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I live in Boston, therefore New England vs. Arizona is on a local station. Oh, and there are a lot of preseason games going on right now.
Minnesota vs.
Pittsburgh 10
7 12:50
2nd
Arizona vs.
New England 0
6 1:59
2nd
Houston vs.
St. Louis 7
3 8:08
2nd
Atlanta vs.
Green Bay 10
10 9:31
2nd
NY Jets vs.
Washington 7
7 8:54
2nd
Carolina vs.
Jacksonville 17
3 half
Miami vs.
Tampa Bay 10
3 14:55
3rd
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daddyphatsacs
Let the cards fall...
Good for him, perhaps he'll have a better NFL career than he did in his college days.
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Bam had 3 catches for 75 yards tonight -- the most yardage by a Patriot receiver.
Go Bam!
Go Bam!
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Krause: Bam Childress? Sounds good for this promising Pats newcomer
By Steve Krause
Monday, August 21, 2006
His first name is really Brandon, but come on. How seriously can you take a football player whose first name is Brandon?
Bam's better. It's one syllable. It's certainly got a nice football sound to it. It almost sounds like "Boom," which is John Madden's favorite expression when a player gets pancaked.
And it has a pedigree to it. Sam "Bam" Cunningham was one of the more punishing runners the New England Patriots ever had. And, of course, there's Bam Morris, late of the Pittsburgh Steelers, who -- before he ran afoul of the law -- was a nifty runner in his own right.
"Hmmm," says Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, "Maybe that's NOT such a good legacy. (Morris) was all right for a while ... before (his legal troubles) happened."
But perhaps the NFL has a new "Bam" -- Bam Childress, who, with regular wide receiver Deion Branch still holding out for a contract extension, got his turn to shine Saturday night in New England's 30-3 pre-season win over the Arizona Cardinals.
Childress comes from humble origins -- at least where football is concerned. He was an undrafted free agent rookie (usually that means practice squad fodder) who caught three passes last season -- all of them in New England's meaningless regular-season finale against Miami. He spent most of last season on the practice squad, and was even cut once.
But if Saturday night is any indication, he may see the field more this time.
His first real introduction to New England fans came with 2:40 to go in the first quarter, when Brady threw a 29-yard sideline pass to him.
He was neck and neck with Arizona's Adrian Wilson, but managed to outleap him, catch the ball off his fingertips (a skill that was featured prominently in on-line scouting reports), and reel it in.
"I picked it up late," said Childress. "I was looking over my shoulder, and all of a sudden I heard the crowd cheer, and I knew it was coming my way. I just saw it right before I caught it."
Childress caught two more passes -- one more from Brady and one from backup Matt Cassell. The fact that he was out there with the first team meant a little more to Childress, but he says he can't put too much stock in it.
"I just want to stay humble," he says. "I'm not perfect. The object here is not to play well one day. The objective is to keep playing well ... keep getting better ... keep moving on."
Childress' second and third receptions helped set up touchdowns, and both featured nice runs after the catch -- something he says is very important to him.
"My job is to catch the ball," he said, "but it's also to make the first person afterward miss, and get some yards out of it. So yeah, it's real important to me."
Earlier in the week, coach Bill Belichick talked about the value of keeping players who are works in progress around, even if they don't play much early in their careers. It would appear that Childress is one of those players.
"That's me," Childress said, "a work in progress."
With Branch still out of camp, this would be a golden opportunity for Childress.
"It's an opportunity for everybody," he said. "But yeah, it's an opportunity for them to put me in ...and for me to show them what I can do."
Perhaps it's too early to make a final determination of just how valuable Childress will be this season. But the undrafted Ohio State product could prove to be a very valuable guy to have around if he has more games like the one he had Saturday.
Steve Krause is sports editor of The Item.
Krause: Bam Childress? Sounds good for this promising Pats newcomer
By Steve Krause
Monday, August 21, 2006
His first name is really Brandon, but come on. How seriously can you take a football player whose first name is Brandon?
Bam's better. It's one syllable. It's certainly got a nice football sound to it. It almost sounds like "Boom," which is John Madden's favorite expression when a player gets pancaked.
And it has a pedigree to it. Sam "Bam" Cunningham was one of the more punishing runners the New England Patriots ever had. And, of course, there's Bam Morris, late of the Pittsburgh Steelers, who -- before he ran afoul of the law -- was a nifty runner in his own right.
"Hmmm," says Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, "Maybe that's NOT such a good legacy. (Morris) was all right for a while ... before (his legal troubles) happened."
But perhaps the NFL has a new "Bam" -- Bam Childress, who, with regular wide receiver Deion Branch still holding out for a contract extension, got his turn to shine Saturday night in New England's 30-3 pre-season win over the Arizona Cardinals.
Childress comes from humble origins -- at least where football is concerned. He was an undrafted free agent rookie (usually that means practice squad fodder) who caught three passes last season -- all of them in New England's meaningless regular-season finale against Miami. He spent most of last season on the practice squad, and was even cut once.
But if Saturday night is any indication, he may see the field more this time.
His first real introduction to New England fans came with 2:40 to go in the first quarter, when Brady threw a 29-yard sideline pass to him.
He was neck and neck with Arizona's Adrian Wilson, but managed to outleap him, catch the ball off his fingertips (a skill that was featured prominently in on-line scouting reports), and reel it in.
"I picked it up late," said Childress. "I was looking over my shoulder, and all of a sudden I heard the crowd cheer, and I knew it was coming my way. I just saw it right before I caught it."
Childress caught two more passes -- one more from Brady and one from backup Matt Cassell. The fact that he was out there with the first team meant a little more to Childress, but he says he can't put too much stock in it.
"I just want to stay humble," he says. "I'm not perfect. The object here is not to play well one day. The objective is to keep playing well ... keep getting better ... keep moving on."
Childress' second and third receptions helped set up touchdowns, and both featured nice runs after the catch -- something he says is very important to him.
"My job is to catch the ball," he said, "but it's also to make the first person afterward miss, and get some yards out of it. So yeah, it's real important to me."
Earlier in the week, coach Bill Belichick talked about the value of keeping players who are works in progress around, even if they don't play much early in their careers. It would appear that Childress is one of those players.
"That's me," Childress said, "a work in progress."
With Branch still out of camp, this would be a golden opportunity for Childress.
"It's an opportunity for everybody," he said. "But yeah, it's an opportunity for them to put me in ...and for me to show them what I can do."
Perhaps it's too early to make a final determination of just how valuable Childress will be this season. But the undrafted Ohio State product could prove to be a very valuable guy to have around if he has more games like the one he had Saturday.
Steve Krause is sports editor of The Item.
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Opportunity comes knocking, and Childress answers
By Albert Breer/ MetroWest Daily News
Monday, August 21, 2006 - Updated: 06:13 AM EST
FOXBORO - Chalk one up for the fans.
In the first quarter of Saturday night’s 30-3 Patriots win over the Arizona Cardinals at Gillette Stadium, Bam Childress beat the press and broke upfield on a fade route. The problem was he didn’t know when the ball was coming.
When it was thrown in his direction, the crowd erupted. Childress noticed, turned and, in the nick of time, reached out and claimed a spectacular 29-yard catch over his outside shoulder.
A highlight, yes. But just the start. By the time he was done, the 2005 practice-squad receiver had three catches for 75 yards in his first start since his junior year at Ohio State.
For a Patriots team hurting for receivers, that’s a godsend. Especially when the deep ball from Tom Brady factors into the mix.
“I knew I had it, but it was at the last minute,” Childress said. “I saw it, I heard the fans and just said, ‘The ball’s gotta be coming.’ It popped up and I just shot my hands up.”
The play proved Childress has potential as a deep threat. Two other grabs displayed his toughness.
Both had the slight, 5-foot-10, 185-pounder going over the middle and into the teeth of the secondary. And both - a 20-yard reception in the second quarter and a 26-yarder in the fourth - finished with Childress fearlessly navigating his way across the field.
“Bam’s a tough, competitive kid,” coach Bill Belichick said. “And you look at him, he’s not the biggest kid, he’s not the fastest, but he’s a tough competitor. He makes plays. He’s a good football player.”
With second-round pick Chad Jackson shelved with hamstring problems and Deion Branch holding out, Childress drew a start Saturday night. In doing so, he worked with the first-team offense against Arizona’s top defense.
“That helped me out a lot,” Childress said. “If I can do it against them, that’s nothing but a confidence booster for a young guy like me.”
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Sunday, August 20, 2006
Bam’s chance is now
PATRIOTS NOTES
By Jennifer Toland TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
[email protected]
FOXBORO— Deion Branch’s holdout and first-round draft pick Chad Jackson’s injury have left the Patriots thin at wide receiver this training camp, but their absence has created more opportunities for guys like Bam Childress, who is trying to secure a roster spot.
In last night’s preseason game against the Cardinals at Gillette Stadium, Childress helped his cause with two first-half receptions for 49 yards. The first was a nice over-the-shoulder grab on a pass from Tom Brady, made along the Patriots’ sideline with Arizona strong safety Adrian Wilson covering him. The play netted 29 yards and was part of a 10-play drive in the first quarter that finished with Stephen Gostkowski’s 33-yard field goal.
In the second quarter, Childress picked up 20 yards — a nice chunk after the catch — on another pass from Brady. The reception came on third down and helped key a 15-play, 86-yard drive, which Corey Dillon capped with a 4-yard touchdown run.
Childress kept things going in the fourth quarter, catching a 26-yard pass from Matt Cassel that set up a 6-yard TD pass from Cassel to Rich Musinski.
Childress, whom the Patriots signed as a rookie free agent out of Ohio State last year, spent most of the 2005 season on the practice squad. He made the most of it, though, getting familiar with the offense and learning from the players around him. It was like a “redshirt year,” he said.
“Watching Deion Branch, watching Tom Brady for a whole year was nothing but beneficial for me,” Childress said.
Of the receivers who were active for last night’s game, only Reche Caldwell and Troy Brown are locks to make the squad. Childress is in a group of hopefuls that also includes Musinski, John Stone, Kelvin Kight, Erik Davis and Keron Henry.
“There’s an opportunity,” Childress said. “I just have to go out and make the best of it. I have to go out there and show what I can do, prove what I can do.”
Childress made just seven starts in four seasons at Ohio State. Mainly a No. 3 receiver, playing behind future first first-round draft picks Michael Jenkins and Santonio Holmes, Childress recorded 33 career receptions for 392 yards. He also had nine kickoff returns for 159 yards.
He’s returned both kickoffs and punts during practice this summer, and, again, that versatility could work to his advantage.
Childress, whose given first name is Brandon, is a cousin of Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey. You may remember him from the end zone in Denver last season.
Childress was activated for last year’s season finale against Miami. He had three catches for 32 yards, converting a key third-and-9 with a 21-yard reception in the fourth quarter, and collected five tackles while playing cornerback. He also appeared on special teams.
“He’s got some quickness, good hands. He’s a tough kid,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick said after that game, and went so far as to compare him to Brown.
At 5-10, 185 pounds, Childress is similar in size to Brown. One of 10 players on the PUP at the start of camp, Childress was anxious to get on the field.
“Every opportunity I get, I’m going to work my butt off,” he said.
Opportunity comes knocking, and Childress answers
By Albert Breer/ MetroWest Daily News
Monday, August 21, 2006 - Updated: 06:13 AM EST
FOXBORO - Chalk one up for the fans.
In the first quarter of Saturday night’s 30-3 Patriots win over the Arizona Cardinals at Gillette Stadium, Bam Childress beat the press and broke upfield on a fade route. The problem was he didn’t know when the ball was coming.
When it was thrown in his direction, the crowd erupted. Childress noticed, turned and, in the nick of time, reached out and claimed a spectacular 29-yard catch over his outside shoulder.
A highlight, yes. But just the start. By the time he was done, the 2005 practice-squad receiver had three catches for 75 yards in his first start since his junior year at Ohio State.
For a Patriots team hurting for receivers, that’s a godsend. Especially when the deep ball from Tom Brady factors into the mix.
“I knew I had it, but it was at the last minute,” Childress said. “I saw it, I heard the fans and just said, ‘The ball’s gotta be coming.’ It popped up and I just shot my hands up.”
The play proved Childress has potential as a deep threat. Two other grabs displayed his toughness.
Both had the slight, 5-foot-10, 185-pounder going over the middle and into the teeth of the secondary. And both - a 20-yard reception in the second quarter and a 26-yarder in the fourth - finished with Childress fearlessly navigating his way across the field.
“Bam’s a tough, competitive kid,” coach Bill Belichick said. “And you look at him, he’s not the biggest kid, he’s not the fastest, but he’s a tough competitor. He makes plays. He’s a good football player.”
With second-round pick Chad Jackson shelved with hamstring problems and Deion Branch holding out, Childress drew a start Saturday night. In doing so, he worked with the first-team offense against Arizona’s top defense.
“That helped me out a lot,” Childress said. “If I can do it against them, that’s nothing but a confidence booster for a young guy like me.”
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Sunday, August 20, 2006
Bam’s chance is now
PATRIOTS NOTES
By Jennifer Toland TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
[email protected]
FOXBORO— Deion Branch’s holdout and first-round draft pick Chad Jackson’s injury have left the Patriots thin at wide receiver this training camp, but their absence has created more opportunities for guys like Bam Childress, who is trying to secure a roster spot.
In last night’s preseason game against the Cardinals at Gillette Stadium, Childress helped his cause with two first-half receptions for 49 yards. The first was a nice over-the-shoulder grab on a pass from Tom Brady, made along the Patriots’ sideline with Arizona strong safety Adrian Wilson covering him. The play netted 29 yards and was part of a 10-play drive in the first quarter that finished with Stephen Gostkowski’s 33-yard field goal.
In the second quarter, Childress picked up 20 yards — a nice chunk after the catch — on another pass from Brady. The reception came on third down and helped key a 15-play, 86-yard drive, which Corey Dillon capped with a 4-yard touchdown run.
Childress kept things going in the fourth quarter, catching a 26-yard pass from Matt Cassel that set up a 6-yard TD pass from Cassel to Rich Musinski.
Childress, whom the Patriots signed as a rookie free agent out of Ohio State last year, spent most of the 2005 season on the practice squad. He made the most of it, though, getting familiar with the offense and learning from the players around him. It was like a “redshirt year,” he said.
“Watching Deion Branch, watching Tom Brady for a whole year was nothing but beneficial for me,” Childress said.
Of the receivers who were active for last night’s game, only Reche Caldwell and Troy Brown are locks to make the squad. Childress is in a group of hopefuls that also includes Musinski, John Stone, Kelvin Kight, Erik Davis and Keron Henry.
“There’s an opportunity,” Childress said. “I just have to go out and make the best of it. I have to go out there and show what I can do, prove what I can do.”
Childress made just seven starts in four seasons at Ohio State. Mainly a No. 3 receiver, playing behind future first first-round draft picks Michael Jenkins and Santonio Holmes, Childress recorded 33 career receptions for 392 yards. He also had nine kickoff returns for 159 yards.
He’s returned both kickoffs and punts during practice this summer, and, again, that versatility could work to his advantage.
Childress, whose given first name is Brandon, is a cousin of Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey. You may remember him from the end zone in Denver last season.
Childress was activated for last year’s season finale against Miami. He had three catches for 32 yards, converting a key third-and-9 with a 21-yard reception in the fourth quarter, and collected five tackles while playing cornerback. He also appeared on special teams.
“He’s got some quickness, good hands. He’s a tough kid,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick said after that game, and went so far as to compare him to Brown.
At 5-10, 185 pounds, Childress is similar in size to Brown. One of 10 players on the PUP at the start of camp, Childress was anxious to get on the field.
“Every opportunity I get, I’m going to work my butt off,” he said.
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Opportunity comes knocking, and Childress answers
By Albert Breer/ MetroWest Daily News
Monday, August 21, 2006 - Updated: 06:13 AM EST
FOXBORO - Chalk one up for the fans.
In the first quarter of Saturday night’s 30-3 Patriots win over the Arizona Cardinals at Gillette Stadium, Bam Childress beat the press and broke upfield on a fade route. The problem was he didn’t know when the ball was coming.
When it was thrown in his direction, the crowd erupted. Childress noticed, turned and, in the nick of time, reached out and claimed a spectacular 29-yard catch over his outside shoulder.
A highlight, yes. But just the start. By the time he was done, the 2005 practice-squad receiver had three catches for 75 yards in his first start since his junior year at Ohio State.
For a Patriots team hurting for receivers, that’s a godsend. Especially when the deep ball from Tom Brady factors into the mix.
“I knew I had it, but it was at the last minute,” Childress said. “I saw it, I heard the fans and just said, ‘The ball’s gotta be coming.’ It popped up and I just shot my hands up.”
The play proved Childress has potential as a deep threat. Two other grabs displayed his toughness.
Both had the slight, 5-foot-10, 185-pounder going over the middle and into the teeth of the secondary. And both - a 20-yard reception in the second quarter and a 26-yarder in the fourth - finished with Childress fearlessly navigating his way across the field.
“Bam’s a tough, competitive kid,” coach Bill Belichick said. “And you look at him, he’s not the biggest kid, he’s not the fastest, but he’s a tough competitor. He makes plays. He’s a good football player.”
With second-round pick Chad Jackson shelved with hamstring problems and Deion Branch holding out, Childress drew a start Saturday night. In doing so, he worked with the first-team offense against Arizona’s top defense.
“That helped me out a lot,” Childress said. “If I can do it against them, that’s nothing but a confidence booster for a young guy like me.”
http://patriots.bostonherald.com/patriots/view.bg?articleid=153761
By Albert Breer/ MetroWest Daily News
Monday, August 21, 2006 - Updated: 06:13 AM EST
FOXBORO - Chalk one up for the fans.
In the first quarter of Saturday night’s 30-3 Patriots win over the Arizona Cardinals at Gillette Stadium, Bam Childress beat the press and broke upfield on a fade route. The problem was he didn’t know when the ball was coming.
When it was thrown in his direction, the crowd erupted. Childress noticed, turned and, in the nick of time, reached out and claimed a spectacular 29-yard catch over his outside shoulder.
A highlight, yes. But just the start. By the time he was done, the 2005 practice-squad receiver had three catches for 75 yards in his first start since his junior year at Ohio State.
For a Patriots team hurting for receivers, that’s a godsend. Especially when the deep ball from Tom Brady factors into the mix.
“I knew I had it, but it was at the last minute,” Childress said. “I saw it, I heard the fans and just said, ‘The ball’s gotta be coming.’ It popped up and I just shot my hands up.”
The play proved Childress has potential as a deep threat. Two other grabs displayed his toughness.
Both had the slight, 5-foot-10, 185-pounder going over the middle and into the teeth of the secondary. And both - a 20-yard reception in the second quarter and a 26-yarder in the fourth - finished with Childress fearlessly navigating his way across the field.
“Bam’s a tough, competitive kid,” coach Bill Belichick said. “And you look at him, he’s not the biggest kid, he’s not the fastest, but he’s a tough competitor. He makes plays. He’s a good football player.”
With second-round pick Chad Jackson shelved with hamstring problems and Deion Branch holding out, Childress drew a start Saturday night. In doing so, he worked with the first-team offense against Arizona’s top defense.
“That helped me out a lot,” Childress said. “If I can do it against them, that’s nothing but a confidence booster for a young guy like me.”
http://patriots.bostonherald.com/patriots/view.bg?articleid=153761
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8/23/06
More of the same.....Childress finished with 3 catches for 75 yards in a preseason win over Arizona.
8/23/06
More of the same.....Childress finished with 3 catches for 75 yards in a preseason win over Arizona.
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