Derrick Martin

NFL Team Report - New England Patriots - INSIDE SLANT As one of the NFL's highest-paid and most visible athletes, Tom Brady's list of concerns is short. And it doesn't include handling extra attention that might come as a result of being Tim Tebow's...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New England Patriots - INSIDE SLANT The Patriots plan to sign quarterback Tim Tebow, ESPN reported Monday. Tebow is expected to take part in the Patriots' mandatory minicamp Tuesday, according to the report. He will...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New England Patriots - INSIDE SLANT There are generally only a handful of occasions when the media is allowed access to assistant coaches in Foxborough, and Tuesday's OTA practice behind Gillette Stadium was one of...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New England Patriots - INSIDE SLANT Quarterback Tom Brady and the New England offense have been the story for the Patriots for the better part of the last decade. That will obviously continue in 2013 despite the...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New England Patriots - INSIDE SLANT Neither Tom Brady nor Bill Belichick met with the media at the first open OTA workout of the offseason in New England on May 21. So the spokesman left to talk about the dramatic...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New England Patriots - INSIDE SLANT Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski had his surgery as scheduled on Monday to install a plate in his broken left arm. Perhaps more significant is that the surgery revealed that...

Ravens strong safety Bernard Pollard lived up to his intimidating reputation as one of the hardest hitters in the NFL, knocking New England Patriots running back Stevan Ridley out of Sunday's AFC championship game with a devastating fourth-quarter tackle....

Ray Lewis has been playing in the NFL for a long time. How long? The Baltimore Ravens linebacker started playing so long ago that his first career sack was against Jim Harbaugh, who now is head coach of the San Francisco 49ers. And it just so...

New England defensive back Derrick Martin wasn't suited up for the AFC championship game Sunday, leaving him standing helplessly on the sidelines as the Baltimore Ravens beat his Patriots, 28-13, to earn a trip to the Super Bowl. And while his home in...

Times NFL columnist Sam Farmer and Mark Thompson (of "Mark and Brian" radio fame) talked about the weekend's conference championship games and the upcoming Super Bowl matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens. You can watch a replay...

Perhaps it was a bad omen for the Williams sisters when one of Venus' shots from the baseline pegged Serena in the back during their doubles match. Serena shook it off, but the match went downhill from there. After winning the first set in their...

The Ravens have scratched defensive linemen DeAngelo Tyson and Bryan Hall for today's AFC championship game against the New England Patriots. Rookie running back Bernard Pierce, as expected, is active for today's game at Gillette Stadium despite a...