JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Their dreams converged on Nov. 7 in St. Louis. Earthwind Moreland and Randall Gay, two young players just hoping to hook on, suddenly were playing significant minutes in the secondary of the defending champion New England Patriots. This was not a brilliant hunch by coach Bill Belichick. (Full article: 976 words)

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