Derrick Burgess

BOSTON (Reuters) - The New England Patriots have acquired defensive end Derrick Burgess in a trade with the Oakland Raiders, the Patriots announced on Thursday. The Patriots said in a statement that the deal involved giving Oakland "undisclosed draft considerations." Burgess, who is 31 next week, has been in the NFL for eight years, spending his first four with the Philadelphia Eagles before joining Oakland as an unrestricted free agent in 2005. He led the NFL with 16 sacks in 2005 and in that year also earned the first of two spots in the Pro Bowl. Burgess had not appeared at the Raiders' pre-season ... Read Full Story

The New England Patriots have obtained two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Derrick Burgess. Burgess had held out of training camp with the Oakland Raiders in hopes of being traded. On Thursday, they obtained undisclosed draft considerations for him. The Patriots released offensive lineman Al Johnson. Burgess is an addition to the Patriots' pass rush. In three seasons with Philadelphia and four with Oakland he had 47 sacks in 85 games with a high of 16 in 2005, the first of his consecutive Pro Bowl seasons. In 10 games of his injury-plagued 2008 season, he had 3.5 sacks. Burgess is in the final year of ... Read Full Story

The Patriots lost out on trying to land linebacker Jason Taylor, who went back to Miami, but evidently that has not stopped them from continuing to look for playmakers on defense. The latest rumor about a possible deal for the club comes from the Boston Herald, who reports that the team might make a deal for Raiders LB Derrick Burgess. Here’s the report: According to multiple reports, the Patriots are considering a trade that would land Raiders linebacker Derrick Burgess in exchange for a second- or third-round draft pick. The 6-foot-2, 260-pound Burgess, who turns 31 on Aug. 12, is a two-time Pro Bowler ... Read Full Story

The Patriots lost out on trying to land linebacker Jason Taylor, who went back to Miami, but evidently that has not stopped them from continuing to look for playmakers on defense. The latest rumor about a possible deal for the club comes from the Boston Herald, who reports that the team might make a deal for Raiders LB Derrick Burgess. Here’s the report: According to multiple reports, the Patriots are considering a trade that would land Raiders linebacker Derrick Burgess in exchange for a second- or third-round draft pick. The 6-foot-2, 260-pound Burgess, who turns 31 on Aug. 12, is a two-time Pro Bowler ... Read Full Story

ESPN’s Tim Graham reports on the Pats gaining a big-time defensive player today as they grabbed pass rusher Derrick Burgess from the Raiders: The rest of the AFC East won’t be thrilled about this. The new England Patriots not only addressed what might have been their biggest need, but they also acquired a darn good player to fill it. New England on Thursday finally obtained a veteran pass rusher to replace outside linebacker Mike Vrabel, trading undisclosed draft choices to the Oakland Raiders for pass-rusher Derrick Burgess. In Oakland, he played defensive end. He projects as an outside linebacker for the Patriots’ 3-4 defense. ... Read Full Story