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Bill Belichick on why Trent Brown didn't play in Week 17
Bill Belichick did not have much to say about left tackle Trent Brown being a healthy scratch for Sunday's loss, but the words that he used said quite a lot.
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Matthew Geagan is a sports writer and producer for CBS Boston. He has been part of the WBZ sports team for nearly 20 years, starting as a TV intern during his summer breaks at Quinnipiac University before spending six years cutting highlights as a sports producer on WBZ-TV. He moved over to the web in 2012 and has covered all the highs (and a few lows) in Boston sports.
Bill Belichick did not have much to say about left tackle Trent Brown being a healthy scratch for Sunday's loss, but the words that he used said quite a lot.
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