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Article: Return was worth wait for Caldwell
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- January 15, 2007
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NFL PLAYOFFS
SAN DIEGO - When Patriots wide receiver Reche Caldwell gripped the
football for the first time midway through the first quarter
yesterday, for a 3-yard gain, the boos boomed loud and clear through
Qualcomm Stadium.
The former Charger was not well received by the home crowd, a fact
that couldn't have bothered the fifth-year player less.
"I can't even hear the crowd," said Caldwell, who had seven
receptions for 80 yards and a touchdown in the Patriots' 24-21 win.
"I'm just trying to do what I have to do to get this team to win."
Caldwell was the Chargers' second-round pick in the 2002 draft out
of Florida. In four years with San Diego, Caldwell caught 76 passes
for 950 yards with ...