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The New England Patriots have undergone a great deal of change this offseason. They’ve parted ways with legendary coach Bill Belichick and brought in Jerod Mayo and Drake Maye as the future of the franchise. Now they’ve handed a contract extension to one of their key defensive starters. According to ESPN’s Mike Reiss and Adam […]

When new head coach of the New England Patriots Jerod Mayo leads the Pats into Cincinnati on September 8th, 2024, it will be the first Patriots game coached by someone other than Bill Belichick since Pete Carroll still occupied the job on the final day of the 1999 regular season. This is all to say […]

The New England Patriots are entering a new era under head coach Jerod Mayo. Legendary head coach Bill Belichick parted ways with the Patriots earlier this offseason, and some fans are concerned about what this new era will look like. Former Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is not worried about New England with Jerod Mayo […]

Bill Belichick is potentially the greatest NFL coach of all time. An eight-time Super Bowl champion (six as head coach), Belichick is most fondly remembered as the no-nonsense, gray hoodie-wearing coach of the New England Patriots dynasty from 2000 to 2023. But lately, Belichick has been in the headlines for a different reason: his girlfriend. […]

Heading into the 2024 NFL Draft, most fans expected to see the New England Patriots select a quarterback with their first round pick but there was a small but vocal minority who instead wanted to see the trade down slightly in order to target an elite wide receiver like Marvin Harris Jr. at pick three, […]

The New England Patriots and Eliot Wolf have continued their philosophy of keeping homegrown talent in town. Rhamondre Stevenson is the latest beneficiary of that philosophy.  Stevenson and the Patriots agreed to a four-year, $36 million deal with $17 million guaranteed on Thursday, according to several reports. As the running back was entering the final […]

With the evaporation of success for the Patriots, especially on the offensive side of the football, any talk of underrated sleepers who could break out in the 2024 NFL season will be met with enthusiasm in New England. The Patriots made the expected NFL Draft splash by grabbing Drake Maye with the No. 3 overall […]

The New England Patriots have had a busy offseason as they hope to shake off the recent struggles these last few seasons. In the process, the front office decided to reward star running back, Rhamondre Stevenson with a new contract extension. Rhamondre Stevenson officially signed a four-year $36 million contract extension with the Patriots, according […]

After two decades of incredible success borderline unparalleled in the NFL, the New England Patriots officially said goodbye to Bill Belichick. He is one of the winningest men in football history and the coach who nearly singlehandedly ruined football for an entire generation of New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, and Buffalo Bills fans. With an […]

There were a lot of small things that snowballed into the New England Patriots’ success which led to their dynasty. Tom Brady’s franchise Hall of Fame speech outlined how these range from the help that Robert Kraft gives all the way to the schemes that Bill Belichick uses on game day. But, some nuances were […]

In the lead-up to the 2024 NFL Draft, one of the main talking points surrounding North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye was how he needs to work on his footwork, and he is doing just that with offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt this spring, specifically aligning with his left foot up in the shotgun so he […]

Football fans are petty fans. Whenever a fanbase feels that someone has wronged them, they tend to never forget those “aggressors”. New England Patriots legend Tom Brady got a piece of that action when he visited St. Louis a few days ago. Why was Brady in St. Louis, of all places? Well, it was to […]

The New England Patriots are in a complete rebuild mode as they prepare for the 2024 season. Owner Robert Kraft made the difficult decision to fire Bill Belichick and that means the Patriots are in a new era with Jerod Mayo taking over as head coach. In some ways, when a team is at the […]

The New England Patriots have been hard at work building their roster back up this offseason. Their biggest move came in the 2024 NFL Draft when they selected Drake Maye with the third overall pick to come in and be their new quarterback of the future, and the hope is that he will eventually be […]

Tom Brady is officially a part of the New England Patriots’ Hall of Fame. The legendary quarterback was inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame with a glamorous and one-of-a-kind ceremony at Gillette Stadium. The event featured many surprise guests, either in person or on video. Jay-Z kicked off the night by giving a live […]

Rob Gronkowski is in the first trailer for The Instigators, a new movie starring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck from Apple TV+. The Instigators first trailer The trailer for The Instigators begins with Cobby (Affleck) antagonizing Rory (Damon). In the movie, they play two criminals who go on the run thanks to a botched robbery. […]

It is no secret that Tom Brady is a legendary figure in Boston sports history. Brady is widely considered the greatest QB of all time and will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. He received a similar honor this week when he was inducted into the New England Patriots Hall of Fame. Former Patriots head […]

On Wednesday night at Gillette Stadium, Tom Brady became the 35th individual in New England Patriots franchise history to be inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame. That much was a foregone conclusion. In fact, for the undisputed greatest player in franchise history — and arguably the NFL’s GOAT — this would be the bare […]

For two decades, Tom Brady and Bill Belichick stood side by side as pillars of the New England Patriots. Together, they claimed six Super Bowl victories, cementing one of the NFL’s most decorated dynasties. On Wednesday, Brady joined the ranks of the Patriots Hall of Fame as its 35th inductee. In an event that lasted […]

Head coach Robert Saleh and the New York Jets are currently in the midst of what figures to be a highly important offseason as for the future direction of the franchise. The Jets suffered through a disastrous 2023 season that was essentially ended three places into the campaign when newly traded for quarterback Aaron Rodgers […]

Rhamondre Stevenson is entering the final season of his rookie contract, but it appears the running back will remain with the New England Patriots for the foreseeable future. The Patriots and Stevenson are working on a contract extension, with the running back teasing that an agreement might be near. “Right now, I’m trying to get […]

Even though Drake Maye is battling him for the starting quarterback job, Jacoby Brissett is impressed with the New England Patriots rookie. Brissett shared the progressions Maye’s gone through in his first several weeks with the team following the Patriots’ first mandatory minicamp practice on Monday. “Oh, definitely. Tremendously, man. Every day, he’s gotten better,” […]

On Wednesday June 12th, seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady will become the 35th player inducted into the New England Patriots Hall of Fame. Even though historically, former Patriots have had to wait at least four years from the time of their retirement before they were enshrined, this is hardly groundbreaking news. Brady is without […]

New England Patriots edge rusher Matthew Judon is preparing to enter the final year of his contract, so there was some chatter that the star defender could potentially hold out of mandatory minicamp this month. Well, Judon has put the kibosh on those rumors pretty quickly, as he showed up to the start of Patriots […]

Former New England Patriots star Tom Brady appeared on Netflix’s “The Greatest Roast Of All Time: Tom Brady,” and the aftermath is still being felt. Some of those close to Brady took issue with the roasts, and his former teammate Wes Welker expressed why he was disappointed, too. When Welker was asked if there was […]

Mac Jones’ play in his final two seasons with the New England Patriots plummeted from where he began as a rookie, causing him to be benched and later traded. But former Patriots running back Damien Harris doesn’t think that Jones is to blame. Harris pointed at Bill Belichick for Jones’ struggles in New England that […]

Drake Maye has only practiced with the New England Patriots for a few weeks, but offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt believes the quarterback is already progressing. Van Pelt shared with reporters ahead of Tuesday’s organized team activities (OTAs) practice that the team is teaching some fundamentals to Maye, but he has also impressed in his […]

Their 2024 NFL Draft class will usher in a new era of New England Patriots football. The Patriots hope that Drake Maye can sustain a prolonged period of competitiveness and relevance for the first time since Tom Brady retired. Maye is the headliner of this year’s class but he won’t be able to do it […]

The Buffalo Bills traded the 28th overall pick to the Kansas City Chiefs in last month’s NFL Draft, resulting in the Chiefs taking University of Texas wide receiver Xavier Worthy. The thing is, the New England Patriots tried to swing a deal with the Bills in order to take Worthy, too. Ultimately, Buffalo settled on […]

The New England Patriots are several years removed from their run as an NFL powerhouse. Their GOAT quarterback left the team several years ago and is preparing for his broadcasting career. Their long-time head coach — often ranked with Vince Lombardi as the greatest of all-time — was dismissed at the conclusion of last season […]

When it comes to the current era of the New England Patriots, there is no doubt it is drastic difference than what it has been for the past two decades with the absence of former head coach Bill Belichick. Now with Jerod Mayo in the role and executive Eliot Wolf as the “de facto” general […]

Keion White didn’t have the most noteworthy rookie season, but if New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo is to be believed, Year 2 could be a strong one for him. When Mayo was asked which player has surprised him the most so far during the first couple weeks of organized team activities ahead of […]

Bailey Zappe is the lone quarterback remaining from the New England Patriots’ disastrous 2023 season, with the team shipping out Mac Jones while signing Jacoby Brissett and drafting Drake Maye. Patriots coach Jerod Mayo admitted to reporters that the situation is “awkward” for Zappe when he spoke with reporters on Wednesday. But Zappe dispelled the […]

If Eliot Wolf is to be believed, it might be some time before Drake Maye becomes the New England Patriots’ starting quarterback after signing his rookie contract on Tuesday. Wolf, who was recently named the Patriots’ executive vice president of player personnel, shared that Maye isn’t New England’s QB1 at the moment, remarking that he’s […]

You can now officially call Drake Maye, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, “New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye” after he officially signed his rookie contract on Tuesday. “The #Patriots have agreed to terms with QB Drake Maye on his rookie deal, source says,” NFL Network insider Mike Garafolo tweeted on […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars acquired quarterback Mac Jones in a trade with the New England Patriots earlier this offseason, and head coach Doug Pederson is liking what he is seeing from Jones thus far. “He’s the ultimate pro,” Pederson said, via Myles Simmons of Pro Football Talk. “He’s done a great job since he’s been here, […]

New England Patriots linebacker Matthew Judon wants to put rumors to rest. Judon is putting a stop to speculation that he is being traded from the team, per Boston.com. Judon took to social media to quell those rumors, with two posts. One of the posts used a famous quote from the movie The Wolf of […]

Tom Brady caught a lot of flack for “Deflategate” during the 2014 playoffs with the New England Patriots, which resulted in a suspension for four games, and recently retired Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce defended Brady on his New Heights podcast. “I don’t even think Tom should have gotten in trouble for deflating footballs. I’m […]

Usually, athletes who lack stature certainly make up for their height by being freakishly shifty and insanely athletic. This makes guys like Spudd Webb, Mugsy Bogues, Roy Worters, and Jordan Marchessault among others very impressive in the eyes of fans. The same goes for guys in the NFL. Catching deep balls while running routes against […]