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He’s 42 years old and still going strong. BetOnline.ag, via The Athletic’s Jon Machota, has New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady with the fourth-best odds to win 2019 NFL MVP. He sits behind the Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes, Philadelphia Eagles’ Carson Wentz, Cleveland Browns’ Baker Mayfield, and New Orleans Saints’ Drew Brees to win […]

Antonio Brown has had a roller coaster offseason and more drama than any player in recent NFL history. After requesting a trade from the Pittsburgh Steelers early in the offseason, Brown was shipped to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for a third and fifth-round pick. Now, his future in Oakland is looking shaky. First off, […]

The New England Patriots are coming off of a 2018 campaign in which they won their sixth Super Bowl championship, and now, heading into 2019, they are considered Super Bowl favorites once again. The Patriots didn’t have a very busy offseason, and if anything, they actually lost some pieces, as tight end Rob Gronkowski retired […]

Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are coming off yet another Super Bowl win, but the legendary quarterback isn’t satisfied. The 42-year-old is back for another year under center, and he’s on the verge of accomplishing something unprecedented. If Brady can make it through the entire year without missing a game, he’ll become the […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense sustained a rather crushing blow this offseason, as the team traded away star wide receiver Antonio Brown. A seven-time Pro Bowler, Brown has long been one of the best wide outs in the NFL, so his loss will hurt the passing game, regardless of how much of a knucklehead he was […]

The New England Patriots had a breakout star this preseason in the form of undrafted wide receiver Jakobi Meyers. Meyers burst onto the scene immediately, putting up big numbers in the first week of the preseason. In that game, the receiver racked up six receptions for 69 yards and two touchdowns. Meyers didn’t stop there […]

New England Patriots wideout N’Keal Harry has not exactly gotten off to a great start, as he will begin his rookie season on the injured reserve list as a result of an ankle injury he suffered during his first preseason game. But he is maintaining a positive attitude on the situation and has taken to […]

The New England Patriots have some of the deepest pool of talent in the wide receiver position. Demaryius Thomas is one of the talented players that will be donning the Pats jersey this season, but Bill Belichick is still unsure about the 31-year-old’s capabilities. The long-time head coach for New England appeared on Ordway, Merloni […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have a tough season opener against the New England Patriots, and fans can still remember the disaster that happened the last time they met in Week 1. However, head coach Mike Tomlin believes that the team will be able to do fine. The team was plagued with technical issues: their headsets stopped […]

Rob Gronkowski is retired. The former New England Patriot is now moving in a world where he doesn’t have to pad up and prepare to get taken down by 250-lb defensive backs. However, questions about the possibility of him returning to the Pats didn’t stop hounding him. Since he was so successful as Tom Brady’s […]

The New England Patriots have done some major re-tooling with their receiving corps heading into the 2019 NFL season. Head coach Bill Belichick is now focused on building the chemistry between them and quarterback Tom Brady. According to Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk, Belichick is putting an emphasis on developing the rapport in the […]

With the 2019 NFL season set to begin, it appears the New England Patriots are looking to secure some potential depth in the secondary with safety Su’a Cravens. According to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, brought in Cravens for a workout on Tuesday: This is an interesting one: The Patriots worked out former Redskins second-round […]

Rob Gronkowski still hasn’t completely closed the door on resuming his football career in the future. If Tom Brady has any aspirations of his former favorite target returning to the field soon, the New England Patriots quarterback now knows exactly how to convince him. During an appearance on “The Adam Schefter Podcast,” a laughing Gronkowski […]

The last time Tom Brady faced the Pittsburgh Steelers, he was in the middle of his supposed “cliff” last December, as he threw a pivotal interception in what ended up being a 17-10 loss. Now, nine months later, Brady has added another Super Bowl ring to his ever-growing collection, and he will be facing a […]

Rob Gronkowksi hasn’t completely closed the door on resuming his football career down the line. And if he ultimately elects to return to the NFL, the New England Patriots icon will be all the better off for his time spent away from the game. During an appearance on HBO’s The Shop, Gronkowski shed light on why […]

New England Patriots quarterback Jarrett Stidham beat out Brian Hoyer for the backup quarterback job, but “can’t speak highly enough” about him, even though they only spent a few years together. Stidham said even though the two guys were competing for the same job, Hoyer was doing everything to try and help him adjust to […]

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster is coming off of a tremendous 2018 campaign in which he hauled in 111 receptions for 1,426 yards and seven touchdowns, but he did that as the No. 2 receiver. Antonio Brown was the Steelers’ No. 1 wideout for each of Smith-Schuster’s first two seasons in the NFL, but […]

Former New England Patriots quarterback Brian Hoyer didn’t play a lot while with the team, but he was still a huge part of the locker room and a big influence on future Hall of Famer Tom Brady. During an appearance on WEEI, Brady said it was difficult when he found out the news the team […]

The New England Patriots are set to open up the 2019 NFL season on Sunday night at home against the Pittsburgh Steelers. After winning the Super Bowl last season, the Patriots are looking to add yet another ring to the legacy of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. They have to feel good about the roster […]

Following the unforeseen retirement of Andrew Luck last month, the Indianapolis Colts had no choice but to instill their confidence in Jacoby Brissett. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Brissett is signing a two-year extension with the Colts. The #Colts and QB Jacoby Brissett have agreed to terms on a 2-year extension worth $30M, source […]

The New England Patriots have re-signed wide receiver Demaryius Thomas just two days after releasing him, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. It’s a one-year contract. When the Patriots cut Thomas on Saturday, there always seemed to be a chance he would return, and with New England placing rookie wideout N’Keal Harry on the injured […]

If N’Keal Harry is going to make a significant contribution to the New England Patriots, it won’t be until the second half of the season. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Patriots have placed the rookie wide receiver on the injured reserve list due to an ankle injury, meaning Harry won’t be able to […]

The NFL is finally back. Well, almost. The first game of the 2019 regular season is Thursday’s matchup between the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers. However, let’s focus on another game from the NFL’s opening weekend. The New England Patriots will play host to the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday night. The game features two […]

The NFL is handing out fines for plays that occurred during the preseason. Among them, Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid was fined $10,527 for a late hit he had on New England Patriots tight end Ben Watson per Tom Pelissero. #Panthers S Eric Reid was fined $10,527 for his late hit that injured #Patriots TE […]

On cut-down day, the New England Patriots released backup quarterback Brian Hoyer in favor of rookie Jarrett Stidham. The move was considered surprising, as instead of a veteran behind Tom Brady, the Patriots will have a rookie attempting to soak up knowledge from the greatest to ever do it. But, Hoyer’s time in New England […]

The defending champion New England Patriots were dealt a significant blow on Saturday when it was revealed that center David Andrews would miss the entire 2019 season after being placed on injured reserve. Andrews was hospitalized last week due to the formation of blood clots in his lungs, making the decision to sideline the veteran […]

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has never been an open book, so to speak. He rarely speaks on internal team matters, and he often simplifies as much as possible. So when Belichick said that rookie wide receiver N’Keal Harry is “getting better,” it should hardly come as a surprise: On N'Keal Harry, Belichick […]

Cut day is always pretty interesting in the NFL. There are bound to be at least a few surprises as teams cut their roster down to 53 before the start of the regular season. This year, one of the biggest surprises came from the New England Patriots. On Saturday, it was announced that the Patriots […]

Veteran running back LeSean McCoy was a casualty of roster cuts on Saturday when the Buffalo Bills released him. In some of the least shocking news of the day. though, McCoy is already generating some heavy interest from a number of teams. It appears that the New England Patriots and his former team, the Philadelphia […]

The New England Patriots were bracing for the worst when it came to David Andrews this season. According to Field Yates of ESPN, New England has placed Andrews on injured reserve, effectively ending his season. The Patriots have released veteran WR Demaryius Thomas and placed C David Andrews on IR, per league source. Cameron Meredith […]

The New England Patriots decided to make veteran wideout Demaryius Thomas one of their roster cuts on Saturday. However, New England is likely going to attempt to bring Thomas back to the team in the near future, per Karen Guregian of the Boston Herald. It's very likely the Patriots will use Demaryius Thomas' roster spot […]

The New England Patriots are cutting their roster down to 53 players and have made a major move. According to a report from Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the Patriots have released veteran wide receiver Demaryius Thomas. Source: The #Patriots are releasing WR Demaryius Thomas, who flashed in the fourth preseason game. He’s still […]

The New England Patriots are releasing quarterback Brian Hoyer, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports. The move means the team will carry in two quarterbacks into 2019 in Tom Brady and rookie Jarrett Stidham. Originally, it was speculated that Hoyer would remain on the Patriots as the team’s primary backup to Brady. But, that changed when […]

The New England Patriots are making the final cuts to complete the team that will get a seventh Super Bowl in the Tom Brady era. The latest casualty from Belichick’s hammer is Braxton Berrios. Adam Schefter of ESPN broke the news through Twitter: Patriots waiving WR Braxton Berrios, per source. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August […]

Josh Gordon made his return to the football field on Thursday night, playing in his first actual game since a suspension ended his 2018 campaign last December. It was the latest in a series of drug-related suspensions for the wide receiver that have limited him to just 22 games since his monster 2013 season in […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are set to take on the defending champion New England Patriots on Sunday Night Football in Week 1 NFL action. While the two teams are bitter rivals, the landscape has changed quite a bit. No longer are the Steelers going up against the Patriots with tons of star power, as both Antonio […]

Tight end Rob Gronkowski formally announced his retirement from the NFL on March 24th. Yet despite doing so, many presumed that wasn’t the end of the former New England Patriots superstar’s football career. Those holding out hope that Gronkowski could soon return to the field will be excited to learn that he’s still in football […]

The New England Patriots are acquiring veteran center Russell Bodine from the Buffalo Bills for a sixth-round pick, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. A rare in-division trade: Bills are trading C Russell Bodine to the New England Patriots, sources tell @Marcel_LJ and me. Bodine is the third OL the Patriots have traded for this week. […]

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady had an up-and-down regular season in 2018 to the point where some wondered if a serious decline had finally begun after a couple of rough outings during the second half of the year. But Brady ultimately rebounded and led the Patriots to their sixth Super Bowl championship, once again […]