Article: Return was worth wait for Caldwell

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 ...

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