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Patriots huddle with LB Brown

Ex-Seahawk Brown pays team a visit

By Jerome Solomon, Globe Staff | April 26, 2005

Former Seattle linebacker Chad Brown, released by the Seahawks last week, was in town last night for a visit with the Patriots to discuss how he would fit in with the team.

A 12-year veteran, Brown spent four years with Pittsburgh before joining the Seahawks.

A former Pro Bowler, Brown, who turns 35 this summer, has been plagued by injuries the past three seasons, playing in just 29 of 48 games. Last season, he appeared in only seven games and had 37 tackles at strong-side linebacker.

At the conclusion of the NFL Draft Sunday, Patriots coach Bill Belichick indicated that outside linebacker was a position at which the team needed to add free agents before training camp.

"Outside linebacker is an example of a position where we haven't drafted anybody and really haven't signed anybody, and we need to go to camp with a couple more players than we have there," he said.

Meanwhile, a source close to Aaron Glenn said the Patriots are one of three teams the Houston Texans cornerback has been given permission to talk to about a possible trade.

Glenn, who has played 11 years in the league, spent the first eight years with the New York Jets, including three with Belichick as his secondary coach. Both of Glenn's Pro Bowl appearances came in that three-year stretch.

Glenn, 32, started all 16 games last year for the Texans, the seventh time in his career that he started every game in a season. He has 35 career interceptions, including five last season.

The Houston native has become expendable because of the Texans' trade with the Raiders for Phillip Buchanon and Glenn's estimated salary cap number in excess of $5 million.

If no team trades for Glenn, it is likely the Texans will release him, and he would be an unrestricted free agent.

In preparation for this weekend's rookie minicamp, the Patriots have agreed to terms with several undrafted free agents.

A team spokesman said about 10 players should be signed by Thursday for the three-day camp, joining the seven players the team drafted.

The team will not announce any of the signings until after the players report, but the following have been confirmed through representatives or published reports: Arkansas running back DeCori Birmingham, Virginia Tech long snapper Travis Conway, Marshall running back Earl Charles, Navy fullback Kyle Eckel, Penn State kicker Robbie Gould, Connecticut guard Ryan Krug, Wisconsin offensive tackle Mike Lorenz, and Cincinnati defensive tackle Mike Wright.

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I heard The Chad Brown rumor sunday. That's a smart signing by The Pats.

Brown is the perfect 3-4 OLB/Edge rusher. For a season or two, if healthy. He can be very effective. Has always been a hard worker and good pass rusher. That's a good signing.

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I heard The Chad Brown rumor sunday. That's a smart signing by The Pats.

Brown is the perfect 3-4 OLB/Edge rusher. For a season or two, if healthy. He can be very effective. Has always been a hard worker and good pass rusher. That's a good signing.

I agree with you YJF.

This would be great if they can nab him with a two-year contract.

Willie is getting up there in age and a rotation of McGinist/Brown (keeping them both fresh) would be outstanding.

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I agree Youngjetfan

Brown would be an excellent pickup by the Pats-they could rotate him in the lineup and get the maximum out of him even at age 35. He is a good hard nosed player that would fit in well with them

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Chad Brown would be a great short term pick-up for New England, somewhere along the lines like a 2-3 year contract.

Aaron Glenn, man, I can only hope and pray he is released and he comes back here for one last hooray.

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Aaron Glenn, man, I can only hope and pray he is released and he comes back here for one last hooray.

Looks like Glenn is going to be a Cowboy.

Glenn reportedly heading to Cowboys

By CARLTON THOMPSON

Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle

As Aaron Glenn's future with the Texans appears headed south, it seems the three-time Pro Bowl cornerback is headed north -- as in up Interstate-45 to Dallas where he will be reunited with his former coach, Bill Parcells.

The Texans gave Glenn permission to seek a deal with another team last week when they acquired cornerback Phillip Buchanon in a trade with the Oakland Raiders.

According to sources, Glenn has reached an agreement with Dallas, and the Texans will facilitate the deal by granting the 11-year veteran his release. Attempts to reach Glenn were unsuccessful.

Texans coach Dom Capers met with Glenn the day the Buchanon trade was completed and gave Glenn the option of staying with the Texans, possibly in a reduced role, or exploring his options with other teams.

Although at least two other teams were believed to be interested in Glenn, Dallas would seem to be a good fit. Glenn played for Cowboys coach Bill Parcells from 1997-1999 when both were with the New York Jets, and Dallas represents a destination not so far from home for the Nimitz High School and Texans A&M product.

Furthermore, Parcells has a history of surrounding himself with players he has coached in the past and has several former players on his Cowboys roster, including quarterback Drew Bledsoe, fullback Richie Anderson and receivers Terry Glenn and Keyshawn Johnson, a close friend of Glenn's.

It's uncertain exactly when the Texans will release Glenn, who signed a five-year, $26 million contract extension in September of 2002, but when they do it ultimately will save the team about $1.1 million on the 2005 salary cap, and if they make the move before June 1 -- in all likelihood, they will -- Glenn will be completely off the books for 2006 and beyond.

One of the Texans' top offseason priorities was to get younger and faster, especially on defense where they predominately have been a veteran team. Glenn will be 33 years old when the season begins, and in Buchanon and Dunta Robinson, both 24 years old, the Texans believe they have a pair of talented young cornerbacks with which to move forward.

Although the Texans would have more quality depth at the position with Glenn on the roster, the team also has high hopes for Demarcus Faggins, a 2002 sixth-round pick who became a starter in the nickel package last season.

Glenn also will encounter a full house at cornerback with the Cowboys. Terrance Newman was the fifth overall selection in the 2003 draft, and it would seem free-agent Anthony Henry is a lock for a starting job considering the Cowboys gave him a $10 million signing bonus.

Long considered one of the top cover men in the league, Glenn helped give the Texans instant credibility when he joined the expansion team in 2002. He led the team with five interceptions in his first season with the Texans and was selected to the Pro Bowl for the third time in his career.

Injuries limited Glenn to just 11 games in 2003, but he bounced back with a solid season in 2004, intercepting five passes and serving as a mentor for Robinson, the team's first-round pick in the 2004 draft.

Glenn becomes the fourth member of the Texans' 2004 season-opening defensive starting lineup who won't be with the team in 2005. Inside linebackers Jamie Sharper and Jay Foreman were released after being given permission to seek trades, and strong safety Eric Brown also was cut. A fifth starter, outside linebacker Kailee Wong, will move inside to a new position.

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