England, growing up in North Andover on the Brooks School campus where his mom was a top school administrator.

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  • Worst to first: Vrabel, Maye prove it isn’t a dream

    This has always felt like a free season. At some point, the shoe would probably drop, the kid quarterback would eventually fall on his face, midnight would strike, and New Englanders could get on with their lives.

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  • Ted Johnson coming to Eagle-Tribune: Ex-Patriots star will be doing a Q&A with Bill Burt

    Who was three-time Super Bowl champion Ted Johnson’s favorite Patriots head coach – Bill Parcells, Pete Carroll or Bill Belichick?

    When it comes to the three Super Bowl teams he was part of, which one does Johnson believes deserves a bigger piece of the credit pie – Belichick or Tom Brady?

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  • Come hear Ted Johnson speak: Ex-Patriots star will be doing a Q&A with Bill Burt






    CHARLIE RIEDEL/AP Photo

    Former Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson, No. 52, shown here in his final season in 2004, will be coming to The Eagle-Tribune on Tues., Jan. 6 to do an Q&A with executive sports editor Bill Burt. All subscribers to North of Boston Media Group newspapers are eligible to attend with one guest.




    Who was three-time Super Bowl champion Ted Johnson’s favorite Patriots head coach – Bill Parcells, Pete Carroll or Bill Belichick?

    When it comes to the three Super Bowl teams he was part of, which one does Johnson believes deserves a bigger piece of the credit pie – Belichick or Tom Brady?







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  • Ex-Patriot Ted Johnson to speak to readers: Ex-Patriots star will be doing Q&A with Bill Burt






    CHARLIE RIEDEL/AP Photo

    Former Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson, No. 52, shown here in his final season in 2004, will be coming to The Eagle-Tribune on Tues., Jan. 6 to do an Q&A with executive sports editor Bill Burt. All subscribers to North of Boston Media Group newspapers are eligible to attend with one guest.




    Who was three-time Super Bowl champion Ted Johnson’s favorite Patriots head coach – Bill Parcells, Pete Carroll or Bill Belichick?

    When it comes to the three Super Bowl teams he was part of, which one does Johnson believes deserves a bigger piece of the credit pie – Belichick or Tom Brady?







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    Ted Johnson



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  • Ted Johnson will speak to readers on Tuesday: Ex-Patriots star will be doing a Q&A with Bill Burt

    Who was three-time Super Bowl champion Ted Johnson’s favorite Patriots head coach – Bill Parcells, Pete Carroll or Bill Belichick?

    When it comes to the three Super Bowl teams he was part of, which one does Johnson believes deserves a bigger piece of the credit pie – Belichick or Tom Brady?

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  • Check out Bill Burt’s weekly picks on video

    North of Boston Media Group executive sports editor Bill Burt has been picking pro football games for nearly three decades in his popular “I Beat Burt” Contest.

    Beginning this week, every Friday through the NFL regular season, he will be posting a video discussing his picks, the big games of the weekend, and of course, breaking down the Patriots chances.


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  • Raining on Mike Vrabel’s parade

    FOXBOROUGH — The rain, a constant, nagging drizzle all day here, was a metaphor for Mike Vrabel’s big day, his first official game as head coach of the New England Patriots.

    His Patriots slogged their way to a disappointing loss, 20-13, against a decent, yet unimpressive Las Vegas Raiders team.


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