Alfonzo Dennard, cornerback from Nebraska and seventh-round draft pick of the Patriots, has reportedly signed a four-year contract with the team. That would mean three of the Patriots' seven picks are in the fold even before the first OTA of the year, following defensive back Tavon Wilson and receiver Jeremy Ebert.

Dennard, of course, was the fellow who took a poke at a cop during a bar fight in Lincoln, Neb., five days before the draft, plummeting like a stone from his projected…

Seventh-round draft selection Jeremy Ebert, the wide receiver from Northwestern, became the latest of the Patriots’ seven choices to sign on the dotted line when he agreed to a contract on Thursday.

Terms were not announced.

Ebert joins second-round pick Tavon Wilson, defensive back from Illinois, as having signed their rookie contracts.

The 235th overall selection, Ebert started 30 of 52 games played at Northwestern, finishing his college career with 173 catches for…

Wes Welker has apparently signed his franchise-player tender, ending the possibility of a contentious holdout later this offseason.

The Patriots’ veteran slot receiver announced his intentions to sign the one-year offer of $9.5 million at midday today on his Twitter account, saying, “I signed my…

The Patriots took an unusual tack to making rookie players available to the media during this past weekend's orientation minicamp. Instead of letting us grab players as they were finishing practice or letting reporters into the locker room to interview them there, the team made only six players available on each of the two days for a total of 12.

This prevented access to those not brought into the media workroom, and there was one notable absence -- Nebraska cornerback Alfonzo…