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After a disastrous 2024 season for the New England Patriots under former head coach Jerod Mayo, there’s a new sheriff in town, and his name is Mike Vrabel. And actually, he isn’t much of a new sheriff in town. Rather, he’s an old sheriff returning to town, given Vrabel’s time as a Super Bowl-winning linebacker […]

With Kellen Moore landing in New Orleans, the NFL coaching-hire circuit is complete for the 2025 season. Pete Carroll to the Raiders also fits the mold. And now it’s time to make a prediction and rank the seven 2025 NFL head coaching hires. This kind of ranking is difficult because there are behind-the-scenes issues that […]

The New England Patriots have fans screaming for a stronger wide receiver play post Julian Edelman. The trade market looks enticing enough for the Pats to finally bolster the WR room. Deebo Samuel rises as a potential future Patriot since he wants out. The two-time NFC champion, Samuel, is set to leave the San Francisco […]

The San Francisco 49ers are reportedly looking to trade Deebo Samuel this off-season. After a disappointing season and with Brock Purdy hitting free agency in 2026, the 49ers are looking to save money wherever they can. With a former All-Pro available, James Palmer of Underdog Fantasy went to work finding potential landing spots. Where could […]

Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski are not strangers to teaming up on Super Bowl Sunday. In four Super Bowl appearances with the New England Patriots, and one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Brady and Gronk collected three rings together, connecting on 29 receptions for 364 yards and 5 touchdowns in those five games. But in […]

As Super Bowl LIX is set to kick off from New Orleans tonight, one legendary head coach made headlines on Saturday. While in the city for the big game, former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was out with girlfriend Jordon Hudson. While the couple visited with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and others, Hudson […]

NFL legend Randy Moss is back on NFL Countdown this morning after stepping away from the show for a few months while he fought cancer. Now, he is back on the set for the biggest day of the NFL season. Moss’ return is an emotional one for obvious reasons, and everybody is happy to see […]

Aside from Drake Maye’s promising rookie season, the New England Patriots have few positives to take away from 2024. The letdown year led to the release of Jerod Mayo and the subsequent hiring of Mike Vrabel as head coach. With an already active 2025 NFL offseason, the Patriots appear to just be getting its roster […]

New England Patriots’ owner Robert Kraft is hoping that familiar faces can lead the team out of the AFC East cellar and back to prominence. After a second straight 4-13 season in 2024, the team fired first-year head coach Jerod Mayo and handed the reins to former Patriots’ linebacker Mike Vrabel. Then New England reunited […]

Optimism is percolating in Foxborough, as the New England Patriots prepare to enter the offseason with a notable Mike Vrabel-led coaching staff. But it is all window dressing until the team acquires viable players for these coaches to utilize and mold. Wide receiver is a longstanding weakness that must unequivocally be upgraded. The Pats’ desperation […]

As the New England Patriots hired Mike Vrabel as their new head coach, it came at the expense of Jerod Mayo who only served one season at the helm. With the Patriots looking to improve in the offseason heading into the regular season, defensive star Deatrich Wise spoke about the coaching change. Wise was on […]

George Pickens and the Pittsburgh Steelers have had a love-hate relationship since he got selected in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft. On one hand, Pickens is their No. 1 receiver by a large margin and possibly the most talented player on their offense. However, on the flip side, his bothersome antics on […]

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow wants his team back in the playoffs, and re-signing Tee Higgins could help. And they might be able to get something from trading Sam Hubbard. Here is the ranking of the three best trade destinations for Hubbard in the 2025 NFL offseason. The 29-year-old defensive end is a seven-year veteran […]

Drake Maye had a relatively strong rookie season, but the New England Patriots quarterback recognized that he still has a ways to go before reaching the next level. In an appearance on The Athletic’s Scoop City, Maye shared that he’s hoping to grow as a leader this offseason. “Non-tangible things on the field [that I […]

The New England Patriots are rising as a dark horse contender to claim Cooper Kupp via trade. Kupp is officially the most coveted offensive weapon in the upcoming offseason. The Los Angeles Rams plan to deal away its Super Bowl LVI Most Valuable Player. Kupp revealed he’s on the move in a Monday social media […]

With the team currently mired in ineptitude, New England Patriots fans would be forgiven for reminiscing about the glory days when Bill Belichick and Tom Brady were leading them to Super Bowl championships. Of course, fans can’t even enjoy that without debating which person, the head coach or the star quarterback, was more integral to […]

Tom Brady and Bill Belichick led the New England Patriots to six championships during their time together, and there’s no doubt they built a winning culture with their personalities. Former players have seen it, including Rodney Harrison, who won two championships with the Patriots. Harrison went as far as to say that Brady and Belichick […]

Drake Maye got a chance to play with Ja’Marr Chase and Nico Collins while watching Justin Jefferson up close at the recent Pro Bowl Games, giving the New England Patriots quarterback a taste of what it might be like to have a star wide receiver. Well, Maye wouldn’t mind any of those players joining the […]

The New England Patriots could be in for a transformative offseason. New England brought in head coach Mike Vrabel to replace Jerod Mayo after one failed season. Now Vrabel will look to put his stamp on his former team. The Patriots have a ton of cap space and hold the fourth overall pick in the […]

The New England Patriots dynastic run did not come without its fair share of controversy. Arguably the biggest scandal of them all was “Deflategate,” which ruled that legendary quarterback Tom Brady was guilty of deflating footballs in the Pats 2014 AFC Championship Game victory over the Indianapolis Colts. A decade after the infamous game, former […]

Myles Garrett sounded the alarm that he wants out from the Cleveland Browns. Garrett took to social media to ask for a trade on Monday. The All-Pro edge rusher officially rises as the hottest trade candidate for the NFL offseason, and the New England Patriots should be plotting ahead. “While I’ve loved calling this city […]

Once the Baltimore Ravens restructured left tackle Ronnie Stanley’s contract in 2022, it showed their potential future intentions with him. Now, after his bounce-back year after eight straight seasons riddled with injuries, it’s possible that Baltimore could bring him back. But, given their cap situation, the Ravens must be picky with who they re-sign. With […]

Tee Higgins is arguably the most impactful player available in 2025 NFL free agency and will have more than a half-dozen available landing spots. But just because a team wants a playmaking wideout doesn’t mean that it makes sense for Higgins. So, of all the teams that may be in the Tee Higgins sweepstakes, here […]

Since taking over as the head coach of the New England Patriots, Mike Vrabel has taken his time constructing the team’s new coaching staff. He decided not to keep most of the previous coaches but, interestingly, will retain former New York Giants head coach Ben McAdoo on his staff. McAdoo spent 2024 as the Patriots’ […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady finally retired after 23 years in the NFL. He goes down as arguably the best to ever do it after winning seven Super Bowls, five Super Bowl MVPs and three NFL MVPs. Along the way, Brady had a special woman by his side and two children with her, though […]

Before we go any further here, let’s give Bill Belichick some credit. That’s something he apparently doesn’t want too much of, but when it comes to the best NFL head coaches of all-time, there’s a case to be made that Belichick is the best. He, of course, had a ton of help from his soon-to-be […]

The Green Bay Packers are determined to make changes entering the 2025 offseason. Just weeks after the New England Patriots hired Mike Vrabel, Matt LaFleur scooped up the team’s former defensive coordinator, DeMarcus Covington, in the aftermath. LaFleur will hire Covington as the Packers’ defensive line coach, per ESPN’s Rob Demovsky. The two sides have […]

The 2025 NFL offseason is underway for the New England Patriots, and they have been quite busy in the early going. After struggling to the tune of a 4-13 record in 2024, the Patriots promptly fired first-year head coach Jerod Mayo, replacing him with another former player of theirs, Mike Vrabel. The key difference is […]

After two decades of dominance, the New England Patriots have fallen on hard times. The Patriots have finished with a losing record in four of the last five seasons and missed the playoffs three straight years. But the franchise could be on the upswing after hiring former linebacker Mike Vrabel as their new head coach. […]

The New England Patriots are currently looking to usher in another era of prosperity under new head coach Mike Vrabel and recently named Pro Bowl quarterback Drake Maye. It’s been a steep decline for the Patriots since the dynastic days of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, with the franchise most recently winning a Super Bowl […]

If anyone understands the New England Patriots, it’s Rob Gronkowski. The former Patriots All-Pro tight end had a legendary career alongside head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady. Funny enough, Gronkowski recalled a moment when Brady got under his skin despite all the victories they enjoyed together. Much of that was because of the “Patriot […]

The New England Patriots had a disappointing 2024 season. New England finished the regular season 4-13, which earned them the fourth overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. It also cost head coach Jerod Mayo his job, as he was recently replaced by former Titans head coach Mike Vrabel. Vrabel will not have one Super […]

The New England Patriots had a disappointing 2024 campaign. New England finished the regular season 4-13, which is good enough to earn the fourth overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. The season was so bad that the Patriots fired first-year head coach Jerod Mayo and replaced him with Mike Vrabel. There were some signs […]

Gaining entry to the Hall of Fame is arguably the most prestigious individual honor a player in the NFL can earn. And yet, the case for players who have a shot at finding their way into the hall varies greatly. One of the more highly-debated cases is former New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman, […]

Recently, the New England Patriots made a series of big decisions by firing head coach Jerod Mayo and then hiring former Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel to the same position. The team is still looking to remove itself from the shadows of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, who recently took the head coaching job at […]

While Bill Belichick has made a surprising decision to become the North Carolina Tar Heels head coach, he’s most well-known for his NFL coaching career, particularly when it comes to his stint in charge of the New England Patriots during their multi-decade dynasty. Belichick is notorious for having his players focus solely on football, but […]

Busy assembling his staff, new coach Mike Vrabel is also checking out draft options for the New England Patriots. However, the shadow always lurks. And Bill Belichick denied his big ego, pushing back with a humbling admission over questions about his role in the Patriots’ dynasty. Jim Gray, a reporter and commentator for Showtime, Fox, […]

The New England Patriots head into the NFL offseason with two things that every organization wants: A franchise quarterback and a proven head coach. It’s been a few years since the Pats have had either of these things, so the team and the fanbase is justifiably fired up with Drake Maye and Mike Vrabel in […]

The New England Patriots wasted no time making a coaching change this offseason as they fired former head coach Jerod Mayo as soon as the season ended. Within just a few days, Mike Vrabel was the new head coach and he immediately started building out his staff. On Monday, Vrabel made a number of key […]