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The New England Patriots will need to reload for the 2019 season. This comes after the Patriots won their sixth Super Bowl in the Tom Brady/Bill Belichick era. The Patriots always find themselves in situations where they see key contributors leave in the offseason. Although, they always find ways to replace them and make a deep […]

The Houston Texans poached one of the New England Patriots’ most anonymous and unsung heroes. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Texans have hired longtime Patriots Character Coach and Team Development Director Jack Easterby as their Executive Vice President of Team Development. Texans have hired Jack Easterby, the former Team Development Director/Character Coach for the […]

Stephen Gostkowski of the New England Patriots is one of the best kickers in the NFL, but as of early April, he remains unsigned. The general consensus has been that Gostkowski will end up returning to the Patriots, with whom he has spent his entire NFL career, but according to Michael Giardi of NFL Network, […]

Patrick Mahomes came up just short in his debut season. If he heeds the advice of Tom Brady he received shortly after the Kansas City Chiefs’ season-ending loss to the New England Patriots, though, it seems only a matter of time until he takes the torch from football’s greatest winner. During an appearance on The […]

The New England Patriots acquired defensive lineman Michael Bennett in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles last month, and now, they have reworked his deal. According to Field Yates of ESPN, the Patriots and Bennett have agreed to a new two-year contract worth $16.75 million with a $4 million signing bonus. In doing so, New […]

It turns out Greg Schiano thought about stepping down as New England Patriots defensive coordinator weeks before he actually did. Contrary to what many fans think, Schiano took his time in making his decision, per NFL Network National Insider Ian Rapoport (via Patriots Wire’s Henry McKenna). When you talk to people close to the situation, […]

After winning their sixth Super Bowl this past season, the New England Patriots have had a busy offseason. They traded for Michael Bennett while losing Trey Flowers and Trent Brown to free agency. Of course, they also witnessed Rob Gronkowski calling it a career after nine years with the franchise. It goes without saying that the […]

With Josh Gordon serving a suspension and Rob Gronkowski retiring, the New England Patriots are finding themselves very thin in their receiving corps. That’s why the Patriots will likely use at least one draft pick on a wide receiver later this month, and Arizona State’s N’Keal Harry could be a candidate. According to Mike Garafolo […]

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski announced his retirement from the game of football last week, a decision that wasn’t really surprising, but was still jarring. Gronkowski has caught 78 touchdown passes from Tom Brady, twice as many as any other receiver Brady has thrown to. When that stat was posted by the NFL […]

New England Patriots free safety Devin McCourty offered remarks on the team’s recent signing, free-agent safety Terrence Brooks. The Patriots signed Brooks to a two-year, $4.1 million deal in free agency earlier in March. Brooks had played 84 special-teams snaps against the Patriots the past two seasons as a member of the New York Jets. […]

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski officially announced his retirement earlier this week. Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio has no doubt about his status as the premier tight end of his generation. Gronkowski’s retirement has sparked debate regarding his legacy as one of the best tight ends in NFL history. According to Zack […]

The New England Patriots normally have a very complete roster. After tight end Rob Gronkowski decided to retire, the team needed a pass catcher. The team did its part in addressing the need for a receiver by visiting Ole Miss’ presumed first-round talent, AJ Brown. Ole Miss WR A.J. Brown has been a busy man. […]

The New England Patriots need some wide receiver help and one guy they might try to go after is right in their backyard, UMass wideout Andy Isabella. According to Tony Pauline of NFL Draft Analyst, the team has interest in Isabella, although it’s unclear what pick they would want to spend on him. The thought […]

When you’re Tom Brady, you can pretty much do whatever you want and nobody will bat an eye. For example, last year, Brady skipped the New England Patriots’ voluntary offseason workouts to spend more time with his family. This year, he is apparently planning on doing the same thing. According to Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, […]

There has been a lot of chatter surrounding the relationship between New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady over the last couple of years, with some questioning whether or not the long-time comrades actually get along. During an appearance on Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski’s Sirius XM radio show, […]

Former New England Patriots wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell announced his retirement from the game of football earlier this week, a decision that came at the young age of 26. Mitchell, who last played during the Patriots’ stunning comeback win over the Atlanta Falcons in the Super Bowl in February 2017, explained why he retired on […]

Greg Schiano announced on Thursday that he was stepping down from his post with the New England Patriots, suddenly leaving the reigning champions without a defensive coordinator. One of the coaches credited most with conjuring the team’s masterful defensive game plan against the Los Angeles Rams is gone, too, as Brian Flores was introduced as […]

The New England Patriots won the Super Bowl last month, giving safety Patrick Chung his third championship ring. Yet, Chung didn’t have too much time to enjoy the victory. He has been slapped with a lawsuit related to the game. Chung is being sued by a former Los Angeles Rams employee, per Mike Florio of […]

The New England Patriots are in the need for another replacement defensive coordinator. Greg Schiano, hired in early February to replace the departed Brian Flores, announced on Thursday that he was “stepping down” as the Patriots’ defensive coordinator. “I have informed Mr. Kraft and coach Belichick that I am stepping down from my position at […]

On February 22, 2019, the police chief of Jupiter, Florida, announced that New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft would face two misdemeanor charges for “soliciting another to commit prostitution,” stemming from a human trafficking sweep in Jupiter. The billionaire’s legal team responded to an admission by the sheriff in a television interview about the investigation into massage […]

The New England Patriots are adding a former player to their coaching staff as Jerod Mayo will become the team’s new linebackers coach heading into the 2019 NFL season. Mayo was a linebacker for the team for eight seasons and remained a loyal member of the Patriots community. One of the best #Patriots leaders of […]

The general consensus is that the Arizona Cardinals are going to take University of Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray with the first overall pick of the NFL Draft next month. That would likely spell the end for Josh Rosen, whom the Cardinals selected in the first round of the draft last year, in Arizona after just […]

The “Gronk Era” has officially come and gone with the veteran pass catcher recently electing to hang up his cleats for good. With the now-former New England Patriots tight end retired, everyone has continued to sing the praises of Rob Gronkowski — including longtime Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin. In fact, Tomlin recently told […]

Former Cleveland Browns and current New England Patriots wide receiver Josh Gordon remains away from the game of football as he continues to recover from his latest hiccup off the field. As a result, his future in New England remains uncertain as even Patriots head coach Bill Belichick doesn’t know if the once prolific wideout with […]

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Brandin Cooks was interfered with in Super Bowl LIII, according to the NFL Competition Committee. NFL’s Competition Committee also admitted the Brandin Cooks play at the end of this year’s Super Bowl would have been ruled pass interference, giving the Rams the ball at 1-yard line, per source. — Adam […]

Adam Gase will have to see Tom Brady twice again in 2019, and he isn’t happy about it. The new coach of the New York Jets spoke at the NFL owners’ meetings this week. He cracked a joke when asked about a potential Brady retirement. When asked how much longer Brady would play, Gase replied: […]

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor counts of allegedly soliciting prostitution in Florida, per CBS news. Kraft and 24 other people were accused of paying for sex acts at Orchids of Asia massage parlor in Jupiter, Florida. They were charged by the Palm Beach State Attorney’s Office. According to […]

The New England Patriots have had a hectic offseason. After winning the Super Bowl, they’ve been generating a ton of headlines for a variety of reasons. They lost some big name players like Trey Flowers and Trent Brown in free agency, their defensive coordinator left to take the Dolphins’ head coaching job, and Robert Kraft […]

New England Patriots star tight end Rob Gronkowski announced his retirement on Monday. The moment that happened, many started to speculate about his return. According to Darin Gantt of ProFootballTalk, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick wasn’t one of those people, as he refuses to comment on a possible return. It’s unusual for so much speculation […]

Now that Rob Gronkowski has hung up his New England Patriots uniform for good, our friends at BetOnline.ag have some ideas on his next career move. Fight in WWE +150 Under this theory — which seems to be the most likely of all theories — Rob Gronkowski would follow in the footsteps of Ronda Rousey […]

The NFL’s free agency and draft process is not like the NBA. While basketball has a pretty straightforward system where if you lose a player via free agency, you receive nothing in return, the NFL’s is a bit different. In football, you can actually gain draft picks if you lose free agents. Now, you don’t […]

The Buffalo Bills and Oakland Raiders apparently weren’t the only teams bidding for Antonio Brown. The Bills were reportedly close to landing Brown before Oakland ultimately secured a deal. But, the New England Patriots were apparently also in on the Brown sweepstakes. In a recording of Brown’s podcast, his agent Drew Rosenhaus can be heard […]

The New England Patriots could have pulled off quite a trade just a couple weeks ago as talk emerged that they were in on wide receiver Antonio Brown. The Pittsburgh Steelers made it clear they would not trade Brown to a division rival team nor did they want trade him to an AFC team, so […]

There were a number of teams that had been linked to former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown this offseason. It appears the New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles, and Tennessee Titans were among the most serious suitors outside of the Oakland Raiders. There was no shortage of interest in a player of Brown’s caliber. Brown’s […]

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski announced his retirement on Sunday. Even though it was a short career, he will go down as one of the best in NFL history. Five moments from this bearer of brilliance stand out above the others. 5. Gronkowski’s one-handed catch against the Buffalo Bills Gronkowski had a unique […]

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski announced his retirement on Sunday after an incredibly successful nine-year career. Gronkowski went out in a big way, winning his third Super Bowl trophy and finishing his career on top. Head coach Bill Belichick had some very nice words to share about his now former tight end after his […]

The New England Patriots are in the middle of an up-and-down offseason. They have lost quite a few players, added a few, and still have room to make more moves. Unfortunately, they are going to have to move forward without superstar tight end Rob Gronkowski helping lead the way. Gronkowski announced his retirement from the […]

Rob Gronkowski cut his Hall of Fame career short over the weekend, announcing his retirement after just nine NFL seasons. According to his agent, though, the New England Patriots were lucky the superstar tight end didn’t hang up his cleats even earlier. Asked during a Monday appearance on PFT Live if Gronkowski considered retiring after the 2018 […]

The Gronk has retired, and Bill Polian would like to wish Rob Gronkowski nothing but the best in his newfound retired mode. Bill Polian on Gronk, on @SiriusXMNFL: "I think it is hard to argue anybody has ever played (tight end) as both a blocker and a receiver better than Gronk. And there have been […]