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AFC Championship Game thanks to a dominating performance against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. But while the team’s performance on game day was impressive N'Keal Harry New England Patriots Jersey , the preparation leading up to the divisional round matchup certainly also played an essential role in the win. As a result of their work, six men received practice player of the week honors.Four of the six players honored this week also were part of the group of practice players after the Patriots’ regular season finale against the New York Jets: wideout Damoun Patterson and defenders Calvin Munson, Trent Harris and Obi Melifonwu were both recognized for the role they played helping New England prepare for its 16th game of the year — and now again for the 17th.Patterson, a taller receiver at 6’2, likely helped the Patriots’ defensive backfield for the tall weapons on the Chargers’ roster. Munson and Harris, meanwhile, might have emulated Los Angeles’ dangerous pass rushing duo of Melvin Ingram and Joey Bosa, while Melifonwu likely helped prepare for the team’s quarters package.The two new players listed today, backup quarterback Brian Hoyer and offensive lineman Ted Karras, probably helped their teammates prepare for L.A. passer Philip Rivers and the players lining up in front of him. New England’s defense certainly looked well prepared going against the Pro Bowler and the linemen blocking for him.Week 1: DL Trent Harris, OL James Ferentz, DB Keion Crossen Cheap N'Keal Harry Jersey , DL Geneo Grissom, DL Deatrich Wise Jr., DB J.C. JacksonWeek 7: RB Kenneth Farrow, WR Cordarrelle Patterson, OL James Ferentz, DB Nate Ebner, DL Frank HerronWeek 8: LB Calvin Munson, DL Derek Rivers, DB David Jones, WR Cordarrelle Patterson, OL Ted KarrasWeek 9: DE Trent Harris, WR Phillip Dorsett Womens N'Keal Harry Jersey , TE Stephen Anderson, QB Brian Hoyer, DT Frank Herron, LB Calvin Munson, SS David Jones, CB J.C. JacksonWeek 10: RB Rex Burkhead, WR Phillip Dorsett, QB Danny Etling, SS Obi Melifonwu, WR Damoun Patterson, DE Ufomba KamaluWeek 13: TE Stephen Anderson, CB Duke Dawson Red N'Keal Harry Jersey , DE Trent Harris, DT Frank Herron, OL Ted Karras, LB Calvin Munson, WR Damoun Patterson, DE Derek Rivers, DE Ufomba KamaluWeek 16: CB Duke Dawson, RB Rex Burkhead, OL James Ferentz, QB Brian Hoyer, DE Trent Harris, DE Derek RiversWeek 17: DE Trent Harris 2019 N'Keal Harry Jersey , WR Damoun Patterson, TE Stephen Anderson, QB Danny Etling, SS Obi Melifonwu, LB Calvin Munson, DT Frank Herron ...Sunday news dump?"WhitePatriots News Opinion and Analysis Contribute! FanPostsFanShotsAbout the Site List of Patriots Twitter AccountsWrite For Pats Pulpit!New User Welcome and Commenting GuideCommunity GuidelinesMastheadTopics Patriots Off-Season CoveragePatriots Opinion/AnalysisPatriots NewsPatriots Draft CoverageSportfolio ManagementPatriots TE Ben Watson announces he’s suspended for the first 4 games of the 2019 seasonNew,95comments...Sunday news dump?EDTShareTweetShareSharePatriots TE Ben Watson announces he’s suspended for the first 4 games of the 2019 seasonRobert Deutsch-USA TODAY SportsEditor’s note: any typos within may be attributed to Memorial Day Weekend activities and/or that part of everyone that sees news like this and their first reaction is OH COME ON, MAN.Author’s note: if you’d like to continue enjoying your Memorial Day weekend, maybe just save this one until Tuesday morning when you’re slogging through emails or thinking about skipping class.Patriots tight end and all-around good guy Ben Watson just dropped the news that he will spend the first four games of the 2019 NFL season...not on the field, because he’ll be suspended for testing positive for a banned substance.Rather than wait for the NFL to drop the news and make excuses later, Watson explained what went down on his Facebook page on Sunday, and it goes something like this:(We’ll just quote the whole thing N'Keal Harry NFL Draft , because if he thought it was important enough, cherry-picking quotes seems like a disservice)The “in spite of the circumstances” part in particular jumps out; Belichick & co knew that Watson was staring down a suspension and decided it wasA) worth signing Ben anyway, andB) given that they signed Ben well after the draft was over, they’re OK going into the season with the tight end depth chart as it was before he signed.Also, according to NESN, Watson says he won’t appeal the suspension.We’ll update this post with more deets if/when they’re available.