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Beyond the Philadelphia Eagles winning their first Super Bowl in franchise history last month by topping the New England Patriots, one of the biggest storylines was Patriots head coach Bill Belichick’s decision to sit former Pro Bowl cornerback Malcolm Butler for the contest. There has been a lot of push back toward Belichick for deciding […]

The numbers generally don’t lie. Without diving into specifics, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots offense is flat-out better when Josh McDaniels is driving it. Bill Belichick knows it. The Pats top boss recently revealed just how much he realizes the notion as he gushed over his offensive coordinator by calling him the best […]

Following Super Bowl 52 last month, there has been much made from New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick’s decision to not play former Pro Bowl cornerback Malcolm Butler. The reasoning behind that move has remained mostly a mystery over the last several weeks since the game. Butler hasn’t quite tight-lipped about the entire situation […]

A few years ago, the following scenario would have been impossible to imagine. Today, if not likely, it absolutely has a chance, especially with Bill Belichick as the man running things. Rob Gronkowski may not be long for the New England Patriots and according to Greg Bedard of Boston Sports Journal, the chances of a […]

The NFL has moved forward with altering the catch rule to help create more clarity in terms of what is deemed a catch to erase any level of confusion around it.  This had reached a breaking point this past season with many different instances where it became an issue on the field in crucial moments. […]

Heading into the 2018 NFL Draft, the New England Patriots possess a glaring need to put in place the eventual replacement for star quarterback Tom Brady. This was heightened by the decision to move backup Jimmy Garoppolo to the San Francisco 49ers prior to the trade deadline last season. There is a growing notion that […]

Rob Gronkowski has been one of the best offensive weapons in the NFL in recent years. But, the New England Patriots tight end has already talked about retirement. Rumor has it he is possibly going to take his talents to Hollywood. While he has yet to commit to the 2018 season, it appears that he has […]

The New England Patriots are back in the Johnny Football business. Rumored as one of the organization’s who’s been interested in the former Heisman Trophy winner, Bill Belichick’s football dynasty is back at it as according to Kevin Guregian of the Boston Herald, the Pats met with free agent Johnny Manziel both before and after […]

New England Patriots fan hate to think about the possibility, but even they have to know that Tom Brady can’t play forever. Right now, they don’t have a potential quarterback of the future on the roster. So, if they don’t draft someone they will have to pick up someone in free agency. That someone could […]

One of the biggest stories this offseason was Josh McDaniels’ decision to spurn the Indianapolis Colts and their head coaching job to remain the New England Patriots’ offensive coordinator. He was seemingly out the door before a last-minute meeting with legendary Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and owner Robert Kraft changed his mind. While reports […]

A lot has been made of the reportedly tenuous relationship between New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, head coach Bill Belichick, and quarterback Tom Brady following an ESPN article that shed light on hard feelings behind the scenes between the powerful group. While the trio has denied the severity of the reported complications, murmurs have […]

In the weeks that have followed Super Bowl LII, there has been much mystery as to what New England Patriots All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski’s future in the NFL. He has yet to fully declare if he will be back in the fold for the 2018 season. However, Gronkowski has laid a few minor hints […]

Hey, sometimes breakups happen. It’s a natural course of life and a situation every human being experiences at least once a lifetime. New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and his former shutdown corner, Malcolm Butler, can certainly relate to the sentiment at hand. At the same time, bitterness is optional and in this case, there […]

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski’s playing status for 2018 remains shrouded in mystery. Ever since refusing to commit to playing next season shortly after Super Bowl LII in February, there’s still been no definitive answer regarding Gronk’s future. Predictably, Bill Belichick didn’t supply any such answers as he skirted past a question about […]

Shortly after the New England Patriots came up short in Super Bowl LII against the Philadelphia Eagles, longtime offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels was one of the top candidates for the head coach vacancy with the Indianapolis Colts. It didn’t take long in the interview process for McDaniels to land the job that he had accepted […]

Following the recent finale of New England Patriots superstar quarterback Tom Brady’s Facebook series “Tom vs. Time,” there seemed to be some apparent conflicting feelings that surfaced with Brady and the New England Patriots organization when both he and his wife talked. “These last two years have been very challenging for him, in so many ways,” […]

New England Patriots safety Duron Harmon has put himself in a precarious position after being arrested on Friday in Costa Rica for attempting to bring marijuana back into the United States. This has also created some unnecessary attention around the franchise concerning Harmon’s questionable decision. It was the first off-the-field incident that the veteran safety […]

It goes without saying that New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has fallen on some hard times as of late. However, that has not stopped him from living his best life. Aside from his talents on the field, Gronk is known for his charismatic lifestyle off of it. His latest antic included a dance […]

Since falling short in Super Bowl LII, the New England Patriots have continued to remain in the headlines for various reasons. There has been much roster movement to possible retirement talk surrounding All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski. However, the Patriots now find themselves having to deal with a minor dilemma away from the football field. […]

There have been plenty of topics of discussion up for the debate at the league’s front office this offseason. Among those at the forefront of these debates is allowing coaches to sign with teams during the playoffs. New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels made headlines for backing out of his initial agreement to become the next […]

As if losing in the Super Bowl wasn’t bad enough for New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, as he arrived back home, he discovered that his house had been robbed. Talk about adding insult to injury, right? But it appears that at least one of the culprits will be brought to justice. Police in […]

Tight end Martellus Bennett is walking away from the game of football. In a post on his personal Twitter account, Bennett announced his retirement, saying that he is moving on from the sport to pursue a vastly different endeavor. https://twitter.com/MartysaurusRex/status/977338948912492544 This does not come as a big surprise, especially to those who have followed Martellus […]

Throughout the years under head coach Bill Belichick, the New England Patriots have built the reputation for being an organization that is willing to take chances on players with questionable characteristics. The Patriots have in several of those instances come out to benefit from those such decisions. This has once again become the talk around […]

Earlier this offseason, the New England Patriots were dealt a stunning blow with the departure of star left tackle Nate Solder, who signed with the New York Giants. Along with Solder, fellow Patriots tackles LaAdrian Waddle and Cameron Fleming also hit free agency. Luckily for New England, they were able to keep the latter. From […]

There have been a number of notable splashes made in the offseason thus far. The New England Patriots made an intriguing move of their own by pairing Devin McCourty with his identical twin brother Jason McCourty in the secondary following a trade with the Cleveland Browns. Needless to say, the two are excited at the prospect of being able to play alongside each other once again. According to Mark Daniels of the Providence Journal, it takes them […]

The 2018 NFL Draft is just a little over a month away, and one of the issues the New England Patriots will be looking to address there is the improvement of their defense. The Patriots, however, are picking second to the last in the first round, meaning they will likely miss the chance of getting […]

From a personal standpoint, 2017 was a difficult season for former New England Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett, who saw it end prematurely due to a nagging hamstring injury. His NFL future is now in question given his difficulty to stay on the field in his 10th year in the league. His situation became even more […]

It is not often siblings are able to make it to the NFL. However, the New England Patriots’ roster now boasts a pair of identical twins in defensive backs Jason McCourty and Devin McCourty after the former was traded along with a 2018 seventh-round pick from the Cleveland Browns in exchange for New England’s 2018 sixth-round pick. Perhaps even more intriguing […]

The New England Patriots have seen a number of their players from last year leave this offseason. Matthew Slater is not going to be part of that ex-Pats group, however, as the wide receiver and New England have agreed to a new deal, according to a tweet by Mike Reiss of ESPN. Special teams captain […]

Danny Shelton didn’t quite live up to high expectations in Cleveland after he was drafted 12th overall back in 2015. However, he’s got a chance to start fresh after he was traded to the New England Patriots this offseason. Shelton plans to make the most of that second chance he’s been given, though, with help from […]

The New England Patriots are looking to stay active this offseason as they re-toll their roster. They are looking to shore up as much cap room as possible as they prepare for the 2018 NFL season. As a result, they have had to part ways with a number of players in free agency. According to […]

The New England Patriots have been known to take in players with questionable attitudes in the past. So when the rumors began to float around that defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh may be paying a visit to Foxborough, it wasn’t exactly shocking. But as it turns out, Suh will not be visiting the Patriots—for now. In […]

Cameron Fleming has some company in his visit to the Dallas Cowboys. Fellow New England Patriots tackle LaAdrian Waddle is also in town to talk to the Cowboys for two days, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports. The Cowboys are hosting not one but two Patriots free agent offensive tackles. Source said LaAdrian Waddle is visiting […]

Through the first few days of the free agency period, the Patriots have seen a few of their notable offensive pieces find new landing spots. One of which saw veteran wide receiver Danny Amendola elect to ink a deal with the Miami Dolphins after the Patriots were unwilling to match the offer he received. This […]

The New England Patriots have already lost a handful of key free agents this offseason, including left tackle Nate Solder. Cameron Fleming is currently one of the main candidates to potentially fill Solder’s spot on Tom Brady’s blindside. However, the Patriots could also face a fight to keep him as Fleming is set to visit […]

Through the first few days of the free agency period, the New England Patriots have been on a short end of the stick with a few of their own free agents. It has seen a few notable names decides to sign elsewhere on the open market. The Patriots have begun to make a concerted effort to keep […]

It has been just over a month since the New England Patriots fell just shy of winning their second straight Super Bowl. There has been much change to the roster in the weeks that have followed, especially during the NFL free agency period. Throughout much of the last few years, one of the areas of […]

The New England Patriots now have two former Cincinnati Bengals in their backfield. That’s after it was reported by Field Yates of ESPN that the defending AFC champions have signed Jeremy Hill to a contract. The details of the deal remain unknown, but Hill plugs at least part of the hole left in the team’s […]

Tight end Eric Ebron is on the open market for the first time in his career after he was cut by the Detroit Lions on Wednesday. It hasn’t taken the 24-year-old former top-10 pick long to fill up his schedule of free-agent visits as he goes in search of a new home. Ebron will kick […]