Patriots player’s carport rankles in historic neighborhood

January 6, 2016 4:31 pm

By The Associated Press

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) _ New England Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola is catching grief from his neighbors over a temporary carport.

Amendola erected the metal structure behind his historic home last month so that he can get to practice on time in a snowstorm. Neighbors complain it is a blemish on the community’s historic atmosphere.

Amendola declined to talk about the complaints. He is renting the 5-bedroom, 3,500-square-foot home and applied to the city last month for permission to erect the carport for the duration of the season. It is supposed to come down in February.

In the meantime, neighbors see an eyesore.