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The New England Patriots have been looking for depth on the offensive line, and it seems like they have found their guy in Jared Veldheer. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network Veldheer visited with the Patriots last week and now the two sides have agreed on a contract. The #Patriots are planning to sign […]

The New York Jets may very well have a bright future. Rising sophomore quarterback Sam Darnold, while hardly spectacular, still showed flashes of immense promise as a rookie, and defensive tackle Quinnen Williams, the No. 3 overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft, has the makings of a multi-year all-pro. With organizational building blocks on […]

For the first time in 23 years, the New England Patriots used a first-round pick on a wide receiver, taking Arizona State’s N’Keal Harry with the 32nd overall selection in the 2019 NFL Draft. Everyone knew that receiver was a major need of the Patriots going into the draft, so their decision to go with […]

The NFL offseason is a time for bold predictions and endless optimism. Odell Beckham Jr. covered all the bases Monday night at the Met Gala. The star receiver, whom the Cleveland Browns acquired in a blockbuster trade with the New York Giants, told GQ Magazine he thinks new team can win multiple Super Bowls, and can even replace the […]

The New England Patriots have won two of the last three and three of the last five Super Bowls without the help of veteran defensive end Michael Bennett. However, the heralded Patriots somehow managed to acquire yet another valuable asset in Benefit this offseason while adding the veteran defensive lineman by way of a trade […]

The Chicago Bears relied on their draft history with the New England Patriots to make its main trade in the 2019 NFL Draft. According to The Athletic’s Adam Jahns, the two teams have had a business history. The Bears traded linebacker Jon Bostic and tight end Martellus Bennett to the Patriots in 2015 and 2016, […]

Although beginning his professional career as a member of the San Diego Chargers, longtime NFL safety  Rodney Harrison quickly became a New England Patriots legend by the end of his career. As a result of his time with the Patriots, Harrison officially became the 29th member of the franchise’s Hall of Fame, the team announced […]

One thing we know about the New England Patriots (you know, other than the fact that they have been the best franchise in the NFL for two decades) is that they run a lot of short and intermediate routes on offense. That’s why receivers like Wes Welker, Julian Edelman, Danny Amendola and Chris Hogan have […]

Breaking news: Tom Brady is still very, very popular. Just short of 20 years into his legendary NFL career, the New England Patriots quarterback ranked first among all players last season in number of officially-licensed merchandise sold. A full breakdown of the NFL Players’ Association top-50 player sales list can be found HERE. Brady threw […]

Before taking N’Keal Harry with the 32nd and final pick of the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft, the New England Patriots hadn’t used a first-round selection on a wide receiver since 1996. Given the team’s sterling track record of player evaluation, then, it should come as no surprise that one prominent NFL analyst […]

Any football fan that has seen a New England Patriots game should know the story of Tom Brady. After being selected with the 199th overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft, Brady went on to become one of the best quarterbacks to ever play football, with many crowning him as the greatest player of all […]

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has aspirations to be the best quarterback in the league but for the team being he is still chasing Tom Brady. As a whole, he has a long ways to go but he did tie Brady in one important stat last season. Patrick Mahomes tied the 🐐 with 9 […]

The New England Patriots defensive line has gone through a big overhaul this offseason and one of the few remaining players Deatrich Wise Jr. isn’t participating in offseason training. According to Mike Reiss of NFL Network, Wise is currently in a walking boot and going through rehab but the expectation is that he will be […]

The New England Patriots remain on fire, which can somewhat be attributed to the team’s cohesion and sustained chemistry throughout the organization. In fact, the Patriots have entered some rare company in terms of offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels and his seven-year stint in New England. Of course, McDaniels was briefly slated to become the next […]

New England Patriots rookie running back Damian Harris worked under Nick Saban during his time with the Alabama Crimson Tide and now he gets to work with Bill Belichick, two of the best coaches in football. Harris got the call from Belichick during the third round of the draft, and said right away he could […]

New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman has been Tom Brady’s sidekick alongside Rob Gronkowski for years now. Now, Gronkowski is having his retirement tour in the form of DJ parties this offseason while Brady and Edelman enter their 11th season together. Edelman began his career with the New England Patriots as a special teams […]

You would be hard-pressed to find another franchise in professional sports that is as tight-lipped with the media than the New England Patriots, and there is a reason for that. Former NFL quarterback Doug Flutie, who spent parts of two stints with the Patriots during his playing career, explained why. “The thing that amazed me […]

Patrick Mahomes defied even optimistic expectations for his season as a starter in 2018, throwing for 5,097 yards, 50 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions while competing 66 percent of his passes, ridiculous numbers only previously reached by Peyton Manning in his historic 2013 campaign. The Kansas City Chiefs superstar won MVP as a result of his […]

Ndamukong Suh is still out on the free agent market, and there is some thought that he could potentially land with a perennial Super Bowl contender. Jared Dubin of CBS Sports names the New England Patriots as one of the top landing spots for Suh, noting that the Patriots have $12 million to spend and […]

Ndamukong Suh is one of the top free agents remaining on the NFL free agency market. It has been an intriguing offseason for Suh, to say the least, but a late free agency signing may be the best move for him. Teams that missed out on finding big addition for their defensive lines will now […]

The 2018 NFL season was a rather successful one for New England Patriots running back James White. Regardless, he is just looking for ways to improve ahead of the 2019 NFL season. White is coming off the best year of his career in Naw England. According to Mark Daniels of the Providence Journal, he is […]

The New England Patriots are hoping for big things out of rookie Joejuan Williams. The defending champions are always looking to replenish the talent in their secondary, and they nabbed the Vanderbilt cornerback in the second round of this most recent draft. They invested the 45th overall pick in him, so they’re probably hoping that […]

There has been much made about New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick and Tom Brady and their relationship, but if what Martellus Bennett says is true, maybe there really isn’t a rift between the two at all. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_u4gb_plro Bennett appeared on FS1’s First Things First and said that the two sometimes do go after each […]

Just like most players who retire young, there has already been talking about Rob Gronkowski making a comeback to the league and playing with the New England Patriots. Gronkowski was appearing at the Billboard awards and was asked if he was thinking about making a comeback. Gronkowski admits that a lot of people ask him […]

Former New England Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett vouches for quarterback Tom Brady’s tremendous work ethic. Bennett told FS1’s “First Things First” (via NESN.com’s Adam London and 247Sports.com’s Tyler Sullivan) on May 1 he recalls a Patriots practice during the 2016 NFL season. The defense didn’t allow the offense to complete any passes. Patriots head […]

The New England Patriots finding a diamond in the rough in the draft? Who would have thought it? Former NFL wide receiver Nate Burleson feels that the Patriots got the biggest steal in the 2019 NFL Draft this past weekend when they took Alabama running back Damien Harris in the third round. “Believe he led […]

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was supposed to fall off “the cliff” this past season, and late in the year, he was showing some signs of a decline. However, Brady once again proved all of the doubters wrong, leading the Patriots to their sixth Super Bowl title and taking out some high-powered teams along […]

The New England Patriots have been the epitome of success for almost the last two decades. Ever since the Patriots brought in Bill Belichick as head coach and drafted some guy named Tom Brady in the sixth round in 2000, things have been peachy in New England. In 2001, the Patriots were crowned Super Bowl […]

The New England Patriots lost a lot of talent this offseason, including on their offensive line. Left tackle Trent Brown left in free agency for the Oakland Raiders, which was a big loss. It was the second straight season the defending Super Bowl champions lost their starting left tackle in free agency, after Nate Solder […]

For the first time in 23 years, the New England Patriots used a first-round draft pick on a wide receiver, taking Arizona State wide out N’Keal Harry with the 32nd overall selection last Thursday. Harry’s collegiate coach (and former NFL coach) Herm Edwards thinks that Harry was a great pick for the Patriots and thinks […]

The New England Patriots lost a lot this offseason. Defensive coordinator Brian Flores left to be the head coach of the Dolphins, and guys like Trent Brown, Trey Flowers, and Chris Hogan all left in free agency. But the most significant player the defending Super Bowl champions lost didn’t leave to go to another team. […]

The New England Patriots selected 10 players in the 2019 NFL Draft. They also signed nine undrafted free agents, increasing their roster total to 88. For now, teams can hold up to 90 players. Come Aug. 31, the Patriots will be forced to trim their active roster to 53, which puts the spotlight on players […]

New England Patriots center David Andrews feels like any player that joins the franchise is going to get an equal chance to make an impact. Andrews was picked to announce one of the team’s 2019 NFL draft picks, with the Patriots selecting several players that they hope will be mainstays on the roster. And if […]

The New England Patriots broke a 23-year run of not taking any wide receivers in the first round of the NFL Draft last Thursday, selecting Arizona State wide out N’Keal Harry with the 32nd overall pick. Harry was viewed as a first-round talent by most, so when the clock kept ticking and teams kept passing […]

Gus Malzahn approves of at least one of the Patriots’ draft picks. Perhaps showing a little bit of bias, the Auburn coach took to Twitter following the NFL Draft to congratulate his former quarterback, Jarrett Stidham, on landing in Foxboro, calling him the “steal” of the draft. “The Patriots just got the steal of the […]

The question of whether the surveillance video containing images of Patriots owner Robert Kraft engaged in sexual activities has been the subject of more litigation than most NFL scandals in recent memory. As for the video in question, the “know it when you see it” test remains moot, because for now no one will be […]

Paul Millsap has become aware of the jigsaw puzzle star teammate Nikola Jokic has been for opposing defenses throughout the postseason, as several have tried and failed to find an answer for the big man in the middle of the Denver Nuggets core. Millsap even went as far as to compare his star center to […]

According to a Monday evening report from Adam Schefter of ESPN, the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks have agreed to a trade. The Patriots are shipping third-year tight end Jacob Hollister across the country to Seattle. The Seahawks will send a seventh-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft back to New England. Of course, […]

New England Patriots guard Hjalte Froholdt is now officially a member of the NFL after being drafted by the AFC East powerhouse over the weekend. However, the young blocker initially had some pretty interesting aspirations as Froholdt wanted to become a world-renowned art thief. “I don’t know why, but me and my childhood friend, Carl, […]