Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
Professional athletes usually choose to hit the mute button in their minds to block out the boos of a fickle fandom. But cornerback Ellis Hobbs had the volume turned up Sunday, when the Patriots were booed - and abandoned - by the fed-up Foxborough Faithful during a shocking 38-13 loss to the Miami Dolphins.
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
"It doesn't hurt," Hobbs said. "It amazes me how people react. You would think that this organization hasn't won as much as they have and been successful in the years that they have, and it's a testament to how spoiled they are where expectations are that high that we're not allowed a bad game."
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 09/21/2008
Ellis Hobbs provided the spark with an 81-yard kick-off return after Miami scored a TD to take a 28-6 lead to put the Patriots in good field position. It then took 7 plays to get in the endzone, with Cassel throwing a TD pass to Jabar Gaffney on 4th and 2 to make it 28-13. [...]
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
The Damon Huard-led Chiefs drove down the field to score a touchdown on a reception by Dwayne Bowe. Ellis Hobbs answered that score with a 47-yd kick-off return. However, the Pats’ drive stalled and Cassel was sacked outside of field goal range. The Patriots have since punted, giving the Cheifs the ball back with a [...]
PatsBlog: A Patriots Blog (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
The Patriots have made a major move towards improving their secondary by signing free agent cornerback Deltha O’Neal to a contract this morning. O’Neal will be thrust into a cornerback corps that includes Ellis Hobbs, Terrence Wheatley, Jonathan Wilhite, and Lewis Sanders. At his press conference, Bill Belichick had this to say on O’Neal: “He is [...]
The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
Filed under: Patriots , NFL Free Agency The New England Patriots' secondary is a bit of a question mark right now, with a depth chart that shows Ellis Hobbs and Terrence Wheatley as the starters at cornerback. But starting strong safety Rodney Harrison tells John Tomase of the Boston Herald that he wouldn't mind bringing back a name from the past to provide depth at cornerback: Ty Law: "Hey, Ty knows...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
The Pats received a quick personnel boost today when WR WesWelker and CB Ellis Hobbs were removed from the PUP list and returned to practice. As Brent mentioned earlier, Welker’s presence on the field is key to the offense being successful, and Pats fans can let out a sigh of relief with his return. Apparently, [...]
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
FOXBOROUGH - The careers of cornerback Ellis Hobbs and wide receiver Wes Welker are intertwined. They were both considered too small to succeed in the NFL, and they both spend every day and every play determined to prove naysayers wrong.
SOX & Dawgs (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
The New England Patriots have removed WR Wes Welker, CB Ellis Hobbs and ILB Bo Ruud off of the physically unable to perform (PUP) list and all three were on the practice field on Saturday. Hobbs had off season surgery and possibly needed some additional recovery time. Welker reportedly had a groin injury while there aren’t any known reasons [...]
SI.com (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
Training camps have begun in earnest around the NFL and virtually every team has some starting jobs that are up for grabs. The left guard spot is available in Green Bay. There is competition for the starting cornerback job opposite Ellis Hobbs in New England. But nothing draws the interest of the fans and media like a quarterback competition. Heck, even the players have a special interest in finding...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Patriots cornerback Ellis Hobbs , recovering from February left shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum and March surgery on a sports hernia, stopped short of saying yesterday that he would be on the field for the start of training camp in late July, but indicated that there have been no setbacks.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
Patriots cornerback Ellis Hobbs , who had surgery in February to repair a torn labrum in his shoulder, underwent a second offseason surgery in March to address a sports hernia, according to a league source.
NFL Scores (Free subscription) | 02/20/2008
Coughlin, Giants negotiating four-year deal There appears to be little suspense regarding Tom Coughlin's coaching status with the New York Giants, thanks to the Super Bowl championship he helped deliver. Patriots' Hobbs played hurt in Super Bowl More than Ellis Hobbs's pride was wounded when he was beaten by New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress for the deciding
The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | 02/19/2008
Filed under: Patriots , NFL Fans , NFL Injuries , Super Bowl Huh. This is interesting. Patriots cornerback Ellis Hobbs -- you know, the guy who was in single coverage on Plaxico Burress on the Super Bowl-deciding touchdown -- apparently played with a torn labrum. A day later, Michael David Smith wrote that Hobbs would have surgery for a sports hernia and groin injury suffered earlier in the season....
The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | 02/05/2008
Filed under: NY Giants , Patriots , NFL Injuries , Boston , Super Bowl , New York Patriots cornerback Ellis Hobbs will undergo surgery this week for a sports hernia and groin injury suffered earlier in the season, Alex Marvez of Fox Sports is reporting . That raises a few questions. First, if this injury was suffered earlier in the season, why wasn't Hobbs listed on the Patriots' Super Bowl injury...
