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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers entered the 2023 NFL season with low expectations after the retirement of Tom Brady, yet stunned nearly every analysts and prognosticator as they finished the season with a 9-8 record, which was good enough to win the NFC South. The Bucs surprising run of success continued into the Playoffs. Tampa Bay […]

Are Mac Jones’ days over with the New England Patriots? If so, New England isn’t likely to get any major assets in a trade for the 25-year-old. Several team executives believe that Jones’ trade value is somewhere around a fifth-round draft pick, according to Andrew Callahan and Doug Kyed of the Boston Herald. Callahan and […]

Tom Brady retired from football with seven Super Bowl rings, six of which he won with the New England Patriots. But all those decorations on his fingers are still not enough for him to forget that brutal upset loss at the hands of Eli Manning and the New York Giants at Super Bowl 42. In […]

The New England Patriots are definitely in the market for a quarterback during the offseason, and they are expected to use the No. 3 pick in the upcoming NFL Draft to select one of the highly touted signal callers in the draft. However, the selection of a rookie quarterback does not mean the Pats are […]

The NFL Scouting Combine has already begun, which can only mean one thing: The 2024 NFL Draft is rapidly approaching. The intrigue begins at the top of the draft with whether or not the Chicago Bears ultimately decide to draft Caleb Williams and where they may trade Justin Fields, but there are many more blue-chip […]

The New England Patriots are gearing up for free agency after having a less-than-stellar season. As a result, the front office made a shocking move to clear up some much-needed cap space. On Friday, the Patriots officially released star cornerback, JC Jackson, according to Ari Meirov of The 33rd Team. The move saves New England […]

The New England Patriots are making an effort to keep Kyle Dugger in town ahead of free agency. The veteran safety has received a contract offer from the team a couple of weeks ahead of free agency, MassLive’s Karen Guregian and Mark Daniels reported Thursday. The details of the offer is unknown, but Dugger is […]

New England Patriots head Jerod Mayo hasn’t been at the job for long, but he’s already taking back a comment he made about the team’s free agency plans. Mayo poured a bit of cold water on his quote from January that the Patriots were “ready to burn some cash” in free agency this offseason. The […]

The New England Patriots are in an intriguing spot ahead of this year’s NFL Draft, and with them holding the No. 3 pick, we have an indication as to what their plan might be with that selection. “According to multiple sources, the Patriots are planning to draft a quarterback with the No. 3 pick,” Karen […]

The New England Patriots are entering arguably the most important offseason in recent memory for a handful of reasons. For starters, they moved on from their longtime head coach in Bill Belichick, meaning the team is entering uncharted territory for the first time in 24 years. It was time to move on from Belichick, but […]

The entire NFL world is assembling in Indianapolis this week for the NFL scouting combine. Players will interview and perform in front of teams to help make their dreams of becoming an NFL player come true. Teams will look to see which players can help them win the Super Bowl. There is one player, however, […]

If there was a coach who could develop a young quarterback through their schemes, it would be Alex Van Pelt. It was just not his fate to stick with Kevin Stefanski’s Cleveland Browns after they had lost to the Houston Texans in the NFL Wild Card round. Now, he has found a new home with […]

Jerod Mayo wants to make it clear that the new leadership for the New England Patriots isn’t taking shots at Bill Belichick with their comments. The Patriots head coach tried to clear the air on comments made by himself and director of scouting Eliot Wolf that were perceived by some as digs at Belichick when […]

The NFL scouting combine is about to take place in Indianapolis this week. That can only mean one thing: the 2024 NFL Draft is rapidly approaching. Every team and major college prospect will congregate in Indianapolis to help make dreams come true. While some players need stellar showings at the combine to boost their draft […]

For the first time since 2000, the New England Patriots will be approaching the NFL Draft without Bill Belichick as their head coach. But if Belichick did remain in New England, he already knows the quarterback he’d select to help fix the offense. Belichick was reportedly enamored with reigning Heisman trophy winner Jayden Daniels, via […]

One of Eliot Wolf’s first tasks as the New England Patriots’ chief roster decision-maker will be figuring out whether he wants to give Michael Onwenu or Kyle Dugger the franchise tag. Wolf didn’t rule anything out when it comes to the Patriots’ two premier free agents this offseason, stating a desire to bring both players […]

New England Patriots director of scouting Eliot Wolf addressed if the team is in the stages of changing the culture away from what former head coach Bill Belichick has established for many years. He would say that alongside new head coach Jerod Mayo, “the answer is ultimately going to be yes” according to Andrew Callahan […]

Eliot Wolf didn’t necessarily tip his hand on what the New England Patriots will do at quarterback this season at the NFL Combine, but it doesn’t sound too great for Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe. Speaking to reporters for the first time since reportedly becoming the Patriots’ chief roster decision-maker, Wolf seemed to acknowledge the […]

The New England Patriots have the third pick in the upcoming NFL Draft, giving them the chance to draft one of the top three quarterbacks in Caleb Williams, Drake Maye or Jayden Daniels, but NBC Sports Boston’s Tom Curran made an argument that the Patriots are not in a good enough place to be ready […]

A strong endorsement from Rob Gronkowski might just yield the New England Patriots a franchise quarterback. Jerod Mayo is still on the hunt for players to rebuild his team after Bill Belichick’s departure. The 2024 NFL Draft is exactly the perfect time and place to do just that, and one name stands out the most […]

The beginning of free agency is still a few weeks away, but that won’t stop players around the league from shooting their shot in an attempt to lure a new high profile teammate or two to town. Consider New England Patriots defensive end Matthew Judon one of the first this year who has done so […]

The New England Patriots and Kendrick Bourne are still in negotiations on a new contract, and the latest update on the talks isn’t encouraging. Negotiations between the Patriots and Bourne have not advanced in several months, per the Boston Herald. Bourne tore his ACL in October, and missed the last several games of the season […]

When Tom Brady capped off arguably his greatest Super Bowl title with a 28-3 second-half comeback win against the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl 51, the only thing on his mind was his jersey. As media and family members stormed the field when the New England Patriots won the game in overtime, Brady gave his […]

Former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III has one team in mind that he thinks will be a perfect fit for Russell Wilson. However, he knows very well that it’s unlikely to happen. On Friday, RGIII shared his belief that the New England Patriots could very well be the best landing spot for Wilson ahead of […]

As the Jerod Mayo era kicks off for the New England Patriots, finding a quarterback will be priority number one. But once that quarterback is in place, the Patriots will still need pass catchers for him to throw to. With wide receiver Tee Higgins entering free agency, the Patriots are favored to sign him (+200) […]

Now that Bill Belichick is officially off the coaching carousel this offseason and will not be leading a team from the sidelines for the first time since 1991, many football fans are eager to know what the all-time great has planned for the immediate future. Naturally, his son, Steve Belichick, is being questioned on the […]

With the 2024 NFL Draft just about two months away, that means we’ve officially arrived at mock draft season. Scouts, analysts, and amateur draft prognosticators take their best stab at what may happen during the final weekend of April, and naturally, football fans eat all of that up. So today, I’ll be taking a look at the […]

Danny Amendola seems to be very vocal about Bill Belichick as of late. He recently made a comment that goes along the lines of how the New England Patriots “worked for Bill but played for Tom (Brady).” Now, it seems that the former wideout isn’t done throwing jabs at his former coach. Appearing in “The […]

Perhaps no quarterback-team duo has had more success than what Tom Brady and the New England Patriots accomplished during their run together during the 2000s and 2010s, winning six Super Bowls during his tenure and also recording a perfect 16-0 record in a regular season. Brady shockingly left the Patriots back in 2019 and went […]

It couldn’t be more fitting that Bill Belichick met the man who has long been described as his “consigliere” while working for the New York Jets. Belichick, then the Jets defensive coordinator, met Berj Najarian, who was in the Jets PR department at that time, and made an immediate connection. Belichick took Najarian with him […]

There were multiple reasons why Alex Van Pelt was an easy choice to be the New England Patriots’ offensive coordinator, according to Jerod Mayo. The new Patriots head coach shared why the team hired Van Pelt to run the offense after an extensive search, which featured 12 known candidates for the role before they hired […]

Mac Jones’ future with the New England Patriots is uncertain, but new offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt seems to be open to the idea of the quarterback returning for another season. Van Pelt is also open to change, too. In his introductory press conference, Van Pelt gave a non-committal answer when asked if he thinks […]

Bill Belichick tipped his cap to Matthew Slater once again on Tuesday, joining the chorus of those showing the New England Patriots icon in praise after he announced his retirement. The former Patriots head coach doubled down on a previous sentiment of where Slater ranks among these special teams players in the history of the […]

After 16 years in the NFL, New England Patriots legend Matthew Slater has officially retired. As Slater prepares to walk away, Tom Brady had nothing but respect for his long-time Patriots special teams ace. Slater spent the majority of his career playing alongside Brady. As the quarterback watched the special teamer grow, Brady realized the type […]

One of the greatest ever to do it in New England Patriots uniform has called it quits. In a lengthy piece posted Tuesday on New England’s website, the 38-year-old Slater announced his retirement from the game of football. “For the last 25 years of my life, 16 of them as a New England Patriot, I […]

The rebuild continues out on the East Coast. With a fresh start in mind to begin Jerod Mayo’s term, the New England Patriots just released a couple of veteran players. Defensive lineman Lawrence Guy and safety Adrian Phillips will be parting ways with the team, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. The #Patriots are also releasing […]

If it wasn’t already trending that way, it appears Trent Brown’s time with the New England Patriots is coming to an end as he prepares to hit free agency. Brown’s contract is set to void on Monday without an extension agreement in place, officially making the offensive tackle a free agent when the new league […]

This season, the New England Patriots sent shockwaves throughout the NFL landscape when it was announced that they would not be bringing back long time head coach Bill Belichick. Belichick coached the Patriots to six Super Bowl victories during his time in New England but struggled to put together wins consistently in the last few […]

As most of us are still trying to come to the conclusion that the NFL season is over, that doesn’t mean we can’t start looking forward to the 2024 season, right? Of course not. As we’re now entering the NFL offseason, there’s still plenty to look forward to, such as free agency, the combine, and […]