Opening jitters a normal starting point
Published 9/6/2008 by Barbara Matson, Globe Staff at Boston.com -- Football news
As the countdown to tomorrow's season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs creeps closer and closer to zero hour, the air in the Patriots' locker room grows thinner. Some players get jumpier, some retreat further into their headphones. Jitters supersede training camp fatigue as the wait drops to one day.
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