MICHELLE R. SMITH, Associated Press
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 1774 home in Providence's College Hill Historic District last month so that he can get to practice on time in a snowstorm. The home sits on Benefit Street, a hillside thoroughfare filled with colorful restored clapboard homes featured on countless postcards. Neighbors complain the carport is a blemish on the community's atmosphere.
Amendola declined to comment on the complaints, telling The Associated Press, "I'm not talking about that.