Flutie looks to be Brady's backup [View All]

(Good grief; he's 42!)

FOXBOROUGH, Mass., Aug. 19 — If Doug Flutie hasn't already locked up the backup quarterback job on the New England Patriots, this week should do the trick.

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The Patriots have an extra day of practice between Thursday night's preseason home opener against New Orleans and their next game, against the Green Bay Packers on Friday night. For Belichick, a fanatic about making the most of practice time, it's a good opportunity to work on some things that haven't come up yet.

Flutie, of course, needs no introduction to the end-of-game dramatics. He is best known for a last-second launch to help Boston College beat Miami in 1984, the year he won the Heisman Trophy.

That was a long time ago, and Flutie has traveled to the USFL, the CFL and four NFL teams before returning to the Patriots for a second stint. Now 42, he signed this offseason to back up Tom Brady, a two-time Super Bowl MVP.

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