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A key piece of the New England Patriots offense is now retired. Longtime fullback and seven-year NFL veteran James Develin announced his retirement via his Instagram. Develin, who joined the Patriots in 2012 as a member of their practice squad, has been the team’s starting fullback for the last six seasons. The reason for Develin’s […]

The New England Patriots have a big question mark under center right now, but that doesn’t mean they are going to turn to Cam Newton to try and solve those problems. According to Jeff Howe of The Athletic, the Patriots have not shown any interest in signing Newton, who hit the free-agent market after being […]

The New England Patriots drafted tight end Dalton Keene 101st overall in the third round and it seems Bill Belichick is already drooling over the ways he can add him to the offense. Belichick loves players who can do more than one thing, which makes Keene a perfect first for the team. The New England […]

The New England Patriots haven’t had the greatest last couple of months. It all started in the playoffs of the 2019 NFL season. After going 12-4 in the regular season, New England lost in the Wild Card round to the Tennessee Titans. Then Tom Brady announced he was not going to retire. However, he ended up […]

The New England Patriots have been active in the post-2020 NFL Draft haze, recently adding undrafted tight end Jake Burt from Boston College with a deal that pays him a guaranteed $80,000. As Adam Schefter of ESPN notes, the contract is one of the largest for any undrafted tight ends on the market. Burt, who […]

The New England Patriots sputtered offensively in 2019, especially at the wide receiver position. Despite the lack of production a season ago, Bill Belichick complimented New England’s current group of wide receivers. “We’ll see how all of that goes,” Belichick said in a video conference call after the draft. “I’m sure that our young players […]

The New England Patriots decided not to select a quarterback in the 2020 NFL Draft, but they’ve added another undrafted quarterback. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, New England is signing Michigan State quarterback Brian Lewerke. Michigan State QB Brian Lewerke, an undrafted free agent, is signing with the Patriots, per his agent @MikeMcCartney7. — Adam […]

The Green Bay Packers’ decision to draft Utah State quarterback Jordan Love was arguably the most shocking decision of the 2020 NFL Draft. While it is true Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers will be 37 later this year, the Packers are coming off an NFC Championship berth despite the fact they had limited receiving options for […]

The 2020 NFL draft is complete, and like the first couple of days, there were some big surprises. There were some players drafted in the fifth round that some thought would only get a look as an undrafted free agent. There were players who fell down boards, and there were some teams who passed up […]

Throughout the 2020 NFL Draft, everyone was curious to see if the New England Patriots would select a quarterback, just for them not to take one. Following the draft, Bill Belichick spoke out on New England not drafting a quarterback. “If we feel like we find the right situation, we’ll certainly draft them. We’ve drafted […]

The 2020 NFL Draft is officially over, which means we can start analyzing each team’s weekend. It’s always fun to try and determine who had the best drafts, and who fell flat on their face. So today, we’re going to try to decide who the five biggest losers of the 2020 NFL Draft were. Just […]

As the first of two tight ends selected in the 2020 NFL Draft, UCLA tight end Devin Asiasi now will be joining the New England Patriots. In an attempt to try and replace the production that was vacated by the trade of Rob Gronkowski to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Asiasi will be asked to take […]

The New England Patriots traded up again to draft a tight end, selecting Virginia Tech’s Dalton Keene 101st overall in the 2020 NFL Draft after sending three picks to the rival New York Jets. Per NBC Sports’ Albert Breer, the Jets have traded the 101st overall selection to New England in exchange for picks No. […]

The New England Patriots have addressed their need at tight end. After agreeing to a trade with the Las Vegas Raiders, the Pats have traded up in the third round to grab UCLA  TE Devin Asiasi with the 91st overall pick. Per ESPN’s Field Yates, the Raiders traded picks No. 91 and 159 to New […]

As the fifth selection of the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft at No. 37 overall, the New England Patriots selected safety Kyle Dugger from Division-II school Lenoir-Rhyne. Even with having Patrick Chung and Devin McCourty as the team’s starting safeties, adding Dugger is a huge get for the Patriots’ defense, especially with how […]

The New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens have agreed on a draft-day trade. The Patriots are trading its No. 71 (third round), and 98 (third round) picks to the Ravens. In exchange, the Ravens are trading its No. 60 and No. 129 picks to the Patriots, according to ESPN’S Field Yates. The Patriots used […]

Changes keep a-coming in Foxborough as the New England Patriots appear to have a new head coach and general manager. It’s a dog. Longtime Patriots coach and executive Bill Belichick had his dog spotted sitting by his laptop at the table when shown on screen during the 2020 NFL Draft—conducted virtually by the league while […]

Heading into the 2020 NFL draft all the talk was about all the trades that could happen during the first round. It took a while for the first trade to happen, but four did end up happening. Let’s break down the four trades, and the grade for each team involved. Follow the rest of the […]

What if we told you that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers ended up finishing his career with the New England Patriots? Wait… don’t leave yet! The Green Bay Packers made a splash when they traded up in the 2020 NFL Draft to take Utah State quarterback Jordan Love with the 26th overall pick. There […]

Former New England Patriots wide receiver Aaron Dobson hasn’t played in the NFL since 2015, but it sounds like even if the Pats offered him another contract he wouldn’t come back. Dobson went on a Twitter rant on Thursday night trashing almost everything about the organization. “Some of the conversations I had about me not […]

The Bear is coming out to play once again. New England Patriots center David Andrews will be making his NFL return as stated on his Instagram post Thursday evening. “I’m excited that I’ll have the opportunity to play the game I love again. When and whatever the NFL season looks like, I’m just thankful that […]

The Los Angeles Chargers hope this was worth it. After being in the limelight for two decades, the New England Patriots are finally – one could argue – rebuilding after being unceremoniously ousted in the first weekend of the NFL Playoffs last season and then losing franchise icon Tom Brady to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers […]

One major reason former New England Patriots star tight end Rob Gronkowski retired following the 2018 NFL season—only to come back this week when the Pats traded the WWE wrestler to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to reunite with quarterback Tom Brady—was an injury he suffered during Super Bowl LIII, the Patriots’ sixth title in 20 […]

Former New England Patriots star tight end Rob Gronkowski ended his silence on this week’s stunning trade to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, thanking the organization and fans as he heads to Florida to reunite after one year of retirement with ex-Pats quarterback Tom Brady. https://www.instagram.com/p/B_VbOXvBTBk/ Gronkowski was traded to the Buccaneers alongside a seventh-round draft […]

The New England Patriots got some much-needed wide receiver help before the 2020 NFL Draft by bringing in Marqise Lee according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Patriots are signing former Jaguars’ WR Marqise Lee to a one-year contract, per source. Trade a TE, land a WR. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 23, 2020 Lee was […]

Even for the New England Patriots, they too have fallen into a trap of drafting some players that have turned out to be busts in their NFL careers. And with the news of Tom Brady signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Rob Gronkowski being traded to follow Brady to the state of Florida, what […]

Former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is a three-time Super Bowl Champion and a sure-fire choice for enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Despite all of the winning and accolades, Gronk also encountered a slew of significant injuries en route to ultimately deciding to retire from the NFL at the age […]

Former New England Patriots and current Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady battled it out with former Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning time and time again. After all, the tandem of future Pro Football Hall of Fame signal-callers literally made a career out of owning the AFC. Now, with Manning well into […]

NFL legend and Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre has apparently encouraged new Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady to change teams this offseason. “I spoke to Tom briefly at the Super Bowl,” Brett Favre said Wednesday on SiriusXM NFL Radio, via NBC Sports’ Pro Football Talk. “They did the Top 100 and […]

Former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is now officially a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. However, the future Pro Football Hall of Fame pass-catcher has a few things going on at the moment as rejoining the professional ranks of the NFL is only one of his current responsibilities. On the other hand, […]

The general consensus around the New England Patriots’ success over the last two decades is that, although Tom Brady may very well be the greatest quarterback of all time, he likely wouldn’t be where he is today without Patriots head coach Bill Belichick. However, former Patriots cornerback Asante Samuel is going against the grain. The […]

Former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is coming out of retirement to join forces with his former quarterback Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Whereas Brady’s (in hindsight) imminent departure last month was the subject of much tension and speculation, Gronkowski was both complimentary and straightforward in his view of what it […]

The New England Patriots are entering a new era, and no one knows how it’s going to turn out. Gone is Tom Brady, who spent the last couple of decades leading the Patriots to six Super Bowl championships, nine Super Bowl appearances and 17 AFC East division titles. Brady left snowy New England for the […]

The writing has been on the wall for the looming departure of New England Patriots guard Joe Thuney this offseason. There remains plenty of speculation regarding when the Patriots would be able to pull off a trade. New England would ideally like to get it done before the 2020 NFL Draft in their efforts to […]

Former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski shocked the NFL world on Tuesday (April 21) when he decided to un-retire and join the Tampa Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Back in the NFL after a year absence, Gronkowski announced his return in a way only he could. As only @RobGronkowski can do just got voice message […]

The New England Patriots were among the teams to display a new set of uniforms for the upcoming season. Shortly after New England unveiled their new threads, Stephon Gilmore reacted to the new uniforms on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/B_NhfzfDjlR/?utm_source=ig_embed The new uniforms for the Patriots are part of their slight rebranding for the 2020 season and beyond. […]

From the New England Patriots to retirement to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, veteran NFL tight end Rob Gronkowski is officially back in the mix. Currently in the process of being traded from the heralded Patriots to the revamped Buccaneers en route to once again teaming up with future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady, “Gronk” […]

The New England Patriots decided to trade Rob Gronkowski to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Tuesday, reuniting him with Tom Brady. While Gronkowski and Brady will be playing together again, Julian Edelman unfollowed and then followed Brady on Instagram. Of course, in today’s society, everyone ran to social media to see the reactions from the […]

San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch is certainly not afraid to speak his mind while this has remained the case throughout this offseason. Furthering such a notion this week, Lynch admitted that the 49ers did indeed consider pursuing former New England Patriots and current Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady in free agency earlier […]