New England Patriots

Aqib Talib - #31 - CB

Status	Active
Height/Weight	6' 1"/ 205 lbs.
Birthday	02/13/1986
Birthplace	Richardson, TX
College	Kansas
Years played	6
Drafted	2008, 1st round, 20th pick by Buccaneers

2012 STATS

Tack	FF	Int
19	0	1

Kraft still optimistic about football in 2011Posted March 12, 2011 @ 4:29 p.m. ET
Patriots owner Robert Kraft released a statement on Saturday showing optimism that football will be played in 2011 despite the current NFL lockout.

Light moves up Patriots' priority listPosted March 12, 2011 @ 8:34 a.m. ET
When a new Collective Bargaining Agreement is struck and free agency can  begin, the Patriots have one notable player left to attempt and  re-sign: OLT Matt Light. And we hear the veteran could get more than a one-year deal.

Report: Patriots S Meriweather accused of being involved in shootingPosted March 10, 2011 @ 11:23 a.m. ET
Two shooting victims have accused Patriots S Brandon Meriweather of  allegedly shooting them in Florida during a fight on Feb. 27.
Supreme Court won't review 'Spygate' casePosted March 07, 2011 @ 12:40 p.m. ET
The Supreme Court will not review a decision to throw out a lawsuit stemming from the Patriots' 2007 "Spygate" scandal.

Patriots positional analysis: specialistsPosted March 07, 2011 @ 10:34 a.m. ET
This is the last in a series of position-by-position looks at the  Patriots' personnel entering the 2011 offseason. Today, we analyze New  England's specialists.

Patriots positional analysis: Defensive backsPosted March 04, 2011 @ 11:15 a.m. ET
This is the eighth in a series of position-by-position looks at the  Patriots' personnel entering the 2011 offseason. Today, we analyze New  England's defensive backs.

Patriots tender Green-Ellis, Page and ArringtonPosted March 03, 2011 @ 7:11 p.m. ET
The Patriots made their tender offers official on Thursday, offering  contracts to restricted free-agent RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis and S  Jarrad Page, as well as CB Kyle Arrington, an exclusive-rights free agent.
Patriots OG Neal files retirement papersPosted March 02, 2011 @ 6:18 p.m. ET
Patriots OG Stephen Neal has retired, ending his 10-year career.

Report: Green-Ellis receives second-round tenderPosted March 02, 2011 @ 5:05 p.m. ET
The Patriots tendered RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis at a second-round level, his agent Roosevelt Barnes told PFW correspondent and Boston Herald writer Ian Rapoport.

Patriots positional analysis: LinebackersPosted March 02, 2011 @ 10:30 a.m. ET
This is the seventh in a series of position-by-position looks at the  Patriots' personnel entering the 2011 offseason. Today, we analyze New  England's LB situation.

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PLAYER NEWS

Posted March 16, 2013

The New England Patriots have released receiver Brandon Lloyd and re-signed defensive backs Aqib Talib, Kyle Arrington and Adrian Wilson.||||||| Talib was acquired by New England in a trade with Tampa Bay on Nov. 1 for a 2013 fourth-round draft pick. He started in five of six games for New England after the trade and had 19 tackles and an interception that he returned 59 yards for a touchdown.

Posted Dec. 10, 2012

Talib has left Monday night's game against the Houston Texans with a hip injury.||||||| The Patriots say Talib is questionable to return.

Posted Nov. 15, 2012

Talib says he just wants to get up to speed for his first game with the New England Patriots. The cornerback obtained from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to help the Patriots shaky secondary is eligible to play Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts after completing a four-game suspension for violating the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances.||||||| Talib said on Thursday he did his best to stay in shape and is just trying to learn the system. When asked if he has been mischaracterized for off-field problems, he said that what happened in the past is in the past. He was first suspended for the 2010 season opener for violating the league's personal-conduct policy following his altercation with a St. Petersburg cab driver during training camp in August 2009.

Posted Nov. 01, 2012

According to the Buccaneers' website, the Buccaneers sent CB Aqib Talib to New England along with an extra seventh-round pick and got a 2013 fourth-round pick back.||||||| Talib, who was in his fifth season in Tampa Bay, was due to become an unrestricted free agent in 2013.

Posted Oct. 13, 2012

Talib will miss the upcoming game against Buffalo (3-5) on Sunday while serving the final game of a four-game suspension he received for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances.||||||| He said at the time of the suspension that he took an Adderall pill without a prescription "around the beginning of training camp."

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