Well apparently New England Patriots QB Tom Brady is now going to have two baby mamas. According to People Magazine,  Brady’s wife Gisele Bündchen is pregnant with the couples first child.

Gisele Bündchen is expecting and “ecstatic,” sources tell PEOPLE. She is due early next year.

Speculation has grown since pictures showing the supermodel in Brazil this week surfaced showing what seems to be a perceptible bump

Brady has a son, John Edward Thomas Moynahan, with ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynahan.

Gisele Bündchen Is Pregnant [People.com]

After playing 15 years in the NFL with the San Diego Chargers and New England Patriots, Rodney Harrison will be trading his football uniform in for a suit and microphone with NBC.

I had the opportunity and privilege to play in this league for a long time, but today, I am very proud and very excited to announce my retirement from the NFL. … All in all, I’ve done everything I could possibly do on the field. I feel like I have nothing else to prove.”

During the conference call with reporters, Harrison said that there were teams interested in his services for this year but he decided that family was the most important thing to him at this point. By working for NBC on their Sunday night telecasts, he will have plenty of time to spend with his family.

He also spoke about the “huge mistake” he made when he was suspended for HGH use.

“I had so much pride about trying to do things right,” he said. “I made such a huge mistake in that situation and disappointed so many people, including myself. When I made that mistake, I wanted other guys and kids to learn from that.”

Harrison won two Super Bowls in his career with the Patriots. He finishes with 1,205 tackles, 30.5 sacks, 34 interceptions and 2 touchdowns.

Audio: Harrison announces retirement [Reiss' Pieces]

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According to a report in the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, free agent defensive lineman Jason Taylor will re-sign with the Miami Dolphins instead of possibly signing a deal with the New England Patriots.

Taylor spent last season with the Washington Redskins and had spent his entire career before that with the Dolphins.

Many people thought the chance to play with Tom Brady and the Patriots would have been enough to get him to come north. But Taylor’s always been a family man and had wanted to stay close to his family.

Now he’ll get that chance.

Jason Taylor to re-sign with Miami Dolphins today [Sun-Sentinel]

Taylor chooses family [The Point After]

During a drill during the New England Patriots rookie mini-camp last weekend, third-round draft pick linebacker Tyrone McKenzie suffered a knee injury in a one-on-one coverage drill.

Now according to Christopher Gasper of the Boston Globe, McKenzie will be out for the season after suffering a torn ACL.

Patriots rookie linebacker Tyrone McKenzie, who was injured during the team’s rookie mini-camp last weekend, is out for the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, according to a source close to the rookie.

And in some other Patriots news I missed, they announced they had signed 8 free agents earlier in the week and yesterday announced they had signed free agent safety Brandon McGowan and waived punter Tom Malone.

And in the day late, dollar short news, here’s a link to the what games the Patriots will wear their throwback jerseys this season.

McKenzie out for season [Reiss' Pieces]

Rookie minicamp: Tyrone McKenzie [Reiss' Pieces]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Patriots fans who wish to purchase tickets to individual games in 2009 will have the opportunity on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. The New England Patriots annually cap their season ticket sales, leaving a limited number in reserve for Patriots fans who wish to attend just a couple of games each season. Those tickets will be released for sale through Ticketmaster. Visa, a proud sponsor of the National Football League and the New England Patriots, will once again be the only form of payment accepted.

All ticket orders will be processed through Ticketmaster. Tickets will NOT be sold at the Gillette Stadium Ticket Office. Ticket orders can be completed online at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone by calling 800-745-3000. Once again, all phone and online orders must be made exclusively with a Visa credit or debit card.

If recent years are any indication, fans can expect all regular season games to sell out within minutes. If that occurs again this year, 2009 will be the 16th consecutive season that the Patriots have announced a complete sellout prior to the start of the regular season. The Patriots’ streak of consecutive sellouts is currently 159 games and began in 1994, the year that Robert Kraft purchased the franchise. The streak includes all preseason, regular season and postseason games since Sept. 4, 1994. If the Patriots sell out every game again this season, the streak will extend to 169 consecutive games by the end of the regular season. The Patriots’ season ticket waiting list remains in excess of 50,000 fans.

The on-sale information for purchasing individual game tickets to Patriots games in 2009 is listed below:

• Sale Date: Thursday, June 4, 2009
• Time: 10:00 a.m.
• Where: All ticket orders will be processed by Ticketmaster. Order online or call Ticketmaster by calling toll free, 800-745-3000. Tickets will NOT be sold at the Gillette Stadium Ticket Office. For wheelchair accessible seating, please call 508-384-9191.
• Limits: To extend the opportunity to fans throughout the region, the Patriots have once again set limits to the number of tickets fans can buy. Those limits have been set at eight regular season tickets per person, with no more than four tickets to any one game.

The New England Patriots wrapped of the first of their mini-camps yesterday as the rookies took to the field again during a double session. The rookies aren’t allowed to return to the Patriots before May 15th or after their college’s graduation, whichever comes later. So for the rooks, that means a lot of Patriots homework to learn until their back in 12 days.

Peace, happiness and practice; Saturday mini-camp notes [Patriots.com]

It’s QB or not QB at Pats’ camp [Enterprise News]

New sport within his grasp [Boston Globe]

No sideline job for Crennel [Boston Globe]

Vollmer’s journey went from Germany to Patriots [AP via Boston Globe]

Patriots’ Rookie Vollmer Makes Up For Late Start [Hartford Courant]

One of the newest Patriots, Darius Butler, has a ‘Prime Time’ mentor [Providence Journal]

Chung’s eager to make a hit [Providence Journal]

Chung studying up [Reiss' Pieces]

Observations from rookie minicamp practice [Reiss' Pieces]

Shifty move for Julian Edelman [Boston Herald]

Tyrone McKenzie injures knee [Boston Herald]

George Bussey, Myron Pryor share common roots [Boston Herald]

Just five days after the 2009 NFL Draft wrapped up, the New England Patriots rookies got to work at mini-camp yesterday. Here are some links from the local media’s coverage of the mini-camp.

It won’t be easy turning this corner [Boston Globe]

Rookie Tate looks to be a quick study [Boston Globe]

Darius Butler’s on the number [Boston Herald]

Grappling with new life [Boston Herald]

Ron Brace begins learning curve [Boston Herald]

Rookie Jermail Porter hopes his first football is pro football [Providence Journal]

Ron Brace’s football career has been New England through and through [Providence Journal]

Bill Belichick press conference [Reiss' Pieces]

Saturday schedule [Reiss' Pieces]

The Patriots finished up the 2009 draft today with two picks in the 7th round.

With the 23rd pick in the 7th round (232nd overall), the Patriots took QB/WR Julian Edelman from Kent State. The Patriots drafted him as a wide receiver and he could maybe fill a role in some type of  “Wildcat” formation.

With their final pick in the draft (234th overall), the Patriots took  defensive tackle Darryl Richard from Georgia Tech.

It’s not too often you hear of a long snapper getting drafted but hey they play a vital role on teams too.

With the 25th pick in the 6th round (198th overall), the Patriots took long snapper Jake Ingram from the Hawai’i Warriors. They also took defensive lineman Myron Pryor from the Kentucky Wildcats with the 34th pick (207th overall) in the 6th round.

The Patriots will have two picks in the 7th round.

With their only pick in the 5th round (170th overall), the New England Patriots have selected offensive lineman George Bussey from the Louisville Cardinals.

Bussey will provide some more depth for the offensive line.

The New England Patriots announced via their Twitter page that they have traded veteran cornerback Ellis Hobbs to the Philadelphia Eagles for two 5th round picks (137, 141) in this year’s draft.

Hobbs was set to be a free agent at the end of this season and will join former Patriot Asante Samuel in the secondary.

The Patriots then traded those two picks from the Eagles to the Baltimore Ravens for a 4th round pick (123) and a 6th round pick (198).

With the 123rd overall pick (4th round) that they acquired from the Ravens, they picked up another offensive lineman in Rich Ohrnberger from the Penn State Nittany Lions.

The New England Patriots entered the 3rd round of today’s draft with four picks but at the end they only selected two players because of trades.

They traded their first pick in the 3rd round (73) to the Jacksonville Jaguars for their 2009 7th round pick (232) and a 2010 2nd round pick.

With the 83rd pick (19th in the 3rd Round), the Patriots took wide receiver Brandon Tate from North Carolina. Tate missed the latter part of the 2008 season with some torn knee ligaments but should be ready to compete for a position on the Patriots. Tate could also help out on special teams as a returner.

The Patriots then picked up another 2nd round pick in 2010 when they traded their 3rd round pick (89th overall) to the Tennessee Titans. They now have 3 picks in the 2nd round of next year’s draft.

The final pick for the Patriots in the 3rd round (97th overall) was a compensatory pick and couldn’t be traded. They used that pick to take outside linebacker Tyrone McKenzie from the South Florida Bulls.

The Patriots won’t pick again until the end of the 5th round unless a trade is made.

As we already know, UConn Huskies cornerback Darius Butler went to the New England Patriots with the 41st overall pick (2nd round) in the NFL Draft yesterday.

Here’s the video of his selection.

Click here to view the embedded video.

The transcript from his conference call with the media after the jump.

And here is the transcript from his conference call with the media courtesy of the New England Patriots.

Q: What are your initial thoughts about being drafted by the Patriots?

Darius Butler: It’s great. I’m going to a great team that’s been in the Super Bowl every other year. I’m just ready to go in there. They’ve got some veteran [players], learn from those guys, bust my hump and do whatever I’ve got to do to help the team.

Q: What was your visit like? I know that Bill Belichick came up to UConn’s Pro Day, but what has your contact been like with him?

DB: Actually, there wasn’t too much contact after my Pro Day. Like you said, I met with those guys at my Pro Day before I worked out. I met with the D-coordinator and went over some schemes and over some board work, and actually a lot of the things they did were similar to things we did in college. I was looking forward to the opportunity if it came across, and obviously I did enough to impress them enough for them to pick me, and I’m happy to be here.

Q: Was Bill Belichick the only head coach that came to your Pro Day?

DB: I believe so. I think he was. The Patriots actually ran my workouts, pretty much. They ran the drills that I did, but I think he was the only head coach there.

Q: What did that tell you about the Patriots’ level of interest?

DB: I actually talked to Mike Mayock before I worked out and he told me that Coach Belichick doesn’t usually come to Pro Days. I don’t know if it was the geographical convenience or that he was interested in some players there, but it worked out and I guess that he was interested enough to take me.

Q: How meaningful is it for you to come the New England Patriots, having played college ball in Connecticut?

DB: It’s good. They have the same standards as I had in college. [They’re] really disciplined. It’s about hard work and doing your role for the greater [good] of the team. That’s what the Patriots are about and they’re about winning championships and that’s what I’m about. Like I said, I look forward to the opportunity to go up there and help the team.

Q: Where were you today and how did the day go? Did you get a call from Belichick?

DB: I’m actually down in South Florida at a hotel. My parents put together a little draft party for me. A lot of family and friends came over and we watched the draft and we got kind of anxious. I was getting a little nervous. I had to loosen my tie a little bit, but when I saw those guys get those back-to-back picks—the 40 and 41—I had a feeling that that might be the landing spot for me. My agent called me and also my head coach from college texted me. Like you said, Bill Belichick gave me a call and I also talked to Mr. Kraft, so it was a good phone conversation and I’m just ready to get up there and work.

Q: Following up on what you said about the Patriots’ work ethic and playing for Randy Edsall at UConn, what has Randy taught you, in terms of being ready for the NFL?

DB: Like you said, the work ethic is the number one thing, because everybody at the next level is talented. I know I’m talented. I’m confident in my physical gifts, but that can only keep you in the game or get you so far. It becomes a mental game and obviously film study, how hard you work in the offseason in the weight room and things like that…I know I want to get stronger, I want to get smarter as far as the game goes, and I look forward to doing that in New England.

Q: What parts of the game do you feel you excel at and what parts do you feel you could improve at?

DB: I can improve in all aspects of my game. Like I said, I think I have good physical tools; I’m athletic. I can get stronger and I look forward to improving all of my game. Now it’s my profession, it’s my job, it’s all I have to do to make my livelihood. I’m looking forward to the challenge and I’m also looking forward to the opportunity.

Q: Is there anyone you model yourself after?

DB: Actually, I model myself after Asante Samuel. He [was] obviously a great Patriot and I model myself after him. I’ve been compared to him by a lot of DB coaches going around on my visits and workouts in the league, and hopefully I can have the same kind of success he had early in his career, the last couple years when he was a Patriot. Like I said, I know I have to work to get to that level, and I’m looking forward to putting in all of that work.

Q: Where are you in South Florida?

DB: I’m at the Westin Diplomat in Hollywood, Florida.

Q: Is there a lot of pride to be coming from UConn on what is probably the program’s most successful draft weekend ever?

DB: I’m very proud. All of us guys came in to college with a chip on our shoulders because we felt like we were a kind of overlooked. Actually, four of us got drafted today. Donald [Brown] went to the Colts in the first round. I went to the patriots. Will Beatty went to the Giants, and Cody [Brown] just got drafted to the Cardinals. Obviously, they have some more guys that are still waiting to get picked, but it’s a big day for UConn, especially as far as how high we got drafted. But we know this is just one step

Q: Have you thought at all about lining up across from Tom Brady in practice and what that might be like?

DB: I was actually talking about that with my brother. He was like ‘you know, you’re going to be doing these mini camps and training camp, and you’re going to be lining up with Tom Brady and Randy Moss, coming from playing whoever you played in college.’ It’s obviously going to be a big jump, but I feel like if I can prepare and play with those guys and just nitpick at whatever I can get from those guys, from their brains, then that’s the better for me.

Q: What do you have to do to hold your own against Randy Moss?

DB: Oh, man. We’ll see. We’ll see, because like I said, I’m a confident player and I’m confident in my abilities and I know I can get better. That’s my goal. I’m going against the best every day, so I’ve got to hold my own.

Q: How much did you talk to Willis McGahee during this process?

DB: A lot. Probably at least twice a week we just kind of talked, kind of seeing where I was at, where I was headed. He was actually supposed to make it [to my draft party]. He didn’t make it because of something medical, but he’s been great throughout this process. Willis, Tyvon Branch, he’s been great letting me know what’s coming and how it’s going to go, and also Donald Thomas. Both of those guys are here at my party and it was just a great day.

Q: Was there any advice that Willis gave you that stuck out?

DB: Just pretty much take care of what I can take care of. Just to take care of yourself because I can’t really control where I’m picked or what the media is saying. All I can control are my workouts, my interviews and things like that.

The New England Patriots got some offensive line help tonight when they took Houston Cougars offensive lineman Sebastian Vollmer with the 58th overall pick (2nd round).

UConn Huskies cornerback Darius Butler won’t have to go far to play in the NFL as the New England Patriots took him with the 41st overall pick (2nd round).

Butler will give them help at the cornerback position and could also provide some depth on kickoff and punt returns.

He is the 2nd UConn player drafted today. His teammate Donald Brown was selected 27th overall by the Indianapolis Colts. UConn offensive lineman Will Beatty is also expected to get drafted at some point today as well.

With the 40th overall pick (2nd round), the New England Patriots have selected defensive lineman Ron Brace from the Boston College Eagles.

The Patriots traded up to the 40th spot to get him with the Oakland Raiders their #47 and #124 and #199.