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The New England Patriots have reportedly agreed to a contract extension with defensive tackle Davon Godchaux, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. The deal is worth up to $21 million over two years and $16.5 million is guaranteed. New England wants to build a reliable defensive line and Godchaux will help anchor it for the next […]

Mark Wahlberg has New England Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye‘s back. The actor and Boston native let the world know in a recent Fanatics ad in which NFL rookies are welcomed to their new respective cities per video greetings from celebrity natives. Washington Commanders’ rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels is greeted by Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin […]

The New England Patriots are one of the most fresh-faced teams in the National Football League this season with new coach Jerod Mayor taking over for Bill Belichick and Drake Maye getting his crack at the starting QB position. Matthew Judon is an expected leader of the Pats’  2024 linebacking corps, but he must first […]

New England Patriots quarterback Jacoby Brissett says he’s confident he will be the team’s Week 1 starter. Brissett is in competition for the position with rookie Drake Maye from North Carolina. Brissett is poised to take the job while still helping Maye, he said. “Two things can be true: Like I can be perfect for […]

When New England Patriots star edge rusher Matthew Judon reported to training camp last week, he confirmed that he is unhappy with his current contract. Still, Judon said he would participate in practice and play despite that dissatisfaction. However, his feelings about the issue may have changed this week. Judon was not uniform when the […]

With the departure of Bill Belichick, the introduction of new head coach Jerod Mayo, and the selection of Drake Maye with the 3rd overall pick in the NFL Draft, the 2024 NFL season is expected to one that ushers in a new era of New England Patriots football. One of the key pieces of this new […]

The New England Patriots announced that defensive tackle Christian Barmore has been diagnosed with blood clots and there is no timetable for his return. Christian Barmore was drafted in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Patriots, and while he is not a starter, he is a solid rotational defensive lineman. He […]

In the midst of his first New England Patriots training camp as head coach, Jerod Mayo is looking to carve his own path. One that mostly blazes a new trail forward for the only team he has ever worked for in his professional career, but also pays a bit of tribute to the only coach […]

Under the new leadership of EVP Eliot Wolf and head coach Jerod Mayo, Patriots training camp definitely has a different feel to it. After taking quarterback Drake Maye with the third overall selection and focusing on the offense during this year’s draft, the team is looking to start the new era on the right foot. […]

New England Patriots quarterback Jacoby Brissett holds an unenviable position as the starting quarterback for a team whose future is looking elsewhere. That future is No. 3 overall pick Drake Maye. But the young Maye reacted positively to Brissett’s successful pre-training camp plan. Maye told bostonglobe.com that Brissett did a nice job helping the quarterbacks […]

The New England Patriots are entering a new era under first-year head coach Jerod Mayo. Mayo is a former Patriots linebacker who learned under the tutelage of Bill Belichick. Mayo comes highly recommended, but nobody really knows what to expect from the Patriots during his first year as head coach. One thing is for certain […]

The New England Patriots are keeping one of their core defenders around. Veteran defensive back Jabrill Peppers has been a key figure in the team’s defense last season. Now, the Patriots are rewarding him with a new deal. Ari Meirov reports that Peppers has signed a new contract worth $24 million. “The #Patriots and versatile […]

The New England Patriots spent much of the offseason handing out extensions to key members of their team, but one guy who hasn’t gotten one yet is star defensive end Matthew Judon. Considering the fact he only played in four games last season before he suffered a torn lower bicep that ended his season, though, […]

The New England Patriots seemed to have found their next defensive star as corner back Christian Gonzalez bursted on to the scene last season as being a bonafide shut down player in the secondary, all that while being a rookie. He is heading in to next season looking to only improve as he even is […]

The New England Patriots looked to be in danger of getting into contract disputes with two core veterans, but the organization can take a deep breath for now. Defensive linemen Matthew Judon and Davon Godchaux are both looking for extensions as they enter the final years of their deals, but they won’t be holding out. […]

It’s a new era of football for the New England Patriots, as they have a new head coach in Jerod Mayo, and a new quarterback of the future in Drake Maye. However, even though the team selected Maye with the third overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft, that doesn’t necessarily mean he will start […]

The New England Patriots are in a state of transition. However, that doesn’t mean that this year won’t be important for them. The Patriots want to set a foundation that they can grow and build upon for the years to come. That growth needs to come on offense, where a lot is in the air […]

The special teams units of every NFL team are set to come in to the upcoming season with a possibly different strategy as there are new rules to kickoffs to start the game and after every touchdown or field goal. One player that will get to experience the brunt of these new rules is New […]

The New England Patriots have won six Super Bowls since Robert Kraft became team owner. However, he only has five of the Patriots Super Bowl rings in his drawer. The ring the team won in Super Bowl 39 is currently with Russian President Vladimir Putin. And unfortunately for Kraft, that’s been the case for the […]

When it comes to players who will be under immense pressure from the fans in 2024, few player’s seats will be hotter than Jacoby Brissett, the once and future New England Patriots starter who was brought back to the team that drafted him in order to start some games at quarterback. Now granted, calling Brissett […]

It remains a question why a lot of squads did not want Bill Belichick after he parted ways with the New England Patriots. The defensive mastermind, architect of the dynasty, and Tom Brady’s mentor can still use his schematic knowledge through broadcasts but that is clearly not what he wants. But, it looks like the […]

Not much is expected of the New England Patriots heading into the 2024 NFL campaign. After they completely fell apart in 2023, with Mac Jones wilting away under center and Bill Belichick being cast to the side, the upcoming season offers an opportunity for the Patriots to take their first step towards reestablishing themselves as […]

The New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers are two teams on different levels of competitiveness. Kyle Shanahan and Co. are looking to make the most of their Super Bowl window with Brock Purdy and Christian McCaffrey still in their primes. Meanwhile, Jerod Mayo has a lot of work to do such that Drake Maye […]

It appears Matthew Judon and the New England Patriots still have some work to do in order to get his contract situation resolved. Judon and the Patriots have had negotiations about a new deal, Fox Sports’ Henry McKenna reported. Judon asked New England for a new deal and has received an offer, but the two […]

If you’re looking for the New England Patriots to be competitive this season, you are likely misguided. Though the team had a stellar NFL Draft and made other moves during free agency this offseason, this team is far from those of the dynasty years. In his first season as head coach, Jerod Mayo will take […]

While fans of the Washington Huskies football program have every right to be upset that former head coach Kalen DeBoer bolted for Alabama shortly after Nick Saban’s retirement, the hiring of Jedd Fisch should’ve been met with cautious excitement and optimism. In just three years as the head coach at Arizona, Jedd Fisch transformed the Wildcats […]

Former New England Patriots linebacker Rob Ninkovich is one of the fan favorites from helping the team win two Super Bowls, and he recently gave the team props for extending another linebacker in Jahlani Tavai for a deal that is worth up to $21 million. “I love his energy. He plays hard,” Rob Ninkovich said, […]

The New England Patriots are entering a new era under head coach Jerod Mayo and QB Drake Maye. Nobody knows how long it will take for the pair to achieve success in New England, or if that will ever happen. However, fans are desperate for something new. The Patriots only won four games in 2023, […]

Before he was the leader of his own “Nation” in TNA, Moose was playing offensive guard as a fifth-round pick out of Syracuse under his given name, Quinn Ojinnaka. Beginning his career in Atlanta, Moose bounced around the NFL over his seven-year career, playing for the Falcons, Patriots, and Rams before hanging up his cleats […]

2024 is a season of change for the New England Patriots. They parted ways with their long-time head coach Bill Belichick, the winningest active coach in the NFL and a guaranteed first-ballot Hall of Famer for his incredible run with Tom Brady, traded away their starting quarterback, and began a new era by drafting Drake […]

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 […]