 Rich get richer: Pats acquire Raiders' Burgess
The New England Patriots obtained defensive end Derrick Burgess yesterday after the two-time Pro Bowl player held out of the Oakland Raiders' training camp in hopes of being traded.
The Patriots gave up undisclosed draft considerations for Burgess, who is coming off an injury-plagued season in which he had 3½ sacks in 10 games.
The trade was announced on the ninth day of Burgess' holdout from the team he recorded 38½ sacks with in four seasons, including a club-record and league-best 16 in 2005. He had 11 the next year and made the Pro Bowl both times.
His total dropped to eight in 2007, but he missed two games. The Patriots were 11-5 last season but had 31 sacks, tied for 14th.
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2:00 a.m. August 7, 2009
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August 7th, 2009
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