Since it will take 9 to 12 months for the improvements to be made, we felt it would be unfair to make seniors and graduate students pay (since they) won't be here.

One of our utmost concerns is making sure that any parking structure we design will blend in with the existing area that it goes in.

The fee will help us to do what everyone wants: improve parking and transit.

We're already faster than we were at this same point of last year's season. It will only make Patriots this year even better than the last.

To what level will he be at when he comes in here? I don't know that. I know this - he is very diligent about wanting to get started. He's chomping at the bit to try to get us to give him bits and pieces so he can get going.

I'm disappointed that he will not be able to compete for a job on the starting staff. The main thing now is for him to get this thing taken care of. [Hopefully he can] come out of the surgery OK, rehab it and get back as soon as he can.