FOXBOROUGH - Bobby Carpenter had seen Bill Belichick’s press conferences. He was friendly with a few Patriots players. He watched some of their games on television.
But that was about all Carpenter knew about the team he signed with in April.
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FOXBOROUGH - Bobby Carpenter had seen Bill Belichick’s press conferences. He was friendly with a few Patriots players. He watched some of their games on television.
But that was about all Carpenter knew about the team he signed with in April.
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