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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 […]

New England Patriots wide receiver Josh Gordon was reinstated by the NFL earlier this month, but head coach Bill Belichick is not sure if Gordon will play in the season opener next week: “We haven’t even started the gameplan for the Steelers yet,” Belichick said of Gordon’s status for the Patriots’ Week 1 matchup, according […]

The New England Patriots have traded cornerback Duke Dawson to the Denver Broncos, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Dawson, who played his collegiate football at the University of Florida, was originally selected by the Patriots in the second round (56th pick overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. However, at the beginning of his […]

After being suspended by the NFL yet again last December, it looked like Josh Gordon’s career might be over. However, the New England Patriots wide receiver was surprisingly reinstated by the league this summer, and now, he’ll get to join his comrades for Week 1. This is enormous news for the Patriots, who were getting […]

Usually in the final preseason game, teams will not play their starters and rest them for week one. But the Patriots aren’t that sort of team. Although they didn’t play the starters like Tom Brady and the McCourty twins, they still played the likes of Julian Edelman. This move almost turned into a disaster as […]

The New England Patriots came up short in the preseason finale. Fortunately, they were able to get their first look at wide receiver Demaryius Thomas in some real action. Thomas was able to suit up for the first time since he suffered a torn Achilles last season. According to Mark Daniels of the Providence Journal, […]

The preseason is usually a time for the NFL’s biggest stars to warm up in their pads before the actual season begins. That’s exactly what Tom Brady and Julian Edelman did during their preseason loss to the New York Giants. They stretched. They did yoga. All while wearing full gear. The Checkdown caught the moment […]

With the NFL’s final preseason games already underway, there’s little to no point for teams to play their starters. However, the New England Patriots have tapped Josh Gordon, Demaryius Thomas and Julian Edelman to play against the New York Giants on All three wideouts were on the field alongside rookie quarterback Jarrett Stidham to open […]

Josh Gordon is back. Against fringe New York Giants roster members, the New England Patriots trotted out the receiver to give him his first live action of the 2019 season. It didn’t take long for him to record his first reception of the night. Welcome back, @JOSH_GORDONXII! #NYGvsNE pic.twitter.com/8L958Dtr3p — NFL (@NFL) August 29, 2019 […]

The New England Patriots selected running back Sony Michel in the first-round (31st overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. He impressed mightily in his first year, picking up 931 yards on 209 carries (4.5 yards per carry) and six touchdowns. Michel did all of that despite not appearing in three games and losing a lot […]

New England Patriots running back Sony Michel managed to piece together an impressive rookie year. It seems they are focused on expanding his skill set going into the 2019 NFL season. Michel largely handled the early-down work while James White served as a viable receiver out of the backfield. According to Mac Cerullo of the […]

Bill Belichick is one of the best head coaches in the history of the NFL. He is also apparently one of the most gracious, either praising his opponents or not saying anything at all. That’s exactly what he did as he talked about New York Giants head coach Pat Shurmur. The New England Patriots will […]

The New England Patriots have acquired offensive lineman Jermaine Eluemunor in a trade with the Baltimore Ravens, according to Jim McBride of The Boston Globe. This marks the second trade the Patriots have made to improve their offensive line on Wednesday, as they also acquired Korey Cunningham from the Arizona Cardinals earlier in the day. […]

The New England Patriots and the Arizona Cardinals have reportedly agreed to terms on a trade. That trade involves second-year offensive tackle Korey Cunningham. The Patriots are trading for Cunningham to bolster their offensive line depth, while the Cardinals will be receiving a sixth-round pick in return. The Patriots are expected to send Arizona a […]

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is arguably the greatest of all-time. He has consistently been one of the best players in the NFL every season for well over a decade. He’s also the most marketable player in the NFL. According to Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com, a Sports Business Journal poll had Tom Brady topping the […]

New England Patriots receiver Josh Gordon is officially back. After being suspended indefinitely for again violating the NFL’s substance-abuse policy, Gordon has been reinstated by the league. Gordon’s return provided the Pats with a huge boost offensively, and the coaching staff is excited about having him back in the facility. After Chad O’Shea left to […]

New England Patriots receiver Demaryius Thomas reportedly isn’t a lock to make the roster, but offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels is happy to have him around. Thomas was coming off a torn Achilles this offseason, and didn’t receive much known interest before the Patriots scooped him up. McDaniels worked with Thomas back when he was the […]

The New England Patriots offensive line took a major blow earlier this week with David Andrews dealing with blood clots. When someone goes down it’s time for someone else to step up, and that’s how Ted Karras is looking at this situation. Karras is expected to be the starting center with Andrews out, and he […]

Seeing how football fans react to the mere mention of Tom Brady will tell you which teams they support. However, everyone will agree that one of the greatest men to ever throw the football is the last person they would connect to Antonio Brown’s undying helmet issues. However, there’s more to Brady than meets the […]

The New England Patriots are coming off their sixth Super Bowl victory in franchise history. However, just like everyone else, New England will need to make some roster moves to cut its roster down to 53 players by Saturday. As always, the Patriots seem to have a deep and talented roster; making their job to […]

New England Patriots retired tight end Rob Gronkowski feels that his life is finally on the right path, and he is excited about the direction that he is going. Gronkowski wasn’t always a model citizen off the field while in the NFL, but he believes he has learned from the mistakes and is ready to […]

At the beginning of the offseason, the sports world was greeted with some pretty surprising news that New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski was retiring. Okay, it wasn’t crazy shocking. Gronkowski had dangled the idea before. However, he was still 29 and at the top of his game, so it was unexpected, to say […]

There have been rumors flying around that Rob Gronkowski could return to the New England Patriots this season. Gronkowski left the door open for a return by saying he could come back—but not right now. Earlier this offseason, the playful tight end retired from the NFL after spending nine seasons with New England. Injuries have […]

The New England Patriots are coming off of a 2018 campaign in which they won their sixth Super Bowl championship, so, naturally, they are considered Super Bowl contenders heading into 2019. But even though the Patriots look like frontrunners to win it all again, their offense is actually a work in progress. As a matter […]

The New England Patriots will once again enter the regular season as the top team in the AFC East while the heralded franchise is notably coming off of its latest Super Bowl title. New England has now won three of the last five and two of the last three Super Bowls while another title could […]

The New York Giants—along with the other 31 teams—are entering the final week of the preseason. All 32 teams will have their games on Thursday. The NFL wants to give teams time to evaluate their rosters ahead of Saturday’s deadline of deciding the 53-man roster. In the final week of the preseason, teams tend to […]

New England Patriots starting center David Andrews has been hospitalized with blood clots in his lungs, according to The Athletic’s Jeff Howe. The ailment may put him out for the entirety of the 2019 season — it could be that severe. “A blood clot is a clump of blood that has changed from a liquid […]

The New England Patriots announced on Monday the release of defensive tackle Mike Pennel Jr. The Patriots had signed Pennel to a two-year, $5 million dollar deal during free agency. The contract included a $500,000 signing bonus and $100,000 workout bonus, according to ESPN’s Mike Reiss. The Patriots signed Pennel after a two-year stint with […]

Former New England Patriots linebacker Jerod Mayo is starting a new chapter in his professional career: coaching. Mayo, 33, spent his entire NFL playing career with the Patriots, from 2008-15, en route to a Super Bowl win in 2014-15, a first-team All-Pro selection in 2010, and a Defensive Rookie of the Year award on his […]

In 2018, then-rookie Sony Michel caught seven passes for 50 yards. His New England Patriots backfield mate, James White, on the other hand, caught 87 receptions for 751 yards and seven touchdowns. Michel must be learning things from White because he’s closing the gap in terms of receiving skill set. On Monday, Patriots running back […]

Rob Gronkowski is ready for his next chapter after retiring as a New England Patriot in the offseason. According to USA Today’s Henry McKenna, the Hall of Fame-bound tight end has scheduled a press conference in New York for August 27th. McKenna noted that the press conference is meant to address his “next chapter,” as […]

The New England Patriots are set to head into the final week of preseason action and are more than ready to get the 2019 NFL regular season underway. After winning the Super Bowl last year, the Patriots made quite a few additions and had a few subtractions as well this offseason. One of their additions […]

There was a time when Josh Gordon was one of the best wide receivers in the NFL and people were already envisioning his bust in Canton. It was a short time, and if you just started paying attention to the NFL over the last couple of years, you’re probably completely unaware of it, but it […]

Could retired tight end Rob Gronkowski return to the New England Patriots at some point this season? One former Patriots tight end seems to think so. Jermaine Wiggins, who last played for New England all the way back in 2001, told TMZ Sports that Gronkowski is “going to be back this year.” “I would bet […]

Andrew Luck sent shockwaves through the NFL on Saturday night, announcing his retirement from football just short of his 30th birthday. The former Indianapolis Colts quarterback was booed by fans at Lucas Oil Stadium as he walked off the field with his teammates following the Colts’ third preseason game, too, igniting a firestorm of nationwide […]

Patrick Chung’s cocaine charges is an unfortunate obstacle in the defending Super Bowl champs’ preseason. The Pats remain neutral on the case as the defensive back pleads not-guilty plea to the accusations. The Associated Press had a quick update about the case: New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung has waived a court appearance in New Hampshire on a […]

New England Patriots wide receiver Demaryius Thomas is facing an uphill battle, as he is coming off of a 2018 campaign in which he tore his Achilles while with the Houston Texans. The Patriots decided to sign him earlier this offseason to give him a shot, and after starting training camp on the physically unable […]

Plenty of NFL players have given their piece in the aftermath of Andrew Luck’s shock retirement. However, you can say that almost every football fan waited to see what Tom Brady has to say on the issue. Unsurprisingly, his reaction to the Indianapolis Colts QB’s decision was nothing but supportive. The New England Patriots star had […]