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Tom Brady‘s revenge tour against Roger Goodell and the NFL is off to a great start. After missing the first four games of the year with a suspension stemming from the Deflategate scandal, Brady has been dominant. In six games, Brady has completed 70.4 percent of his passes for 1,915 yards, throwing 16 touchdowns and […]

Given how long Tom Brady has been in the NFL, you’d think he’d would’ve played a game against the 49ers by the Bay. But, the only time he had the chance to (in 2008), Brady was out with a torn ACL. Growing up, the four-time Super Bowl champion Brady rooted for another four-time Super Bowl […]

Tom Brady has been spectacular at taking care of the football this season, finally throwing his first pick this past Sunday. The 49ers‘ Eric Reid is hoping for more this coming weekend. The New England Patriots are making the trip to Santa Clara for a matchup with the 1-8 49ers, and Reid is preparing himself […]

As crazy as it sounds, Tom Brady appears to be peaking at age 39. Back in 2007, Brady set the NFL record for touchdown passes in a season with 50. If he played a full 16-game season at the rate he’s performed through his four games in 2016, he’d come just short of that mark […]

Tom Brady has been the starting quarterback for the New England Patriots since a few games into the 2001 season. He’s won four Super Bowls, three Super Bowl MVPs, two NFL MVPs, and 11 Pro Bowl appearances. He transformed the Patriots organization from just another franchise into one of the most prestigious in the NFL. […]

Randy Moss was absolutely elated when he was traded from the Oakland Raiders to the New England Patriots. After excelling in Minnesota, Moss’ career was spiraling downward along with the Raiders franchise. Receiving the opportunity to play alongside the great Tom Brady and for Bill Belichick gave Moss a fresh start. But, initially, the news […]

On Monday, the NFL was stunned by the trading of Pro Bowl linebacker Jamie Collins. Collins was sent by the New England Patriots to the Cleveland Browns for a third-round compensatory draft pick. Apparently, Collins wanted “Von Miller” money in his new contract next season, and the Patriots weren’t going to comply. The only person […]

Tom Brady was brilliant once again on Sunday, and Rob Gronkowski made Patriots history with his 69th career touchdown. But, the most memorable moment of their game against the Bills didn’t involve the players. As the Patriots drove toward a score late in the third quarter, a sex toy was thrown from the stands onto […]

Usually, President Obama makes his Super Bowl prediction when the matchup is already set. But, things are changing in the Oval Office. For the first time in eight years, Obama won’t be the President when the Super Bowl champions visit the White House. As his presidency draws to a close, he’s quite busy giving speeches […]

On top of his incredible physical abilities, Tom Brady has mastered the mental side of the game. Brady can foresee how events will transpire on the field before they actually happen. He always knows the perfect play depending on the look the opposing defense gives him. And, he instinctively knows where to throw the pigskin […]

Tom Brady and Bill Belichick have an incredible relationship. They’ve combined to win four Super Bowls, reach two more, and compile more victories than any QB-coach duo since the merger. Like any relationship between friends or colleagues, there has been some animosity. Specifically in professional sports, it’s impossible to achieve greatness without working through adversity. […]

Rob Gronkowski and Martellus Bennett make up the best tight end duo in the NFL, and they have no shortage of nicknames to go by. We all know that Rob goes by “Gronk.” A little lesser known is Bennett running with the “black unicorn” moniker. Before the season began, they began brainstorming tandem nicknames. Martellus […]

Microsoft Surface tablets have received another blow from the New England Patriots. This time, it’s Tom Brady delivering the punch. A couple days after head coach Bill Belichick declared that he’s finished using the technology on the sideline due to it being unreliable, Brady admitted that he’s never used the tablets all that much. From […]

Tom Brady might be a robot. At age 39, he’s still performing at an elite level. His first game back after his suspension was one of the best of his career, throwing for over 400 yards with nearly perfect accuracy and three touchdowns. One of his primary targets, Julian Edelman, appeared on Ordway, Merloni & […]

In their first regular season game together, Martellus Bennett reaped the benefits of play with the legendary Tom Brady. Brady was essentially flawless in the first game back following his Deflategate suspension, throwing for over 400 yards and three touchdowns. All three were caught by Bennett, a career-high for the first-year Patriot. Through five weeks, […]

We all know that Tom Brady is a perfectionist, and he demonstrated that again with his postgame comments after dismantling the Cleveland Browns. In the first game back from the four-game Deflategate suspension, Brady completed 28-of-40 passes for an incredible 406 yards and three touchdowns. His 127.7 passer rating was the second best for a […]

All of New England is rejoicing as Tom Brady prepares to make his grand return in Cleveland this Sunday. But, don’t ask Bill Belichick to get too hyped up about it. Brady’s four-game suspension from the Deflategate fiasco finally ended on Monday, but he hasn’t been officially added to the roster yet. As a result, […]

Rob Gronkowski hasn’t seen the field much this season, and his fantasy football owners are fed up. After missing the first two games completely, Gronk received limited snaps in Weeks 3 and 4 as he continues to recover from a hamstring ailment. He’s only made one catch on three targets for 11 yards; not exactly […]

The road for the 2016 Cleveland Browns doesn’t get any easier this week. In fact, they’re about to face their toughest test yet. The Browns are currently the only winless team left in the NFL, and this Sunday they host the New England Patriots. Always a tall task, facing New England takes on even more […]

Tom Brady has finally spoken. After completing his four-game suspension stemming from the Deflategate scandal, Brady returned to Gillette Stadium and the Patriots facility on Monday. Even though he wasn’t seen by reporters and even some teammates, Brady confirmed his presence there on Westwood One Radio. Transcribed by Mike Reiss of ESPN: “It was great […]

He’s back. The New England Patriots started the 2016 season 3-0, dominating their competition despite Tom Brady‘s absence. As a result, some people speculated that Brady’s success is more a product of the franchise he plays for than his own skills. Those theories were silenced yesterday though, when the Patriots were shut out by the […]

Rex Ryan is taking some unique measures to try and learn about the Patriots‘ game plan heading into Sunday’s game. The Buffalo Bills head coach is known for his eccentric personality, which always seems to heighten when he’s set to face Bill Belichick and the Patriots. On this occasion, he engaged in a more playful […]

Just a decade later, former New York Jets head coach Eric Mangini is living a much different life than he imagined. He’s still coaching football, but it’s his son’s flag football team. When Mangini became the Jets’ head man, he took the Big Apple by storm. The Jets immediately became a playoff team under his […]

Tom Brady will return to Patriots practice next week after they play their fourth game against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. They’ve gone 3-0 without him so far, with both Jimmy Garoppolo and Jacoby Brissett excelling at the position. The biggest toll of Brady’s suspension is perhaps not the missed games, but the missed practice […]

Rex Ryan‘s behavior has never been described as ordinary, but it takes on an even weirder form during the week prior to a game against Bill Belichick. Ryan loved to stir things up with the Patriots’ head coach during his tenure with the New York Jets, and he’s continued his antics in Buffalo. He started […]

After struggling in their first game of the season, the Los Angeles Rams look to be back on track. The team now has back-to-back wins and is 2-1 for the first time since Jeff Fisher took over. The most impressive part of back-to-back wins is the variety in them. Their first win came in a […]

Even if you’re an NBA player, it doesn’t always make up for being a Cleveland Browns fan. Just ask C.J. McCollum. The Portland Trail Blazers guard wondered something more Browns fans probably have while watching NFL over the weekend. I wonder what it's like to be a fan of a great football team like the […]

No one will deny that Boston is one of the most successful sports cities in the United States. The last decade proved this even more when the city won a total of nine major sports championships – four by the New England Patriots, three by the Boston Red Sox and one each by the Boston Celtics […]

There are a lot of unknowns leading up to the Patriots‘ Thursday night game against the Texans. Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is listed as doubtful with a sprained AC joint in his shoulder, meaning rookie Jacoby Brissett will get the start (Garoppolo will dress as the backup). Then, there’s the uncertainty regarding Rob Gronkowski. The all-pro […]

In the modern NFL, it’s quite common for teams to only carry two quarterbacks on the active roster. If they both go down, usually punters or other specialty players are prepared to fill in. In the case of the New England Patriots, they’re fortunate to have a former QB playing wide receiver for them. Julian […]

When Jimmy Garoppolo left Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins, it didn’t look good. Nobody would’ve been surprised if he’d broken his collarbone with the way he went down. Luckily, it was a sprained AC joint instead. Still a painful injury, but one with far less recovery time. In fact, the New England Patriots don’t […]

The New England Patriots have looked just fine without Tom Brady through the first two weeks of his suspension. After taking down the Cardinals on the road, a Super Bowl contender in the minds of many, the Pats held off the Dolphins yesterday afternoon. However, it came at a big price. After leading New England […]

Jimmy Garoppolo looked phenomenal as the starting quarterback for the Patriots yesterday. He was managing the game extraordinarily well and had the Patriots up big on the Dolphins. But, everything turned when Garoppolo took a big hit from Kiko Alonso and had to leave the game with a shoulder injury. The Patriots had to throw […]

For the duration of his four-week suspension, Tom Brady is not allowed to enter Gillette Stadium or any of the Patriots‘ practice facilities/offices. But, the NFL can’t stop him from working out with one of his former teammates. Wes Welker, who played alongside Brady in New England from 2007 to 2012, is currently out of […]

One of the most pleasant surprises of the NFL’s opening weekend was the tremendous play of Jimmy Garoppolo. With Tom Brady suspended, the Patriots‘ perennial backup finally got an opportunity to start, and he did not disappoint. Of course, New England head coach Bill Belichick put Garoppolo in favorable situations with his play-calling. He’s the […]

In professional sports, we’re accustomed to hearing the same generic answers and sound bites from players across the board. As young athletes are brought up, they’re trained to avoid controversy with their words. As a result, dull interviews that lack real substance are quite common in locker rooms. However, there are some players who refuse […]

Many scoffed at the involvement of Tom Brady in the Boston Celtics‘ free agency pitch to Kevin Durant. It was assumed by some that Boston was an outsider in the race for Durant’s services and that Danny Ainge was just happy to have a meeting, never truly believing that he would end up signing the […]

The Boston Celtics are going all in to get Kevin Durant. They even called in a ringer. That’s right, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was present for Durant’s meeting with the Celtics in the Hamptons on Saturday. While it may seem like this was just a random Brady spotting in the Hamptons – after all, the […]

After the first two games of the NBA Finals, a lot of fans and members of the media thought it was over. The Golden State Warriors blew out the Cleveland Cavaliers in Games 1 and 2 at Oracle Arena, making it look easy after their dramatic seven game series against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The […]